President and CEO of Nintendo Satoru Iwata has confirmed rumors of a new DS at the Nintendo Media Summit.  The new DS, now revealed to be the Nintendo DSi, will have additional features over the original DS Lite, among other modifications.

The DSi will have bigger screens, music playback functionality, two cameras, an SD card slot, and a new DS-specific download service.  What the DSi won't have is the DS Lite's GBA slot.  Here are the specifics:

• Overall size of DSi has been reduced, making it 2.6 millimeters or 12 percent slimmer than the DS Lite.
• Both screens expanded to 3.25 inches.
• GBA slot removed -- phasing out old games, perhaps?
• Includes two cameras: an external 0.3 Megapixel camera and VGA camera along the DSi's hinge, facing the user.  Images taken would be 640 x 480 pixel and can be edited via touchscreen.
• Full music playback functionality with adjustable pitch and playback speed
• SD memory card slot in addition to internal memory
• Built-in Nintendo DS web browser
• Ability to download games from DSWare, which uses Wii Points (or Nintendo Points); users will be given free 1,000 Nintendo Points upon first log-in.
• DSWare comes in four price categories: free, 200, 500, and 800 Nintendo Points.
• DSi will come in matte white or black -- no more fingerprint smudges!

The Nintendo DSi launches in Japan on November 1, 2008 with a pricetag of ¥18,900, or $179.  No release dates outside of Japan have been announced, but Nintendo has said the DSi will not be leaving Japan until some time in 2009.  These lovely pictures will have to do for now: