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http://www.appleinsider.com/article.php?id=830 how cool , it's main selling point is that you can't even choose what songs you want to hear! I wonder what genius came up with that idea... |
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what kind of a retard thought of that? |
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yep, agreed. pretty much the worst idea I've ever heard |
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...sucks |
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"With most flash-memory music players users must use tiny displays and complicated controls to find their music; with iPod shuffle you just relax and it serves up new combinations of your music every time you listen.” this play button is too complicated for me! i can identify the "next track" icon, but somehow, i just can't figure out how to press it! woe! woe is me... i wish someone would invent an ipod that does this tedious button-pushing chore so that i don't have to... wait, you mean that i'm not dreaming? there really is such a device?! i feel like george jetson! the future is noOoooooowwwwwwwwww!!!!! finally, i can just relax. thank you, modern science. |
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What a bloody disappointment. I am a diserning music listener and want control on the fly. I guess they assume the average listeners doesn't give a shit, or the research says so. Such a pity. Now I'll just wait for their phone with iTunes in it. Pfft!! |
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it has made my life 99.3% more efficient. FACT. it has raised my grades and improved my batting average. FACT. |
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apple is undeveloping iPod, hehe what a cool word. Un-developing. |
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The Mac mini looks sweet, but once again ain't something for me. All these new products seem to be aimed at a new market. What about the old guard??????? |
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exactly - this seems to be cheap shit to attract the average windows user - ie those that just word and IE for example... that new mini would be great for 100$ if it actually let you choose yr tunes , i mean that just belies belief - are yousupposed to switch it on and off till you get what you want/ ? ??what a turd. i hope it flops. |
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similar capacity mp3 players are almost double the price of the ipod, if it had a screen it would be more expensive, then you would be moaning about the price. Its good for its target audience, if you don't like it it doesn't mean it isn't perfect for someone else. People who exercise, who always use random play, who select a playlist or album listen to before putting it on the ipod, who want an ipod but can't afford it, this is perfect for them. My sister bought it as she wants a cheap ipod for listening to music (she doesn't have many songs) and transfering files to college. People have different listening tastes and wishing it to flopp because it doesn't suite you is pretty selfish. There is no chance it will flopp, £69 for an ipod, they'll have trouble keeping up with demand (as usual). |
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The only use I can see for one of these is in situation where you can't use the control's/don't want to be tempted to. I might get a 512mb one, just to use on my motorbike- the compact size means it won't be bulky in my pockets; it's cheap, so if it gets wrecked when I get caught in a storm, it's not the end of the world; I won't be tempted to try to fiddle with the controls whilst riding; the limited size/format of playback means I'll only put "killer" tracks on there. I'm rapidly moving towards this on my xbox- only putting on great tracks, rather than being a completist and putting whole albums on. I probably won't get one at release though- I'll wait till it flops and they're going dirt cheap in stores trying desperately to sell them :D |
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i like random play music, it's like your own personal radio station and for $99 you can't really go wrong|! |
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On the subject of random play music, my girlfriend is obsessed with it- she was really peeved that the hi fi she got for xmas, in her own words, "I don't care if it's ugly, or doesn't sound very good, I just want it to play CDs and shuffle." She is also looking for a USB HD stick. I reckon this might be a good way of killing 2 birds with one stone for her birthday... Am I right in thinking Ipods can't play .wma? (MSoft licencing issues) |
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"...and those signature white earbud headphones tell the world you love to listen in style." Shouldn't that be, "and those signature white earbud headphones tell the world you want to be mugged for your ipod. " |
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I think you can convert .wma to mp3 or aac if they are unprotected |
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okay hoping for to flop is a bit much , but i just think it is daft they don't give you the option to choose tracks or at least playlists - surely that costs basically nothing for apple to add on ... i'd buy one if they added that feature... |
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i agree, it could be a really simple add on, like a standart clock lcd, those that just show numbers would be ok |
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I suppose not having the screen keeps the cost down a bit, but as you say, you can get clocks/watches for less than $1, so it shouldn't affect things too much. |
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i just noticed that theres a "play in order" button there now i feel better .) |
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i cant understand what is that separate headphone jack thing, maybe sb could explain it to me plz |
