In order to reinvent their already tiny mp3 player Apple has come out with a third generation iPod Shuffle. Going back to their original design only condensed down to smaller than a stick of gum. It holds 4 times as much as the second-generation model, now holding 4GB or 1000 songs.

Another new feature has moved all the controls to the ear bud headphones. This makes it impossible to use any other set of headphones that you might prefer. Crammed in the new control system you can play, pause, change playlist, adjust the volume, and are able to hear the artist and song title.

This model comes in a all aluminum case in two colors black or silver. It also features a stainless steel clip to attach it to your clothing. In order to compress the size of the case they had to sacrifice 2 hours of playback, which leaves you with a total of 10 hours of playback on one charge.

Another great feature added is the text to speech option. The VoiceOver feature can tell you the artist, song title, playlist, and even how much life is left on your battery. iPod shuffle can speak 14 languages including English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Chinese, Japanese, Greek, Dutch, Czech, Polish, Swedish, Portuguese, and Turkish.

The suggested retail price is $79 and is in stores now. You can still get a second gen iPod shuffle for about $50. You can purchase one directly through the Apple Store or www.Apple.com or any Apple Authorized Reseller. The iPod Shuffle includes the Apple ear buds with built in remote, and an Apple iPod Shuffle USB cable. You will also need the newest copy of Apple iTunes 8.1. You can find out more information at Apple Store.

[via Gizmodo]

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