Apple unveiled the new iPod touch today at their special event, along with several other music- and media-related devices. Of course, we’ve been hearing murmurs and leaks about it for some time now, and the new device pretty much tallies with our expectations.

The two big improvements are the Retina screen and the dual cameras. The screen is the same found in the iPhone 4: 960×640, 3.5?, all as expected. The cameras are also the same as the iPhone; I’m thinking they got a bulk deal on the 5-megapixel sensors, and VGA cameras like the front-facing one can be had for peanuts. Steve went so far as calling the iPod touch the “iPhone without a contract.”

It’s running an A4 processor, and is available with up to 64GB of space. It seems to have all the same internals, including gyro, but we’ll check the specs once the store goes up. FaceTime will work between the iPod touch and iPhone. Here are the price points:

    * 8GB:$229
    * 32GB:$299
    * 64GB:$399

The styling is a bit of a cross between the old iPod touch and the new iPhone 4. It’s very thin and chromey, but without the flat sides.

Steve mentioned that they’re outselling both Nintendo and Sony in gaming. Believable, but I’d like to see the actual numbers. Most of the games sold on the iPhone and such are less than $5.

The new 4.1 update should ship with these, including the new Game Center and other goodies. They’ll be available next week, but you can pre-order them as soon as the Apple store updates, which should be momentarily.

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