Apple released their new iPod Shuffle yesterday – basically it is a flash-based MP3 player whereas the iPod is hard drive based. Tempted? Don’t waste your money. Buy a Creative player, or turn your existing iPod into an iPod Shuffle. Seriously, even the cheapest flash players have an LCD. And their tagline is just nutty, “enjoy uncertainty”.
iPod Shuffle sans LCD?!
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Yeah Mack, I agree with you, the iPod Shuffle is just not worth it, especially without the screen! Even though I’m an iPod lover myself, this product is just not worth buying. Love the link about turning existng iPod into an iPod Shuffle!
iPod shuffle is stupid yes, but some people can’t afford the regular one. So, they just take away the screen, not give you a song choice, and make it look like a remote control, then lower the price. Save your money.
And that strategy might work, tigersharkskickass , except that with no LCD, and a lousy 12 hour battery life, its still very expensive for what you are getting.
It would be much more of a rip off if the iPod shuffle proves to be as effective as the shuffler in Windows Media Player or WinAmp. I could almost guess what song is going to come next in those programs.