![]() ![]() It certainly seemed like the iPod touch release was imminent back in March. We just don’t know when in 2019, if that’s still Apple’s plan. ![]() Both have a history of accurately predicting Apple hardware releases. Supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo certainly believes a new iPod touch is in the cards for 2019. Should we expect a new iPod touch, or will the iPod brand be sunset with the touch joining the iPod classic, nano, and shuffle? We’re now approaching three years with the current iPod touch, and the rest of the iPod line has been discontinued. ![]() So was the two and a half-year gap until the current model. Then the fourth-gen model stayed on the market a bit longer, roughly 25 months, and the shift to a two-year upgrade cycle was viewed as a bit of neglect for the iPod touch. IPod touch was once an annual upgrade with new hardware released in the fall from 2007 through 2010. Fortunately, there’s hope for future iPod touch customers … If Apple doesn’t plan on replacing the aging iPod touch hardware with a new model, we’re entering the point in its product life where it should probably be discontinued. That’s an age that’s given new meaning to the clever caption engraved on the iPod touch in Apple’s marketing material: “You’re only as old as your playlist.” Where is the new iPod touch? It’s been 1,364 days since the last update that broke the 1,036 day streak of the previous iPod touch being sold. ![]()
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