New iPod shuffle available worldwide this Friday

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New iPod shuffle available worldwide this Friday

Apple today announced that its new second-generation iPod shuffle will be available in Apple retail stores and Apple Authorized Resellers this Friday, November 3rd. Announced at Apple’s “Showtime” event last month, the new shuffle is nearly half the size of the original model, weighs half an ounce and features an all-new aluminum design with a built-in clip. The new shuffle, which Apple calls “the world’s smallest digital music player,” offers 1GB of storage, which holds up to 240 songs, and is priced at $79. We reported yesterday that pre-orders for the shuffle began shipping over the weekend.

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1

When I was in the Apple store in Toronto yesterday, someone phoned in to ask if they had Shuffles in stock, and a guy told the girl who answered the phone to tell her no, because they’re not allowed sell them yet. If they’re shipping from online, why not sell them straight away in the shops?
I was planning to get one, but Apple released that fix that unbricks my old 512MB shuffle so I’ll stick with that.

Posted by David on October 31, 2006 at 8:15 AM (PDT)

2

well…just lost my nano, so I guess this will do me for a while. woot.

Posted by powerbook17 and 12 on October 31, 2006 at 8:22 AM (PDT)

3

Hmmmmmm…I’m guessing it will take 2 to 3 hours before someone sues apple because, “the shuffles design lends itself to easily being lost between seat cushions and deep pockets rendering the product unusable, therefore representing an obvious manufacturing defect ignored by apple computer, inc.”

Posted by Art Vandelay on October 31, 2006 at 8:22 AM (PDT)

4

Art…

hilarious!!!...and just might happen. thanks for the laugh out loud.

Posted by franticnomad on October 31, 2006 at 10:12 AM (PDT)

5

The FedEx guy just dropped off my Shuffle. Everything is as expected, though I noticed that the headphones are the old ones, not the new ones shipping with the newest 5G ipods. Not a big deal.

Posted by cottonball on November 1, 2006 at 8:16 AM (PDT)

6

Two q’s.

One, can this thing go back and forth between a Mac (home) and PC (work) or is it gonna bug out?

Two, anyone know of any accessories yet?

B Strange

Posted by b strange on November 1, 2006 at 11:42 AM (PDT)

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