The success of the iPhone has rendered the iPod irrelevant. -

With the success of its new iPhone, Apple is seeing something of a backlash in terms of sales of its iPod – although these once accounted for nearly 50% of its yearly revenue, early this year sales plummeted sharply.

Apple upcoming press conference on September 9th has give rise to a frenzy of speculation among the media and Apple aficionados alike – most believe that Jobs will attempt to reignite interest in the iPod by releasing a new version of the nano and a modified iPod touch.