There’s a lot of speculation about the next iPod release. It’s been a couple months since Apple threw out the iPhone, the new iMac is official and hittin’ it and current iPods have seen a price drop (something that only comes strictly mandated by Apple HQ). Retailers are continuing to say that Apple is slowing down iPod shipments, strongly suggesting the company is running out its current stock to make room on shelves for new product.

I can’t say what specific technology Cupertino’s got brewing behind the scenes. It’ll be OS X-based, and should use more flash, but whatever it is, I’ll wager on the release in September or October.