Apple iPod shuffle 4 GB 3rd Gen


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  • Reports that battery power has diminished considerably from prior models.
  • No buttons
  • Proprietary headphones
  • Controls are on the Apple headphones
  • To control the volume or skip forward and backward in the playlist, you need Shuffle-compatible headphones — the kind with the volume and skip controls embedded in the wire
  • Apple may be selling an adapter that will allow the use of 3rd party headphones as an extra.
  • Won't work with iPod docks, speaker systems or other headphones
  • Battery is not user replaceable

 

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I havent tested or timed it but
1 point

I upgraded only recently, about 2 months and it does seem to have a shorter battery life than my old one.
This doesn't work with my old dock either.

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