Tribe.net. Local Connections the rev http://AppleComputer.tribe.net/thread/4c171f89-5dca-424f-8f99-b176d32e05e8#ecadf4ce-edf3-4ba5-a2f1-60a5cb065559 2009-03-12T19:36:23Z 2009-03-12T19:36:23Z

I like Zardoz and bubbles

the rev 2009-03-12T19:36:23Z Tedward http://AppleComputer.tribe.net/thread/4c171f89-5dca-424f-8f99-b176d32e05e8#8c9c9c55-21a7-4c43-bbc6-d023227fada8 2009-03-12T19:20:55Z 2009-03-12T19:20:55Z

That price will drop quickly. All the iPhone adaptors are running about $1.50 right now. Controls? We don't need no stinking Badges! Look, you pop in a standard set of headphones, click it on to "shuffle" and it works just like the old one. It *plays* but you don't get to direct which songs come next (or the volume apparently).

Tedward 2009-03-12T19:20:55Z Adam http://AppleComputer.tribe.net/thread/4c171f89-5dca-424f-8f99-b176d32e05e8#41d81f63-fda1-40ee-b0de-cc7ebee3fb1d 2009-03-12T19:10:20Z 2009-03-12T19:10:20Z

Ted: > I don't think you _must_ use apple headphones, but it wouldn't surprise me. The only controls for the device are built into the headphones. But, I read in the news today, that you can apparently buy a $20 adapter with separate controls.

Adam 2009-03-12T19:10:20Z Tedward http://AppleComputer.tribe.net/thread/4c171f89-5dca-424f-8f99-b176d32e05e8#777253df-b097-4415-a8a8-179f7aeabcc5 2009-03-12T08:51:17Z 2009-03-12T08:51:17Z

I dunno, I like the larger capacity, but I thin abandoning the original model was a mistake. I don't like the fact that you can't select the voice (why female for PC?). Of the Mac voices, I prefer Victora, it's the one I can understand best. I don't think you _must_ use apple headphones, but it wouldn't surprise me. They've started getting nasty about their overpriced cabling by putting chips in them and making the firmware look for those chips.

Tedward 2009-03-12T08:51:17Z Adam http://AppleComputer.tribe.net/thread/4c171f89-5dca-424f-8f99-b176d32e05e8#72c1e4d3-9a63-45cf-b735-c356282477b4 2009-03-12T08:28:28Z 2009-03-12T08:28:28Z

Love it or hate it? http://www.apple.com/ipodshuffle/guidedtour/ Personally, I hate it. I hate the idea that you can only use the apple headphones. And I hate the text to speech feature, since at least in the demo the voice is so poor. I simply don't want to listen to that voice. Maybe love and hate are strong words. But this certainly isn't an ipod for me. What do you guys think?

Adam 2009-03-12T08:28:28Z