Comments on: Apple Updates Shuffle: 4GB, VoiceOver

By: soccer cleats

soccer cleats — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 03:15:00 +0000

great if they had a V6 and awd, then i would buy one today! KREW: Do you now any performace figures?

By: Clayton

Clayton — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 21:10:53 +0000

I am blind and I need VoiceOver. It works very well on the Nano, almost adequately on the Schuffle. I just learned today that VoiceOver is ONLY available on the damn iPhone. I have an iTouch. I downloaded 3.0 only to find that VoiceOver is not available to me unless I pay $600! I am not a happy camper.

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 22:54:59 +0000

Sonuds like a great idea, but I cannot stand in-ear head phones. Especially the apple ones. They never stay in my ear and they hurt after I use them for 30min. Would there be any solutions for people like me?

By: frog

frog — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 21:55:07 +0000

iPods main selling point has always been ease of use. No controls, seems to go against that. I like it, but it is going to put alot of people off.

By: Omari James

Omari James — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 20:25:47 +0000

@christomapher : That was exactly my point! =] I thought that having voice over on the iPhone / iPod touch would be redundant. It already has a screen.

By: Rey

Rey — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 16:39:11 +0000

I think it’s uglier than previous gen

By: jeremy

jeremy — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 16:20:38 +0000

I wonder if we’ll get a VoiceOver update for the iPhone…

By: Jason

Jason — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 15:08:20 +0000

This is VERY cool. I definitely think this is a great upgrade. True, you can't use just any ol' set of headphones, but I think the play/pause feature is being integrated in enough headphones (thanks to Apple's lead) that there should be a wide range of alternatives in the near future.

The only bummer is that it doesn't seem that there is a Shuffle in the $49 range. That was the sweet spot for me. I'd love to see a 2G or even 1G version for $49. Most of my regular mobile music listening is done on my iPhone, and I only use my Shuffle for workouts or other short bursts of music. 1G is plenty for that purpose.

By: Danny R.

Danny R. — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 15:07:33 +0000

I guess apple is no longer needing of it’s events to reveal new products, it can now happen any day haha

By: Dyvim

Dyvim — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 14:58:45 +0000

It’s pretty neat although I’m torn about the requirement for Apple headphones. The shuffle is ideal for the gym, but the gym is precisely the place where Apple’s earbuds won’t stay in for me. Anyway, I have a 2nd gen shuffle that still suits my needs just fine. What I’m really looking forward to is a new iPhone with support for volume up/down from the headphones so that I can adjust volume without taking it out of my pocket. (That and some serious hardware/software improvements, of course)

By: christomapher

christomapher — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 14:28:01 +0000

Omari, the point VoiceOver is to be able to utilize the device without needing a display. It wouldn’t make sense to require an iPhone/iPod Touch to use the home button to activate voice over instead of using the in-line ear bud remote because you’d then have the display right in front of you, which voids the need for displayless-utilization.

By: Omari James

Omari James — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 13:49:56 +0000

Also , I do t think I would ‘ supplement ‘ my iPhone with any other device. I think voice over on the iPhone / iPod touch would be a good feature but I think just pressing the home / hold button will be enough. Wasn’t there a patent by apple for a screen that cones on without the use of a backlight ?

By: Omari James

Omari James — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 13:45:39 +0000

Wow. That sounds really cool. A little compicated though. The voice over has me slightly iffy. Although my iMac does voiceover when there is an alert and it sounds understandable , that’s just one sentence. I do t think I could imagine going through a whole list. Also what if the tittle is not spelled correctly ? I gave my cousin my last generation shuffle and he lost it. I think I would get him this one since it has more space and more features. Looks like a good product ! I just have my concerns.