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It is not serious to compare a portable iPod like the Classic 120GB or some other smaller portable players with the new iPod shuffle 4GB, they are designed for completely different situations. The iPod Classic 120GB is intended for profound music lovers that need portability, the newest iPod Shuffle is ideal and truly excellent for Gymnastics, jogging or sports in general (a majority of the people that buy this MP3 player), not for people who want to select albums and hundreds of songs or watch videos. Although excellent I have to admit you need the new Apple pair of In-Ear Headphones with remote if you want to run, not the free Earbuds included with the iPod shuffle 4GB. Apple ought to change this poor philosophy and be more generous: the earbuds are not useful for running or doing any physical exercise. The third generation of the iPod Shuffle is the only one (useful if you choose a few favorite songs, not many) it is possible to use the Apple Lossless Encoder: best sound quality, better than AAC or MP3. The iPod designers are really brave leaving out unnecessary features that a product like this does not need. Congratulations once more to the fearless ( heroic for conservative people) and right designers.
Rating: 5 / 5
This IPOD is the most annoying thing Apple has ever made. The controls are beyond stupid, the voice over thing works only half the time and mostly just frustrates people myself included. The head phones are cheap junk and you can’t use any other head phones unless you want to give up all control of this little nugget. Over all this Ipod shuffle sucks. Who the hell wants to be on a bus going downtown and have some stupid little IPOD announcing your songs/playlists? If it doesen’t pi$s you off it will sure pis$ off the people your on the bus with….lame idea, give us a better IPOD please.
Rating: 1 / 5
Just came back from the Apple Store where i was about to buy the latest iPod Shuffle, i am one of those geeks who will buy ANYTHING as long as it has an Apple logo on it and i will buy the first day it’s available for sale, one of the reasons is because i LOVE Apple gadgets, i own a Mac, Apple TV, Time Capsule and bought 5 iPods including 2 of the new generation iPod Touch and i love them!!!
I own a iPod Touch, Video and Nano, then i bought my Wife an iPod Touch and my Mom a iPod Nano.
iPod Touch is like a Laptop but much smaller and cheaper, it’s an awesome piece of technology, having all those Apps is just the icing on the cake.
So…there i am in the Apple store checking out the new iPod Shuffle, they had one open and i am glad they did because i am looking at it and i do not see any buttons, just the switch to turn it on and shuffle, so i asked one of the associates who then told me that the controls are on the Apple headphones itself, so i say….
“Are you telling me that the Apple Headphones is my ONLY choice”
and the associates said yes.
So for the first time in more then 5 years i ended up not buying a new Apple product, here is why i didn’t:
No buttons:
Once again, there are NO BUTTONS on this iPod Shuffle, you need to have Apple’s Headphones in order to control the iPod Shuffle.
No Apple Headphones, no Music.
Apple Headphones:
Apple Headphones are among the worst headphones available on the market today, not only the sound quality is horrible but they can also easily be blown out.
Don’t take my word for it, look at all of the reviews here on Amazon and other online retailers.
And guess what happens when your Apple Headphones break, yeap…you’ll have to shell out $30 for another pair.
The worst part is that some people don’t like in ear headphones, i myself prefer the clip on headphones since the in ear headphones fall out of my ears.
Do you like those DJ style over the ear headphones or maybe behind the neck ones?
Nope, can’t have those either, you better start liking Apple’s in ear headphones.
Controls:
Controlling the playback of the iPod Shuffle can be very frustrating, here’s an example:
Fast Forward: Double click and hold the center button.
Rewind: Triple click and then hold the center button
Easy to loose:
Sure, the newest iPod Shuffle is the world’s smallest MP3 player but that can be a bad thing and for one reason, it’s easier to loose.
The ONLY good thing going for this iPod is it can tell you the name of the Artist, Song and the Playlist that’s currently playing.
That’s a nice feature IMO since there’s no screen.
I would highly recommend the previous model over this model, it’s just as nice and the best part is that get to use your own headphones and you’re not forced to buy Apple’s.
UPDATE:
I just found out that Apple will be selling an adapter that will allow to use headphones other then the Apple ones.
This is NOT an official word from Apple.
Selling, really?! Why not just include the adapter with the iPod Shuffle.
UPDATE 2:
Source: Engadget
iLounge is reporting that the new iPod shuffle can only be controlled by headphones with a special hardware authentication chip. That means that third parties will have to pay Apple for the privilege of making shuffle-compatible accessories, and you can bet they’ll just pass that cost right on to consumers — we wouldn’t expect any cheap headphone adapters or inexpensive replacement headphones for the littlest iPod. iLounge calls this a “nightmare scenario” for iPod fans, and we’re inclined to agree — it’s one thing for Apple to require the Made For iPod certification for accessories that interface with the dock connector, but trying to lock down headphones is a sad new low, and it makes the lack of physical controls on the shuffle seem even more ridiculous. Anyone still planning on buying this thing?
This is very shady of Apple.
Rating: 3 / 5
How many times have you seen people walking, running or working out with the plain old Apple ear buds that come with every single ipod?. Many times. I’ve seen the simple Apple ear buds many times more than I’ve seen any and all other earphones combined. Why? Because these earphones are perfectly fine for most people. This new ipod shuffle comes with headphones that work with it, headphones that most people will be happy with. This shuffle, smaller than a stick of gum, holds 1000 songs. You would think that would be an amazing thing but most of the reviews here, obviously from snobs who don’t own the product, aren’t impressed by that. In fact a few people have complained that this shuffle may be too small, that they might lose it. Judging from these reviews I would say that is a definite possibility. As an alternative may I suggest a Sony Discman or possibly a portable 8-Track tape player? These same people may also have trouble working the complicated controls on the headphone cord. This requires pushing a button once, twice, or 3 times quickly and sometimes holding down the button. It may be necessary to do this while walking. Chewing gum simultaneously is not recommended. May I suggest something by Fisher Price as an alternative?
Rating: 5 / 5
What was apple thinking when they made this?? Didn’t they even stop and think that some people might want the freedom to chose their headphones? And who really cares that the thing talks to you? Then they charge you $80 and like the other new ipods you can only load it with itunes! I didn’t buy this I just seen the ad and I saw enough…
This Ipod is defective by design!!!
Rating: 1 / 5