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Sony takes on iPod Shuffle

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the battle-royale-for-your-ears dept.

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.

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  1. What is this "FM" you speak of? by carpe_noctem · · Score: 5, Funny

    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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  2. Which Sony by Skraut · · Score: 4, Funny

    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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    1. Re:Which Sony by Mold · · Score: 4, Funny

      Doesn't matter. It's competing against Apple, so you have to switch to Apple fanboy mode.

      Really, we need some official rules on how to post.

      Here's how you rate the people/organizations posted though:

      1) Apple
      2) Garage / Lego nerds
      4) Everyone not on this list
      5) US Government
      6) RIAA/MPAA
      7) Yakov Smirnoff

      Or something.

  3. All our prayers are with you, Sony by Leo+McGarry · · Score: 4, Funny

    We can only pray that it goes as well as it did the last time Sony took on an iPod.

  4. Re:FM Tuner? by fracai · · Score: 5, Funny

    yeah, something about video killing its star.

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  5. Pop Music Uncertainty Principal? by Myriad · · Score: 4, Funny
    I mean, you still know exactly what songs are going to be played, you just don't know the order.

    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...

    Blockwars: free, multiplayer, Tetris like game.

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  6. Re:Every month by Jeff+DeMaagd · · Score: 3, Funny

    It was bad enough that the shuffle looks like a pregnancy tester, why does Sony's product look like some sort of eyeliner package?

  7. Re:FM Radio by The+One+and+Only · · Score: 3, Funny

    An iPod, Sony CyberShot, and GSM phone duct-taped together.

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