iPod in new color options (Photo : Twitter)
While a lot of rumors and speculations have swirled around the release date of the iPod touch, the website iGen pinpoints a likely date for the device's roll out on July 14, Tuesday.
Gottabemobile cites iGen.fr as the source of the date and stresses the reliability of the French website when it comes to leaks about technology. But it acknowledges the lack of official information from Apple on the gadget, which is typically what the Cupertino-based firm does prior to the release of products.
Likewise not available yet from Apple is information on the iPod touch's specs, although a good indicator would be the latest iTunes version that showed a render of the device. The overall size appears to be the same, meaning a 4-inch screen. Missing from that render is a wrist strap attachment slot available on the current mode.
It would be the first components update for the iPod touch since the roll out of its fifth generation in 2012. The speculated 64-bit would make the device faster since it would replace the 32-bit processor of the current model, reports The Telegraph. Also likely due an update is its five-megapixel camera, based on a report from Apple Insider.
Another suggestion of change, this time coming from the iTunes update with Apple Music, are three new colors, namely: fuschia, bright blue and gold. The current colors are black, pink and grey. While Apple fans would love to have these new iPod colors across other product lines of the brand, it is not an indicator that it would apply to the new iPhone 6s since it is the iPod line that is usually more colorful.
Finally, the iGen report also point to the possible release of a new iPod nano and iPod shuffle since the mode numbers on the leak are quite closer to the current units, signaling only minimal updates. Since the iPod touch runs on iOs, the new model with a July 14 release date means users could play iPhone gams and would work with the new Apple Music service which has a free trial offer.
Under that offer, there are the $9.99 plan and $14.99 family plan options that automatically go live when the trial is up. However, many users have reported the trial offer requires inputting credit card details linked to an account.
Nevertheless, even if the user chooses a plan with a price, Apple Music will not charge during the first three months of use, while giving the device owner full access to Apple Music service, inclusive of all radio stations, albums and library syncing.
Of Apple's total $42.1 billion revenues during 2014 Q1, iPod sales contributed almost 10 percent of $410 million. That's 2.6 million iPods sold.
