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http://www.apple.com/ipodnano/specs.html
"Spoken menus allow listeners to hear many of the names of menus, song titles, and artists without viewing the screen."
Innovation at Apple never ends. Bravo!
So you have to use their earbuds? Hrm.
See this review for some examples: http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/2009/02/13/replacement-ipho...
Typical Apple - simple, clever solution to a seemingly complex problem.
For the techies here: At first I was wondering how the hell they fit a text to speech engine in that little package - but in the vid they explain that the new shuffle's VoiceOver feature uses a different voice for windows and mac. Ahhhh. So it seems that they must be getting the OS to do the text to speech, store the output as little audio files alongside each track/playlist and then play them back when the user requ…
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It's implied from the tour. I mean, if you don't use their headphone, you cannot control anything on it. I have their in-ear headphone and it sounds great so it's not a bad thing.
Except if you want to go jogging. I agree that their headphones are great, but they don't attach securely enough for a good workout.
Running or cycling? Not a chance. iPod headphones will fall out of your ears within the first 100 feet. I've never seen anyone running with iPod headphones; just walkers or commuters on the subway.
Exercise headphones are "disposable" too. I'll go through a pair every 4-6 months because the speakers eventually get clogged up with junk from sweat and eventually get muffled out. Speaker wire connections get frayed too since they're moving around a lot.
Sony MDR-J11G headphones work well for me running and cycling. They're $10-15 each depending if you buy them on eBay or in a store.
Apple wants $29 for replacement headphones. Even if they were designed for sports as well as the MDR-J11G's, they'd still be a rip off at that price.
When is Apple going to stop embedding Quicktime movies and move to streaming Flash like the rest of the world has?
For the techies here: At first I was wondering how the hell they fit a text to speech engine in that little package - but in the vid they explain that the new shuffle's VoiceOver feature uses a different voice for windows and mac. Ahhhh. So it seems that they must be getting the OS to do the text to speech, store the output as little audio files alongside each track/playlist and then play them back when the user requ…
So they're using up more space on what's already terribly limited. Incredible!
I agree that the shuffle iPod itself is very popular but do many people actually use the shuffle feature?
I like the shuffle because it's small and light-weight - even my first generation one. Which has 512MB - my factor-of-ten improvement rule means it's approximately time to upgrade.