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Apple’s newest iPod Shuffle is impossibly small. The 4GB digital music player, which stores about 1000 average length songs, is half the size of the previous-generation Shuffle
Apple’s newest iPod Shuffle is impossibly small. The 4GB digital music player, which stores about 1000 average length songs, is half the size of the previous-generation Shuffle and at just 10g weighs not much more than a feather.
The Shuffle is ideal for a workout at the gym or when out mountain biking. It clips neatly onto clothing and its light weight means you won’t even notice it.
Other than an on-off switch, the Shuffle has no buttons and no screen. Instead it relies on a control mechanism on the right-hand headphone cable. The controller lets you adjust volume, pause songs, skip tracks, or go back a track.
But it gets a whole lot cooler than that. Apple has developed a technology called VoiceOver that means the Shuffle speaks to you, telling you details, on request, of what you are listening to — useful for when you want to know who is singing or the name of a song.
It’s also a snap to switch between playlists using the voice guidance software — simply hold down the centre button on the earphone controls.
The new Shuffle — the body is made of aluminium and the clip is stainless steel — comes in silver and black. The battery, which is charged via USB, lasts for 10 hours of music playback.
Apple’s newest iPod Shuffle is impossibly small. The 4GB digital music player, which stores about 1000 average length songs, is half the size of the previous-generation Shuffle and at just 10g weighs not much more than a feather.
The Shuffle is ideal for a workout at the gym or when out mountain biking. It clips neatly onto clothing and its light weight means you won’t even notice it.
Other than an on-off switch, the Shuffle has no buttons and no screen. Instead it relies on a control mechanism on the right-hand headphone cable. The controller lets you adjust volume, pause songs, skip tracks, or go back a track.
But it gets a whole lot cooler than that. Apple has developed a technology called VoiceOver that means the Shuffle speaks to you, telling you details, on request, of what you are listening to — useful for when you want to know who is singing or the name of a song.
It’s also a snap to switch between playlists using the voice guidance software — simply hold down the centre button on the earphone controls.
The new Shuffle — the body is made of aluminium and the clip is stainless steel — comes in silver and black. The battery, which is charged via USB, lasts for 10 hours of music playback.