manaox2 Posted March 11, 2009 Report Posted March 11, 2009 I had an older shuffle at one point, as a grocery store giveaway/prize thing. It was far too fussy about how it synced, and wouldn't allow multiple computers to sync without first deleting everything loaded from another computer. None of my other ipods ever did that, so I lost interest and gave it to my cousin. Too bad you never discovered the python script that would sync whatever you drag and dropped with a double click without itunes after being initialized once. http://shuffle-db.sourceforge.net/ Quote
ojnihs Posted March 11, 2009 Report Posted March 11, 2009 not that i'm in the market for a shuffle, but the controls on the cable is completely retarded Quote
Dash Posted March 11, 2009 Report Posted March 11, 2009 Love the storage and form factor, but that control arrangement blows. Quote
grawk Posted March 11, 2009 Report Posted March 11, 2009 Congratulations, you're not the target market Quote
CD44hi Posted March 11, 2009 Report Posted March 11, 2009 Yikes! Hopefully enough people will express discomfort about the controls in the earbuds stuff to deter apple from trying this in other ipod models.... Quote
Dusty Chalk Posted March 11, 2009 Report Posted March 11, 2009 The cynic in my can't help but wonder why the prices never seem to drop for these devices, yet you can pick up an 8GB thumb drive for like $15 now.You do know that most things are priced on supply and demand, not cost of parts and markup, right? The answer is, "because they can". Quote
aardvark baguette Posted March 11, 2009 Report Posted March 11, 2009 i know. I'm surprised someone else hasnt taken the wind out of its sails tho Quote
grawk Posted March 11, 2009 Report Posted March 11, 2009 Apple doesn't sell commodities, they sell commercial products. Apple spends money on design and core research that commodity producers don't have to. You don't like the apple product, then fine, buy the korean knockoff (or whatever other product you want). i know. I'm surprised someone else hasnt taken the wind out of its sails tho They have, there are hundreds of other mp3 players that do exactly what you want. For some weird reason, apple keeps outselling them. It must be that their products provide something the others don't. Quote
Cankin Posted March 11, 2009 Report Posted March 11, 2009 What are the differences between commodities and commercial products? Quote
aardvark baguette Posted March 11, 2009 Report Posted March 11, 2009 Apple doesn't sell commodities, they sell commercial products. Apple spends money on design and core research that commodity producers don't have to. You don't like the apple product, then fine, buy the korean knockoff (or whatever other product you want). They have, there are hundreds of other mp3 players that do exactly what you want. For some weird reason, apple keeps outselling them. It must be that their products provide something the others don't. lol I didnt mean to poke the bear....lets all remain calm. They're just commercial products... Quote
Smeggy Posted March 11, 2009 Report Posted March 11, 2009 Wonder when the first giant LOD mod will arrive. Quote
jinp6301 Posted March 11, 2009 Report Posted March 11, 2009 They have, there are hundreds of other mp3 players that do exactly what you want. For some weird reason, apple keeps outselling them. It must be that their products provide something the others don't. better user experience Quote
thrice Posted March 11, 2009 Author Report Posted March 11, 2009 It must be that their products provide something the others don't. Chicks will dig you and men will want to be you. Quote
deepak Posted March 12, 2009 Report Posted March 12, 2009 Hopefully this buttonless feature moves on to the rest of the ipod line too. Or maybe one button will be all it needs. Quote
Beefy Posted March 12, 2009 Report Posted March 12, 2009 Or maybe one button will be all it needs. They will start coming with one primary button, plus a Control button that you have to hold down to make the first button do something different. Quote
John E Woven Posted March 12, 2009 Report Posted March 12, 2009 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0Gzq-QEt0s Quote
thrice Posted March 12, 2009 Author Report Posted March 12, 2009 iPodNN | New Shuffle to need adapter for third-party output Quote
Dusty Chalk Posted March 12, 2009 Report Posted March 12, 2009 It must be that their products provide something the others don't.I can hide it in the crack of my ass? No, I didn't... Quote
Hopstretch Posted March 12, 2009 Report Posted March 12, 2009 New version of iTunes released to support the new shuffle. One bit of the release notes that may interest folks here: "You will enjoy noticeable improvements when working with large libraries." Quote
AlanY Posted March 12, 2009 Report Posted March 12, 2009 The new version of iTunes is indeed faster with large libraries, at least for me. Quote
jinp6301 Posted March 12, 2009 Report Posted March 12, 2009 Apple: How the iPod Shuffle VoiceOver Works interesting Quote
thrice Posted March 13, 2009 Author Report Posted March 13, 2009 iPod Shuffle 3rd Generation First Look The innards... kinda neat. Quote
en480c4 Posted March 13, 2009 Report Posted March 13, 2009 Wow, ordered the refurb silver Shuffle for $39 on Wednesday, used the free shipping option and it arrived today! I'll get it loaded up and it'll be ready for my ski trip this weekend. Kick ass! Quote
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