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The New Super-Tiny, Talking iPod Shuffle
You guys know I'm a big Apple fan. I love music and I love my iPhone. Well, Apple has released a new, smaller, "talking" version of its popular iPod Shuffle. Apple writes: "VoiceOver is the exciting new feature that makes iPod shuffle the first music player that talks to you. It entirely changes the way you browse and navigate your music. Say you're listening to a song and want to know the title or the artist. With the press of a button, VoiceOver tells you--without interrupting your music.
But the fun doesn't stop with songs. For the first time ever on an iPod shuffle, you can have multiple playlists, because VoiceOver announces their names, too. So you can easily find the right mix without taking your eyes off your run, your ride, or whatever you're doing."
Pretty cool. Now repeat after me five times, "No, I really don't need one."
Unless being able to swallow your iPod with your daily vitamins is essential to your existence.
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Comments (10)
HAHAHAHAHAHA!! okay maniacal laughter out of my system now. seriously though it seems like everyone I see has little white (or green or pink or blue or black or...) earbuds SUPERGLUED to their ears. I mean seriously, people aren't your attention spans low enough ALREADY!?!? yes, for those of you who suspect it, I do NOT possess an ipod. Yes, it is possible to function without one. Hey, it's lent so maybe those of you have little earbuds glued into your ears could, you know, REMOVE them from your ears and NOT put them back in for a few weeks. just a thought. You might find your attention span improves just a tad.
Posted by Irina H.F. | March 12, 2009 10:53 AM
Yes, of course I need one of those. Just what I've always wanted: an excuse to spend even less time listening to birdsongs, people, and the faucet I didn't realize was dripping. I see my fellow students walking around with wires dripping from their ears, and find it mystifying. How much really good music is there? And if I listen to it constantly as background noise, will I really appreciate it?
Except that I don't listen to music constantly. I get headaches if I do. Plus, I don't need that incentive to ignore my surroundings. Irina, I agree completely.
Posted by Penny Q. | March 12, 2009 11:26 AM
I repeated it five times, but that hasn't helped yet. I still want one! I guess the only thing keeping me from it is the practical consideration of having a family to feed and a mortgage to pay -- and a fully functional (yet slightly out of fashion) mp3 player that I use for audio books already.
Posted by Michael H. | March 12, 2009 1:10 PM
Cool! I had an iPod Nano, but it was too big, so I traded it for the 2gen Shuffle. It's a great little beast, but it won't store Apple Lossless files because they're too big. A smaller iPod with more storage? I'm down with that.
Posted by Laedelas | March 12, 2009 3:01 PM
I still remember a sermon that you preached in which you spoke about your Ipod obsession. It was a very funny message and a very serious one about Affluenza. When you decided to get rid of one of your three Ipods and told your family about it, your daughter asked if you were going to send away your very best, color Ipod. So I'm just wondering, are you going to be doing a give-away soon??? Because I think you'd have a lot of people in on that--LOL.
Anyway, just had to reminisce about that message because I still tell people about how not materialistic you are--lol--jk, but I do use it in illustrations during care group from time to time when illustrating how materialistic I can be.
Thanks for your great messages and sense of humor!!
Posted by Elizabeth | March 12, 2009 4:10 PM
Elizabeth,
I don't plan either a purchase or a give-away right now, but you'll be first in line if I ever do! That was one of my favorite stories and still makes me laugh to think of nearly choking on my dinner when Emma made the suggestion!
Joshua
Posted by Joshua Harris | March 12, 2009 4:19 PM
I don't want one. My 2nd Generation shuffle is small enough physically, with a large enough memory to hold my podcasts and music, and has the added benefit of being able to hook up to my radio at work and in the car since the controls are on the unit.
Posted by Jerry | March 12, 2009 5:35 PM
If they get any smaller they'll be invisible. And i suspect a lot of apple fans would buy an invisible ipod.
Posted by Joanna | March 13, 2009 12:12 AM
*Sigh* I have absolutely no need for one, as I already own three iPods. But, man! It looks so cool! Apple's just got something going for them with their design. Gimme the kool-aid.
However, this is not the first iPod that talks... they intro'd this feature back in September with the 4g iPod Nano. What gives?
I'd often thought that the 2nd gen Shuffle would make a sweet belt buckle, if modded properly. Maybe this will make them cheaper on eBay...
Posted by Josh Calvetti | March 13, 2009 11:30 AM
The next iPod WILL be a pill.
Posted by Hammy | March 13, 2009 4:24 PM