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Apple may be phasing out the 60GB iPod Video, according to analyst Shaw Wu from American Technology Research. He believes Apple could release a wide-screen video iPod with Bluetooth headphones as early as the June quarter.

What exactly Apple has planned for the next version of the iPod is still a mystery, but Apple has told its distributors that the 60GB iPod is at "risk" of being discontinued or replaced until the end of April. Amazon has already dropped the price of the 60GB iPod Video by $15-20.

The current 60GB iPod Video came out over 150 days ago (October 12, 2005) and is probably due for an update. The average product cycle is about 145 days. This is consistent with Apple's warning to its distributors about the 60GB iPod being discontinued or replaced sometime in or after April.

Many rumor sites believe that the next iPod will have a touch screen that covers the entire face of the iPod and a virtual click wheel. Apple recently filed a patent for a multi point touch screen technology. This type of technology would normally be used in a tablet computer but many believe that Apple plans to adapt it for the iPod.

What about the Bluetooth headphones? Is that prediction too far-fetched?