Hasta La Gadget!

A number of early iPod pre-orderers are reporting that they’ve already begun receiving shipping notifications on their new devices. The messages began arriving over the long weekend, notifying buyers that the devices would begin arriving by week’s end–or later.

A quick survey around the office found that no one on staff who had ordered a device had received a notification. Apple’s online store, meanwhile, still lists delivery time of the iPod touch, nano, and shuffle as shipping in “one week,” versus “24 hours” for the un-refreshed iPod classic.

The new nano, touch, and shuffle were introduced at last week’s Apple event and made available for pre-order.