iPod shuffle not compatible with eMac or iMac G3

The iPod shuffle is small enough to go where no MP3 players have gone before, but
it won't be going in your eMac or your iMac G3. The physical limitations imposed by the placement of the USB ports on those models (and quite possibly other machines with recessed or tightly spaced USB ports) make it impossible for the shuffle to plug into them. In order to reach the ports, users will have to purchase an extra accessory.

Luckily, many folks will already have on hand one possible piece of equipment for connecting the shuffle: a USB hub.
Other possibilities for syncing and charging the iPod include the iPod shuffle dock or a USB extension cable. The latter is a relatively inexpensive item, and both it or the USB would come in handy as a general item in one's toolkit.
One other option that will enable syncing, though not charging, of the unit is to plug it into a keyboard's USB ports,
if the machine is running OS X 10.3.6 or later.

It would have been nice for Apple to have mentioned that little nuisance so that eMac and iMac G3 owners could have been warned they would need an extra accessory. Is anyone miffed? Feel free to vent here.