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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
The new 4 GB iPod shuffle is half the size of the previous version, but holds four times the music. The audio quality is amazing for such a small device. The new VoiceoOver when used to announce the name of the song and the artist is a striking featur...
Highestever shuffle capacity somehow fits into smallestever form factor, Sleek aluminum enclosure, New VoiceOver feature enables greater playback control
Proper operation requires research, practice, patience, Cant fast forward or rewind (Cue/Review)
Surely the additional effort on our part is the tradeoff for the cleaner, ultra-sleek hardware, shrunk down to damned-near-insane size and weight, at the expense of almost all on-unit buttons. This new shuffle does double the capacity of the previous ...
Abstract: Back in 2005, Saturday Night live parodied both Apple’s continual revving of the iPod lineup and its propensity for making new versions of the iPod ever-smaller by having a fake Steve Jobs introduce (and then immediately discontinue) several new iPod...
Cant use third party earbuds to control player, Running with this player can cause involuntary volume activation, No display, Proprietary charge / sync cable
Abstract: Now If the iPod shuffle was art, it would be beautiful. If it was a concept design, then it would be elegant. If it was functional, it would be amazing. Wait, what was that last one again? It’s not functional? You read correctly. The iPod shuffle is q...
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Published: 2009-03-27, Author: Steven , review by: slashgear.com
Abstract: For those of you who poke fun at Apple’s design philosophy, you have some new joke material. Not to be outdone by the single button concept on the iPhone, Apple has created a device with ZERO buttons. The new iPod Shuffle concept might just fool you f...
Abstract: With Apple’s minimalistic taste in design, less is always more. And there’s no better evidence than the latest iPod Shuffle, which has no buttons, no display, no expandable media slot, and no removable battery – yet makes up for it in being so small t...
Abstract: With Apple’s minimalistic taste in design, less is always more. And there’s no better evidence than the latest iPod Shuffle, which has no buttons, no display, no expandable media slot, and no removable battery – yet makes up for it in being so small t...
Sleek, durable design, Speaks the names of songs and playlists, Good sound quality and volume, First shuffle to support multiple playlists
Awkwardly placed inline controls, Users can only use the included headphones
The latest shuffle offers good sound quality and a sleek design, and its support for multiple playlists makes it an improvement over the last generation model. The VoiceOver feature, which works like a charm, makes it unlike any other MP3 player on the...
Abstract: It’s an immutable law of nature… As time passes, iPods get bigger in capacity, smaller in physical size, better in features, and (usually) cheaper. The new 3d generation iPod shuffle (iPod shuffle 3G hereafter) is all of that and more. Or less. For per...
