http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/16/keepin-it-real-fake-part-lxv-shifty-shuffles/ Engadget Comments for Keepin' it real fake, part LXVI: shifty shuffles http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/16/keepin-it-real-fake-part-lxv-shifty-shuffles/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/16/keepin-it-real-fake-part-lxv-shifty-shuffles/Jul 16th 2007 6:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/16/keepin-it-real-fake-part-lxv-shifty-shuffles/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/16/keepin-it-real-fake-part-lxv-shifty-shuffles/Jul 16th 2007 9:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/16/keepin-it-real-fake-part-lxv-shifty-shuffles/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/16/keepin-it-real-fake-part-lxv-shifty-shuffles/Jul 16th 2007 6:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/16/keepin-it-real-fake-part-lxv-shifty-shuffles/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/16/keepin-it-real-fake-part-lxv-shifty-shuffles/Jul 16th 2007 7:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/16/keepin-it-real-fake-part-lxv-shifty-shuffles/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/16/keepin-it-real-fake-part-lxv-shifty-shuffles/
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You really didn't believe he was that altruistic, did you? The guy is filthy stinking rich.]]>Jul 16th 2007 8:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/16/keepin-it-real-fake-part-lxv-shifty-shuffles/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/16/keepin-it-real-fake-part-lxv-shifty-shuffles/
In fact if he was pulling a huge salary and getting all the compensation..that would truly be greedy.]]>Jul 16th 2007 9:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/16/keepin-it-real-fake-part-lxv-shifty-shuffles/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/16/keepin-it-real-fake-part-lxv-shifty-shuffles/Jul 16th 2007 6:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/16/keepin-it-real-fake-part-lxv-shifty-shuffles/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/16/keepin-it-real-fake-part-lxv-shifty-shuffles/Jul 16th 2007 8:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/16/keepin-it-real-fake-part-lxv-shifty-shuffles/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/16/keepin-it-real-fake-part-lxv-shifty-shuffles/
Put a real logo on 'em and the sheeple would line up for 'em 3 days in advance.

Granfaloonery at it's finest.]]>Jul 16th 2007 8:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/16/keepin-it-real-fake-part-lxv-shifty-shuffles/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/16/keepin-it-real-fake-part-lxv-shifty-shuffles/Jul 16th 2007 8:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/16/keepin-it-real-fake-part-lxv-shifty-shuffles/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/16/keepin-it-real-fake-part-lxv-shifty-shuffles/
How long is apple's warranty again?]]>Jul 16th 2007 9:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/16/keepin-it-real-fake-part-lxv-shifty-shuffles/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/16/keepin-it-real-fake-part-lxv-shifty-shuffles/
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What's more, they may be a dog to use (or perhaps not). Either way, it's not exactly hard to take a great idea and then add a load of stuff to it but then where's the innovation in that?

Just my twopence or 2 cents for you US people).]]>Jul 16th 2007 10:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/16/keepin-it-real-fake-part-lxv-shifty-shuffles/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/16/keepin-it-real-fake-part-lxv-shifty-shuffles/
Just my two cents.]]>Jul 16th 2007 10:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/16/keepin-it-real-fake-part-lxv-shifty-shuffles/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/16/keepin-it-real-fake-part-lxv-shifty-shuffles/Jul 16th 2007 7:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/16/keepin-it-real-fake-part-lxv-shifty-shuffles/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/16/keepin-it-real-fake-part-lxv-shifty-shuffles/Oct 3rd 2007 4:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/16/keepin-it-real-fake-part-lxv-shifty-shuffles/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/16/keepin-it-real-fake-part-lxv-shifty-shuffles/
You could say there were other MP3 players before the iPod but Apple didn't take those MP3 players, copy them exactly and sremove the label. There is a difference.

A lot of these companies are effectively taking someone elses book, copying it word for word and the nsticking their own name on it. That's not innovative or artistic. I couldn't give two hoots about Apple as such (even though I'm an Apple user) - I'd say the same if this was a Zune and someone simply re-badged it.]]>Jul 16th 2007 11:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/16/keepin-it-real-fake-part-lxv-shifty-shuffles/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/16/keepin-it-real-fake-part-lxv-shifty-shuffles/
I'm an owner of a chipod shuffle (sans the screen) and the 1.8" screen "nano".

They work good and the company I buy these from actually stands behind the product.

The overall look and operation is not the same as the apple counterpart, but they are solid inexpensive players.]]>Jul 16th 2007 2:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/16/keepin-it-real-fake-part-lxv-shifty-shuffles/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/16/keepin-it-real-fake-part-lxv-shifty-shuffles/
I do hope to grab me one of the ones with the LCD on them--those are cool as hell! :)

What also cracks me up about these boots is their feature set--at least, according to the packaging. The box my bootleg came in claimed it was a multi-media player and also was an e-book reader. Mind you, this thing is the spitting image of a real Apple shuffle.]]>Jul 16th 2007 3:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/16/keepin-it-real-fake-part-lxv-shifty-shuffles/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/16/keepin-it-real-fake-part-lxv-shifty-shuffles/I don't know why, it just looks more solid and less plastic to me. It may be the ipod (with the mini) I find the more stylish. Solid, good battery life and minimalism. A question of taste I guess.]]>Jul 16th 2007 1:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/16/keepin-it-real-fake-part-lxv-shifty-shuffles/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/16/keepin-it-real-fake-part-lxv-shifty-shuffles/Jul 16th 2007 3:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/16/keepin-it-real-fake-part-lxv-shifty-shuffles/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/16/keepin-it-real-fake-part-lxv-shifty-shuffles/
Verdict: Those knockoffs will never get close to the originals, who on earth wants a mp3 player with only 1 hour of playtime.]]>Jul 16th 2007 9:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/16/keepin-it-real-fake-part-lxv-shifty-shuffles/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/16/keepin-it-real-fake-part-lxv-shifty-shuffles/Jul 26th 2007 11:38PM