Apple's Shuffle
Posted on 03/10/2005 2:52:12 PM PST by r5boston
Taiwanese company Luxpro Corp. is showing off an iPod shuffle clone called Super shuffle at this week's CeBit trade show in Hannover, Germany. From the front, the device is physically identical to Apple's iPod shuffle, straight down to the control pad and white earbuds. It touts features the iPod shuffle lacks, however, including an FM tuner and a voice recorder.
Luxpro says the Super shuffle is compatible with Macs and PCs and capable of playing MP3s, WAV files and Windows Media Audio (WMA) files -- including those WMA files that are protected with Digital Rights Management (DRM) technology. Made in 512MB and 1GB capacities, the device features a USB 2.0 interface to connect to a computer, same as the iPod shuffle. Even the company's banner ads at CeBit are similar to Apple's, according to reports, straight down to silhouetted figures wearing the device.
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Apple's Shuffle
No worries. Apple doesn't have an aggressive legal department.
(Bwahahaha!)
Great but they can't sell them here LOL
It was just a matter of time
I'm suprised we havent heard of rip off ipods and powerbooks already.
I meant, the hard drive kind of ipod...
Heh... yeah, time to sit back and watch Apple deploy the LegalBots. IIRC, the shuffle has a number of patented features. Surprise!
"Enjoy uncertainty"? What kind of a slogan is that? O_O
I'm on the market for a (PC) laptop, and I wish somebody would rip off the designs. They are flat out superior to everything else out there. My personal wish: ThinkPad engineering with Apple design. (sigh...)
Yeah, that red Nerf-nub in the middle of the keyboard was hella cool. ;)
A highly successful one?
Lol, maybe, but it sounds odd to me. I can't help but think, "If this thing explodes in my hand, does that fall under the category of 'uncertainty'?" :)
It's simply brilliant. I don't know why laptop manufacturers are willing to sacrifice space that could be used for the keyboard on those ridiculous touch pads. I can navigate without my fingers leaving the keyboard, too.
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