http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/12/new-ipod-shuffle-first-hands-on/ Engadget Comments for New iPod shuffle first hands-on (with video!) 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/2009/03/12/new-ipod-shuffle-first-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/12/new-ipod-shuffle-first-hands-on/Mar 12th 2009 10:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/12/new-ipod-shuffle-first-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/12/new-ipod-shuffle-first-hands-on/
"at first glance we think this is totally usable"

Coming right after:

http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/11/the-new-ipod-shuffle-explained/

Schizophrenic much?]]>Mar 12th 2009 10:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/12/new-ipod-shuffle-first-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/12/new-ipod-shuffle-first-hands-on/
Not that. They weighed their options and would rather shill for the Apple product...Again. Knowing totally that this would not be a discussion with a Sony player of the same type.

"Oh it's really usable. We really mean it! Please dont be mad at us, Mr. Jobs!"]]>Mar 12th 2009 10:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/12/new-ipod-shuffle-first-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/12/new-ipod-shuffle-first-hands-on/Mar 12th 2009 10:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/12/new-ipod-shuffle-first-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/12/new-ipod-shuffle-first-hands-on/
deathnote fan?]]>Mar 12th 2009 10:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/12/new-ipod-shuffle-first-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/12/new-ipod-shuffle-first-hands-on/
"Superb" = "Superb"

"Usable" = code for "Pretty Crap" (only a moron would shell out cash for this).

Superlatives are used to express real feelings. "Usable" is about as low as you can go and still be polite.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superlative

"In grammar the superlative of an adjective or adverb is the greatest form of adjective or adverb which indicates that something has some feature to a greater degree than anything it is being compared to in a given context."]]>Mar 12th 2009 10:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/12/new-ipod-shuffle-first-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/12/new-ipod-shuffle-first-hands-on/
That is not pretty small. "Small" is a comparative term.

These are pretty small, that is ginormous in comparison.

http://images.google.ca/images?q=smallest+mp3+player&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&ei=7R-5SeTUL4GEsQP0v9VI&sa=X&oi=image_result_group&resnum=4&ct=title]]>Mar 12th 2009 10:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/12/new-ipod-shuffle-first-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/12/new-ipod-shuffle-first-hands-on/Mar 12th 2009 10:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/12/new-ipod-shuffle-first-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/12/new-ipod-shuffle-first-hands-on/
Now ask yourself since when does Engadget tiptoe in their use of language?

]]>Mar 12th 2009 10:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/12/new-ipod-shuffle-first-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/12/new-ipod-shuffle-first-hands-on/
??? MobiBLU - July 2005 ????


An innovative mp3 player would include voice directed controls. "Forward" = "Forward", "Back" = "Back" etc etc.

Apple is just copying so many other companies that have gone before.

APPLE = "ME-TOO" !!!!

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Steve Jobs is the Emperor with no clothes
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http://instantrimshot.com/]]>Mar 12th 2009 10:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/12/new-ipod-shuffle-first-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/12/new-ipod-shuffle-first-hands-on/
only when talking about apple products that suck]]>Mar 12th 2009 11:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/12/new-ipod-shuffle-first-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/12/new-ipod-shuffle-first-hands-on/Mar 12th 2009 11:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/12/new-ipod-shuffle-first-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/12/new-ipod-shuffle-first-hands-on/
That's what she said?]]>Mar 12th 2009 11:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/12/new-ipod-shuffle-first-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/12/new-ipod-shuffle-first-hands-on/Mar 12th 2009 12:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/12/new-ipod-shuffle-first-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/12/new-ipod-shuffle-first-hands-on/Mar 12th 2009 12:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/12/new-ipod-shuffle-first-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/12/new-ipod-shuffle-first-hands-on/
It seems like this set of controls they implemented was the best of the worst. It took something that originally seemed like a convenience-oriented control and turned it into the only control. They shoehorned functionality into the controls making it a little too complex when it was originally a fairly elegant way to do something without dragging a touch screen device out of your pocket.

