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iPod 1st gen Shuffle survives washing!

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RugoseCone

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My wife accidently ran our 1st gen Shuffle through the wash. We've got a Bosch washer that has a 1200 rpm spin cycle! It sounds like a jet turbine.

She found it in her jeans pocket while transferring wet clothes to the dryer by the headphones dangling out of the pocket. So I took it apart to let it dry out better and after reassembly it picked up playing the song she had paused it on! Wow, that's pretty macho.
 
RugoseCone said:
My wife accidently ran our 1st gen Shuffle through the wash. We've got a Bosch washer that has a 1200 rpm spin cycle! It sounds like a jet turbine.

She found it in her jeans pocket while transferring wet clothes to the dryer by the headphones dangling out of the pocket. So I took it apart to let it dry out better and after reassembly it picked up playing the song she had paused it on! Wow, that's pretty macho.
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Awesome accidental test! ;)
 
That's totally hot.

Now someone just needs to put a 2nd gen shuffle through the wash, to see if it survives too. :D
 
Rojo said:
Now someone just needs to put a 2nd gen shuffle through the wash, to see if it survives too. :D
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I know it's not quite the same, but the new shuffle will survive being dropped in beer. It's on the second page of Ars Technica's excellent review of the new shuffle here.
So, overall, it survived being; dropped, steped on, dropped into beer and dropped from a third-story* balcony on to concrete! It only stopped playing when they ran it over with a car.

It's definetly on my Christmas list, especially for only £55!

*I'm not sure if they mean UK third-story or US third-story. UK third-story is the floor above US third-story, so that would be more impressive.
 
My sister (who breaks EVERYTHING) also put her first gen Shuffle through the wash, and it was fine after it dried. After I saw her Shuffle play again, I was so impressed that I bought one for myself.
 
Tom B. said:
*I'm not sure if they mean UK third-story or US third-story. UK third-story is the floor above US third-story, so that would be more impressive.[/SIZE]
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The site appears to be a US site, so I would assume that it is US third-story.
 
Wow!

That is very impressive! Just shows you how strong apple products are!:D
 
My friend's 1st generation iPod nano survived a trip in the washer after letting it dry. If you try to turn it on right away, it's a goner.
 
My brother-in-law's 1st-gen nano survived the washer and dryer. Twice. I'd agree though, turning it on wet is probably a bad idea.

Dave
 
My Cell phone survived the wash, although the front LCD doesn't work anymore and it acted REALLY WEIRD for ~1 month afterward. And it still turns off at random times:eek:. Oh well, it works and i'm not worried about it because it's total crap.
 
Poor thing survives a washing, but apparently it can't hold up to being unplugged. While pulling it out of the USB port the darn ribbon tore. Oh well, it was a gift from a client, so no monetary loss. Until I replace it I suppose.
 
I am waiting for someone to post ans say "2nd Gen shuffle survives stomach acid" after their kid swallows the thing.
 
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