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Apple Releases Smaller 4GB iPod Shuffle in Black and Silver
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$80 + tax worthless piece of junk, this is just another way for Apple to get more of your hard earn cash out of your pocket and into theirs. More useless over priced junk! be smart and buy the $29 previous model if you really need or want one.
I bet there is no more then $5 or less worth of a materials in it not including the ten cents that gets paid to the little Asian kids who put them together in the sweat shops.
I bet there is no more then $5 or less worth of a materials in it not including the ten cents that gets paid to the little Asian kids who put them together in the sweat shops.
We have a winner
I do love the juxtaposition of polished stainless steel and anodized aluminium.
I'm anxiously awaiting a marketing video starring Jony Ive where he proclaims, "I can't think of... any other way we could have made the new iPod shuffle... any simpler".
the first iphone had a stainless steel apple logo and phone rim with the aluminum back.
I really want Apple to say 'I'm sorry' and stick a darn clickwheel on it.
Please Apple. Please?
Please Apple. Please?
What I find really funny is this large full page banner ad on the Apple web site today promoting this new little useless toy like they just found the cure for cancer.
Huge big bold font please get a hold of your self Apple and get a grip!
We are now witnessing the dumbing down of what was once a thriving empire.
Huge big bold font please
get a hold of your self Apple and get a grip! We are now witnessing the dumbing down of what was once a thriving empire.
anyone who buys this thing is a grade A SUCKER.
don't you realize apple is testing us to see how far they can push us?!?! if you go out and buy this thing, mark my words, they'll start releasing macbooks with power adapters that don't fit into standard wall outlets. you'll have to buy some goofy 8 prong macbook to 2 prong wall outlet adapter.
i have yet to see a single reason why placing the controls on a pair of ****** headphones is a good idea. it's not like the shuffle was too big! how about placing controls on the device AND the headphones!!!
please people, DO NOT BUY THIS THING!! IT WILL ONLY BE THE BEGINNING!!
don't you realize apple is testing us to see how far they can push us?!?! if you go out and buy this thing, mark my words, they'll start releasing macbooks with power adapters that don't fit into standard wall outlets. you'll have to buy some goofy 8 prong macbook to 2 prong wall outlet adapter.
i have yet to see a single reason why placing the controls on a pair of ****** headphones is a good idea. it's not like the shuffle was too big! how about placing controls on the device AND the headphones!!!
please people, DO NOT BUY THIS THING!! IT WILL ONLY BE THE BEGINNING!!
It's so bizarre reading posts from people on here. Seriously? Are you people THAT worked up that the buttons aren't on the shuffle itself? Do you really not have anything else to worry about?
Stop screaming "failure" and calm down. I don't know where you people are that your absurdly shaped/sized ears can't hold Apple's earphones in when you're working out... they work just fine for me at the gym, and everywhere else for that matter.
The fact that I can slip this thing anywhere and not worry about reaching in my pocket, bag or jacket to get to the controls is great I don't think Apple has anything to worry about in way of sales
Stop screaming "failure" and calm down. I don't know where you people are that your absurdly shaped/sized ears can't hold Apple's earphones in when you're working out... they work just fine for me at the gym, and everywhere else for that matter.
The fact that I can slip this thing anywhere and not worry about reaching in my pocket, bag or jacket to get to the controls is great
I don't think Apple has anything to worry about in way of sales I'd like to think that Apple looked at their most recent product releases, got disappointed at how awesome they were, then quickly designed and released this. For a start it would explain why no-one really saw this coming like they have with other releases, right?
I mean, surely it can't be funny for the good ol' people at Apple to sit on forums and read about how great their products are all day?
It must be much more amusing to read some of the "OMG ITS NOT PERFECT FOR MY EVERY NEED THIS IS THE END OF THE WORLD OH NOOEZ" responses you get on here instead.
hilarity ensues.
I mean, surely it can't be funny for the good ol' people at Apple to sit on forums and read about how great their products are all day?
It must be much more amusing to read some of the "OMG ITS NOT PERFECT FOR MY EVERY NEED THIS IS THE END OF THE WORLD OH NOOEZ" responses you get on here instead.
hilarity ensues.
