iPod shuffle -- now with color

Well hello new iPod shuffles. Breaking free from their bleak battleship-grey origins, the $79 iPod shuffle now hits in your choice of pink, green, blue, and even a new tasty orange flavor. Still 1GB, still 12 hours of battery, and yes... available with free laser engraving just in time for Valentines Day.

Update: We got so distracted by all those flashy colors, we forgot to mention the neatest part of the announcement. You might remember the (minor) public outcry at Apple's failure to include those snazzy new iPod headphones with its 2G shuffle, especially considering the fact that the first time we got our hands on one, Apple was showing it off with the new headphones in tow. Well now it looks like Apple has finally gotten with the program and is including the new headphones with the 2G shuffle. Thanks, Christopher K. for pointing this out.

[Konstantino @ Jan 30th 2007 8:52AM]

In the Apple Canada store they spell "colour" without the "u". :|

[brendan Sheehan jnr @ Jan 30th 2007 12:04PM]

That's proper English.

[andy @ Jan 30th 2007 8:56AM]

thats how you spell colour (properly)

[Konstantino @ Jan 30th 2007 9:05AM]

Not when you're in Canada. -_-

[Max v W @ Jan 30th 2007 9:04AM]

I've seen people complaining about the lack of black already.. the colours are just known for a couple of minutes! That's sick, but then again, most things are.

I quite like the Orange colour, it reminds me of carrots, which remind me of rabbits, which reminds me of Jazz Jackrabbit. Totally offtopic but it's true!

To remain ontopic, I think it's great that Apple did this, and I don't think a black version will come, or maybe as a 2gb version surprise! But I doubt it.

[Gary @ Jan 30th 2007 9:04AM]

Not in black?

That sucks....

I'd buy it in black.
D'ya hear me apple? BLACK I tell thee.

[Stephen Yuan @ Jan 30th 2007 5:10PM]

what about a red version?

[Gary @ Jan 30th 2007 9:06AM]

Looks Like Me And Max v W Were on The Same Wavelength

[Wokkus @ Jan 30th 2007 9:08AM]

how long till (product) red ?? i like the green!

[Jason @ Jan 30th 2007 9:45AM]

Well, happy Valentine's Day to my girlfriend. She just scored an engraved pink Shuffle.

[Real OG @ Jan 30th 2007 9:51AM]

I'll be picking up a blue one as soon as Apple Store Yorkdale gets them in stock. They also changed the earbuds to the new style.

[Ignacio @ Jan 30th 2007 9:54AM]

Hey, did anybody notice? The shuffle now comes with the new earphones (the ones that come with the 2G nano and 5.5G video models). Look at the picture in this post and also in here:
http://www.apple.com/ipodshuffle/sync.html

[SlappyPappy @ Jan 30th 2007 10:09AM]

Here's a URL that actually works.

http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore.woa/wa/RSLID?nclm=iPodshuffle

[Dave Zatz @ Jan 30th 2007 10:42AM]

Damn those are ugly. And where's the screen? ;)

[Equis @ Jan 30th 2007 10:48AM]

Anyone else notice the redesigned wall chargers?

[Mike @ Jan 30th 2007 10:48AM]

Argh!! Why couldn't Apple have included those headphones from the start. Thanks for dumping your old technology on the early adopters. Nothing like rewarding your loyal customers with a slap in the face.

[The Grand Master @ Jan 30th 2007 10:54AM]

Try and think for a minute why the included the old headphones. They might have had loads of those things going spare after the upgrades were announced, so where better to put them than in the new shuffles?
Sounds like a good idea if you've got loads of old stock lying around.

Oh yeah and where's the black one Apple?
That would have looked awesome!

[Javaflash @ Jan 30th 2007 11:30AM]

Lack of new headphone in the past = clear up inventories.

Inclusion of new headphone = cost saving.

[crsh @ Jan 30th 2007 11:56AM]

The orange is sexy, I wish they made an orange nano..

[GJP303 @ Jan 30th 2007 5:23PM]

if they did, i would have got an orange instead of my plain, crappy silver 4 gb nano.

[Konstantino @ Jan 30th 2007 12:19PM]

Erm...not when it's posted in the Canadian store. I'd also like to mention that you selfish Americans claim that your spellings are "proper english", while you didn't even invent the language -- that was the British, and their spelling of "colour" INCLUDES the "u".

[Fredster @ Jan 30th 2007 12:06PM]

Oh i think it's really cool that Apple came out with these colour Shuffles. Although i don't really know how fun they are to use, so i never bought one. Somebody at TUAW mentioned that he/she uses the iPod at work/travel etc and the Shuffle when jogging, cool idea! I also wish the Nano came in orange too, the world needs colours!!:) If they'd come out with a red Shuffle i would definitely buy it for Valetines's for my gf! Maybe one for myself too:)

[Pete @ Jan 30th 2007 12:23PM]

Girlfriend just scored a pink also. I'd love one in black. C'mon Apple get on with it!

[christopherneal @ Jan 30th 2007 12:30PM]

You can buy a set 4 different color skins for $19.99 to make your grey shuffle pink, blue, green and red. With these new shuffle colors you are still stuck with the color you bought. The metal skins just slide on and you can wear a new one each day.

[Jeff @ Jan 30th 2007 12:35PM]

I was just looking at the Apple.ca page and colour is spelled correctly (that is, with the u).

[PEZ @ Jan 30th 2007 12:42PM]

Ya guy, wut wood be wikid fashunabull iz if the earbudz was were colored 2.

Ya guy.

[Brian @ Jan 30th 2007 3:09PM]

i wouldnt be surprised to see an orange nano and a product (red) shuffle in the near to not so distant future

[applesucksLeo @ Jan 30th 2007 3:26PM]

"put on some music" How lame.

[Sam @ Jan 30th 2007 4:27PM]

Did anyone else notice the significance of the colors Apple chose to release. Hmm what other major product was released today????

[Gus @ Jan 30th 2007 6:07PM]

Whoo, now everyone can enjoy slightly less crappy earphones.

[TheBugMan @ Jan 31st 2007 5:35AM]

Pink will look good attached to my nipples!

[keith waddington @ Jan 31st 2007 7:04AM]

apple release shuffle in various colours.
people complain.

erm, get a life. get a brain come back next week when you have something to say smarted than my dog's 'woof."

and i don't even have a dog.

waddo
http://www.waddo.net/

[Endjo @ Jan 31st 2007 9:30PM]

Are the new color shuffles still producing that annoying hissing noise? I wish apple would fix that instead of developing their color palette.

[mduduzi @ Sep 20th 2007 8:31AM]

i need to have an e-mail address on my phone and internet connectivity

[AB @ Apr 5th 2008 10:31PM]

Does anyone know if apple will come out with an orange nano? If yes, when?