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Apple iPod Shuffle 3rd Gen 4GB MP3 Player Review - Conclusion |
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Published on March 27, 2009 Comment on this
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 At its heart, this new Shuffle is exactly the same as its predecessors - it's a small, display-less iPod that will play back your music unerringly as you run, skip, and jump through life. It doesn't promise to do anything else beyond that, but what it does do, it does well. The predominant snazzy new features of this Shuffle are its size and the VoiceOver technology that adds some navigation options that were heretofore unavailable. We're not quite sure if anyone absolutely needed anything smaller than the last Shuffle model since it was already pretty tiny, but if you just couldn't fit that model into that vestigial coin pocket in your favorite pair of jeans, this latest Shuffle will be your new BFF. If you were frustrated that you couldn't navigate different playlists, podcasts, and audiobooks on previous Shuffle models, the new Shuffle's VoiceOver feature has answered your prayers. Other than that, we can't necessarily recommend that anyone with the last Shuffle mode upgrade to the new model, particularly since its audio performance isn't drastically better and its battery life isn't as good. It's definitely sleek and über-small but it doesn't completely knock our socks off. |
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