Comments on: Did Jobs fake a health illness to avoid announcing the new Shuffle? http://macenstein.com/default/2009/03/did-jobs-fake-a-health-illness-to-avoid-announcing-the-new-shuffle/ Mac news and rumors dug up on the web and sewn into and unholy monster Fri, 10 Sep 2010 09:46:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: NiteWaves77 http://macenstein.com/default/2009/03/did-jobs-fake-a-health-illness-to-avoid-announcing-the-new-shuffle/comment-page-1/#comment-182366 NiteWaves77 Sat, 21 Mar 2009 18:01:48 +0000 http://macenstein.com/default/?p=3178#comment-182366 Do you just make this crap up when you're bored, or did you intend this to be funny and just forgot to add the humor. *shakes head* Do you just make this crap up when you’re bored, or did you intend this to be funny and just forgot to add the humor. *shakes head*

]]> By: Jeremy http://macenstein.com/default/2009/03/did-jobs-fake-a-health-illness-to-avoid-announcing-the-new-shuffle/comment-page-1/#comment-182229 Jeremy Mon, 16 Mar 2009 01:22:59 +0000 http://macenstein.com/default/?p=3178#comment-182229 "Elicit". "Illicit" is a whole other word that means something very, very different and not at all good. :) “Elicit”. “Illicit” is a whole other word that means something very, very different and not at all good. :)

]]> By: pawel_z_wrocka http://macenstein.com/default/2009/03/did-jobs-fake-a-health-illness-to-avoid-announcing-the-new-shuffle/comment-page-1/#comment-182144 pawel_z_wrocka Fri, 13 Mar 2009 16:14:18 +0000 http://macenstein.com/default/?p=3178#comment-182144 @ Justin and Teegan But that's what I'm talking about! There is no way to name it now, not causing confusion. 3G (for 3rd generation)? But there's iPhone 3G already! 4G? BS, no such thing as 4G exists network-wise, and it's not 4th generation. G3? Just confusing... 3Gen? Laaame ;-). @ Justin and Teegan

But that’s what I’m talking about! There is no way to name it now, not causing confusion.

3G (for 3rd generation)? But there’s iPhone 3G already!
4G? BS, no such thing as 4G exists network-wise, and it’s not 4th generation.
G3? Just confusing…
3Gen? Laaame ;-) .

]]> By: Teegan http://macenstein.com/default/2009/03/did-jobs-fake-a-health-illness-to-avoid-announcing-the-new-shuffle/comment-page-1/#comment-182123 Teegan Fri, 13 Mar 2009 06:57:08 +0000 http://macenstein.com/default/?p=3178#comment-182123 The iPhone 3G is the 2nd Gen iPhone. It is called "3G" because of the technology it uses - 3G. 3G is basically a really fast cell connection. (I think 3G stands for 3rd gen - meaning that it is a 3rd gen CELL technology.) I think the new shuffle is kinda lame...I'm all up for the "make it look like one piece thing" that apple is doing currently, but I think they went just a bit too far when they took all the buttons off the thing. You shouldn't have to learn how to use an MP3 PLAYER!!! That was one of the reasons that the iPod was so successful - it did what you expected it to do. I'm a pretty tech savvy person, I don't want to buy an iPod that I have to read the manual to figure out have to skip forward or backward! I personally like the size and shape of the 1st gen shuffle. It fits really nicely in the palm of your hand, it's not as small as the new one, but it's not huge either - it is basically the size of a pack of gum. The controls make sense, it plugged right into USB, it just worked. The only thing that the new shuffle has on the old versions is Playlist support. Now, playlist support is cool, but not that cool. The voice over thing is crap - they should pre-analyze your tracks and make a decent sounding voice over for the thing, not just stick the Universal Access programing on it! The iPhone 3G is the 2nd Gen iPhone. It is called “3G” because of the technology it uses – 3G. 3G is basically a really fast cell connection. (I think 3G stands for 3rd gen – meaning that it is a 3rd gen CELL technology.)

