With Apple’s iPod media event around the corner, some folks have noticed retailers slashing the prices for the iPod shuffle and iPod nano over in the UK by as much as 40 percent, which has resulted the media players to be sold out in some locations, fueling speculation that Apple will be announcing new versions of the iPod shuffle and iPod nano at the upcoming media event. Some folks are even going so far as to speculate that the new iPod shuffle might gain a miniature touchscreen, which sounds interesting, as long as it doesn’t drive the price of the device too high.