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iPod Shuffle Updated

Free 38 Character Engraving On Back Of Shuffle • Headphone Jack = Data Recharge Port

Wow! Talk about amazing innovation. I think the ability to have 38 characters engraved on the back of every iPod Shuffle ordered from the Apple Online Store FOR FREE is amazing. Imagine being able to engrave your name and phone number for example:

Return Reward Tom Jones 555.555.4093

36 characters

Lot of incentive to buy online to get that free engraving to personalize every one of them. I love it. :)

Also find it amazing and innovative that the audio out headphone jack triples as a recharge and data port as well. Never seen a headphone jack do so much all in one before now.
 
Anyone have a software update for their 1G shuffle?

I really want gapless playback and skip count/last skipped.
 
bosrs1 said:
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.
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Or just pick up a refurb shuffle from the online Apple Store. They still gottem. The even have iPod minis there still so I'm sure the shuffle will be available as a refurb item for some time to come.
 
milo said:
Anyone have a software update for their 1G shuffle?

I really want gapless playback and skip count/last skipped.
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I don't know if the skip count feature exists in iPods but I do know only iPods support gapless playback (for now I hope).

ebow said:
Is this really an off button (as the label would suggest) or is it the more common "hold" / lock button? If it's a true off button, it would be a first for any iPod (as far as I can recall).
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From looking at the photos, it has an Off switch and it seems like the battery indicator is pressable even though it looks like you can't. Also keep in mind the iPod shuffle plays the same way as its predecessor so that means holding the pause/play button = hold button.
 
guffman said:
Not until November 7th? Ugh. :(
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Hmm.. Released date on this site is 01/10/06, I guess that doesn't guarantee they'll have any in stock on that day, but seems considerably sooner than Nov 7th..:confused:
 
Cowinacape said:
This one of those things I DON'T need, but really want :D the miniscule size blows my mind, very cool....oopppps better sign me up for two of them, the misses wants one to :D
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Same feeling here. But I much like an iPod with a display si I know what I am listening to. :D
 
The USB ports on my PowerBook are about .25" tall. The Shuffle is .41" tall, but that is roughly half and half clip and player. If we call it .20" of player... the new Shuffle is too small to support a direct USB-->USB port connection.

Now, USB cable that goes mini-B to female might have worked, as those are an 1/8th of an inch wide at the mini-B part (mini-B, BTW, is what most cameras have as their USB connections. Check Linkety for info)

Anyway, simple fact of the matter is that the Shuffle is now too small for a built-in connector and a port for a mini-B cable may have taken up too much space or just been impractical to include. (I don't believe mini-B can provide power, or enough of it.)
 
steviem said:
Has anyone else noticed its resemblance to the Remote/FM Radio for the 5G iPod...
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Yes. I was in the airport and saw a guy walk by and I was about to stop him and yell "How the hell did you get the new iPod Shuffle already?!?!" but then I noticed the extra wire comming out of the bottom of it and going into his bag. Oh yeah, it's a remote. :eek:
 
Multimedia said:
Wow! Talk about amazing innovation. I think the ability to have 38 characters engraved on the back of every iPod Shuffle ordered from the Apple Online Store FOR FREE is amazing. Imagine being able to engrave your name and phone number for example:

Return Reward Tom Jones 555.555.4093

36 characters

Lot of incentive to buy online to get that free engraving to personalize every one of them. I love it. :)

Also find it amazing and innovative that the audio out headphone jack triples as a recharge and data port as well. Never seen a headphone jack do so much all in one before now.
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I've always though engraving was kind of intriguing, but I generally don't keep my iPods (of various makes/models) for very long. I end up selling them and then getting a newer version eventually (usually skipping a generation before considering the next.) It seems like engraving would be profit prohibitive when trying to resell an iPod--at least the resale value might decrease as a result of a personalized engraving.

Of course, you could always simply hold that little bit of information to yourself, but hopefully the conservative Christian won't mind too much when he purchases a used iPod with the engraving "Hail Satan" stenciled on the back. :D
 
Shuffle Release Date?

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Source: Amazon

Release date for the new Shuffle? :D
 
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Gee, I hope it's October 11th. That isn't too far away. :) That is also a Wednesday and Apple seems to be liking Wednesdays lately.
 