I haven't seen one in person to determine if it's even possible, but some redundant backward, forward, and play/pause buttons on the side of the device would have been nice. It may be their choice was dictated by size rather than attempting to make innovative UI controls (and failing because of complexity).]]>Mar 12th 2009 12:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/12/new-ipod-shuffle-first-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/12/new-ipod-shuffle-first-hands-on/
You'll have to buy new ones.............at probably $20+]]>Mar 12th 2009 12:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/12/new-ipod-shuffle-first-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/12/new-ipod-shuffle-first-hands-on/Mar 12th 2009 12:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/12/new-ipod-shuffle-first-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/12/new-ipod-shuffle-first-hands-on/Mar 12th 2009 1:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/12/new-ipod-shuffle-first-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/12/new-ipod-shuffle-first-hands-on/
Yup, they removed things like buttons to make it small.

Will apple or universities have classes to teach people how to use this thing?
"iShf1001 - Introduction to iPod Shuffle"
"iShf1002 - Shuffle for Intermediate Users"

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The controls are going to take a little getting used to, but so does every new computer, gaming console, and media player, even individual games usually have a learning curve of some kind. Playing Mortal Combat required a lot more button memorization than this does, and it was a pretty big hit. Cut the drama, this is far from impossible to adjust to and use effectively.

P.S. I think people are going to be a lot more miffed (as they should be) by the special headphones (or adapter) being a requirement, especially when they stop working.]]>Mar 12th 2009 4:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/12/new-ipod-shuffle-first-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/12/new-ipod-shuffle-first-hands-on/
Schizophrenic?

One of the articles was written by Nilay Patel and the other by Paul Miller (self confessed mac book air lover... nothing wrong with that btw)
so no Engadget is not one person, they all have different views and the podcast will tell you as much.]]>Jun 16th 2009 9:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/12/new-ipod-shuffle-first-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/12/new-ipod-shuffle-first-hands-on/Mar 12th 2009 6:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/12/new-ipod-shuffle-first-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/12/new-ipod-shuffle-first-hands-on/
Nice to see that they've said "fuck you" to their origins with the new Shuffle.]]>Mar 12th 2009 6:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/12/new-ipod-shuffle-first-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/12/new-ipod-shuffle-first-hands-on/Mar 12th 2009 7:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/12/new-ipod-shuffle-first-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/12/new-ipod-shuffle-first-hands-on/
Sorry I just had to.]]>Mar 12th 2009 8:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/12/new-ipod-shuffle-first-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/12/new-ipod-shuffle-first-hands-on/
I've got an inkling these new headphones wont work with the iPhone - that would make a heck of a lot of sense - and this is Apple we're talking about ........]]>Mar 13th 2009 1:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/12/new-ipod-shuffle-first-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/12/new-ipod-shuffle-first-hands-on/
They've been out for a while (with a built-in mic) and work fine with the iPhone and iPod touch. There are also a lot of third party ones out there if you want to save some cash.]]>Mar 13th 2009 11:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/12/new-ipod-shuffle-first-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/12/new-ipod-shuffle-first-hands-on/
That's the browser dumbass. Firefox, Safari, Opera, IE, BROWSERS BUDDEH.]]>Mar 13th 2009 6:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/12/new-ipod-shuffle-first-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/12/new-ipod-shuffle-first-hands-on/
No, it is the OS, and since when do you move files in your browser?

P.S. Safari is developed by Apple. so my comment would be a valid remark even if you were right.]]>Mar 13th 2009 7:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/12/new-ipod-shuffle-first-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/12/new-ipod-shuffle-first-hands-on/http://vicbishop.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/new-ipod-shuffle.jpg]]>Mar 15th 2009 12:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/12/new-ipod-shuffle-first-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/12/new-ipod-shuffle-first-hands-on/
apple was bold to not include buttons on the device.

i guess it's like the iphone without a physical keyboard...?]]>Mar 12th 2009 10:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/12/new-ipod-shuffle-first-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/12/new-ipod-shuffle-first-hands-on/Mar 12th 2009 10:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/12/new-ipod-shuffle-first-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/12/new-ipod-shuffle-first-hands-on/
Except that where the iPhone has a decent size touch screen with a graphic interface, this has...a button.

