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iPod Shuffle Updated

iJawn108 said:
Kinda sucks they took away the 512 model, scrolling through 200+ songs doesn't sound like it would be fun. I get annoyed with my 512 sometimes(though I absolutely love it deerly) scrolling.
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You could always just put fewer songs on it. Plus, the shuffle isn't really designed for finding specific songs.
 
New Shuffle not getting new headphones?

It appears the new Shuffle is not getting the new improved headphones. It was not specifically mentioned in the presentation today (unlike with the regular iPod and Nano), and pics at the Apple store show it with the older design. But the new headphones are sold separately for about $30. If they are indeed improved, seems like a must to me, but the extra expense pushes the price above $100. Very disappointing Apple's not replacing them across the entire line.
 
Dr.Gargoyle said:
I better take care of my ol' shuffle, since when it dies I have to buy a iPod and a USB memory. Not what I call evolution...
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Hardly a problem. You can get a new shuffle and a 1 gig USB jump drive for alot less then the old 1 gig shuffle cost.
 
SactoGuy18 said:
I think Apple blew it with the new iPod Shuffle. They should have kept the old form factor but put in a small LCD display to show song titles and elapsed time.
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That's what the nano is for...
 
theBB said:
I have a SanDisk player about the size of a shuffle, but with a screen, radio and voice recorder. It runs on one AAA battery. It cannot do playlists, it is only folders of mp3 and wma files. Radio almost never work indoors. It comes with in-ear headphones that are too big for my ears. The new version with 1GB capacity is selling for only $55 at Amazon. The new one even seems to have a color screen. Unless iTunes compatibility is important for you, it is not a bad deal just due to the screen. I guess Apple could add a screen and still sell shuffle for $79 or have a 1GB nano for $99.
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Bet your Sandisk player isn't as small as the new shuffle...
 
ddrueckhammer said:
Yeah but who wants to keep up with 2 when you could just buy one?
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When together they're smaller then the one? Me! Plus I can use both at the same time ;)
 
I think the new shuffle is great looking, and I'm going to buy one and hand down my 512 shuffle to my son. However, if I had to find something to complaint about:

- Personally, I'd rather have seen it WITHOUT the clip. My shuffle always sits in a pocket when in use, so I'd rather sacrifice the clip for a slightly thinner(!) shape (though with the headphone socket, maybe this was as thin as they could go anyhow.)

- Having compared the pictures of the new shape to my existing shuffle, I'm beginning to think that keeping the unit in 'portrait' orientation rather than 'landscape' would have been better for 'in the hand' controlling. Effectively rotating the control pad through 90 degrees clockwise. I just think it might sit better in the hand. That said, I imagine most people want the clip and will use the unit when it's attached to clothing, so this makes sense, in this case.

Meh. There's just no pleasing some people ;)
 
ddrueckhammer said:
Yeah but who wants to keep up with 2 when you could just buy one?
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Tiny flash drive can go on the keyring, so effectively it doesn't feel like you're carrying two. (Really, after seeing how my friend did his, it looks like he just has an extra key wherever he goes.)

As for the clip, I wish that it were removeable. Although, with the thinness, it doesn't matter too much. Just a minor detail.

theBB said:
I have a SanDisk player about the size of a shuffle, but with a screen, radio and voice recorder. It runs on one AAA battery. It cannot do playlists, it is only folders of mp3 and wma files. Radio almost never work indoors. It comes with in-ear headphones that are too big for my ears. The new version with 1GB capacity is selling for only $55 at Amazon. The new one even seems to have a color screen. Unless iTunes compatibility is important for you, it is not a bad deal just due to the screen. I guess Apple could add a screen and still sell shuffle for $79 or have a 1GB nano for $99.[/QUOTE

I'm actually a bit interested in this. Mind posting a link? My brother's been wanting something like this, and I think I might get this for his birthday over a shuffle because he likes having a screen.
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...for everyone complaining about the lack of a usb plug - the usb is in the headphones plug - seems to me someone will come out with some sort of headphones with a usb plug in them soon enough. anyway, I always thought the old shuffle was useless as a flash drive - it was too big to fit in a lot of usb ports - and even this new design is physically huge compared to some of the latest sticks (you can put a sony microvault tiny anywhere - ive actually stuck it in my shoe and forgotten about it) and too small in the memory department - has anyone seen how cheap 2gb drives are these days? Finally, I can't imagine it comparing in the file transfer speed department.
 
theBB said:
Somebody told me the old shuffle automatically converted songs into 128kbs AAC while you are adding it to the shuffle, even if they were of a much higher bitrate or saved in another format. I wonder if the new one does the same thing. It would be nice to keep my songs ALAC on my harddisk without wasting too much memory when I add it to the shuffle, where sound quality does not matter much.
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Yea it should, I thing that is more of a software option than a hardware one. I only have a shuffle but it seems like that option would work for import on all the ipod models.
 
