Ipod Shuffle 512Mb and 1GB

iPod Model: Shuffle

Year/Month introduced:

Scrolling Device: None

Capacities (Gigabytes):512MB and 1GB

Current Software Revision:

Popular among exercise enthusiasts, The iPod Shuffle also appeals to teens and budget-conscious buyers. The Shuffle is the cheapest and smallest iPod available.

The iPod Shuffle is the smallest, lightest iPod available. Its also the cheapest so its popular with teenagers. No Click Wheel on this one, just five buttons to skip through songs. Worse still, the lack of a display makes finding tracks difficult. Data transfer (song and photo syncing) is via USB2.

iPod Shuffle v Pack of Chewing Gum

Apple CEO, Steve Jobs, describes the Shuffle as "smaller and lighter than a pack of gum and costs less than $100". The shuffle is about the same size or smaller than a pack of gum, this design flaw could put Apple in a law suit if someone was to choke on an iPod Shuffle.

Whys it called a Shuffle?

So why did they call this one a shuffle? With no colour screen to navigate tracks and only one playlist can be stored in its memory it can randomly play (or shuffle) through the playlist! Hence the iPod Shuffle.