Whether you like the iPod Shuffle or not

Post by **Nightshade** » Thu Jul 14, 2005 5:37 pm

This thing is outrageously fucking cool.

http://app.e2ma.net/app/view:CampaignPu ... .108759499

Post by **Tormentius** » Thu Jul 14, 2005 6:06 pm

Quite nice. I just might pick one up as dragging CDs into and out of the car a few times a day is a pain in the ass that I could do without.

Post by **Don Carlos** » Thu Jul 14, 2005 6:57 pm

Nice little rig that

Post by ***OptimusPrime*** » Thu Jul 14, 2005 7:32 pm

riddla wrote:Seeing as how I encode all my mp3 as VBR0 highest quality I probably wouldnt get alot of playtime out of a shuffle

i bet the girls love that.

Post by **+JuggerNaut+** » Thu Jul 14, 2005 8:47 pm

riddla wrote:Seeing as how I encode all my mp3 as VBR0 highest quality I probably wouldnt get alot of playtime out of a shuffle

so you have an ipod then?

Post by **mik0rs** » Thu Jul 14, 2005 8:56 pm

Looks pretty nifty, I'm still thinking about getting one of the short wave broadcasting thingies so I can play my iPod through my car radio.

Post by **Nightshade** » Thu Jul 14, 2005 9:01 pm

Which is precisely what this thingy does. MURRRR.

Post by **mik0rs** » Thu Jul 14, 2005 9:04 pm

MURR, I should have read it.

Stop it.

Edit: I've read it now, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Post by **[xeno]Julios** » Thu Jul 14, 2005 9:24 pm

ok someone explain to me what exactly an ipod shuffle is.

From what i remember, the amazing thing about it is that it plays your song in random order.

BUT ANY IPOD CAN DO THAT IF YOU SET IT TO RANDOM/SHUFFLE

WTF

Post by **[xeno]Julios** » Thu Jul 14, 2005 9:26 pm

btw Ipod Flea owns all

http://www.nytimes.com/video/html/2005/ ... VIDEO.html

Post by **phoq** » Thu Jul 14, 2005 9:26 pm

The thing is pretty cheap. And it's an IPOD FOR GODS SAKE, HYPE HYPE HYPE!

Post by **[xeno]Julios** » Thu Jul 14, 2005 9:29 pm

phoq wrote:The thing is pretty cheap. And it's an IPOD FOR GODS SAKE, HYPE HYPE HYPE!

I just don't fucking get it. What is so good about it? Why would I opt for an ipod shuffle over another ipod?

coz it's cheaper?

but why is it cheaper? coz it stores less?

why not get an ipod mini?

IM FUCKING CONFUSED AND NONE OF YOU ARE HELPING

Post by **mik0rs** » Thu Jul 14, 2005 9:32 pm

It's a lot cheaper, that's about it. You're not missing anything.

Post by **mik0rs** » Thu Jul 14, 2005 9:34 pm

They're a pretty ripoff though, that's why I spunked out the money on one

Post by **[xeno]Julios** » Thu Jul 14, 2005 9:34 pm

mik0rs wrote:It's a lot cheaper, that's about it. You're not missing anything.

huh?

what about it makes it cheaper?

why would anyone get a regular ipod then?

Post by **phoq** » Thu Jul 14, 2005 9:36 pm

[xeno]Julios wrote:
mik0rs wrote:It's a lot cheaper, that's about it. You're not missing anything.
huh?

what about it makes it cheaper?

why would anyone get a regular ipod then?

You shouldn't be asking these kind of questions, let the commercials decide for you

Post by **mik0rs** » Thu Jul 14, 2005 9:38 pm

Oh right, I thought you knew that the capacity was a lot less, I didn't think you were actually asking a question.

Yeah, it stores a hell of a lot less (isn't it a Gig or something?) and there's no display, that's why it's cheaper.

Post by **[xeno]Julios** » Thu Jul 14, 2005 9:39 pm

ahhh

so it's a real minimalist ipod.

interesting.

Post by **[xeno]Julios** » Thu Jul 14, 2005 9:40 pm

[xeno]Julios wrote:btw Ipod Flea owns all

http://www.nytimes.com/video/html/2005/ ... VIDEO.html

Post by **4g3nt_Smith** » Thu Jul 14, 2005 9:56 pm

riddla wrote:and it plays completely random mode always

hence the name shuffle

There is a normal mode, where it plays in the order you told it to in iTunes on its last sync.

Post by **R00k** » Thu Jul 14, 2005 9:59 pm

The good thing about it, besides being cheaper, is that it has solid-state storage, like RAM. There is no hard-drive, so it can't skip from bounces and jars when you're exercising. Plus it's smaller so it's more portable than a full iPod.

Post by **saturn** » Thu Jul 14, 2005 10:09 pm

lol, I use my iPod in shuffle mode all the time. I chose a playlist and I just let it play randomly.

Post by **R00k** » Thu Jul 14, 2005 10:30 pm

Yea me too. :icon25:

Post by **saturn** » Thu Jul 14, 2005 10:37 pm

there's rumors about 2 and 4 gb shuffles coming out....I would get one so I can use it as flashdrive too.

Post by **DRuM** » Thu Jul 14, 2005 10:37 pm

I'm buying an itrip which plugs into my mini ipod, and transmits off my car radio. I've never quite understood the shuffle. Wouldn't you want the ability to run songs and albums in the order you like? I assume it's called the shuffle because it's always random?