Apple Unveils talking iPod
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The Shuffle gets smaller with every release. The latest is smaller than a AA battery, or about the size of a tie clip. It also comes with a stainless steel clip so it can be worn. The VoiceOver technology on the $79 device, which the Cupertino company calls the world’s smallest digital music player, also recites the names of playlists, giving users a new way to navigate their music on the screen less iPod.
The new 4-gigabyte device — which costs $10 more than the second-generation model it replaces, which had half the capacity — will give a “small boost” to the company’s bottom line, Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster said in a note to investors.
Apple has detailed the remote control features of the new third generation iPod shuffle, which pairs Apple’s now-standard earphones with an integrated remote that includes voice feedback and visual signals from an indicator light.
The remote features the same center click button and volume up and down toggle controls (pictured below) as the most recent generation of new iPods released last fall. The new remote features also work with the latest generation of unibody MacBooks and with iPhones and the second generation iPod touch, all of which are equipped with a special four-conductor headphone jack to support the control features. The new third generation iPod shuffle also provides VoiceOver feedback with an audible battery status stated when you quickly switch the unit off and on.
Voice Over features can be activated in iTunes during initial setup or at any later time from iTunes’ Device Summary tab presented when the third generation iPod shuffle is attached. Once Voice Over is activated, iTunes will install Voice Over Kit software on the local computer and will generate audio VoiceOver messages to be synced to the device in the language specified.
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