Hey all, it's been a really long time since I've posted anything. Mainly because my life hasn't changed in a big way lately. Just work and school is all that's going on.
A few weeks ago, Apple came out with the new ipod Shuffle. This time, there are no buttons and it talks to you, meaning you can have playlists rather than just a library of all your songs. The only buttons are located on the headphones. There are only 3 buttons on them. It's insane.
The Shuffle turns out to be almost half as big as it's predecessor. I got to see what the headphones looked like taken apart, and it is super super small... and that brought up a question: Why couldn't they put the buttons on the ipod, making it less than a millimeter thicker? Because the bad thing about the headphones having the buttons, the ipod is completely useless without the headphones! If you lose them, break them, or anything, you have to get a 30 dollar pair. And they are already proven to be pretty cheap headphones (though I like them).
It's even rumored that the Shuffle has a chip that makes it impossible to make third-party headphones for them. Which sucks, and really doesn't seem like Apple at all.
Despite all this, I love the idea of the voice over, which enables users to have playlists. Before, that had been the only thing I disliked about the Shuffles. It really opens up a new step in technology. But the reactions I've heard about the voice over makes me think people aren't ready for that kind of technology. Which brings something compltely different. It seems as people have kind of flat-lined when it comes to liking new technology. People STILL want physical keyboards on the iphone, don't like the voice-over, and I know many people who hate such sites like Twitter, which are simple ways to keep people updated. Very interesting and I might expand on that later.
Anyway. As far as the ipod goes, I think it's a great idea, the buttons should just stay on the actual ipod. I don't think it's as big of a deal as people make it though. For the record I wouldn't get one, but they are nice.
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I agree the Shuffle has reached a point of impracticality for those who aren't ready for the technology. Between being large enough to have real buttons, and small enough to feature Apple's innovations in technology, it is sort of at a plateau, like you mentioned.
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