NEW iPod Shuffle

The NEW iPod Shuffle has just been released. [Official Apple News]

The iPod Shuffle features a new “voice-over” technology where it reads out loud the controls. It also is TINY! and features a 4GB start.

One other thing that they went away with is the classic click wheel. Instead, they built the controls onto their new and improved headphones with volume controls.

The new iPod Shuffle is as small as a flash drive yet still functional as the old shuffles. The only problem is, you have to use Apple’s Headphones to use them – it’s the only way you can control the device.

The NEW Voice-Over technique is a bit iffy and needs more work. It still has that “Microsoft Sam” type of quality and not a fluid human-like voice.

Some new features of the Shuffle also include playlists. Now you can play playlists on your shuffle.

Apple has come a long way. This by far is their ingenious way of modernizing the MP3 market. I am a bit disappointed at Apple for their quest for “smaller is better”.

I’ll let this one sit with the public and how they will view it. Comments and Reviews welcome!