Ok, let's talk about the new iPod shuffle. Apple recently released a new version of the shuffle, and it's ok in my opinion. There is a new catchy design that, well let me rephrase that... Attractive to "some people." It is long and narrow, and unfirmiliar looking. Modifications on iPods can be hard to adjust to sometimes, but they just plain started over on it. It is however smaller, and has no buttons.
So... Basic changes...
- Smaller sleeker design
- Depressingly, only two colors
- No buttons (I will discuss this factor in a minute)
- BIGGER memory
Now, some of these changes are benificial to the consumer, and some can be irratating at times. These are my comments on the new changes apple has made to the shuffle. Ok... smaller sleeker design, I'm cool with that. And it has the same great clip that shuffle is known for. Now with this gen, only two colors? This took a way opposite step than with the "nano chromatic" and please call it the iPod nano 5th gen. "Chromatic" has like what... 9 colors? The shuffle can be described as, well... blank, gray, depressing. Now this is the same with the classic, but what is it that keeps the classic from falling into the "unpopular category" of dark or grey? Well the classic just has too many "BIG music fans" because of its insane memory (which is a little lower than the previous version, but still... 132 GB is considerable enough, for me anyways) for it to be looked down on because of only two color choices. The shuffle... different story. Well, what does the shuffle have to rely on besides color? Now... hard to use controls, no screen (which there never was)... The only plus that I consider is it now has more memory, which has been bumped up to 4 gigs. Now as I said before... There is no buttons on the shuffle. So how does the user use it? The answer is in the earphones. There is a feature similar to the earphones that come with the iPhone (both models... 2G and 3G), a control "ON" the earphone itself. This is cool for some people, not for me. Why? Maybe it's because I am used to the touch's controls, and couldn't stand switching to that. Or maybe it's not me, maybe it's just a weird (and not to mention difficult) way to control the iPod. Still, the small and convenient size, keeps it a considerable purchase. And in my opinion, it's a "good" iPod. Noticed how I used the word "good," and that's fair. My main focus with apple however, is the iPhone OS 3.0, which will be posted about on this blog in the near future. Be expecting a post about it, and details on what's new. For more info about it, watch the apple keynote or download it from iTunes. Until the time comes when it is released, I hope you enjoy the shuffle if you decide to purchase it.
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