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The editors liked
Design
Comically small proportions
Easiest interface ever
Crisp audio
Supports multiple playlists
Can navigate thanks to VoiceOver controls
Supports Apple Lossless files
Higher-capacity
Good sound and volume.
Very small and light
Great for exercise
Minuscule proportions. Clever "talking" interface
Good build quality
Increased storage
Produces an expertly balanced
Evenhanded sound
Blessed with detail and refinement
Quirky control system
It’s the small ones you have to watch out for. Napoleon
Stalin
That one from the Krankies
Each of them famous for a rampant superiority complex that is clearly reflected in Apple’s new Shuffle. Not only does this minute player speak 14 lang...
VoiceOver feature
Introduction of playlists
Beautiful design
Light as a feather
Small as a paper clip
Synthesised voice feature tells you what you're listening to
Improved support for podcasts and audiobooks
Small
Good looking
Can hold more than one playlist
The editors didn't like
Apple earphones compulsory
Sound quality
No userfriendly controls
No display
Voice control only works with iTunes
Cant use third party headphones yet
Slightly toy-like feel
No controls on iPod
Navigation more difficult than in the past thanks to headphone-based controls
Battery charge poorer than in the past
Tiny switch on top of iPod difficult to manage with adult fingers
Must pay for adapter or compatible headphones if...
Lousy headphones
Awkward controls
Average sound. Poor
Nowirreplaceable
Headphones
Fiddly controls
Requires proprietary earphones
Cant control the player without compatible headphones or an adaptor
Earpieces are prone to popping out
Steve Jobs should have thrown in a nose-guard with this iPod – those of us blessed with generous nasal openings risk inhaling the microscopic Shuffle in all our excitement. There is a more serious drawback though. Because the Shuffle’s new &ls...
Cant use standard earbuds
Pill-sized remote control on the headphones is the only operation method
Abstract: Verdict: The iPod shuffle is impressively small and light, but the fiddly controls and limited choice of headphones annoyed us. The previous version of Apples iPod Shuffle was one of the smallest MP3 players weve seen. The latest version is tinier...
It’s the small ones you have to watch out for. Napoleon, Stalin, that one from the Krankies: each of them famous for a rampant superiority complex that is clearly reflected in Apple’s new Shuffle. Not only does this minute player speak 14 lang...
Steve Jobs should have thrown in a nose-guard with this iPod – those of us blessed with generous nasal openings risk inhaling the microscopic Shuffle in all our excitement. There is a more serious drawback though. Because the Shuffle’s new &ls...
Gorgeously minute and packed with sexy new features but handicapped by Apple’s painfully poor – and now irreplaceable – earbuds.Best offers for the Apple iPod ShuffleAmazon Marketplace £58.00 Amazon UK £58.97 Marks and Spencer...
Abstract: Apple's newest Shuffle (at almost 50 per cent smaller than the previous Shuffles) could easily be mistaken for a stick of chewing gum, features no buttons and pimps voice-identification technology. Even given its apparent consumable stature, though, th...
Abstract: Video review: the ultimate basic MP3 player, it’s perfect for gym bunnies and those after a second jukebox. Shame about the reliance on the basic headphones ...
Comically small proportions, Easiest interface ever, Crisp audio
Voice control only works with iTunes, Cant use third party headphones yet, Slightly toy-like feel
If you have trouble lifting an iPod Nano, this tiny and talkative option simply swaps the screen for speech but the lack of decent cans leaves us wanting
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Published: 2009-03-16, Author: Christopher , review by: macworld.co.uk
Supports multiple playlists; can navigate thanks to VoiceOver controls; supports Apple Lossless files; higher-capacity; good sound and volume.
No controls on iPod; navigation more difficult than in the past thanks to headphone-based controls; battery charge poorer than in the past; tiny switch on top of iPod difficult to manage with adult fingers; must pay for adapter or compatible headphones if...
