Apple released their new iPod Shuffle today. The biggest news is that it has no interface. It talks to you. Controls are seated on the earbud cord, and they have been reduced to just three buttons. Pressing the center will pause and play, holding down the button will make the iPod tell you the song and artist you’re on, holding down the button longer will make the iPod tell you the playlist and give you options for other playlists to select. I think it’s a bit genius. The VoiceOver stuff is still a bit ugly – they should just make the voice sound like a robot – or better, Anthony Daniels. The iPod Shuffle is now 4 GB and can hold enough songs for a nice road trip. Unfortunately, the Redhead isn’t included. She says her name is Hannah, and she works in an Apple store – I guess it’s my job to find that store. It’s not stalking, it’s just confirmation of accurate information…

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