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Sony takes on iPod Shuffle
Ben writes "It seems that Sony has decided to take on Apple with a low cost flash based player that will go up against the Shuffle.
Pocket-lint has
the low down on some of the stats,
as does the BBC and Engadget." The major improvement in my eyes is that some models have an FM tuner.
The major improvement in my eyes is that some models have an FM tuner.
Well, I guess that's -kind- of like the shuffle... I mean, you still know exactly what songs are going to be played, you just don't know the order.
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Ok is this the Music Sony we hate, or the Gaming Sony we Love... It's electronics, but it has to do with music. Arrrgh I don't know if I should love this or hate this. Somebody tell me I can't think on my own.
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We can only pray that it goes as well as it did the last time Sony took on an iPod.
yeah, something about video killing its star.
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Is anyone buying this?
Nothing exists until Apple makes it. Obviously the small, cheap flash based player market didn't exist until the Apple Shuffle. Since the Shuffle didn't have it, any kind of display is a "new" feature. Same goes for an FM tuner.
With the iPod it's almost understandable how the Mac faithful believe all harddrive based players revolve around the iPod (while being years late, it did introduce harddrive players to a more friendly form factor).
With shuffle there is no excuse other then pure cult thinking. Thumbdrive mp3 players have existed for years, and cover all areas of the market (from ultra cheap with very limited features like the what the Shuffle copied, all the way up to full display with all kinds of extras like recording and tuners).
I do believe we now have a new theory of the universe: The Pop Music Uncertainty Principal
You can know what station is playing crap, but not in what order.
Or, you know now what crap will be played, but not on which station.
This explains a lot...
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They only have 40 songs to choose from.
What, you don't see the benefit of Top 40 programming? You get the same functionality as the iPod shuffle without the expense. They're saving you $99 or more! How many other media outlets can make that same claim?
OK, so you don't get to choose the songs on the radio. Minor detail.
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It was bad enough that the shuffle looks like a pregnancy tester, why does Sony's product look like some sort of eyeliner package?
No bannana for the monkeys at Sony. I'll be sticking with my iPod Mini.
Ever get the feeling that the slashdot editors were all top 40 radio programming execs in another life? All the hit news, all the time! Less talk, more dupes!
It's not offtopic, dumbass. It's orthogonal.
An iPod, Sony CyberShot, and GSM phone duct-taped together.
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