iPod shuffle has earned its place among my gadgets

iPod Shuffle

My rating: 5 out of 5

I’ve had my shuffle for over a week now and I’m still liking it a lot. It’s lived up to all my original expectations and more:

1. With the no-iTunes hack, I can load up songs with ease. My shuffle is recognized as a USB Mass Storage Device and I simply drag and drop my music files onto it.
2. Sound quality is top notch. (side note: I currently use B&O A8s, but I’m thinking of buying the Etymotic ER6i or Shure E3cs.)
3. Battery life lasts forever; I’ve listened to it for hours between charges and never runs out.

I’ve been using the shuffle for quick file transfers as well. It works like a champ. The promise of plug-n-play finally comes through. Having suffered for years through the days of Win95/98/ME/NT4/2k, finally seeing devices like the shuffle just work is nothing short of amazing. I suppose some would say my standards are a bit too low, but oh well, I’m just happy it works!

I’ve only missed having the screen once. I was listening to the new 50 cent CD and I wanted to know the title of the currently playing song. Unfortunately, I was out of luck.

All told, the device has impressed me. I was skeptical at first, but after getting used to having truly portable music, I’m hooked. It’s like when you first start using a bluetooth headset… soon, you wonder how you ever used your phone without one.

iPod shuffle has earned its place among my gadgets
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iPod Shuffle

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I’ve had my shuffle for over a week now and I’m still liking it a lot. It’s lived up to all my original expectations and more:
<ol>
<li>With the no-iTunes hack, I can load up songs with ease. My shuffle is recognized as a USB Mass Storage Device and I simply drag and drop my music files onto it.</li>
<li>Sound quality is top notch. (side note: I currently use <a href=”http://www.bang-olufsen.com/web2/systems/product.asp?section=systems&ampampampampsub=ls&ampampampampprodid=33″>B&ampO A8s</a>, but I’m thinking of buying the <a href=”http://www.etymotic.com/ephp/er6i.asp”>Etymotic ER6i</a> or <a href=”http://www.shure.com/earphones/eseries_e3c.asp”>Shure E3cs</a>.)</li>
<li>Battery life lasts forever; I’ve listened to it for hours between charges and never runs out.</li>
</ol>
I’ve been using the shuffle for quick file transfers as well. It works like a champ. The promise of plug-n-play finally comes through. Having suffered for years through the days of Win95/98/ME/NT4/2k, finally seeing devices like the shuffle just work is nothing short of amazing. I suppose some would say my standards are a bit too low, but oh well, I’m just happy it works!

I’ve only missed having the screen once. I was listening to the <a href=”http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=99zeros-20&ampampampampcreative=9325&ampampampampcamp=1789&ampampampamplink_code=ur2&ampampampamppath=tg/detail/-/B0007P3582/qid=1114670611/sr=8-1/ref=pd_csp_1?v=glance%26s=music%26n=507846″>new 50 cent CD</a> and I wanted to know the title of the currently playing song. Unfortunately, I was out of luck.

All told, the device has impressed me. I was skeptical at first, but after getting used to having truly portable music, I’m hooked. It’s like when you first start using a bluetooth headset… soon, you wonder how you ever used your phone without one.