Apple today announced that it has slashed prices on the iPod shuffle, now priced at $49, and that it is introducing a new 2GB model of the iPod shuffle for $69.
“At just $49, the iPod shuffle is the most affordable iPod ever,” said Greg Joswiak, Apple’s vice president of Worldwide iPod Product Marketing. “The new [...]

Apple today announced that the iPod shuffle is now available in five colors: blue, pink, green, orange and the original silver.
“iPod shuffle is the world’s most wearable digital music player,” said Greg Joswiak, Apple’s vice president of Worldwide iPod Product Marketing. “Music fans can now choose iPod shuffle in one of five brilliant colors, or [...]

AppleInsider reports that Apple Computer’s second-generation iPod shuffle is in extremely high demand this month, with sales tracking in excess of 5 million for the quarter. As a result, the entry-level player is selling out at some resellers faster than Apple can provide fresh stock.

Apple vice president of worldwide sales, Phil Schiller, characterized early reaction [...]

iDisguise has introduced two new anti-theft cases for iPod nanos that are designed to look like mint candy tins. The cases are meant to be used when an iPod is stored away and not being used.
The stealthy cases face competition from Altoids tins, which some mint-lovers have converted to use as curiously strong iPod nano [...]

iFixit, a site that sells Mac and iPod parts and upgrades, has published a guide to disassembling the latest iPod shuffle.

The dissection reveals the density of the electronics in the new shuffle:

Apple’s new iPod shuffle, the world’s smallest digital music player, will be available in Apple’s retail stores and Apple Authorized Resellers this Friday, November 3.

Nearly half the size of the original, the new iPod shuffle is half a cubic inch in volume, weighs half an ounce and features a minimal aluminum design with a built-in [...]

Apple has released a new tool, the iPod shuffle Reset Utility, that is designed to restore the original iPod shuffle and resolve a variety of problems with the portable media players.
The restore process completely erases all music and data on iPod shuffle and reinstalls software version 1.1.4.

Apple today introduced the new iPod shuffle, now the world’s smallest digital music player with Apple’s shuffle feature.
Nearly half the size of the original, the new iPod shuffle is just half a cubic inch in volume, weighs just half an ounce and features an aluminum design and a built-in clip which makes it the most [...]