Apple’s iPod Shuffle redesign is small, tiny in fact. Literally. The new 1.8” tall x 0.3” thin dimensions house 4GB of storage with the controls moved to the earbud headphones (so don’t think about using your own).
The biggest introduction is their new VoiceOver feature:
VoiceOver is the exciting new feature that makes iPod shuffle the first music player that talks to you. It entirely changes the way you browse and navigate your music. Say you’re listening to a song and want to know the title or the artist. With the press of a button, VoiceOver tells you—without interrupting your music.
Oddly enough, Apple’s new design reminds us a bit of the spoof iPod Flea:
All in all, this update to the most entry level iPod could be trouble.