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Simon · 09:51 AM

The Apple Store just came back up and they're now selling the iPod shuffle in colors. The price remains unchanged at $79. The colors look similar to the colors offered for the nano. However, instead of black there's something that looks like orange. And judging from the images, they now come with the new headphones too.

The Apple Store (U.S.) - iPod shuffle

Simon · Jan 30, 2007, 09:47 AM

There is no RED iPod shuffle though.

Simon · Jan 30, 2007, 09:49 AM

Yep. They definitely come with the new headphones:

Simon · Jan 30, 2007, 11:44 AM

It seems they also changed the slogan. It used to be 'Put some music on' and now it's 'Put some color on'.

rickey939 · Jan 30, 2007, 12:45 PM

I am digging the orange...about time!

Grrr · Jan 30, 2007, 01:01 PM

hurray.

brassplayersrock² · Jan 30, 2007, 02:11 PM

Originally Posted by rickey939

I am digging the orange...about time!

that as well caught my eye. i already have the standard, might just grab the orange as well. it might be the "new gold"

brassplayersrock² · Jan 30, 2007, 02:18 PM

screw it. i shall have pictures within the next few hours if they have the orange in stock

brassplayersrock² · Jan 30, 2007, 03:17 PM

Grrr · Jan 30, 2007, 03:38 PM

Ooooooo Hark at him! for he HAS ONE IN HIS HAND!! Rejoice!! Hail brassplayersrock!

Quick, guys, form an orderly cue for his autograph!

brassplayersrock² · Jan 30, 2007, 04:12 PM

and it does indeed come with the new headphones.

BOO! it comes up as silver in iTunes

rickey939 · Jan 30, 2007, 04:19 PM

Is it burnt orange I presume or a brighter orange in person?

I guess iTunes will need an update to get that image orange damnit!

brassplayersrock² · Jan 30, 2007, 04:21 PM

it's brighter in person. as you know, the flash on the iMacs isn't the greatest. the same thing happened when I got my red nano, it came up as silver, but a firmware update came a couple weeks later and it came up red after. so im sure that theyll do the same thing.

rickey939 · Jan 30, 2007, 04:24 PM

Sweet, I was hoping for it to be brighter. I'm off to purchase.

brassplayersrock² · Jan 30, 2007, 04:24 PM

heh. im glad that i was able to help apple sales.

FWIW. the tax here in MA is $3.95. please tell what it is where you are

Brien · Jan 30, 2007, 04:45 PM

7 iPods at once? Trippy.

I'm totally grabbing a pink one for my gf, though... might get a blue one for myself. (Anyone know if they make portable USB to audio cable for these things?)

brassplayersrock² · 01:35 AM

it WOULD be 8 if my 1st gen shuffle worked. damn those things are finicky. personally the blue was TO blue for me, if that makes sense. i didn't see a pink one so I dunno. about the portable usb to audio, i'll sleuth for a bit.

not what your looking for, but for anyone interested: IncipioBud - USB adapter for the 2 Gen Apple iPod Shuffle
MAKE: Blog: USB adapter for the 2 Gen Apple iPod shuffle (review, it works)

on with the search

edit: about the adaptor, there IS a hack: shufflehacks: How-to hack your own iPod shuffle USB adapter
i couldn't find anything that does what you want that's on sell though

edit:
muhahahahahahahahaha! IT'S ALIVE!!!!

thanks to this nifty little App.: http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/23157

volcano · Jan 30, 2007, 06:39 PM

I want the orange one, now.

brassplayersrock² · Jan 30, 2007, 06:47 PM

it is quite a sexy little thing

butterfly0fdoom · Jan 30, 2007, 07:17 PM

If I had $80 lying around, I'd be going out to get an orange or blue one.

V12 · Jan 30, 2007, 10:57 PM

Just picked up the orange one, like it so much, finally got something to listen to on the train, this makes my second ipod. total was $86.52 in NYC.

shifuimam · Jan 31, 2007, 12:14 AM

Getting the orange one for Valentine's Day. Someone must love me.

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Plus, after the posts in the Lounge about total music in iTunes and top ten albums, I realized the only stuff I really listen to regularly would all fit on a shuffle - and that's with 256kbps MP3s. It'd be nice to have something I can take with me no matter what size purse I'm carrying...

It'll match my Tangerine iBook nicely. I do wish it could sync via firewire though, so I could actually *use* it with my iBook...USB 1.1 sucks for transferring 5MB+ files.
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paulc · Feb 1, 2007, 10:09 AM

Boy, I'm really surprised that NOBODY has even mentioned the lack of a black version. The ONLY 2 colors I'd even consider would be silver or black, leaning mostly to black.

Simon · Feb 1, 2007, 12:51 PM

Originally Posted by paulc

Boy, I'm really surprised that NOBODY has even mentioned the lack of a black version.

Umm, you might trying reading the thread. It's in the very first post actually.

paulc · Feb 1, 2007, 01:01 PM

Opps, missed the "instead of..."