The popular iPod shufflehas been updated todaywith new text - to - speech voiceover technology in a reduced size . It ’s really cool except for one thing : It moves all restraint to the phone . Updated .
https://gizmodo.com/new-ipod-shuffle-moves-buttons-to-headphones-adds-text-5167946
I like the mind of have control on my headset ’s cable . I use that feature of speech every sentence with my iPhone . However , I ’ve used every single iPod , iPod mini , iPod nano , and iPod shuffle ever made — advantage of being a diarist and getting evaluation units — and every one of the Apple earphone that come with them have been a failure . Invariably , I had to replace them with other earbuds .
I ’m not talking about the sound quality , which has improved since the awful first genesis — now it ’s still not sound or awe-inspiring , but acceptable . I ’m babble out about them literally failing on me , one after the other .
I do n’t abuse my gadgets and the iPod / iPhone ’s headphones have been no exclusion . Invariably , however , they all have finished in the dumpster after a few month . Whether it was failing Nd - schmdynium driver make popping noise or breaking cable television , every one of them have proved to be too thin , too frail for uninterrupted daily usance .
More concerns
I ’m sure that there will be good deal of third - company headset options for the new tiny iPod , so it wo n’t be a trouble to replace them . However , it still will suck to have the headphones rendering your shuffle useless until you get new ones .
On top of that , most believably the new replacement headphones will be more expensive than any veritable ones , since they have to include extra electronics and they will be perceived as “ extra ” by the market . And then , their variety will also be limited . Sure , you do n’t needhuge DJ - quality headphonesfor the shuffling , but what about if you need an specific variety of in - spike earbuds ?
https://gizmodo.com/lightning-review-nixon-master-blaster-headphones-5167690
Click to viewStill , we do n’t bed how the new headphones are . Hopefully , Apple put extra caution in making their earbuds more durable than late model . Maybe not to last for as long as the shuffle itself , but for more than the three to six month lifetime I ’ve get . [ unexampled iPod shuffle ]
Update : We have talked with Apple and they said that they will sell an adaptor for third - party headphones — which solves the issue about pick any headphones , even if it is for an tot up cost .
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