What we find in the box? Besides the iPod, the USB cable and earphones, you have a manual and Apple stickers. It's nice.
I connect to my Mac and it automatically launches iTunes. If you do not have this software, a message will appear prompting you to download and install. Then you have to name your iPod and set your preferences.
Call to everyday use. You only have one button. In position 1, the iPod is off. In position 2, it starts playing in the order of the playlist. In position 3 it begins random play.
Everything is managed from the remote control located on the headphones: 1 Pressing the center button to pause, two consecutive pressure to move to the next track, 1 press the top button to increase the sound, press the 1 bottom of button down the sound.
The big contribution of this generation Shuffle is the VoiceOver. This technology allows your Apple iPod to communicate. 1 long press the center button and a charming voice gives you the playback of the current title and artist name. Speech synthesis is very clear that the title is in English or French.
When the battery is weak, the voice will say to us.
Strengths:
- Cheap
- Very easy to use
- VoiceOver
- Ability to output a high volume
Weak points:
- No charger supplied (it is loaded with the USB cable)
- The helmet not very comfortable (at least to my ears)
- Requirement to use the Apple headset for all features