This is rather fast, thought sadly very much expected and anticipated. The iFixit crews have put their paws onto the latest generation iPod Touch. Read about their thoughts below.

The new Touch is being noted as one of the easiest to teardown compared to previous generations. The retina display with 640 x 960 LCD is fused to the external glass like the iPhone 4. The new Touch has an 11-gram EMI shield between the front end and the battery, accounting for a lofty 10-percent of the portable media player’s weight.

The battery is a 3.44Whr Li-Pol cell, which is soldered to the board, typical of Apple culture. Thought, they noted that this time around, the headphone jack isn’t, which we can call a blessing?

The front-facing camera has been found, as expected, to be the exact same module as built into the iPhone 4. The WiFi antenna is located just under the front glass panel, a position said to have allowed for the new all-aluminum back on the iPod touch. Another shock: the A4 chip that drives the iPad and iPhone 4 is also found on the 2010 touch, and its markings confirm a 256MB RAM allowance.

Read all about the adventures at iFixit.