The holy one, Steve Jobs, came back to this lovely Apple Rock and Roll event on 9/9/9 today to bestow upon us iTunes 9. But the real news came when Phil Schiller and Steve held hands and said together, in unison: iPod Video Camera!

Norah Jones was there to sing a song, too!

Arsenic, BFR, Mercury, PVC-free. Two models. 8GB for $149 and 16GB for $179. They’re available today. “We’ve finally figured out how to do colors that are unimaginably beautiful. They’re polished anodized aluminum.” -SJ.

Size and weight
Height: 3.6 inches (90.7 mm)
Width: 1.5 inches (38.7 mm)
Depth: 0.24 inch (6.2 mm)
Weight: 1.28 ounces (36.4 grams)

Display
2.2-inch (diagonal) TFT display
240-by-376-pixel resolution at 204 pixels per inch

Video Capture
H.264 VGA video, 640 by 480 pixels, up to 30 frames per second with AAC audio
15 real-time special effects: Sepia, Black and White, X-Ray, Film Grain, Thermal, Security Cam, Cyborg, Bulge, Kaleido, Motion Blur, Mirror, Light Tunnel, Dent, Stretch, and Twirl

Capacity
8GB or 16GB flash drive2
Holds up to 2,000 or 4,000 songs in 128-Kbps AAC format3
Holds up to 7,000 or 14,000 iPod-viewable photos4
Holds up to 8 hours or 16 hours of video5
Stores data via USB flash drive

Audio
Frequency response: 20Hz to 20,000Hz
Audio formats supported: AAC (8 to 320 Kbps), Protected AAC (from iTunes Store), HE-AAC, MP3 (8 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 2, 3, 4, Audible Enhanced Audio, AAX, and AAX+), Apple Lossless, AIFF, and WAV
User-configurable maximum volume limit

Accessibility
Spoken menus allow listeners to hear many of the names of menus, song titles, and artists without viewing the screen. An alternative large font can make menus easier to read. A high-resolution LCD display with adjustable contrast and backlight settings makes it easier to read in low light. Captions in video are displayed when they are present using a legible, high-contrast white-on-black font.

Many thanks to the GIZMODO team on their fabulous LIVE coverage of this even. Wowie what a fantastic job that must be.

This post a bit of the ‘ol World Famous Design Junkies brand name category.

BONUS Gizmodo lols und chotting points:

Jason Chen:
Apple’s sold 100 million iPod nanos to make it the “most popular music player in the world.” They’re adding voiceover, a genius mix feature, and FM radio.
11:02 AM ON SEP 9 2009

Jason Chen:
“Usually the team that makes the least mistakes will win the game,” declares Madden.
10:49 AM ON SEP 9 2009

Jason Chen:
There will be multiplayer over Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.
10:46 AM ON SEP 9 2009

Jason Chen:
You can even put your face into the wanted posters with the camera. Does this mean that the iPod Touch is getting a camera??
10:39 AM ON SEP 9 2009

Jason Chen:
“Not everybody’s computer fits in your pocket”, Phil says, as he points to a photo of a dude shoving a Dell laptop into his ass pocket.
10:34 AM ON SEP 9 2009

Jason Chen:
Phil is comparing games on the PSP to the DS, saying they have no multitouch and that they’re expensive. You even have to GO TO A STORE TO BUY A GAME. Nobody ever says Phil doesn’t have the balls to say things like this on stage with a straight face.
10:35 AM ON SEP 9 2009

Apple’s sold 20 million iPod touches. Add that to the iPhone number and you’ll get a big number of devices that can run your apps. — Phil Schiller