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Apple IPOD w/ Our Cool Notebook?!

post #1 of 27
1/13/05 at 3:29pm
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Well, this is not a notebook discussion thread, but it is a notebook gadget addon.

Anyone seen the new IPOD?



http://www.apple.com/ipodshuffle/
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post #2 of 27
1/13/05 at 3:35pm
I like how at the very bottom under the cautions it says "do not eat ipod shuffle" lol.
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post #3 of 27
1/13/05 at 3:55pm
CNEt ripped that thing apart in it's review. It only gets 12 hours of batter life for a FLASH drive player. Not to mention there's no screen so you can't see what your switching to. Also it's expensive.
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post #4 of 27
1/13/05 at 3:57pm
However, its small, white, and related to the iPod, it will sell shedloads

Anyone know a proper flash drive that is around the same physical dimensions? I'm after a small one.
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post #5 of 27
1/13/05 at 3:59pm
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Originally Posted by Ewok^
However, its small, white, and related to the iPod, it will sell shedloads

Anyone know a proper flash drive that is around the same physical dimensions? I'm after a small one.

Of course it will sell alot. It's an iPod, it's a cool thing to have.
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post #6 of 27
1/13/05 at 4:01pm
Eh? Youve just said exactly what i said, but as if you were correcting me?!
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post #7 of 27
1/13/05 at 4:04pm
yeh, is pretty sweet that u can just plug it into your puter to charge it. the packaging is slick. lanyard and earphones. no mess of cables and power adapters, etc. personally i would like a screen. i have a 512MB MPIO that i use primarily for working out, is likely about the size of the shuffle. for the most part i don't use the screen, but for tweaking the equalizer, using it as a radio, voice recorder, etc., the screen is nice. but then i'm not sure the shuffle has all of these capabilities so it may be a non issue. let's hope the battery doesn't take a crap on us after a year like the big iPods have been known to do eh? i'd pick one up quick if my MPIO wasn't treating me so well, it uses a rechargable AAA, but since i also use those for other appliances i don't consider it a big deal to charge and rotate them. gotta save the planet u know.
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post #8 of 27
1/13/05 at 4:07pm
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Originally Posted by Ewok^
Eh? Youve just said exactly what i said, but as if you were correcting me?!

basically I agreed with you
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post #9 of 27
1/13/05 at 4:15pm
why the hell didn't apple put a screen on this thing!!!

can you imagine shifting through 120 songs, or even 240 just to find the one you want to listen to? apple, you disapoint me....
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post #10 of 27
1/13/05 at 4:29pm
Simple: Screen raises the production cost, power consumption and overall "reliability" of the unit (i.e. more gadgets mean more potential problems).

Right now its just an amp on a flash drive with a headphone jack and a tiny rechargeable battery. Its about as complicated electronically as a pack of gum.

Also, that's why they're calling it the "Shuffle." It only plays, I believe, on random or shuffle mode. If you don't want to hear a song, I guess don't put it on there or skip past it.
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post #11 of 27
1/13/05 at 4:44pm
pretty pointless since so many other flash players have 20 hour+ battery life, a multi-line screen, charge thru USB, and cost less.
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post #12 of 27
1/13/05 at 4:47pm
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Originally Posted by deltawalkerl
pretty pointless since so many other flash players have 20 hour+ battery life, a multi-line screen, charge thru USB, and cost less.
Exactly
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post #13 of 27
1/13/05 at 6:05pm
they're not apple
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post #14 of 27
1/13/05 at 6:13pm
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Originally Posted by airwick
they're not apple

yep, that's how it goes. But I certainly hope this thing bombs
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post #15 of 27
1/13/05 at 6:16pm
I will laf at the person silly enough to get the ipod shuffle.
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post #16 of 27
1/13/05 at 6:31pm
Compare versus the Creative MuVo line. I know their CEO made something of an ass of himself yesterday, but the MuVo line has been around for a few years now. It is about the same size, plugs into a USB port directly, *has a screen* and can be used as drag and drop. Plus you can find it for about the same price as the iPod Shuffle. Or, for a few dollars extra, you can get one with a built in FM tuner. If you're going for a non-expandable flash player, the MuVo seems like a great solution.

(No, I don't work for Creative )
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post #17 of 27
1/13/05 at 6:53pm
Thread Starter 
Actually, I saw the MuVo 1GB of theirs. Not too bad, but @ 179.00 it is pretty pricey.

Sandisk has a 1GB version as well with FM Tuner, for around 149.00
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post #18 of 27
1/13/05 at 10:38pm
Or you can get a Lexar jumpdrive mp3 player for their flash drives. Not the best mp3 player in the world, but adding extra storage is simply a case of buying another memory stick. And I got a 1GB for less than $100 altogether.
But ok, it doesn't look as sexy as the iPod shuffle. But it's got a screen...
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post #19 of 27
1/13/05 at 11:51pm
For the size of the memory its rather cheap... I think? But other than that it looks like a cool toy. The kind you'd use for two weeks then dig out your walkman and burnt cds and never use it again.
I love the do not eat thing though.
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post #20 of 27
1/14/05 at 9:17am
why are apple products and their marketing so gimmicky. it's like they're telling us we only want to listen to our music on shuffle. because it'll be a new experience each time. what a load of garbage. i can't believe ppl are buying into that. it doesn't even look that cool... it's just a WHITE STICK. minimalizism at its minimalist. gimme a break.
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