I agree with LIAM to some extent... He is taking it in the sense of even though that has been made, it hasn't yet been publicized so it really isn't the next generation.. But I think it will be in 2013, right after the world doesn't end. If their marketing departments are smart they would do what Apple did. At 2000, right after the world was supposed to end, Apple released the ipod, symbolizing change and a new frontier in technology.