Okay, I officially have what I will bizarrely title “Shuffle Envy.”
The new iPod Shuffle looks like it’s the size and shape of the Apple remote used to navigate through Spotlight. Only it’s got no buttons on it. Oh, and with a clip. Weird. I like it, if only for it’s high ranking on the oddity scale. Of course, the whole concept of the shuffle is odd, so Apple can kind of use it as it’s “F U” product.
My four year old 2 GB Nano is now officially an antique.
And the Mac Mini gets its specs upgraded all around. Of particular note is the USB port count on the Mac back is bumped up to five. AAPL has re-packaged this puny powerhouse into a “Green Machine” – which makes perfect sense. Unless you hook it up to a 42 inch plasma like I did.
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