Scosche tapSTICK adds hard buttons, purpose to new iPod shuffle
By Darren Murph 
posted June 6th 2009 2:42PM
posted June 6th 2009 2:42PM
Scosche Announces the tapSTICK –protective case with controls for iPod shuffle (Gen 3)
tapSTICK is a "Made for iPod" product
Oxnard, CA – June 05, 2009 – Scosche Industries (www.scosche.com), an award-winning innovator of mobile electronics and iPod accessories, announces its new tapSTICK high impact polycarbonate case, which ads full control for the iPod shuffle (Gen 3). The "Made for iPod" tapSTICK allows shuffle users to control play, pause, adjust volume, skip tracks and navigate playlists using the shuffle's VoiceOver feature. The tapSTICK will be available in both white and black and ships with a 3 foot long audio cable ($14.99 value) for connecting it to most stereo systems.
"We knew many shuffle users, especially those who use the shuffle to workout, would want to use their own earphones and would need a convenient way to control their music," said Kas Alves, Executive Vice President of Scosche Industries. "We also figured many of the same users would want a case to protect their new iPod from drops so we designed the tapSTICK to both offer protection and restore full functionality."
The tapSTICK is priced at $29.99 and will be available at retail locations around the world this summer. For additional information and to pre-order the tapSTICK now please visit www.scosche.com.
About Scosche Industries
Scosche Industries, founded in 1980 by Roger and Scotia Alves, is a leading manufacturer of high quality car audio installation accessories and products. Scosche's diverse product line includes mobile electronic accessories, iPod integration, iPod accessories, and universal navigation products. The publisher of the Auto Sound Encyclopedia, Scosche Industries manufactures and markets four distinct lines of product. These brands include Scosche®, REALM®, EFX®, and Accumat® . With a dealer network of over 2,000, numerous O.E.M. products, and 58 patents, Scosche Industries is a proven leader in the automotive aftermarket and home accessory business. For more information visit our website at www.scosche.com
The new shuffle can't play DRMed songs? For real?
i have the shuffle for working out, i wish i had gotten a sansa, a friend of mine left his one day at my house and i liked it the fact that it was less and a screen and had a fm radio (one thing i dislike about ipods, apple doesnt like putting them in ipods for whatever reason despite that cheaper devices like sansas have them :( )
The new iPod Shuffle is so minimal, you have to buy third party buttons.
or you could just do what 99.9% of the engadget readers have already done, buy an iphone. lol
Apple, take note! The new iPod Shuffle is being booed off the stage by tech blogs around the world.
And is selling well and being appreciated by many NORMAL people in the world..
iClicker!!!
This is a total rip-off of iClicker and iPod Shuffle!
Or you sheep could just buy a good minature player from another brand!
VoiceOver allows you to use the new Shuffle in a car that only has AUX input jacks. The combination of Tapstick and VoiceOver gives you a way to change the song/playlist you're listening to, without taking your eyes off the road to look at the screen and/or menus of other types of MP3 players. This allows drivers to stop buying old fashioned auto CD changers, and it is a less expensive option than purchasing an iPod integration kit for your car's audio controls (when available). The Shuffle/Tapstick combo is also less expensive than a 6 disc CD changer.
For anyone else in the UK, you may be aware of this phrases originally used by James May (co-presenter of Top Gear) ...
"It's an ingenious solution to a problem that should never have existed in the first place!"