Nike + iPod Sport Kit or no, it looks like our old pal, the iPod Nano, hasn't seen its way to a treadmill in a while. Sure blogs like Engadget are in the business of running with every rumor, remotely plausible or not, but once Apple's lawyer's come knocking, asking them to take "spy shots" down (along with a handful of other notable blogs, like Gizmodo), it comes time to sit up and pay attention.

So, is this the new Nano? Maybe, maybe, not, but if Apple's plan was to extinguish the rumor mill, before it got out of hand, it's had the exact opposite effect. The image at left isn't the "leaked shot," but rather a mockup, created by Engadget. Still, it gives you a pretty good idea of what we're working with here.

Speculation has these portly little guys making their debut at Jobs' September 5th keynote.