Yes, it could be smaller

WildCowboy said:
Just when you think they can't make iPods any smaller...
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I think the G3 shuffle will be built right into the little earbuds. No wires. Beats me how you'd control it. Maybe tap it with a finger? Untill it disapears completely there is always room to make it smaller.

Don't laugh. Someone must have said once "how smal can theymake eyeglasses? then they invented contact lenses and then laser surgury. Poof the glasses disappered.

All I reayy want to see however is for the wire to be gone in the next revision.
 
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bosrs1 said:
Bet your Sandisk player isn't as small as the new shuffle...
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It does not have a clip, either. :)

Basically it comes down to iTunes compatibility vs. screen, as FM radio barely works and I have never used the voice recorder.
 
faustfire said:
Yea it should, I thing that is more of a software option than a hardware one. I only have a shuffle but it seems like that option would work for import on all the ipod models.
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Oh, you should check some of the threads here. A lot of people are quite ticked off that iTunes does not let that function work for any other iPod.
 
IMO this is the most amazing release from apple in quite some time. As a runner, I'm frankly blown away by this. I have a nano already, but this is awesome.
 
ChrisA said:
I think the G3 shuffle will be built right into the little earbuds. No wires. Beats me how you'd control it. Maybe tap it with a finger? Untill it disapears completely there is always room to make it smaller.

Don't laugh. Someone must have said once "how smal can theymake eyeglasses? then they invented contact lenses and then laser surgury. Poof the glasses disappered.

All I reayy want to see however is for the wire to be gone in the next revision.
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That would be cool. iPod Shuffle (USB stick) -> iPod Shuffle (clip) -> iPod Shuffle (earbuds) -> iPod Shuffle ear implants.
 
It cracks me up how people start critiquing as soon as new products are released. The shuffle is our favorite thing announced today. When we got home tonight from San Fran we immediately checked the website and were very excited when we saw the new shuffle.

Perfect for fitness, so small and light. The bulkiest part will be the cords.

LOVE IT
 
A great runner's iPod. You could actually clip this thing to the back of your hat on a non-fitted hat or the brim, get some really short headphone cords, and it would be like not wearing anything at all...in terms of an iPod. :D
 
ZoomZoomZoom said:
That would be cool. iPod Shuffle (USB stick) -> iPod Shuffle (clip) -> iPod Shuffle (earbuds) -> iPod Shuffle ear implants.
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Add a glowing apple logo implant into my neck along with brain to ipod control and I'm so there. :rolleyes:
 
my shuffles got a date !


IPOD SHUFFLE 1G-2ND GEN-ZTT
MA564ZT/A

Oct 31, 2006 Nov 2, 2006

£46.81

£46.81
SubTotal: £46.81
Tax: £8.19
Shipping Charge: £0.00
Total: £55.00
 
ddrueckhammer said:
Yeah but who wants to keep up with 2 when you could just buy one?
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I have to agree. I know it's not a big deal but I use my Shuffle primarily as a flash drive. It plugs in my computer when I get to work and I work from it. But I also keep enough tracks on it to bail me out on my journey home should its big iPod brother run out of battery power (I'm not very good at charging!). I wouldn't buy a new Shuffle just for music as it wouldn't get used enough but the music capability was handy to have.

Having said that, I love the new look. :)
 
This is great!!! This is why Apple is such a great company, They run their business as maruding pirates with soul.... anyhoooow.

Can someone check to see that at about 7 seconds into the preview of "Three Moons over Milford" that the lady isn't running with the new shuffle, that would be crazy, I'm thinking it's the FM transmitter but looks way to silver to be.

oh... pilot episode... can be seen by all on preview clip on itunes.
 
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