iPod Shuffle Question

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I'm thinking about buying an iPod Shuffle. Just wondering before I buy one if Apple plans to release a newer iPod Shuffle with more space or features in the near future? I don't want to buy it and then a month later find out I could've bought a newer Shuffle with better specs for the same amount of money. Thanks.

[+dave164 Subscriber¹]

I dont think so, usually we hear about 3 - 4 months in advance.. but its life if something new comes along in the hardware world we deal with it (Y)

[ph3412t3h13]

i dont know if it would be especially a good thing to make the specs better (bigger size hd) because people bought it because they dont have to shuffle through 1000 songs and because its not complicated

[IK47]

The only thing I can think of that they would do is make it smaller, and include a radio (which they wont)

[youm0nt Veteran]

moved here

[elistoughton]

i dont know if it would be especially a good thing to make the specs better (bigger size hd) because people bought it because they dont have to shuffle through 1000 songs and because its not complicated

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um, it is flash memory.

[elistoughton]

The only thing I can think of that they would do is make it smaller, and include a radio (which they wont)

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I don't think that they could physically make it any smaller, and your right, apple would never want to put a radio tuner in any of their players.

[chmsant]

um, it is flash memory.

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I don't think that they could physically make it any smaller, and your right, apple would never want to put a radio tuner in any of their players.

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Off topic here, but welcome to neowin. As a future suggestion there is a button after each post that says "quote" so you can reply to multiple posts at once instead of responding to each individually.

I dont see them releasing another version of the shuffle in the near future.

[IK47]

I don't think that they could physically make it any smaller, and your right, apple would never want to put a radio tuner in any of their players.

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They can make the iPod Shuffle smaller by integrating the USB port with the headphone jack (see Mpio fl300). The USB plug makes up for about 1/5 the shuffle's height, getting rid of it will help keep the size/weight down. Also, without a standard USB port, there is no need for a cap; further reducing the size.

They can also make it smaller by manufacturing everything on one circuitboard instead of 2. I think that they do this because they are manufactured in different places to save money. If Apple makes the worksmanship on the Shuffle better, it will attract more buyers.

As for the radio, Apple might decide to have integrated wifi, so that you can stream your music from iTunes. This is good, as it doesn't compete with the Apple music store, yet still allows the consumer to enjoy countless songs.

[elistoughton]

As for the radio, Apple might decide to have integrated wifi, so that you can stream your music from iTunes.  This is good, as it doesn't compete with the Apple music store, yet still allows the consumer to enjoy countless songs.

yea, wifi is much different than an fm tuner. Its moving ahead instead of backwards. I could see them doing that, but just not in the very near future. I also think that we're more likely to see a 5G full-size ipod before a 2G shuffle.