
Engadget has scored a couple of sneaky first looks at both Apple’s upcoming “Let’s Rock” event (above) scheduled for Tuesday, and the new 4th Generation iPod Nano (below) that’s all but certain to be released there.

Once Kremlin-eque in their secrecy and security, Apple’s iPod division has either grown leakier as of last year’s 3G “fatty” Nano, or Apple itself is doing a little guerilla marketing to soften the news up and build anticipation.
Which one is it?

Could we not only be seeing iPhone 2.1 this Tuesday, but a 2.1 with secret features deliberately kept from the 4 developer beta’s just so Steve Jobs can see our stunned rapture when he pronounces BOOM!
Ars Technica thinks so:
We were told that, aside from what we already know about iPhone 2.1 from leaked info on the web, there are other parts to 2.1 that were specifically removed from developer seeds in order to keep them secret from the world.
Ars is both excited at the idea of new features, and scared of what feature untested outside Apple may do to an already buggy 2.x series. Us? We’re filled with anticipointment at the very thought.
Apple’s “Let’s Rock” Event, their traditional pre-holiday season iPod (and more?) refresh kicks off at 10am PDT/1pm EDT, and remember — TiPd will be rocking out, and live meta-blogging it!

Didn’t get your invitation to Apple’s September 9th, “Let’s Rock” event? Don’t worry, TiPb’s got you covered. Actually, TiPb will have “Let’s Rock” covered with a Live Meta-Blog!
Whazzat? Simple, we scan all the live blogs we can find, aggregate the hottest news, and serve it up to piping fresh right here, complete with our own unique color commentary, opinion, and analysis. Check out our previous coverage of WWDC 2008 and the iPhone SDK Event, and you’ll get the idea.
We’ll be ready to rock the same time as Apple, Tuesday at 10am PDT/1pm EDT.
See you here!