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iPod Shuffle Finds Its Voice
theodp writes "Steve Jobs wasn't around to convince you that you should be impressed, but on Wednesday Apple unveiled a 4GB Shuffle that's half the size of its predecessor. Holding up to 1,000 songs, the pre-shrunk Shuffle sports a 10-hour battery life and also adds a new VoiceOver feature that can recite song titles, artists, and playlist names, as well as provide status information. Even without a show from Steve, the new player is generally leaving folks dazzled, although there are some complaints."
Update: 3/14 at 14:10 by SS: Reader Mike points out some disturbing news that the new Shuffle contains DRM which, according to a review at iLounge, prevents it from fully working with any headphones that don't have an Apple "authentication chip."
I always thought how big and clumsy my Shuffle is, thank god they finally addressed this issue !
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Yeah, it's almost like the Shuffle doesn't have a screen or something.
Oh.
Well, extrapolating from the trend so far, you'll be losing the next gen shuffle in your ear.
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The thing that one needs to remember is that anyone, no matter who they are, who questions Apple or points out any problem with Apple's behaviour, is evil. Apple is always right. We are fortunate to be living at the same time that Apple exists.
Just because you are paranoid does not mean that no-one is out to get you.
Most music already has this feature. You just gotta wait for it, and you'll even listen to it in the singer's own voice.