Really now? Get a grip, tardcase. Just because it's not your cup of tea doesn't mean lots of people won't see the appeal of it.
what appeal does it have over the old one?
sorry, i dont see any advantages to the new design
4gb of music, controls reachable from the earphones and the sleek, minimal design. Just because you don't enjoy good design doesn't mean others don't.
the problem is they took a PERFECT product and moved the controls off of it - instead of just adding an additional set of controls on the earbuds. how you people cannot understand our frustration is beyond me. it's actually quite comical how some people will just blindy support apple no matter what they put out.
to all the intelligent people with more than two brain cells firing - DO NOT BUY THIS GARBAGE. IT SHOWS THEM THIS BEHAVIOR IS ACCEPTABLE.
Are you insane? Bipolar, perhaps? It's hysterical that you're so adamant that your point of view is clearly the only one to be had. If you don't like it, move along. Some of us are excited about picking one up soon. It's gorgeous, functional, and has twice the storage of the last model.
Again... Calm yourself.
"good" design?
how is it "good" to be locked to apples headphones?
how is it "good" to only have controls on the head phones?
please.... not everything apple does is "good"
as you can tell from this thread, many people dont find it "good" lol
please dont drink the apple kool aide and subsequently believe they can not make any mistakes due to the fact they are apple......
twice the capacity? sure, but then again, they could have kept the same form for the higher capacity as well ya know
The design is cool. No doubt about that.
Apple earbuds on the other hand leave a lot to be desired. I must use Apple's earbuds with remote to be able to control the Shuffle since there are not controls on the Shuffle itself. That is the rub. Now if Sony, Bose, Shure, etc. come out with a solution that just plugs into the Shuffle, then great!
I hope someone times out how long it takes to get through 4gb of music skipping songs by double clicking, then time it backwards to get to the beginning with triple clicking.
Design? what design? its a rounded rectangle with a hole and a switch.
Design? what design? its a rounded rectangle with a hole and a switch.
Yeah but now you can swallow it and just run the headphone cables up your throat, so you don't have to be wearing clothes or find somewhere to clip it onto!
So if I go and buy this because I like it, it means I'm not intellingent and have less than two brain cells? As for some for some of you.
wow
i must say this is pretty a very f..ck up piece of sh..t . People wont care it´s smaller if they can´t listen to the music because they forgot their crappy white earbuds or because they got broken or because they just want something with more sound quality! It was ok how it was. The size was good... why make it smaller just to make it smaller and remove important features???
JOBS get back soon!!! i hope this is not the first of a chain reaction of stupidity in apple´s products.....
i must say this is pretty a very f..ck up piece of sh..t . People wont care it´s smaller if they can´t listen to the music because they forgot their crappy white earbuds or because they got broken or because they just want something with more sound quality! It was ok how it was. The size was good... why make it smaller just to make it smaller and remove important features???
JOBS get back soon!!! i hope this is not the first of a chain reaction of stupidity in apple´s products.....
The Shuffle has the biggest screen of all iPods. It's called iTunes running on your computer.
Seriously, the Shuffle is for listening to an ordered list of songs or listening randomly to a list of songs.
Now with playlist capability, you can have multiple sets to listen to. This is very useful indeed. For example, you could put your Podcasts and Audiobooks on separate playlists. Convenient.
Cool design.
An adapter or third party earphones with remote will solve the issues for those of us who detest using Apple's earbuds.
*sigh* oh dear.
It is quite clearly beyond you, we can see that. I love how people are so quick to jump on the "blindly support apple no matter what" bandwagon...
great argument, by the way.
What does Apple, or any other company for that matter, owe you then?
If you like their product, buy it. If you don't, hmmm this is the part some people seem to struggle with - don't buy it.
I disagree with some decisions Apple make, so in turn I don't buy the result of those decisions - in case you haven't noticed, there are other manufacturers out there, you should take a look. Oh wait, you won't, because you want Apple to be everything you want, and when they aren't then its all boo hoo.
Cloudnine - we can sleep well tonight knowing that all of these moaners can moan to their heart's contempt. Because it wont change a thing. This shuffle will sell, and people will enjoy it!
Seriously? They come with the iPod. Most people don't want to spend another $20-80 on a pair of good headphones. It doesn't mean the headphones aren't crap or poorly designed.