Shuffle Articles on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

Apple may discontinue the iPod shuffle and classic

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (Sep 27th, 2011)

We've been sitting on a tip for a while until things came into greater focus, but now that the speculation meter has exploded (see this CNet story), it's a good time to tell you all what we've heard. It seems that the "product transition" Apple mentioned on the last earnings call could very ...

Music for Shuffle features music designed for the iPod shuffle

by Mike Schramm (Jan 19th, 2011)

This is fascinating to me -- musician Matthew Irvine Brown has compiled a set of 18 musical tracks, about an hour of music total, designed to be played in random order on the iPod shuffle. There was a lot of care and thought put into this as he designed the music to be atmospheric pieces. Even when ...

Seen at CES: iDevices through the years

by Mike Schramm (Jan 7th, 2011)

We saw these displays over in the actual iLounge booth (they also have a deal to sponsor some of the iPhone-related displays here at CES), and thought you readers would enjoy a look. Basically iLounge went back and obtained a version of every single iDevice out there (with the exception of the ...

Apple updates the iPod shuffle

by Dave Caolo (Sep 1st, 2010)

At today's press event, Steve Jobs announced a full revamp of the iPod line. The new iPod shuffle is smaller than the 2nd generation device and brings back something that many users missed with the previous model. Specifically, buttons! The new shuffle has a familiar-looking click wheel on the ...

Terminal Tips: Generate random filenames for digital photo frame images

by Aron Trimble (Feb 25th, 2010)

It's not at all unlikely that you or a relative have received a digital photo frame as some sort of gift. The concept is great, one frame on your mantle, many pictures on display. Unfortunately, Apple has yet to enter the photo frame market -- at least until the iPad is released, that is. In the ...

TUAW and Scosche are giving away a tapSTICK for 3rd gen iPod shuffle

by Steven Sande (Oct 6th, 2009)

When you think about the 3rd generation iPod shuffle, you probably don't think about getting a case for it. After all, the little music box is less than 2 inches long, .7 inches wide, and .3 inches thick, and it comes with a clip. The designers at Scosche Industries realized that some shuffle ...

Businessweek puts Apple at top of Most Innovative list

by Mike Schramm (May 28th, 2009)

Businessweek has posted a list of what they call the top 50 most innovative companies in 2009, and guess who is sitting right at the top of the list. Sure enough, it's our favorite computer maker -- according to the survey, taken by "senior executives around the world," Apple is number one, and the ...

New shuffle gets an update

by Michael Rose (Apr 11th, 2009)

Got a new iPod shuffle? Hook up to iTunes and check Software Update, because there's a holiday surprise waiting there for you. The revised VoiceOver Kit 1.0.1 corrects artist name pronunciations and includes a few other fixes. If you've downloaded the update let us know how it's working for you. ...

Attention world: The iPhone dislikes moisture

by Dave Caolo (Apr 9th, 2009)

There's a story at Click2Houston (I would have embedded the video if I had that option) about iPhone users who have had their devices ruined by excessive exposure to sweat. Specifically, they've been bringing them to the gym to provide a soundtrack to their workouts. Of course, sweat leaks into the ...

New iPod shuffle features VoiceOver

by Michael Rose (Mar 11th, 2009)

The store is back, and the rapid rumor ramp-up is vindicated: Apple introduced a new iPod shuffle this morning, billed as 'the first music player that talks to you' -- it features a VoiceOver interface that announces artists, songs and playlists on demand (the iPod nano features spoken menus as ...

Apple Store back online, with changes

by Cory Bohon (Sep 9th, 2008)

With the day's Apple news slowing down, the Apple store finally came back online after what seemed to be an eternity. We've been looking around and here are the changes that we found: New iPod nanos are now available for order and ship within 24 hours New iPod touches are available for order ...

Piper Jaffray analyst predicts Sept. MacBook updates

by Robert Palmer (Aug 7th, 2008)

Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster is speculating that Apple will hold a special event in early September to announce new iPods and MacBooks, according to a research note he released. Munster is bullish on seeing Apple enter the sub-$1,000 market for its MacBook line, and has been saying so since ...

Dance piece, for iPod shuffle

by Mike Schramm (Apr 5th, 2008)

Apparently this iPod-enabled dance performance has been around for quite a while (here's an NYT piece on it from 2006), but it's the first we've heard of it, and it's pretty amazing. The 87-year-old choreographer, Merce Cunningham, who has collaborated with John Cage and Andy Warhol among others, ...

Shuffle price drop

by Brett Terpstra (Feb 19th, 2008)

After this morning's store downtime the Shuffle product page shows a $30 price drop to $49. If you're in the doghouse for not getting a Valentine's Day gift for your significant other, this might be your opportunity. Of course, I don't know what meaning might be construed from giving your sweetheart ...

Target sells a pink Shuffle for Breast Cancer Foundation

by Mike Schramm (Sep 27th, 2007)

Engadget points out that Target is now selling a hot pink iPod shuffle, branded as a Special Edition with a free $15 iTunes gift card, and a portion of the proceeds going to The Breast Cancer Research Foundation. Pretty good deal, considering the price is the same as all the other shuffles, just ...