I think the new shuffle is kinda lame…I’m all up for the “make it look like one piece thing” that apple is doing currently, but I think they went just a bit too far when they took all the buttons off the thing. You shouldn’t have to learn how to use an MP3 PLAYER!!! That was one of the reasons that the iPod was so successful – it did what you expected it to do.

I’m a pretty tech savvy person, I don’t want to buy an iPod that I have to read the manual to figure out have to skip forward or backward!

I personally like the size and shape of the 1st gen shuffle. It fits really nicely in the palm of your hand, it’s not as small as the new one, but it’s not huge either – it is basically the size of a pack of gum. The controls make sense, it plugged right into USB, it just worked.

The only thing that the new shuffle has on the old versions is Playlist support. Now, playlist support is cool, but not that cool. The voice over thing is crap – they should pre-analyze your tracks and make a decent sounding voice over for the thing, not just stick the Universal Access programing on it!

]]> By: odin http://macenstein.com/default/2009/03/did-jobs-fake-a-health-illness-to-avoid-announcing-the-new-shuffle/comment-page-1/#comment-182117 odin Fri, 13 Mar 2009 04:41:09 +0000 http://macenstein.com/default/?p=3178#comment-182117 So I think we are confusing a lack-luster product launch with the lack of the RDF. If the great and mighty Jobs had announced these things every media outlet would have swooned over it, and that would have convinced 90% of Americans it was good. Without the big media push, the product was left out in the cold with no one to defend it's short comings (or mask them). Seriously, Steve Jobs could launch a mouse with no buttons and people would accept it better than this shuffle launched without him. So I think we are confusing a lack-luster product launch with the lack of the RDF. If the great and mighty Jobs had announced these things every media outlet would have swooned over it, and that would have convinced 90% of Americans it was good. Without the big media push, the product was left out in the cold with no one to defend it’s short comings (or mask them). Seriously, Steve Jobs could launch a mouse with no buttons and people would accept it better than this shuffle launched without him.

]]> By: Florian Vanthuyne http://macenstein.com/default/2009/03/did-jobs-fake-a-health-illness-to-avoid-announcing-the-new-shuffle/comment-page-1/#comment-182103 Florian Vanthuyne Thu, 12 Mar 2009 22:14:12 +0000 http://macenstein.com/default/?p=3178#comment-182103 If you take a look at the first few picture here: http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/03/12/high_quality_unboxing_photos_of_apples_third_gen_ipod_shuffle.html You would think you bought an extemely expensive sigaret lighter, Apple branded :D (I know I WOULD buy that if it ever hit the market) If you take a look at the first few picture here:
http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/03/12/high_quality_unboxing_photos_of_apples_third_gen_ipod_shuffle.html

You would think you bought an extemely expensive sigaret lighter, Apple branded :D
(I know I WOULD buy that if it ever hit the market)

]]> By: WFT http://macenstein.com/default/2009/03/did-jobs-fake-a-health-illness-to-avoid-announcing-the-new-shuffle/comment-page-1/#comment-182089 WFT Thu, 12 Mar 2009 20:19:30 +0000 http://macenstein.com/default/?p=3178#comment-182089 I think that the design team just got too excited without steve there to calm them down. They weren't thinking of practicality, instead they were thinking about how small they could make it while still keeping it visible (see mactini nano) I think that the design team just got too excited without steve there to calm them down. They weren’t thinking of practicality, instead they were thinking about how small they could make it while still keeping it visible (see mactini nano)

