Apple Deals Out a New, Chatty iPod Shuffle

Iria · Mar 11, 2009, 02:59 PM

Apparently tiny wasn't enough of a description for the iPod Shuffle, as Apple on Wednesday unveiled a new miniscule version of their smallest iPod.
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Source: Tech-Ex

Paradox_Enigma · Mar 11, 2009, 03:54 PM

Soon you'll be able to implant them in your brain...

thunderclap · Mar 11, 2009, 04:46 PM

Remember the SNL skit regarding the iPod? The last being so small you couldn't see it, it was called the iPod Flee. Looks like we're getting pretty close!

BlueMak · Mar 11, 2009, 07:14 PM

Stupid that you need to use only the original apple earphones.

**dj_stick** · Mar 11, 2009, 09:55 PM

was looking at the apple page for it this morning - like BlueMak i don't like the idea that you have to use the bundled earphones (which if anything like the iphone headset, are prettyaverage) but when you consider the target audience, it's not so bad

from the looks of it, the new shuffle is aimed at the casual listener, or someone using it while working out - sound quality probably isn't really on their minds there, and the ability to control playback from the headphone cord is quite a cool feature (as I found out when testing the iPhone headset)

That said, it's not for everyone, and I'd only consider it as a back-up meda player, but the price tag of AU$129 is a bit much for me to swallow for what it is

IvanV · Mar 12, 2009, 12:47 AM

If the earbuds stay in ears while the user is running, then this is a very neat gadget for passionate joggers (though with some serious competition from Sansa Clip and other similar players). Other than that, it looks cute, but my Sony NWZ-A816, which cost me a comparable sum of money and also comfortably fits every pocket, has it beaten on sound quality (thanks to the bundled earphones), functionality and battery life.

Mar 11, 2009, 02:59 PM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 75	Apple Deals Out a New, Chatty iPod Shuffle Apparently tiny wasn't enough of a description for the iPod Shuffle, as Apple on Wednesday unveiled a new miniscule version of their smallest iPod. ___________ Source: Tech-Ex

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thunderclap HardwareHeaven Addict Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 301 Rep Power: 19	Re: Apple Deals Out a New, Chatty iPod Shuffle Remember the SNL skit regarding the iPod? The last being so small you couldn't see it, it was called the iPod Flee. Looks like we're getting pretty close! __________________ Marc B. Genrefinity.net - Your source for all things in the horror, science fiction and fantasy genres

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BlueMak HH's Asteroids' Dominator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Hellas->Macedonia->Thessaloniki Posts: 9,329 Rep Power: 168 System Specs	Re: Apple Deals Out a New, Chatty iPod Shuffle Stupid that you need to use only the original apple earphones. __________________ The people who are regarded as moral luminaries are those who forego ordinary pleasures themselves and find compensation in interfering with the pleasures of others(Bertrand Russell)"You go into Afghanistan, you got guys who slap women around for five years because they didn't wear a veil,You know, guys like that ain't got no manhood left anyway. So it's a hell of a lot of fun to shoot them." - Lt. Gen. James N. Mattis This is slavery, not to speak one's thought. [Euripides-The Phoenician Women (c.411-409 B.C.)] http://www.macedonia.info/FALLACIESANDFACTS.htm *Sic semper tyrannis.*

Mar 12, 2009, 12:47 AM	#6
IvanV HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 3,520 Rep Power: 102 System Specs	Re: Apple Deals Out a New, Chatty iPod Shuffle If the earbuds stay in ears while the user is running, then this is a very neat gadget for passionate joggers (though with some serious competition from Sansa Clip and other similar players). Other than that, it looks cute, but my Sony NWZ-A816, which cost me a comparable sum of money and also comfortably fits every pocket, has it beaten on sound quality (thanks to the bundled earphones), functionality and battery life. __________________ Feed the porkers and don't touch the buttons! Last edited by IvanV; Mar 12, 2009 at 12:54 AM.