Apple unveils the new iPod shuffle with voice over feature

12 March 2009

Apple, the consumer electronics and software giant has unveiled the all-new iPod shuffle, the world's smallest music player and the first music player that talks to you.

The revolutionary new VoiceOver feature enables iPod shuffle to speak song titles, artists and playlist names.

The third generation iPod shuffle is significantly smaller than an AA battery, holds up to 1,000 songs and is easier to use with all of the controls conveniently located on the earphone cord.

With the press of a button, one can play, pause, adjust volume, switch playlists and hear the name of the song and artist. iPod shuffle features a gorgeous new aluminum design with a built-in stainless steel clip that makes it ultra-wearable.

''Imagine your music player talking to you, telling you your song titles, artists and playlist names,'' said Greg Joswiak, Apple's vice president of iPod and iPhone Product Marketing. ''The amazingly small new iPod shuffle takes a revolutionary approach to how you listen to your music by talking to you, also making it the first iPod shuffle with playlists.''

iPod shuffle is based on Apple's incredibly popular shuffle feature, which randomly selects songs from the music library. The press of a button iPod shuffle tells you the name of the song and artist if one cannot remember the name of a song or an artist playing.