Review: New iPod Shuffle is the first invisible MP3 player

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Post by technologizer » Sat, Mar 14, 2009, 6:48 AM UTC

Review: New iPod Shuffle is the first invisible MP3 player
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Re: Review: New iPod Shuffle is the first invisible MP3 player

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Post by zafarali » Sat, Mar 14, 2009, 6:55 AM UTC

WHERE did apple get the idea to put the controls on the HEADPHONES?!

Re: Review: New iPod Shuffle is the first invisible MP3 player

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Post by noonespecial » Sat, Mar 14, 2009, 7:39 AM UTC

Things like this make me think that perhaps the wearable computer is sneaking up on us. Those goofy boxes on the belt, wires down your sleeve, and dorky glasses were just to throw us off the trail. Instead, one tiny elegant step at a time, it will sneak up on us until suddenly a killer app leaps out makes us realize that our iShuffPhoneTouch is it.

Re: Review: New iPod Shuffle is the first invisible MP3 player

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Post by jauco » Sat, Mar 14, 2009, 8:07 AM UTC

zafarali wrote: post #2

WHERE did apple get the idea to put the controls on the HEADPHONES?!

That's been done since the early nineties. (on walkmens back then)

Re: Review: New iPod Shuffle is the first invisible MP3 player

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Post by albertni » Sat, Mar 14, 2009, 8:48 AM UTC

So I'm guessing that having the controls on the headphones implies that you can't just swap in any old pair of (likely superior quality) headphones?

Re: Review: New iPod Shuffle is the first invisible MP3 player

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Post by zain » Sat, Mar 14, 2009, 9:08 AM UTC

albertni wrote: post #5

So I'm guessing that having the controls on the headphones implies that you can't just swap in any old pair of (likely superior quality) headphones?

There is a separately purchasable dongle that has the controls and lets you plug in any headphones you like.

Re: Review: New iPod Shuffle is the first invisible MP3 player

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Post by herval » Sat, Mar 14, 2009, 9:14 AM UTC

jauco wrote: post #4

zafarali wrote: post #2

WHERE did apple get the idea to put the controls on the HEADPHONES?!

That's been done since the early nineties. (on walkmens back then)

not to mention Apple's own iPhone itself...

Re: Review: New iPod Shuffle is the first invisible MP3 player

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Post by unalone » Sat, Mar 14, 2009, 9:20 AM UTC

albertni wrote: post #5

So I'm guessing that having the controls on the headphones implies that you can't just swap in any old pair of (likely superior quality) headphones?

People who want superior quality shouldn't be buying an iPod shuffle. It's a low-end MP3 player with a very specific set of design limitations.

Apple has an entirely line of MP3 players, some of which aren't perfect for would-be audiophiles.

Re: Review: New iPod Shuffle is the first invisible MP3 player

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Post by bradleyhb » Sat, Mar 14, 2009, 9:34 AM UTC

...as if it will be convenient to use those controls while walking or running. I can imagine it bobbling in a really annoying fashion.

Re: Review: New iPod Shuffle is the first invisible MP3 player

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Post by MoeDrippins » Sat, Mar 14, 2009, 1:57 PM UTC

unalone wrote: post #8

albertni wrote: post #5

So I'm guessing that having the controls on the headphones implies that you can't just swap in any old pair of (likely superior quality) headphones?

People who want superior quality shouldn't be buying an iPod shuffle. It's a low-end MP3 player with a very specific set of design limitations. Apple has an entirely line of MP3 players, some of which aren't perfect for would-be audiophiles.

Interesting point, but ultimately a non sequitur with the OPs question.