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Apple has, as expected, brought in a new member to the iPod family, the flash based iPod Shuffle.
The iPod Shuffle does not include a screen and Apple is believed to have skipped that feature because they wanted to highlight the beauty of the unpredictable shuffle. Of course the digital music player will play songs in a predefined order as well but Apple is branding the iPod Shuffle as the Òofficial soundtrack to the random revolutionÓ and is Òa unique journey through your music collection ø you never know whatÕs around the next tune.Ó
This small digital music player weighs less then an ounce and comes with either 512 MB or 1 G of storage and starts at $99. The digital music player will keep you guessing on your next song for 12 continuous hours with 240 songs. Since the device is totally flash based it does not skip. The digital music player connects via USB to your computer and uses iTunes to manage the music. You can drag and drop individual songs, autofill the player with your favorite play list or autofill your iPod shuffle with a random set of tracks from you music library. The player also charges while you are syncing with your computer. The digital music player starts shipping in one week and already has a number of accessories just like its other siblings.
Overall it seems to be a great digital music player to compete with the flash based market. AppleÕs classic move of making things easy to use seems to have been exhibited here as well.
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