Apple Discontinues iPod Nano and iPod Shuffle

[gixxerfool]

This is sad. My iPod Classic is on its way out. I was looking at a Nano just this weekend. They don't make them large enough for my use case.

Having just upgraded my 60GB iPod Video to a 256GB SD I really wish Apple would release a new iPod with click wheel.

Super thin, Flash Storage, Small Screen, Click Wheel, Bluetooth and Lightning Connector.

Make it see through and call it the iPod Glass.

You wouldn't happen to have a link for doing this by chance would you?

 

[efktd]

"People Love Buttons!!" - Steve Jobs

 

[waterskier2007]

Bummer. I love having an iPod shuffle to stick in my jacket pocket and hook up to my helmet while snowboarding. It was nice to know that if it gets damaged (has happened before given the use case) I could just grab a new one for relatively cheap.

 

[rpat701]

The shuffle is great for workouts. I use it every day.

 

[eatrains]

"I will not say 'do not weep,' for not all tears are an evil."

 

[djeeyore25]

I wonder if that's why Nike+ doesn't sync with iTunes 12.7. Hopefully it's just a bug.

 

[brett_x]

Am I the only one surprised to read that they still sold the shuffle and nano until now? They just hadn't crossed my mind.

 

[Mac 128]

This is a historic occasion. I hope the iPod Touch stays around and gets refreshed.

The nano makes sense, but I'm kinda surprised by the shuffle, which I hunk still has a place for many people. The next closest replacement for the shuffle is the Apple Watch, which is still too expensive, despite all the other things it can do.

But why keep the Touch? The SE is poised to drop in price with the next update, and provide an entry-level phone that offers an optional cellular connection -- cuts Apple's overhead in maintaining yet another product and reduces the overall cost of the SE by lowering the component price with increased volume making a price reduction more likely.

 

[PhillyOM1]

I didn't understand why the shuffle or the nano couldn't have apple music but they could have spotify.
Apple really did't support them the last 2 years so not too surprising. RIP

 

[stevefeinstein]

Makes perfect sense, they need to focus development on iOS devices.

 

[Plutonius]

Long live the iPod Touch .

 

[DakotaGuy]

I wish they had kept the last clickwheel Nano with the camera instead of making an iPod Touch Mini.
Shame Apple's product line is being trimmed down to practically nothing. Times were exciting when they had all kinds of quirky little things targeted towards different audiences.

The iPhone (and iPad to a lesser extent) is really the only product they truly care about because it drives the profits. I predict the next products to be discontinued is the AirPort line.

 

[markfc]

This is sad. My iPod Classic is on its way out. I was looking at a Nano just this weekend. They don't make them large enough for my use case.



You wouldn't happen to have a link for doing this by chance would you?

Sure thing ;

https://www.iflash.xyz

I got the iFlash Quad so I can go up to 768GB at some point but just have 1 Sandisk 128GB SD for now.
I also put a new battery in and needed a flex hd cable as it was broken.

iFlash Quad £30
128GB SSD £39
Battery £8
Flex Cable £4

 

[576316]

Wow. What a momentous occasion. The iPod is officially dead! I don't really consider the iPod touch to be an 'iPod' in the traditional sense. It's more a poor man's iPhone.

 

[Dave-Z]

Up next: iPod Touch

Followed by: iPad Mini

 

[lunarworks]

It's amazing to watch a whole cycle of a technology rising to revolutionize and dominate an industry and pop culture, and then slowly fade into the background and disappear. 10 years ago the iPod was still the item to have, and now it's irrelevant.

 

[JungeQuex]

Ah, too bad. Always liked the Nano.

 

[576316]

Long live the iPod Touch .

They should rename it 'iPad micro' and kill the iPod altogether.

 

[adamjackson]

Quite sad. Not surprised but still saddening. I still use my iPod Classic on a weekly basis and it's critical on long road-trips and extended travel where battery life and lack of cell service is important.

RIP iPod.

https://www.apple.com/ipod-touch/ is still up...for now.

 

[VulchR]

I'll miss the shuffle, and I'm not buying Apple Watch to replace it.

 

[melendezest]

Not surprised.

I noticed way back that the Nano and Suffle were always meant to be replaced by the Apple Watch:

EDIT: I find these designs more "manly" than the "girlie" Apple Watch. I wish Apple would offer an option similar to these for those of us who prefer such a style.

 

[roland.g]

I wanted to get my kids 7 and 9 each a Nano. Oh well. I don't think that age is good for the Touch and they are too young for phones.

 

[adamjackson]

Shuffle and Nano still available on Best Buy for now.

 

[Olganech]

I stopped using an iPod 10 years ago. No need with a phone with a MicoSD slot and a Bluetooth headset.

 

[TechZeke]

The shuffle is great for workouts. I use it every day.

Apple Watch even replaces the shuffle for that use case, though. Sure, shuffle was way cheaper than an Apple Watch, but no one was buying them. I haven't seen a shuffle in the wild in at least half a decade.