Pssssh. Ask any fanboy, and he'll tell you how well Apple is catering to the need of people who want to pay a lot of money and press a lot of buttons to accomplish very little.
The single button navigation isn't that crazy. I think 90% (okay 60% - 30% just thought they would) of shuffle owners use them jogging, listen to the same playlist every time, and never fast forward or rewind. Since fewer buttons means less likelihood of errant finger-pushing whilst jogging, I see the usability argument for the single button navigation (there are still separate volume buttons as these are likely to be used frequently). Theoretically, it could be an improvement for the jogger.
I have no idea why they would put the button(s) on the headphone cable, though, and I'm trying to give them the benefit of the doubt.
this is taking minimalist design to stupid levels. The next shuffle won't have headphones at all to protect your hearing. You'll load up the music and the shuffle will announce the track by spelling the track info with a single blinking light which will allow you to imagine what the song sounds like.
Personally I think this is Steve's revenge. He's pissed he had to add an extra mouse click function to Apple mice and now he's forcing the single button approach on everything else instead.
It is quite a bit. That said, they're pretty much the same controls as on the iPhone remote, and those are like second nature to me already. The only extra thing I'm going to need to learn is to hold to switch playlists - that's not hard.
I don't think it's that bad, but it's not going to lead sales. First time I saw it, I thought 4chan had hacked Apple.com and uploaded a spoof.
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That's quite a bit to memorize.
Pssssh. Ask any fanboy, and he'll tell you how well Apple is catering to the need of people who want to pay a lot of money and press a lot of buttons to accomplish very little.
dirty vegas, i think you mean press one button, but do it in a variety of ways
Am I the only one reminded of that iPhone Shuffle spoof?
The single button navigation isn't that crazy. I think 90% (okay 60% - 30% just thought they would) of shuffle owners use them jogging, listen to the same playlist every time, and never fast forward or rewind. Since fewer buttons means less likelihood of errant finger-pushing whilst jogging, I see the usability argument for the single button navigation (there are still separate volume buttons as these are likely to be used frequently). Theoretically, it could be an improvement for the jogger.
I have no idea why they would put the button(s) on the headphone cable, though, and I'm trying to give them the benefit of the doubt.
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this is taking minimalist design to stupid levels. The next shuffle won't have headphones at all to protect your hearing. You'll load up the music and the shuffle will announce the track by spelling the track info with a single blinking light which will allow you to imagine what the song sounds like.
Personally I think this is Steve's revenge. He's pissed he had to add an extra mouse click function to Apple mice and now he's forcing the single button approach on everything else instead.
It is quite a bit. That said, they're pretty much the same controls as on the iPhone remote, and those are like second nature to me already. The only extra thing I'm going to need to learn is to hold to switch playlists - that's not hard.
I don't think it's that bad, but it's not going to lead sales. First time I saw it, I thought 4chan had hacked Apple.com and uploaded a spoof.
This is effing ridiculous. iPod Nano for anyone who wants a real iPod tbh.
Yeah, quite simple really considering it has one button...
Now, where is that Onion video with a new macbook wheel?
this could take some time to memorize:
http://www.pomegranatephone.com/
meh, watch yourself kill your computer screen
When I saw that I started thinking about people I know who won't be able to use it even after owning it for 6 months...