Apple: new Products for September?

The rumors are gaining strength in North America, and a date has even been suggested: Apple's iPod range might be updated September 9.  In reality, this suggestion is mostly based on the fact that it’s usually around now that Apple renews its products.

New notebook computers, originally scheduled for August, according to several sites, will ship late due to delays in making Intel Centrino 2 processors available.  The arrival of new Macbook Pros, Macbook Airs and plain old Macbooks is also apparently penciled in for towards the end of September.

Apart from that, speculation and mockup images are widespread.  Suggestions already include: touch screens for some portable computers, 16/9 format screens, multitouch trackpads, redesigned frames made from a single piece of aluminum to appeal to green-friendly consumers, as well as a new ‘iTablet’ and some rather intriguing new styles, including some which are really beyond imagination.

Just for fun, here’s a selection of the images that have been circulating: