The new iPod Touch, rumored to be powered with a camera and a microphone. Photo courtesy of Apple.

Gadget rumors are circulating over the internet, especially that from Apple’s iTouch. As told by CNET.com, it is said that Apple is getting ready to launch a new and upgraded iPod Touch that would have a built-in camera and microphone.

This rumor have been appearing on various technology websites but Wired blog author Eliot Van Buskirk provides more credible confirmation:

“A well-connected source tells us those rumors are on the money, and that Apple’s factories in China are already manufacturing iPod Touch models with integrated cameras and microphones.”

With the added hardware upgrade of a microphone and a Skype application in your new iPhone, the iPod Touch would already stand as a VoIP phone as long as you have a Wi-Fi connection. In the future, people expect the new iPod to be enhanced with voice commands, similar to how the iPhone is packaged.

Other rumors concerning Apple circulate around the introduction of a new Apple Netbook.