• iPod Shuffle 3rd Generation - Worth Your Money?

    iPod Shuffle 3rd Generation - Worth Your Money?

    Prasad Naik, May 08, 2009 1300 hrs IST

    It's small and it talks. But will that be enough?

    Incredibly small footprint, great build quality, convenient clip at the back, 4 GB of capacity

    No way to control player with other standard headphones, poor sound quality with default earphones, data cable is too short, a bit expensive

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There's one thing that you can now be sure of when it comes to Apple products -- they're going to be small; as small as the laws of physics could allow. We have seen them doing it for several of their products in the past and they have now done it for the Shuffle. The Shuffle was already a very tiny music player to begin with and now they have gone ahead and done the impossible! Apple has made it half the size of what it was before. The result is a player that is shorter than your pinky and just as wide. Ladies and gentlemen, today we have with us, the world's smallest music player and the first one which talks to you - the 3rd generation iPod Shuffle.

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  • iPod Shuffle
  • Earphones with remote
  • USB Cable
  • Quick start guide

As usual, there is no software CD inside. You have to download iTunes, which is a prerequisite for using any iPod. At 71 MB, iTunes will take a long time to download, unless you have a very fast Internet connection. Also, don't forget the additional 15 MB required for the VoiceOver kit which is necessary for the VoiceOver to work on the Shuffle. If not on the CD for environmental reasons, Apple could have at least provided the required software on the Shuffle itself, as it can be used as a mass storage device.

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Coasteering
,Pembrokeshire, on Dec 30, 2009 05:04 AM
After many hours hunting, trial and error i was able to use management software other than itunes. Media Monkey is brilliant, most other software couldn't find its way around Apple's integrated itunes folders in my ipod shuffle 3rd gen, but Media Monkey was awesome, totally recommend it :)
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Angad
,New Delhi, on May 29, 2009 11:42 PM
Apple's played a clever game towards monopoly on the earphone market cuz the earphones have an unknown patented chip in them, which manufacturers would definitely need access to before they can supply 'phones for the shuffle. the least apple could've done is to have put an earphone jack after the controls, like many cellphones. Now we cant use an iPod with speakers too...
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Steve
,Malaysia, on May 09, 2009 12:55 AM
Why apple is so dumb till shorten the data cable in this size.At least laptop user will be in "safer zone",how about PC desktop user they have to reach back of the unit to connect.Not convenient at all.Downloading & transferring media files via iTunes is pain-neck session...How cool it would be if just copy paste the tracks without using iTunes...Apple should consider on this matter
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Rajesh Malvekar
,Karwar, on May 08, 2009 03:28 PM
Thank Q Mr. Pradip Naik, nice review I completely agree with your findings, its poor sound quality with bundled earphone. Even there is no option to go for better earphones, if anybody wants mp3 player I suggest pls. go for Creative Zen Stone Plus 2 GB around 2 k. with better sound quality but don’t forget interface is very slow. Once again thanks TT for alerted people not to go for Apple. Its charming only brand rather than Ipod performance
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