]]> By: iShervin http://macenstein.com/default/2009/03/did-jobs-fake-a-health-illness-to-avoid-announcing-the-new-shuffle/comment-page-1/#comment-182083 iShervin Thu, 12 Mar 2009 18:46:11 +0000 http://macenstein.com/default/?p=3178#comment-182083 less battery life! no buttons only works with apple headphones !(so far) voice over is not that amazing! but it's the best design ever!!! and we had the minimum rumor about this product, so I will buy the black one just for a sake of clipping it on my belt... less battery life!
no buttons
only works with apple headphones !(so far)
voice over is not that amazing!
but
it’s the best design ever!!! and we had the minimum rumor about this product, so I will buy the black one just for a sake of clipping it on my belt…

]]> By: Justin http://macenstein.com/default/2009/03/did-jobs-fake-a-health-illness-to-avoid-announcing-the-new-shuffle/comment-page-1/#comment-182078 Justin Thu, 12 Mar 2009 17:04:26 +0000 http://macenstein.com/default/?p=3178#comment-182078 @pawel_z_wrocka It actually would be called a 3rd gen iPhone, not an iPhone 4G. The current iPhone 3G is the 2nd gen. A lot of people call the next gen iPhone the iPhone 4G, but just wanted to point this out as for some strange reason it bugs me. @DJ I believe it's 2x as much, the last shuffle had 2GB although I believe my older one only has 1GB. @Doc I understand where you are coming from with the click 2 times to skip forward and 3 times to go back stuff, but once you learn it, it becomes muscle memory and you don't even have to think about it. For example when Firefox (well it was called Firebird or something when I was first using it back in college) first added mouse gestures I thought it was too hard, but after a week I didn't have to think about it. Now I can't live without the mouse gestures to control everything. Everything else seems too slow. I guess it's not for everyone, but I have to say I have one of the worst memories of anyone I know (or can remember knowing at least) so if I can do it, surely most people can. @pawel_z_wrocka It actually would be called a 3rd gen iPhone, not an iPhone 4G. The current iPhone 3G is the 2nd gen. A lot of people call the next gen iPhone the iPhone 4G, but just wanted to point this out as for some strange reason it bugs me.

@DJ I believe it’s 2x as much, the last shuffle had 2GB although I believe my older one only has 1GB.

@Doc I understand where you are coming from with the click 2 times to skip forward and 3 times to go back stuff, but once you learn it, it becomes muscle memory and you don’t even have to think about it. For example when Firefox (well it was called Firebird or something when I was first using it back in college) first added mouse gestures I thought it was too hard, but after a week I didn’t have to think about it. Now I can’t live without the mouse gestures to control everything. Everything else seems too slow.

I guess it’s not for everyone, but I have to say I have one of the worst memories of anyone I know (or can remember knowing at least) so if I can do it, surely most people can.

]]> By: crsrc http://macenstein.com/default/2009/03/did-jobs-fake-a-health-illness-to-avoid-announcing-the-new-shuffle/comment-page-1/#comment-182074 crsrc Thu, 12 Mar 2009 16:50:54 +0000 http://macenstein.com/default/?p=3178#comment-182074 I agree, it has been a bad couple of months for apple and this shuffle is hopefully the last of it. I was telling my brother in-law the same thing last night (who is the apple fan engineer; he swears the 17 inch macbook pro screen problem is NOT a fan problem btw) and he had to agree. But rest assured he says there is some pretty awesome things in development but unfortunately he won't give hints as to what. I guess he thinks I'll come to sites like this and pass on the information. also, i can't understand why people would want blu-ray in their computers. I'd much rather use the space for another hard drive. Am I really the only that see's the NEAR future of movies as purely digital? I agree, it has been a bad couple of months for apple and this shuffle is hopefully the last of it. I was telling my brother in-law the same thing last night (who is the apple fan engineer; he swears the 17 inch macbook pro screen problem is NOT a fan problem btw) and he had to agree. But rest assured he says there is some pretty awesome things in development but unfortunately he won’t give hints as to what. I guess he thinks I’ll come to sites like this and pass on the information.

also, i can’t understand why people would want blu-ray in their computers. I’d much rather use the space for another hard drive. Am I really the only that see’s the NEAR future of movies as purely digital?

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