Assuming Apple unveils a new iPod nano in September--the monthly traditionally reserved for iPod launches--what might the next-gen model look like?
Well, according to , an Apple-oriented Japanese blog, the upcoming nano will return to the sleek-and-slim design of its 4th and 5th generations, albeit with a few changes.
Citing a "reliable source" in China, Macotakara reports that the upcoming iPod nano will bring back the portrait or oblong shape of the older models, but not the venerable click wheel, which was replaced by a touchscreen in the 6th-gen nano. If the click wheel isn't returning, it's a safe bet the next iPod nano will feature a touchscreen.
The new model will be thinner than the current (6th-gen) iPod nano, the report claims, and won't have a backside clip.
It's unclear if the next-gen nano will include a video camera, which Apple added to the 5th-gen model but left out of the current nano.