Steve Jobs announced a new iPod Touch (amongst other stuff) during an Apple press event today. Jobs claimed that currently, the iPod Touch outsells both Nintendo’s and Sony’s handhelds combined. He went on to show off the new version of the devise that has the same specs as the iPhone 4, minus the phone bits and pieces. It has an A4 chip and a 3-axis gyroscope, alongside an upgraded Retina Display screen. There’s also a front-facing camera for Facetime oddness if you’re into that sort of thing. The 8GB model will cost $229/£189, the 32GB will set you back $299/£249 and the 64GB model is $399/£329. It is available to pre-order right now.

It will come with iOS 4.1, which launches for regular folk next week. iOS 4.1 features Game Centre, TV show rentals, HD video uploading via WiFi, HDR photos and it fixes a few bugs with proximity sensing, Bluetooth. It also fixes the mess created by iOS 4 on the iPhone 3G.