Comments on: iPod Shuffle And The Bigger Question http://www.jasoncoleman.net/2005/01/28/ipod-shuffle-and-the-bigger-question/ All the makings of a real web site, plus my stuff. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:07:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Jason Coleman http://www.jasoncoleman.net/2005/01/28/ipod-shuffle-and-the-bigger-question/#comment-31 Jason Coleman Sat, 29 Jan 2005 05:46:26 +0000 http://www.jasoncoleman.net/archives/2005/01/28/ipod-shuffle-and-the-bigger-question/#comment-31 Jason, as usual, you are much more succint than I, except for the agreement part. I also think you make a good point in that it's not unreasonable to see the need for two different types of players. An iPod Shuffle is perfect for running or the gym, and I think that visually, that is where Apple is marketing it. Jason, as usual, you are much more succint than I, except for the agreement part. I also think you make a good point in that it’s not unreasonable to see the need for two different types of players. An iPod Shuffle is perfect for running or the gym, and I think that visually, that is where Apple is marketing it.

]]> By: Jason Johnson http://www.jasoncoleman.net/2005/01/28/ipod-shuffle-and-the-bigger-question/#comment-30 Jason Johnson Sat, 29 Jan 2005 05:31:26 +0000 http://www.jasoncoleman.net/archives/2005/01/28/ipod-shuffle-and-the-bigger-question/#comment-30 I'm gonna have to go with you on this one, Jason, and I think you would agree with me to agree with you... or that agreeing with you is agreeable to you... from me... and that we are in agreement that you hold an agreeable opinion that we can both see eye to eye on. Anyway, what I'm trying to say is that I think the iPod Shuffle is spiffy. Maybe it's not a brilliant stroke of genius on the part of Apple, but it seems to be a good solid product for what it is: a flash-based audio player. When I first started looking into digital media players several years ago, I thought that the hard drive based players were all you need. However, I now think that both formats have their place. If I want to really explore my music collection on a road trip or something, I'll use my <a href="http://reviews.cnet.com/iRiver_H120_20GB/4505-6490_7-30571493.html">hard disk player</a>. I have a screen with full song details (even lyrics) and I can choose any album or song that I want. However, if I just want to take a couple of albums to the gym, I take my <a href="http://reviews.cnet.com/Creative_Nomad_MuVo_TX_256MB/4505-6490_7-30840031.html">flash-based player</a>. And even though it has a screen, I have to say, I rarely ever use it (except to change the settings). I put the songs on there, I know what the names are, and I'll hit skip if I don't want to hear one. For my purposes, flash-based players are relatively inexpensive, small devices that you can use to listen to music for short periods of time. And they hold up quite well if you bang them around a bit or even (don't try this at home, kids) drop them once or twice. Even though I've never used a Shuffle, it seems that it would fit that bill quite well. And $150 is not too bad a price for a gig. I'm not one to buy a product for its name, but I don't see anything wrong with this thing. I’m gonna have to go with you on this one, Jason, and I think you would agree with me to agree with you… or that agreeing with you is agreeable to you… from me… and that we are in agreement that you hold an agreeable opinion that we can both see eye to eye on. Anyway, what I’m trying to say is that I think the iPod Shuffle is spiffy. Maybe it’s not a brilliant stroke of genius on the part of Apple, but it seems to be a good solid product for what it is: a flash-based audio player.

When I first started looking into digital media players several years ago, I thought that the hard drive based players were all you need. However, I now think that both formats have their place. If I want to really explore my music collection on a road trip or something, I’ll use my hard disk player. I have a screen with full song details (even lyrics) and I can choose any album or song that I want. However, if I just want to take a couple of albums to the gym, I take my flash-based player. And even though it has a screen, I have to say, I rarely ever use it (except to change the settings). I put the songs on there, I know what the names are, and I’ll hit skip if I don’t want to hear one.

For my purposes, flash-based players are relatively inexpensive, small devices that you can use to listen to music for short periods of time. And they hold up quite well if you bang them around a bit or even (don’t try this at home, kids) drop them once or twice. Even though I’ve never used a Shuffle, it seems that it would fit that bill quite well. And $150 is not too bad a price for a gig. I’m not one to buy a product for its name, but I don’t see anything wrong with this thing.

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