Yes, exactly alike.]]>Mar 12th 2009 10:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/12/new-ipod-shuffle-first-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/12/new-ipod-shuffle-first-hands-on/Mar 12th 2009 11:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/12/new-ipod-shuffle-first-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/12/new-ipod-shuffle-first-hands-on/
It would be exactly like that if the iPhone had one button which you pressed 1 time for A, 2 times for B, 3 times for C....]]>Mar 12th 2009 11:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/12/new-ipod-shuffle-first-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/12/new-ipod-shuffle-first-hands-on/Mar 12th 2009 11:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/12/new-ipod-shuffle-first-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/12/new-ipod-shuffle-first-hands-on/Then should 6 presses be 2 skips backwards or 3 skips forward? Choosing fairly high prime numbers could of course solve this problem for normal usage.]]>Mar 12th 2009 12:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/12/new-ipod-shuffle-first-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/12/new-ipod-shuffle-first-hands-on/
They should've just made it press 3 times if under the first 6 seconds, press 4 times if beyond the first 6 seconds. But then they might neglect support for skipping backwards at the 6th second mark.

Personally, I don't like the standard way of having to press the back button twice to skip backwards one song, but it's the standard. This is even more work, and just as less desirable.]]>Mar 12th 2009 12:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/12/new-ipod-shuffle-first-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/12/new-ipod-shuffle-first-hands-on/
The people who end up with one of these things either receive them as gifts or have *very* simple needs. For those people, the advantage of having a remote control on the phones outweighs the disadvantage of not having any buttons on this tiny, tiny device.

And Apple doesn't have to worry about cannibalizing their real iPod sales.

If my parents are any indication, these little things act only as gateway to a real iPod, and bonus now is that you get a remote control head phones *for free* that you can use with your bigger iPod, once you decide to upgrade. Win, win.]]>Mar 12th 2009 5:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/12/new-ipod-shuffle-first-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/12/new-ipod-shuffle-first-hands-on/Nice of you to step back, and look at it from an unbiased point of view. I had the typical engadget reader's reaction to the first Shuffle: "Who would want an MP3 player that had no screen to choose your song? Shuffle?!? They're going to name the player after a feature I don't even use or like!! Apple is stooooooopid". But then I tried to teach my mom to use a computer. oooooooo boy. Most of the negative comments just don't seem to understand that this fits a need, not theirs, but others who want something simplistic.
And bang on about it being a gateway: you get them using the "simple" and "cheap" player first, then they'll gradually want to graduate and upgrade to the players with more features and higher margins.]]>Mar 12th 2009 7:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/12/new-ipod-shuffle-first-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/12/new-ipod-shuffle-first-hands-on/Mar 12th 2009 10:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/12/new-ipod-shuffle-first-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/12/new-ipod-shuffle-first-hands-on/
Just guessing it would be the same here.

Erm, how does it change song?]]>Mar 12th 2009 10:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/12/new-ipod-shuffle-first-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/12/new-ipod-shuffle-first-hands-on/I'm assuming they're said goodbye to the dock concept for the shuffle. Not that I'm upset or anything.]]>Mar 12th 2009 10:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/12/new-ipod-shuffle-first-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/12/new-ipod-shuffle-first-hands-on/Mar 12th 2009 10:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/12/new-ipod-shuffle-first-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/12/new-ipod-shuffle-first-hands-on/Mar 12th 2009 10:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/12/new-ipod-shuffle-first-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/12/new-ipod-shuffle-first-hands-on/Mar 12th 2009 12:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/12/new-ipod-shuffle-first-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/12/new-ipod-shuffle-first-hands-on/
um... maybe i'm different from other engadget readers b/c i see real females once in a while (hint: they're not with you in your basement) but i don't get what you see in her]]>Mar 12th 2009 3:43PM