Apple TV to Receive Upgrade at Sept. 9 Event, Analyst Guesses

Steve Jobs’ “forgotten child,” the Apple TV, might receive an upgrade at Apple’s media event taking place Sept. 9, predicts an analyst.

Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster noted that the delivery time for the 40GB Apple TV has changed from 24 hours to 1-2 week delivery, which he finds “puzzling ahead of next week’s event,” The Loop reported.

Add to that the fact Apple hasn’t refreshed the Apple TV in two years, and Munster infers Apple may phase out the 40GB model and reduce the price of the 160GB version (currently 0) to make room for a newer model, presumably with more hard-drive space.

Apple this week sent out invites for a Sept. 9 media event to be held in San Francisco. Though Apple has not disclosed what will be announced, the company has traditionally held events every September for the past several years, and they’ve always centered on iTunes or iPods.

We believe the prediction of an Apple TV refresh is plausible, but we don’t find that nearly as interesting as the possibility that Apple will add cameras to its iPod Nano, iPod Touch and possibly even the iPod Classic next week. Read Wired.com’s predictions and analysis of what will likely be announced Sept. 9. And look forward to our liveblog and news coverage at the event.

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