New Shuffles
That's the Apple we know and love. Coming out of left field (no leaks!) with a Shuffle that is smaller (basically the size of a large tie clip) and with almost no buttons. You flip through your songs with the headset and hear voice menus.
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Thats an amazing piece of design. Makes you wonder if they can put all that thought into the shuffle - what will the next iPhone be like?
um.....what happens when i want to use my Shures?
I guess you are screwed then :D
I bought some of the Apple in ear headphones a couple of months ago, and used to use them with my 2G iPod Shuffle whilst at the gym, but I lost it, so now I use my iPhone as a temporary solution. However, with the in ear headphones, once sweat gets in the controls on the headphone cord, the music stops and starts randomly, which makes it impossible to listen to.
As the shuffle is marketed towards exercise, will this be a problem for that player too, as you can only use the included headphones, (or in the in ear ones)
Expect many after-market "dongles" that provides the Shuffle controller, plus a 3.5 mm female headphone jack - so that you can use any headphones AND keep the controls as well.
Expect them to sell on Amazon for under $5.
There is little reason for Apple to sequester this idea to the Shuffle. Expect the concept to appear on the iPhone and the other iPods within a year - once Apple is happy with the technology's success on the Shuffle.
The new shuffle has the capability to detect 3rd party headphones, and if controls are not detected it will just play all of the songs in order. So you can listen to your music, but you won't have volume, pause, fast forward, etc
For a lot of people on a shuffle, this is sufficient.
Expect a knowledge base article to be posted soon that explains this
Simply amazing. Apple continues to innovate, even with the smallest, least expensive device in its lineup. I can't wait for a tablet/netbook. Love my iPhone, but would like a larger device (as an additional device).
Very cool. Unfortunately, because it requires the use of the Apple earbud earphones to control it, I'm never going to be able to get one. The earbud earphones just fall out of my ear, I can never use them. This sucks! Maybe there are mini controls on the Shuffle itself--I can hope anyway.
Damn, I was hoping for matching cufflinks. This is the rumored iPod Tie Clasp, correct?
I think they've been very sneaky in this release.
Only selling black and silver means that the only colourful iPods are now the nanos, really selling the "nano chromatic"-ness of them.
But the black is really gorgeous and if I didn't already have a red 1gb shuffle I would be sorely tempted...
The new shuffle is ok, but I think that it points to something that is more exciting. If Apple is able to color the aluminum on the shuffle black, what is stopping them from carrying that over to their macbook line? .. nothing really. So I expect that at the next revision of macbooks, we will see a black unibody macbook pop up. I can't wait to see it, if it is anything like the black shuffle, it should definitely impress.
Have you not seen the black Nanos or Classics?
They had this feature for iPod Nano's awhile ago remember? They heavily promoted it for users with disabilities? I guess that becomes irrelevant when you need to promote your new lineup. As a Mac user and owner of four iPods, this is officially the worst iPod ever made.
Why?
-You can't use your own earbuds, you need to pay for an adapter to do so.
-The controls are not on the device, meaning if you sit/crush/break or blow out their provided earbuds you need to buy new ones.
-The 4GB capacity for the price, considering the current economy and competitors prices who've been offering the same space for years is way too high.
-The battery life is two hours less then the last generation of shuffles.
I'm pretty sure they just released this product to kill off the Shuffle line.
Umm... I hate to tell you this, but an iPod Shuffle has a little more to it than just flash memory... comparing its price to a cheap-a$$ crappy mp3 player is kinda pointless! Apple typically uses really good D/A converters and decent op amps in their products, which are NOT cheap. If you think $79 is too much, maybe you need to ask for a raise... As for crushing the controls on the earbuds, well... maybe you should be careful with it, like most people tend to be...
Based on what I've seen on the Apple website, I am NOT impressed by the new iPod shuffle. For US$30 less, you can get the 4 GB version of the SanDisk SANSA Clip from Amazon.com, a little player about the size of the 2G shuffle but with a real display, reasonable navigation controls, excellent sound quality and compatibility with real headphones.
For Windows users, the new shuffle is definitely NOT worth the money, especially since you can't use third-party headphones!
I'd bet that the audio specs on the new Shuffle blow the SanDisk out of the water... One of my audio engineer buddies has done extensive AP testing on iPods vs. other mp3 players and has found this to be the case, even with the old Shuffle! As for it being "about the size of", well... not even close! Look at the posted dimensions! The Shuffle is WAY smaller! And, to restate the obvious, I'd guess that the majority of people on this site are Mac users, and I don't see why the inability to use 3rd party headphones seems to plague Windows users any more than anybody else... As for me, I would never even expect to plug my Shure SCL5's into a Shuffle. Why? Well, if you're gonna shell out $350 for a pair of high-end IEM's, you're probably not gonna waste your time with a $79 Shuffle. A SERIOUS audiophile is gonna buy a Touch. Someone who wants a cheap iPod to jog with or take to the gym is gonna buy a Shuffle, and will probably use the included earbuds and be happy with them. Is it that hard to see?
the shuffle has always been a fashion piece... and it always will.
let's get real, if you want a crappy mp3 player to wreck at the gym, there are plenty of cheaper ones you can get.
and i own a shuffle. but my nano is better at the gym anyway.
i think this is a great little player. and i think it's cool that they are trying to use their heads and innovate. but the reality is that i don't want to reach up to my neck to change a song. if it's cold outside, and my hands are in my pocket, then i should be able to change the song without taking my hands out.
and i should also be able to get in my car and plug in my shuffle there too... or to my stereo, you know. but wait, how do i control it if it's not plugged into the headphones? oh right...
this is one of those ideas were i think Apple is on the right track, but they just missed it... just a little. they should include a "control" dongle, or they just won't sell, i think.
A lot (seriously a lot) of people have commented on the new Shuffles not being able to use 3rd-party headphones (yet). I know that the Apple headphones bundled aren't the best, even I upgraded to better ones. But here is the thing, i own an iPod Touch. Most people who really care about how good the music sounds are going to go for one of the "Serious" iPods (i.e. the rest). I even know people that are huge music fans, and they don't give two hoots if the headphones aren't that good. So... people who are complaining about it: i bet at least 70% of you don't own an iPod Shuffle. If you do, great. But the fact of the matter is that if you don't want to spend that much on an MP3 Player, you aint going to want to spend that much on better headphones when some are already in the box.
Accessing controls that are always only 12" from your head is problematic? Learning to use finger motion--ie clicking--is too difficult? Perhaps the posters with these complaints haven't had a chance to be tethered to an iPhone or iTouch for any length of time. It works. Trust me. You can learn to click. Pick up you TV remotes right now and practice with me...
As an aside, I totally agree that Apple buds are not my buds of choice. But the aftermarket will thrive with an array of price points and adapters.
But...don't diss the interface until you have tried it.
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