iPod Shuffle colors updated

I liked the orange shuffle, true it did disappear ages ago but it was still pretty funky.

Bring it back!

The new colors are very nice, indeed. I've got a silver Shuffle that I use all the time. My only gripe: I wish there were a way to skip to the next album instead of having to press the "next song" button 10 times.

Those shuffles are new? I guess I got a test model before they came out :P

Last year when my iPod (with colour screen) died, I headed out to the Apple store and picked up a shuffle.

While it didn't hold all my music (something I love about the classic) I really took to the little guy. It was great for my walks back and forth to school, and the price was almost unbeatable...

...until they dropped it a few months later!

$50 for a gig? Worth every penny.

I kinda wonder if this is the same guy who wrote the article about the "brand new awesome games in Terminal no one has ever heard about". haha.

On a more serious note, to answer your question, while the shuffles look nice, I'd use your nano over a shuffle any day. I got a shuffle for my mother's birthday last year (trying to ease her into electronics) and she is constantly annoyed that she can't pick the song she wants to hear, or at least see who's playing...which then becomes my job to figure out what song I put on her shuffle as she tries to hum it to me over the phone. Stick with a pod that has a screen.

I love my Shuffle (the orange one, of course). I have an iPhone, a 5G iPod, a 2G nano, but the one I really use other than the iPhone is my Shuffle when I go running. I'm really glad to see that my prediction that the "lively" colors would soon return to replace the pastels (but I figured they switch back in the Spring and come back to the muted colors again in the Fall, oh well). My only gripe is that they axed the orange one! Boooo Apple.

Yup - I have a nano for movies and :in the house" kind of tasks, but you can't beat the shuffle for running or working out at the gym. I actually have 2 shuffles!

I am surprised Apple didn't hold a press conference..

I'm an iPhone owner but have often thought about getting a shuffle to take to the gym. It's between that and a new nano. But if I get a nano then I have to get the arm band, and I don't really think I would use it for all it's worth, so I'll pry just get a shuffle. I'll probably get a refurbished one. It's an extra $10 or $20 off. Can't beat that! :)

I wasn't going to comment on timeliness on TUAW over the past while, delayed (and sometimes of questionable news-worthiness) or not. But as an owner of a "fat" nano and a Shuffle, Dave, I can say the Shuffle has a fond place for me. If you're into exercising with your iPod and don't need/care about the Nike kit, you can't get a better player. The size and durability are perfect to not have to worry about when running, and the controls are intuitive without ever needing to look at them. In a world of iPhones and Touches, they are definitely the underrated runt of the iPod line.