Cameras coming to the iPod touch, iPod nano?

If rumors were products, than Apple’s next generation iPhone without a doubt will arrive with a more powerful autofocus 3.6MP camera this Summer. That said, rumors have swirled for months that the mothership is readying an “iPod touch on steroids,” which is purported to be an ultra-portable computer somewhere between the product’s current form factor and a tablet computer. Does that mean there’s room for a camera?

HardMac, a Web site that’s repeated more than its fair share of bogus rumors, offers the following uncorroborated information:

• The future iPhone models will have exactly the same shape and size than the current iPhone 3G, despite fakes and rumors circulating.
• Apple should refresh models for the iPod nano and Touch in September. Both should now include a camera, similarly to the iPhone.

Aside from perennial rumors of an iPod nano, the world believes that Apple’s next generation iPhones will be visually indistinguishable from current product, so HardMac’s one-for-one so far. Further, this isn’t the first time we’ve heard that iPods might gain a camera, though there seems to be a bit of disconnect between a handheld product that’s camera-equipped and rumors of a ‘touch on steroids’ (aka Mac touch), which is said to be built around a 7 inch screen.

An iPod nano with a camera? Well, that sounds rather natural, doesn’t it?

But is a 7 inch iPod touch too big for snaps? It might just be a very, very goldilocks device…

What’s your take?

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