Apple's iPod Shuffle
Friday, January 21, 2005
Have you noticed that a lot of podcasts have started to add a “title and date” statement before their intro’s so that people can tell right away if they want to listen? With as much griping as I’ve read about the new Shuffle it’s funny how in a small way it had an immediate effect on podcasts (no screen).
I was not really thinking about getting any new MP3 players right now, but I came across this little item tonight. For those who think Apple’s “innovation” is the best thing in it’s price point, check out Aiptek’s Music Capsule. It’s a key chain/MP3 player. No Screen, and a USB adapter just like the Shuffle. The main difference? It uses SD cards! What a concept!
So their 512meg unit sells for $79.00. And if you don’t need the SD card, then it’s only $29.99. So it’s an MP3 player and an SD card reader. Of course, it does not sync with iTunes….
I could not help myself… I ordered one. I’ll let you know how it works out.
And of course, while I was on their site, I could not resist ordering their new DV5300 camera/video/voice recorder (I love retailers that take PayPal).
I’m not kidding myself… as the proud owner of the Aiptek PenCam SD 1.3 and their PocketCam X digital cameras (which also do video) I’m not expecting anything outstanding. But it’s cheap (certainly a lot cheaper than the $400 D-Snap I was going to get for my wife, and with a higher res camera) it should be fun to play with.
And besides, it comes with a free watch… can’t beat that.
posted by Russell @ 9:40 PM,
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