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Black iPod Shuffle?
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reberto said:
I think the current controls are great. You can feel you way around them without looking (pocket) - the click wheels would defeat this purpose right?
Perhaps the slider switch on the back could have a raised part to allow feel of that as well.
Instantanious xfer of files would be great - I've set mine up to convert to 128AAC on the fly, so it's a lot slower than simply xferring the original 192K MP3 files - good excuse for a cuppa tea.
Apple Branded Jump Drive
I'm definitely looking forward to a larger-capacity black iPod Shuffle, more so to use as an Apple branded Jump Drive than anything else. Sure, I may use it for music (would rather just use the new RAZR V3i when it's released), but I transport a lot of files between computers as an administrator and consultant, so it's a good buy for me.
I'm definitely looking forward to a larger-capacity black iPod Shuffle, more so to use as an Apple branded Jump Drive than anything else. Sure, I may use it for music (would rather just use the new RAZR V3i when it's released), but I transport a lot of files between computers as an administrator and consultant, so it's a good buy for me.
If Apple wants to keep the shuffle in their lineup, they will have to give it regular updates, if for no other reason than to increase the capacity as memory becomes cheaper over time.
If they come out with black shuffles, then when you buy a shuffle I think you should get a randomly selected color (either black or white) rather than getting to choose a specific one. That fits the shuffle concept!
If they come out with black shuffles, then when you buy a shuffle I think you should get a randomly selected color (either black or white) rather than getting to choose a specific one. That fits the shuffle concept!
jayscheuerle
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January of '06? And miss the Holiday Season? Sounds silly to me.
But a black one with a rubberized texture like the Motorola Pebble phone would be very nice. I think the Sony Bean looks a lot more desirable than the shuffle, just not worth the extra $$ and there's no iTunes..
Meanwhile, I'm in the market to by my daughter a used one..
But a black one with a rubberized texture like the Motorola Pebble phone would be very nice. I think the Sony Bean looks a lot more desirable than the shuffle, just not worth the extra $$ and there's no iTunes..
Meanwhile, I'm in the market to by my daughter a used one..
jayscheuerle said:
Apple misses the holiday season a lot because Macworld is right after it is over. Also I agree with the Pebble coment.
jayscheuerle
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iHavenolife said:Apple misses the holiday season a lot because Macworld is right after it is over. Also I agree with the Pebble coment.
Sure, but do you think they're going to wait to release a new Shuffle for holiday buyers in order to unveil it at MACWORLD?
It's a Shuffle for Chrissakes! It's the closest thing Apple has to a disposable product. I can see it now... Steve wraps up introducing the Intel Minis and... there's on more thing... "We've listened to a lot of people and we think we're about to give you what you've been wanting. Introducing... the New iPod Shuffle... in Black.. and it's shipping TODAY. This is a REALLY great product, one that we're really proud of here. And here's Jonathan Ive to tell us just what it took to make the Shuffle so dark. Jonathan?.."
Koodauw said:
I absolutely LOVE my shuffle; I can take it anywhere I want and I don't have to worry about what I'm doing. It's complete versatility allows me complete versatility.
reberto said:
The transfer speed of the current iPod shuffle is a function of the write speed of the flash memory NOT USB or Firewire transfer speeds. The write speed is a bit faster than USB 1.1 but much much slower than USB 2.0, moving it over to firewire will not make a lick of difference.
The nano uses flash memory with much faster write speeds and as such loads music about as fast as the previous HDD based iPod mini.
I wish Apple would release the iPod Brain. An Apple technician (often underqualified) comes to your home to perform open-cranium surgery on you. He implants 1 GB of flash storage into your cerebral cortex, and wires it to your brain's audio center. He also installs a BlueTooth module, so you can sit in front of your computer and browse your iPod's music library wirelessly. When you drag a song onto your iPod Brain, you hear a small "ding," not unlike the sound you hear when you receive a new text message on your cellphone. To pause or play, you click your tongue. To switch from shuffle to repeat, you snap your fingers. To go to next song, you stick a finger up your right nostril. To go to the previous song is obvious.
Oh well. It's a pipe dream.
A black shuffle would be neat.
Oh well. It's a pipe dream.
A black shuffle would be neat.
Could Apple please make an iPod out of the same stuff they make the PowerBooks out of?
A cool metal 1TB iPod, then I'd upgrade from my 20 Gig iPod
A cool metal 1TB iPod, then I'd upgrade from my 20 Gig iPod
ezekielrage_99 said:Could Apple please make an iPod out of the same stuff they make the PowerBooks out of?
A cool metal 1TB iPod, then I'd upgrade from my 20 Gig iPod
A 1TB iPod would weigh as much as a brick. And I don't mean Cowon iAudio Jukebox brickI mean brick of the masonry type...
jayscheuerle
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treblah said:
I don't believe the shuffle competes, or will compete, with either of those. If you want a $100 iPod, it's your only option.
I still can't imagine the Shuffle getting much smaller, but offering a happy-touch material for the outer skin, and offering it in black would both be bulls-eyes in my book
If you want a black iPod so badly why don't you just introduce your boring stock white iPod to a happy black spray can, that would work (well wouldn't it?)
- It will eventualy, unless Apple give's it's users a reason to have one.Koodauw said:
It really is kind of a gateway device. If it's your first iPod, with in a year you'll buy a "real" iPod.
I like having a key that is also a cheap-o iPod (great for travel). It's a thrasher device. I actually hopes it keeps its form factor, any smaller is just silly. What I would like to see is either a screen, BT interface, and or a switch so that I can use it as a remote for FrontRow.
It is odd, it really isn't in the same class as the other iPods- hence it doesnt cannibalize iPod sales. It's like a bicycle- it will get you to school, it has it's place, and it certainly is inexpensive- but it isn't a car.