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what do you mean?? |
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it's where you plug in your earphones, no? |
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yep, but i though that was separate of the ipod. now i realized that its just other point of view. im feeling silly |
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haha :) |
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boring paradoxally, after play think i shuffle becomes while a. track and course of a it can also play don't want you hear to... kinda and you frustrating it's hear to happy a song usually love when sad you're don't and listen to to it want. expensive it's anyway too... ...any like iPods ' _ - |
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What? |
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did this fly over all of your heads but one? you can play in order and load your own playlists |
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I've been having a hard time fitting my 4G iPod™ into my mouth. This new iPod™ Shuffle will be soooo much easier to swallow. It'll be perfect for listening to music coming from my stomach. It's not like I could see and choose the songs while the old 4G iPod™ was traveling down my long intestines anyway. |
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what the fuck are you trying to say? |
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I EAT IPODS FOR BREAKFAST!!!!! It says "Do not eat iPod shuffle"; it doesn't say "Do not swallow iPod shuffle, pass it through your digestive system, and poop it back out". |
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paradoxally, i think shuffle play becomes a bit boring after a while. and of course it can play a track you don't want to hear... kinda frustrating to hear a happy song you usually love when you're sad and don't want to listen to it. anyway it's too expensive... ...like any iPods ' _ - |
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more like a curiosity i'd say. (besides, the "shuffle" feature on iTunes seems a bit flawed, sometimes i use it but it always seem to shuffle through the same songs) |
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i think it looks ok, quite neat and small really. personally i'm one for a screen and being able to select what i want to listen, so i would never get one, but it's a good price for a flash player with that much memory. |
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he shuffled it! points for uzim! anyways, i would rather spend the money on something with more options. |
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i bought an iriver/ |
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"anyway it's too expensive..." for 1GB id definately isn't too expensive, most comparable players are almost double the price. |
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anyway i've decided to sell my 4G 40GB ipod on ebay as I simply don't need every single song with me and I tend to use shuffle quite often, I only occasionally play an album through its entirety in order. For what I need a music player for I don't need a large 40GB player. Also after buying a car i really need the money, I can't afford luxury items like this. So i'm selling the 4G and getting either the 512 one or 1GB, i'll probably get the 1GB one as its the best value. |
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two identical topics, each more identical than the last. |
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Ironic isn't it, when hardware Mp3 players came out, the slow time to copy to them (I've had serial and parallel cable ones!) and the time before getting somewhere where you can recharge/reload it with songs, meant that capacity was very important. Now, when I'm seldom away from a PC for more than a few hours (unless I'm asleep), or off hiking or on holiday. Plus the fact nearly all modern PCs have Mp3 functionality and a USB port, means there's no longer the need for large capacity IMO. The difference between the 1gb and the 512mb is academic- I'm highly unlikely to be listening to more than a few hours of music in one stretch, unless I'm in a lounge/bedroom, in which case I'd have a PC/Hi-fi to listen to things on. I try to avoid public transport and unless I'm flying, never use it for more than 2 hours or so. Also, I find I don't bother with playlists etc. on bigger ones, unless I'm showing a friend a particular track, so carrying my whole collection with me isn't that important either. The only reason I can see for that is a purely altruistic one- giving mates some of your tracks, when you go over their house. You can do that via the internet, though. I'm not knocking bigger players, but for me, 512mb would be all that's neccessary. I reckon I'll get one... |
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I agree with 512 being enough for music, however my player also has recording (which I'll record my lectures with!) and if the designers aren't retarded they are USB mass storage devices as well, so 1 gig is good. |
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Yes, I agree that if you were going to use it as mass storage too, 1gb would be worthwhile. Nice to carry all your tech in one device (so long as it has decent battery life- I had a mobile phone that had Mp3 and mass storage functionality, but partly due to small capacity and fear of draining my phones battery, seldom used either). |
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In case you're curious, . It is overpriced, but it is a gift. It arrives monday and I'll post lots of shit. My choices were constrained since most of my music is encoded as OGG Vorbis files, but without that I still would have chosen this one. |
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Looks good- almost twice the cost of the afformentioned Ipod though :) |
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