Apple unveils all-new itsy-bitsy 3G iPod shuffle; world’s smallest music player now talks to you

Mac Daily News ^ | Wednesday, March 11, 2009 - 08:38 AM EST

[Boss_Jim_Gettys]

... not to mention deaf people ...

[martin_fierro]

Finally! I haven't had any direction in my life since the neighbor's dog died.

[Wooly]

http://us.creative.com/products/product.asp?product=18136&WT.srch=1

One of the most underrated Players on the market with a 4 gig going for $24.99. Only thing is it does not say Apple on it and you do not have to spend 80 bucks.
And you do not have to run around going, “look at what I got!”

[Peelod]

http://www.theonion.com/content/video/sony_releases_new_stupid_piece_of

[RayChuang88]

Ah, er--no thanks!

I much rather prefer this player:

SanDisk SANSA Clip

Not only does the SANSA Clip have a display and reasonable navigation controls, but the sound quality is excellent and you can use just about any stereo headphone with the 3.5 mm stereo headphone jack. I have the 4 GB version of the Clip and it sounds really good through the Sony MDR-EX85LP in-ear headphones I use.

[Swordmaker]

I couldn’t find in the article what the storage space was. “Up to 1,000 songs” means nothing to me.

4 Gigabytes

[Swordmaker]

These mindless slaves will also go forth and shout the Apple message while defending Apple and Steve Jobs from criticism.

As usual, you enter a thread referencing Apple with slurs and ad hominem attacks.

[Swordmaker]

Maybe it’s just me, but I would rather see what song I’m picking and not wait for some robotic communicator to tell it to me. 1,000 songs are a lot to go through to find the one you want.

The various incarnations of the iPod Shuffle has always been either a linear presentation of the songs in the song list, or a random order play. There has never been a method, before this model, of selecting a specific song, or a specific song list.

[Swordmaker]

I'm gonna take a shot in the dark here and say that the title of the thread indicates that this thing has 3 gig of storage. But that's just a guess on my part.

Good guess... but the 3G means Third Generation...

[Swordmaker]

One of the most underrated Players on the market with a 4 gig going for $24.99. Only thing is it does not say Apple on it and you do not have to spend 80 bucks.

Read the specs on your link... that's for a REFURB... Still, it's a nice player.

[Swordmaker]

One of the most underrated Players on the market with a 4 gig going for $24.99.

This thing is a joke... look at the SIZE of the MuVo 100 on the Technical Specs page on your link... or is this a Typo?

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Technical Specifications

Dimensions (WxHxD): 2.5" x 7.63" x 0.86"

Weight: 0.71 oz

Storage Capacity(1): 2GB (500 songs), 4GB (1000 songs)

Battery Life(2): Up to 10 hours of continuous playback

Battery Type: Rechargeable Battery

Audio Format: MP3 / WMA / WAV / Audible

Connectivity: USB 2.0

Features:

	-		Direct USB Connection - No cables needed!
	-		One Touch Bass Boost

Notes:
¹1GB = Song claim based on 4 minute song encoded at 128 kbps WMA. 1 gigabyte (GB) 1 billion [or 1,000,000.000] bytes. Available capacity will be less. Reported capacity will vary.
²Actual battery life will vary with use.

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Oh, and the since the REFURB page claims a $50 savings when you buy the 2GB refurb at $19.99 and a $45 savings when you buy the 4GB refurb at $24.95, the retail price of the non-refurb, regardless of capacity, is $69.95... not that much difference from the iPod Shuffle at $79... which is a LOT SMALLER...

[martin_fierro]

This thing is a joke... look at the SIZE of the MuVo 100 on the Technical Specs page on your link... or is this a Typo?

I'll see your 7.63" and raise you a Colossal MP3 Player:

128 MB storage!

[Swordmaker]

I'll see your 7.63" and raise you a Colossal MP3 Player:

At least you can't misplace it...