Defect in the new iPod?

Nope, Apple has nothing to say about this yet, but iPodLounge says that in their extensive testing they've discovered a manufacturing defect in the headphone jack of the new fourth-generation iPod, mainly in the form of audible static and intereference whenever the iPod's hard drive is accessed, like when it's loading up a new song. The problem affected both of the 40GB iPods they obtained for review, but not the 20GB model, and you might recall that lots of people who bought the iPod mini complained of slightly similar problems a few months back.