A Mockup of the new nano and the current zune mini

For all of you who don’t know about it Apple announced a special event for September 8, some days before that Microsoft had announced an event for that same day. Because of Apple tradition we know that this is going to be a iPod event and there are rumors that Microsoft is going to go head to head with Apple and announce something Zune related. Leaked photos of the new iPod nano and information about iTune 8.0 after the jump….Plus what you should expect from Microsoft event.

The New Ipod Nano:

There has been some speculation regarding which iPod model is getting a new design next week and almost all things point to a new iPod nano, with leaked photos showing up around the net there’s no doubt about it.

The New iPod Nano

In this leaked photo we see that the new iPod Nano sports a much larger screen and curved screen, it kind of looks like the Microsoft Zune mini/nano thats currently available.

The New iTunes:

Kevin Rose got information from one of hes trusted source that all the iPod’s are going to see a change in someway specially on the price side to differentiate them from the iPhone $199 price tag and according to him we are going to see iTunes 8.0 with some big new features:

“iTunes 8 includes Genius, which makes playlists from songs in your library that go great together. Genius also includes Genius sidebar, which recommends music from the iTunes Store that you don’t already have.

With iTunes 8, browse your artists and albums visually with the new Grid view; download your favorite TV shows in HD quality from the iTunes Store; sync your media with iPod nano (4th generation), iPod classic (2nd generation), and iPod touch (2nd generation); and enjoy a stunning new music visualizer.”-KevinRose.com

But with Apple tight secrecy around this kind of announcement we can only wait and see what they on September 8.

The Microsoft Event:

On the other hand Microsoft has a special event that while is not been promoted has a Zune event there are rumors that they are also going to refresh the Zune line in some way. The only thing we know for sure is they are going to introduce the 120gb Zune player, it appeared earlier today at amazon has currently in stock and ready to ship.

This for sure is going to be an exciting week for fans of Apple’s iPod and for the fans of the Zune. So be sure to check around on September 9 to see what both of the companies announced.