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The Littlest iPod Packs In Songs and Finds Its Voice

in Personal Technology on March 11, 2009 at 6:02 pm PT

Walt reviews the first talking music player in the impossibly small iPod Shuffle. Push a button and it will tell you, in a computerized voice, the title and artist of whatever song you’re hearing. Keep holding that button and it will recite a roll call of all your playlists, allowing you to select among them. In Walt’s tests, this worked as advertised.

New From Apple: iPod Shuffle HAL Edition

in News on March 11, 2009 at 6:28 am PT

The Apple Store went down for updating early this morning and when it returned, it featured an all-new iPod shuffle. Nearly half the size of its predecessor, this third-generation player features a new aluminum design and a new VoiceOver feature that enables it to say the names of song titles, artists and playlists outloud in 14 languages.
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