I’ve had a lot of iPods but I don’t think I’ve been impressed with one recently as much as I have been with the latest iPod Shuffle. I got it to use while I am running or walking since the new Nano although small and light, it doesn’t have any physical buttons which makes it difficult to control without looking at the screen. The Shuffle on the other hand is super light and has buttons which for me makes it the perfect iPod for exercising.
Of course the downside is that there is no screen.. you would think but it isn’t. The shuffle has a nifty feature (like the nano) called voice over. There is a little button that you press and a guys voice comes in over your music to tell you what song is currently playing. Click that button twice and the voice tells you how much battery is left. Hold down the button and the voice will flip through your playlist and when you decide on one just press play. This feature is extremely helpful since it really allows you to control the shuffle and find out what you’re listening to all by just feeling your way around the buttons.
Price wise the shuffle is cheap. Sheeel had them on sale for just KD10 and I should have bought one then but I didn’t, instead I bought one from the market for around KD17. Still not too bad, it’s more expensive than Amazon but if you include the shipping cost it comes out the same. The Nano sells for around KD50 here as well so the shuffle is less than half the price. Really the only problem I have with the shuffle is the fact that there is no hold button which is annoying since I accidentally managed to press the forward button a few times by brushing against it. Because of that I was going to give the shuffle a 4.5 out of 5 BUT, I just decided to check the manual and make sure there isn’t a way to put the shuffle on hold and guess what? Turns out there is a hold mode, I just need to press the play/pause button for 3 seconds to activate it. So now it’s perfect. If you’re looking for a music player you don’t want to worry about scratching, breaking or losing and if you prefer physical buttons over a touch screen then the Shuffle is perfect for you. Final score is a 5 out of 5.
13 replies on “Review: iPod Shuffle”
That’s odd, what happened to the usual background?
If i shoot during the day I use the blue background, if I shoot at night I use the magenta š
oh! didn’t know that š
I was the one talking to you on twitter about this, claiming theres not a massive difference lol, the next day I realised that the 2nd Gen shuffle was the one which was similar to this, and the new Nano was not a shuffle lol.
I’m going to need one over the summer, despite owning an iTouch, so going to buy one, or tell my sister to get me one from states.
3ndi pink from sheeel
o i take it with me when i walk š
I had the shuffle since 6 months and never knew about the voice over feature! thx for the tip š
Does it cost the same everywhere? Where did you get it from, Mark? Thinking about buying one. And this is the 2GB one?
Any idea where you can get a usb cable/charger for one of these?
you have to see the older shuffle. its even smaller.
I know it, hated it cuz no buttons.
After the update you can use the home button on the new ipod nano to either go to the next song or to pause/play. You can pick in the settings
the new nano has the volume buttons and the main button which can be used to skip songs by pressing it twice (you need to download the software update though). I guess that’s enough if you’re on a run, just set up a playlist and if you don’t like the song skip it…
I was the one talking to you on twitter about this, claiming theres not a massive difference lol, the next day I realised that the 2nd Gen shuffle was the one which was similar to this, and the new Nano was not a shuffle lol.
Iām going to need one over the summer, despite owning an iTouch, so going to buy one, or tell my sister to get me one from countries