| On the eleventh day of January 2005, the iPod | | | | With more than 400 songs in a small audio |
| shuffle was released in the market. The iPod | | | | machine, you can have a virtual jukebox in |
| shuffle is the latest addition to the | | | | your home, office or car. That's the beauty |
| thoroughbred stable of the iPod lineup. This | | | | of the iPod, you can have your music wherever |
| digital audio player is made by Apple | | | | you are. Now imagine, you, your car and the |
| Computer. It was released with a tag line | | | | long road. Hooking up your ride with an iPod |
| "Life is random". Unlike other iPods, the | | | | shuffle would provide you with a great number |
| shuffle was the first one to use flash memory | | | | of hours of excellent music fun. |
| instead of a hard disk and it only weighs | | | | |
| about 22 grams or .78 ounces. A new | | | | Any long drive can be turned into a musical |
| innovation that made the iPod more versatile | | | | concert with the iPod shuffle. All you need |
| and affordable. | | | | is an iPod shuffle hookup to connect it with |
| | | | your cars stereo system. This would include |
| There are two models available for the iPod | | | | an adapter that plugs into your iPod's |
| shuffle. You can get the 512 MB and the 1 GB | | | | headphone jack and on the other end; there is |
| model. It plays all the saved songs in random | | | | a cassette adapter that could be plugged in |
| order, thus the name shuffle. Many users of | | | | the cassette slot of your cars stereo system. |
| the iPod were always putting their iPod to | | | | |
| shuffle mode which made Apple decide to | | | | This and other iPod accessories can make your |
| manufacture the iPod shuffle, it is a cost | | | | iPod shuffle very adaptable to different |
| effective fashion that eliminates the need to | | | | situations. There are many car manufacturers |
| program the songs to be played. It uses the | | | | who has seen the big influence the iPod |
| iTunes' Autofill, which plays and select song | | | | shuffle has and their vast popularity. Many |
| in random order and It can store up to 240 | | | | have manufactured car stereo systems that |
| songs. | | | | have a built in iPod hook ups ready. All you |
| | | | have to do is plug your iPod in and you're |
| The iPod shuffle doesn't feature the usual | | | | good to go. You'll never see a roadtrip the |
| functions a regular iPod does, like the | | | | same way again. |
| display mode, scroll wheel, playlist | | | | |
| management features, address book, games, | | | | The benefits are endless, you have great |
| calendar, and notes capability, it is not | | | | music on command. You get great quality music |
| made to be used with iSync. Another thing to | | | | and you get it in random succession which |
| note, it is not capable of playing Apple | | | | means you don't have to listen to the same |
| Lossless and AIFF audio files. On the | | | | songs over and over again and you eliminate |
| brighter side, iPod shuffle is of better | | | | the need to look down and mess with the your |
| sound quality, with the bass more heard, than | | | | iPod while driving. The iPod shuffle gives |
| the bigger iPods. The sad thing is it does | | | | you music in random succession which means |
| not have a screen, no equalizer and a slow | | | | you don't have to look down while driving. |
| speed transfer. | | | | You get different music every time you turn |
| | | | your iPod shuffle on. |