Third Generation iPod Shuffle – The third-generation iPod Shuffle refines the design of the iPod Shuffle, making the device small, adding new features such as VoiceOver, increasing capacity, and returning the device to a form factor similar to the first-generation Shuffle.
The third-generation Shuffle is a tiny, vertically oriented rectangle. At 1.8 inches tall, 0.7 inches wide and 0.3 inches thick, it’s smaller than a AA battery and weighs just 0.38 ounces.
In keeping with earlier models, this one does not have a screen. Unlike earlier models, though, the third-generation iPod Shuffle also lacks buttons on its face. Instead, the device is controlled by a remote control on the included earphones. Single, double, or triple clicks cause various actions such as fast forward. Third-party headphones can be used with the Shuffle with the additional purchase of a remote-control adapter.
The third-generation iPod Shuffle doubles the model’s capacity to 4GB, or enough for about 1,000 songs.
Its new VoiceOver feature allows the iPod to read menu items to the user through the headphones in languages including English, French, German, Greek, Czech, Dutch, Italian, Japanese, Mandarin Chinese, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, and Turkish.
The third-generation Shuffle requires iTunes 8.1.
Capacity
2GB
4GB
Colors
Silver
Black
Pink
Blue
Green
Stainless steel special edition
Battery Life
10 hours
Availability
Released: March 11, 2009; new colors, 2GB, and special edition 4GB models released Sept. 2009
Discontinued: NA, still being sold
