I detest these types of questions. Do people really think that any company let alone Apple are going to let out their little piece of paper with their long list of future plans written on it. Sure, they are most likely planning the next gen stuff after the latest version has been released, most technology, as far as I understand it was planned years before it was released.
I think people have the insane idea that Apple spurt out product after product in quick succession and no sooner is one thing out than they want it updated pronto.
However, in my opinion, Apple have either A) delivered below the belt on the latest iPod series or B) given too many options.
Maybe it's just me, but I used to look at the Apple product line and in a few hours, know what I needed (which generally translated to what I wanted as well) and that was it. But with the 1)Shuffle 2)Nano 3)Classic 4)Touch 5)iPhone I am like a dizzy headless chicken running around THINKING I need one of them but not knowing which one to get, and in reality? for me? I need NONE of them.
Again, I stress, this is just me. But I am so badly affected by Apples genius marketing (and super sexy designing) that I am now feeling emotionally pushed into wanting something I have no need for.
I spent 2 months weaning myself off the "I need an iPod touch like my life depends on it" drug and I am pleased to say I think I am clean.
The only way I think I would be truly happy would be to own all the Apple products Apple make, and I think that is what Apple are playing at. None, but all of the products they sell are needed to sooth my thirst for their Californian designed metal and plastic cookies.
Apologies, it is late and I am tired.
However, getting back to the original post, ***I beleive the Touch is getting updated next year and will have a built in phone***, an SD card slot, sim free slot and 6G networking with a free roaming battery pack which powers your Macbook Pro. Macbooks will need the apropriate adapter to use this function which will cost £50 only available from an Apple store in Fiji which doesn't deliver.
I love Apple, I really do, but I wish they would invent the iSleeping tablet so I can get some sleep and quit imagining my PSP is an ipod Touch.
Nighty Night
***Sorry, I read the first post, and I know Kash did the ultimate funny response in a lovely sarcastic tone, but I really wanted to add the funny fact that Apple would put a phone function on the iPod Touch. See what I did there? I made it sound like the iPod Touch would be made into an iPhone, which is kind of pointless as the iPhone is kind of like the iPod Touch but whith a phone so what I was doing... A forgeddit.
My eyes hurt.