Apple’s new 4-gigabyte iPod shuffle

March 12, 2009 · Filed Under News · Comment

Apple Inc. on Wednesday announced their small 4 gigabyte iPod, the newer version of the Shuffle that Apple claims is the smallest digital music player till date.

The new third-generation Shuffle is a slim aluminum rectangle less than 2 inches long. It takes only half the space as the second generation version however with the added feature of double music storage space i.e. up to 4 gigabytes. Apple achieved this jaw-dropping form by removing most of the buttons from the body of the USD 79 device. Those were instead built into the headphone cord.

The new device also has an added feature called VoiceOver, which can, at the push of a button speaks the song and artist name or rattles off play lists that the owner has loaded onto his device.

The first-generation Shuffle launched in 2005 could hold about 240 songs whereas this improvised third generation device can carry 1,000 songs.

The new Shuffle available in silver or black aluminum with a shiny stainless steel clip is expected to go on sale on Thursday. Joswiak added that Apple’s own earphones will be the only option for early buyers; however other companies are in a process to come up with compatible headphones as well as adapters for regular headphones.

Tags: Apple, Apple Inc, iPod, Shuffle, third generation, VoiceOver