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Apple Releases the 3rd Generation iPod Shuffle

Posted by Chris Leckness on March 11, 2009 – 7:29 am
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Yep, Apple has released their 3rd Generation of the iPod Shuffle and they’ve done it in a very weird way… UNLEAKED? Or was this leaked previously and nobody cared to notice? Either way, it’s hard to image anything coming out from a major company to make it without some sort of leak these days.

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Apple today introduced the all-new iPod shuffle. The world’s smallest music player, the 3rd-generation iPod shuffle is nearly half the size of the previous one. To control it, you use the new earphone cord. Best of all, it talks to you. Thanks to the new VoiceOver feature, iPod shuffle speaks your song titles, artists, and playlist names. Available today in silver or black, it holds up to 1,000 songs and costs just $79. 

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  • AnimeGurl18
    Thanks for the info doogald.
    I agree that the shuffle isnt really appealing. The new design with the remote on the headphones is asking for trouble. But I guess if you're really low on money, and want a nice 4gb then hell, why not?

    Either that, or a nice gift for the holidays?

    Isnt it amazing how often apple releases things?
  • doogald
    This Shuffle is definitely not for me, but no Shuffle really has interested me anyway.

    You can use existing headphones, but not to control - if you switch the power off, leave it off for a few seconds, and the switch to either random or linear play, it will begin playing. You cannot change the volume, you cannot skip, fast forward, or rewind, you cannot pause, but you can listen to music in a pinch.

    You can skip back - triple-click the center control. If you do within 6 seconds of the start of the song, it goes back to the previous track; after six seconds, it goes to the start of the current track.

    All of your control-fu is here: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3458
  • Animegurl18
    This looks good but yea, I dont think you can use your own earphones (Which will be a major turn-off for the majority of their market who like myself enjoy higher quality, in-ear more durable headphones such as Shure, Bose, or Ultimate Ears.)
    And the only in-ear headphones (excpet the hong-kong imitations on eBay) that have a remote will cost you exactly the same price as the Ipod Shuffle 3rd itself, at $79.
    Its a good idea, but witin half a year the price is gonna go down. As for me, Id rather be able to see and choose what music I can listen to (for those random song cravings.)
    P.s. I wonder is there a way to go backwards on your playlist with this headphone remote, the apple guide video didnt address it.
  • The only way to control it is via the earphone cord? Does that mean you can't use your own earphones, or does the cord have a jack (similar to the PSP earphone controller) that I didn't see?

    Steve
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