Introduction
The Apple iPod family has just expanded with the introduction of their first flash based player, the Apple iPod Shuffle. Available in two flavors, 512MB and 1GB, Apple has taken the popular design queues from their hard drive based players and applied them to the new Shuffle. Introduced at this year's Macworld keynote by Steve Jobs, the company hopes to make a dent in the flash player market, but they may be too late to the show. The 512MB version is priced at just $99 dollars while the 1GB goes for $149. The price is right, and the Shuffle looks stylish enough, but we have to wonder if those two attributes are enough to carry this little player. * Images in this article were provided by Apple

Apple's iPod Shuffle is an audio player meant for anyone that wants a single purpose; to simply play music.

by Chip on June 13, 2008:
“I got the Shuffle for Fathers Day a few years ago and it is still going strong. When my car radio died I got an adapter to play it through the speakers and that kept me happy. Now I use it when I'm mowing the grass - along with a pair of lightweight noise-reducing...” More...