Apple iPod shuffle 1GB - Expert Reviews

Pros: The competitively priced iPod Shuffle has a dead-simple user interface with satisfying tactile controls, and its integrated belt clip provides a handy way to keep track of the player. The Shuffle is available in five, metallic colors, and the package ...

Cons: The iPod Shuffle has no screen, so there's no way to navigate easily among artists, albums, or playlists. And it only offers so-so sound quality. The player might be too small for some users, and nonstandard USB syncing takes away from its plug-and-go ...

Verdict: If you like your music playback simple and your device nearly invisible, the second-generation iPod Shuffle will suit you well. But absentminded users should steer clear of this easy-to-misplace player.

Review summary: The Shuffle now comes in five different colors. Matching the Ipod nano lineup. However, the orange version is exclusive to teh Shuffle, while the ...

Review summary: Apple's first iPod shuffle was the smallest digital-music player on the market when released in January last year. Version 2 makes that old model look positively cumbersome, weighing in at just 15g and at about the size of a Compact Flash card or tiny ...

Pros: Smallest and coolest digital music player in the world, 15g weight, 1GB capacity, 12-hour battery life, clips straight to clothing, great sound quality, supports iTunes Store

Cons: Lack of display will turn off some, requires £19 power adaptor if you charge battery away from computer

Verdict: Just as people are getting used to the ability to squeeze entire music collections into ever-smaller players, the new micro-sized iPod shuffle is sure to elicit €˜wows' from friends and family. It's also a dead-cert for Christmas lists, and at £55 ...

Review summary: Still screenless, the second generation iPod Shuffle is, according to Steve Jobs, the smallest MP3 player in the world.

Pros: Dead-simple user interface with satisfying tactile controls ; Integrated belt clip provides a handy way to keep track of the player ; Package includes a cute little syncing cradle

Cons: No screen, so there's no way to navigate easily among artists, albums, or playlists ; Might be too small for some users ; Nonstandard USB syncing takes away from its plug-and-go appeal

Verdict: In final analysis, the iPod Shuffle is a decent player that offers a sleek, compact form factor, an excessively simple user interface, and a low price. Fans of ultraportable gadgets will no doubt be drawn to it. But audiophiles, beware: this is not ...

Review summary: The brand new iPod shuffle has landed in the UK but you could be mistaken for wondering what's new. It is certainly smaller and more stylish but is this a case of two steps forward and one back for the baby iPod?