That NBC announcement would be nice. In the meantime, I think I'm going to buy anything NBC broadcasts but doesn't own (+Chuck+, My Name is Earl, etc).

I wouldn't be surprised to see iPod touch software 2.1, to go along with the updated version of the iPhone software. But other than that I think this will mostly be a "traditional" iPod event.

I heard a rumor at the local ATT store that Apple was going to release a music centric iPhone based around the Nano this fall.

Oh, I'm not sure it needs it either. But Apple's likely to do something to make it more attractive and if they can build 'em with more memory (and therefore entice people who think they need that kind of capacity in a shuffle) why not?

Perhaps they will change the dial a little and add a function like album skip. If they had that then I would definitely add a few more albums to my shuffle.

How come no one is offering up the perennial "The Beatles collection in iTunes" prediction? LOL Maybe, this WILL be the year and catch us all off guard.

I'd love to see some form of subscription-type service. Several of my friends use Napster and swear by it, and I have to admit-it does make trying out new music really easy. However, I still don't like the idea that my music disappears the day after I cancel my subscription. My ideal case would be a hybrid subscription/purchase system: think of it as the offspring of iTunes, Napster and eMusic (the ieMusicNapTunes Store?)

Anyway, I say, charge a subscription fee of $20 a month. This would allow you to buy $20 iTunes tracks at their regular price. Instead, you get 10 tracks per month (that roll over from month to month) and a subscription to expiring tracks (à la Naptser). You can use your subscription to try out whatever you want and when you find something you like, you can get a copy of that song that will never expire. Something like that I'd happily sign up for. You get to experiment with no risk, but also get to keep a good whack of the songs you discover and like.