Oct 11 works with what they told me at the Apple store: "We'll have them in-store in early to mid October."

It's good for my wallet that they didn't have a rack of them in-store on Thursday...
 
zwida said:
Oct 11 works with what they told me at the Apple store: "We'll have them in-store in early to mid October."

It's good for my wallet that they didn't have a rack of them in-store on Thursday...
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Just ordered my shuffle online and it says that the estimated ship date is October 31st and the estimated arrival date is November 7th:(

...I'm still excited though!
 
zack.williams said:
if you look at the apple store, the picture with the new shuffle and the earphones show the old earphones ones..didnt steve say they are coming out with new earphones? as shown on the apple store with the nano? i wonder if the shuffle gets the old ones still...hmmmm

http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore.woa/wo/0.RSLID?mco=7F013154&nclm=iPodshuffle
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Steve never said the shuffle was coming with the new earbuds...however he did make it clear that they were coming with the other new iPods:(

I am wondering the same thing...guess we will have to wait and find out.
 
MattyMac said:
Steve never said the shuffle was coming with the new earbuds...however he did make it clear that they were coming with the other new iPods:(

I am wondering the same thing...guess we will have to wait and find out.
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There hasn't been an apple headphone/earbud I've liked yet. As soon as I buy new iPods, I instantly ditch the earbuds they ship with the product (or give them away) and get something better.
 
not necessarily

:cool:
aleck said:
I'm really puzzled what you people see good at this. This is pure sh*t.

Apple took the best small flash-based player in the world and made it the worst. With direct USB plug, you had amazing portability, still had MP3 player and good take it wheever you want. I regularly used to transfer small files from/to work, exchange files with friends etc.
With this, I would need to carry that stupid dock as well. :mad:

So it still has no screen at all, now has no USB as well, but it has the hinge. Wow.
The worst piece of "design" ever offered by Apple. Probably designed by a person that never actually used Shuffle in real life.
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I have an 1st generation shuffle and an black 4G Nano. Love both, each for its own settings (Nano on long trips, shuffle on short ones and lab-work). However, I used to have the shuffle in my shirts pocket with the effect that whenever I am bending over to pick something up or so it falls out. So, I love the hinges - and it got smaller too. Granted, no dock (would have been nice) but I usually use a Memory stick anyway so no real loss here (and I still have my old shuffle).:p
 
HecubusPro said:
I've always though engraving was kind of intriguing, but I generally don't keep my iPods (of various makes/models) for very long. I end up selling them and then getting a newer version eventually (usually skipping a generation before considering the next.) It seems like engraving would be profit prohibitive when trying to resell an iPod--at least the resale value might decrease as a result of a personalized engraving.

Of course, you could always simply hold that little bit of information to yourself, but hopefully the conservative Christian won't mind too much when he purchases a used iPod with the engraving "Hail Satan" stenciled on the back. :D
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Engraving can be very neat. My wife got me a 4gig Nano for a wedding present a year ago with a personal quote and the wedding date engraved. The whole point is to get something that won't be resold but rather becomes something to hold onto... and that is a step towards building brand loyalty. Before meeting me my wife never touched a Mac or Apple product, but now because of the little extra touches Apple provides that set their designs above the rest she is gravitating towards Apple products. As someone once said, customer satisfation is meaningless, it's brand loyalty that matters.
 
I love the buttons on the top of the Shuffle... One of the best details ive ever seen on anything..... but £50ish, far too much for 1gig so im gonna buy a blue nano...:) :) :) :)
 
release date for the new shuffle....

YoNeX said:
oct11eg7.png

Source: Amazon

Release date for the new Shuffle? :D
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when i ordered from the apple store online, the receipt said: ship Oct. 31 and arrive Nov. 7....
but i am thinking (more hoping) that with Apple's general release date of 'October' that they are defaulting to the end of the month to cover their butts.
that gives them the leeway to extend release dates if something goes awry and if things go well & they ship sooner than expected, then Apple will have some pleasantly surprised customers.... those are just my thoughts.

it's too bad, because when i heard 'October' i assumed Oct. 1... i should have known...

but amazon is a pretty reliable source and the 11th is MUCH better than the 31st... i am on board and very hopeful that this is indeed the actual release date :)
 
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