This page will serve as our live coverage for Apples 2009 Music Event for September 9th. You don’t need to refresh this page to see updates, they will appear at the top of the list below automatically.
The event is due to start at 10AM pacific daylight time, but we will open the feed a little early.
Apple today updated its online store with a new Shuffle, the third generation of the matchbook sized iPod.
We will of course pause to allow readers to salivate over it (or not).
Shuffle
With that out of the way, the obvious change is, no buttons. None. The Apple community has long suspected that Jobs hates buttons, but with this 3rd generation Shuffle our suspicions were validated. The thing has only a headphone jack, and the power/shuffle switch. The controls are left to the earphones, and soon Apple will release a small adapter with 3 buttons on it allowing users to connect any headphones they wish to the device.
The second most significant change, the device has 4GB storage now. There doesn’t seem to be any other model, it’s just the 4GB Shuffle and the price is $79. Read more
Apple announces new iPod Shuffle, Nano
Apple’s 2010 music event brought a number of welcome updates to most of the models in the iPod lineup. The shuffle has regained the buttons that were removed in the 3rd generation models, the nano became much smaller and gained a clip much like the shuffle has, and the nano also became an iOS device complete with a multitouch screen.
4th Generation Shuffle
Apple’s 4th generation iPod Shuffle returns to a more square form factor and regains the buttons that were completely removed from the 3rd generation.
Storage available for songs is still 2GB, and pricing is still $49.
Genius mixes are now available on the iPod Shuffle as well as multiple playlists.
The VoiceOver assist features are still present, including a new VoiceOver button on the top edge. Read more