September 10, 2009 12:03 PM PDT
RIP 1GB iPod Shuffle, there's a new sheriff in town
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Apple)
Amid the flurry of iTunes and iPod announcements yesterday, Apple quietly retired the 1GB iPod Shuffle. You remember it: that one that actually had buttons on it. Instead, the company is putting full focus on the teeny, tiny buttonless model, which is now available in both 2GB ($59) and 4GB ($79) capacities. The third-generation Shuffle is also newly available with blue, green, or pink paint jobs along with the traditional black and silver. In addition, Apple is offering a special edition version that is encased in super shiny stainless steel, available in 4GB only for $99. Besides the pricing, new color options, and 2GB capacity option, the third-generation iPod Shuffle remains the same. Read the full review.
For more than five years, Jasmine France has covered a variety of tech products for CNET--from scanners to keyboards to GPS devices--but she's happiest where she is now: sitting atop a pile of MP3 players, "testing" every music service known to man, and jamming a variety of earbuds in every shape and color into her absurdly small ears. E-mail Jasmine.
Donald Bell is an electronic musician, a veteran record store employee, and a fearless hardware hacker. He's also CNET's Senior Editor for MP3 and digital audio.
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That'll go great with my kitchen appliances.
And a $20 increase in price you say?
Yeah ... I think I'd rather have 20 extra songs.
In fact ... I'm gonna go get a Zune HD instead.
I'm leaving for the electronics store right now.
Here I go.
Vroooom.
Well, at least there's a pre-order.
What a waste of petrol.
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by gameking23
September 11, 2009 6:44 PM PDT
- No buttons+ no screen= no sale.
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