chessieshuffle's Profile

A beautiful view from Windows... I just bought the iPod Shuffle from the online store and got it in a week (I ordered it the day it debuted). I couldn't be happier. I am by trade a seasoned Wintel tech (and not afraid of "complicated devices"), but always look to Apple to see what is new. I also wouldn't consider getting a standard iPod either since thay are quite expensive and really have features I personally don't need. Enter the Shuffle...compact, beautiful and purpose built. A magnificent play by Apple. sure I could have bought a Lyra for 70 bucks in Best Buy. However, the design and size of the Shuffle is what got me. The design is beautiful, a functional elegance reminding one of the fantastic designs from Europe in the early seventies by Artimede, Olivetti etc, really Bauhaus...true functional elegance. Secondly, simplicity...load it with a play list and I'm ready. I don't need a portable to manage a 5000 song library, my desktop does that (besides if you drop your Shuffle you dont have to worry about denting or crashing it). The shuffle works for me when I walk; it weighs nothing and can fit in any pocket. In the car (with the Shuffle activated, who needs blabbing DJ's or even satellite radio!). Though the iTunes software is a bit chunky looking it works pretty well and manages the shuffle well. Finally at $99.00 an easy way to enjoy a well engineered fully turned out product and to cheaply get some of that alluring Apple cachet! Hat's off to Apple for making a product that both experts and novies will like by making music plain and simple without the complication (and arrogance, hah!) of the regular iPods...