Secrets of the iPod shuffle

March 16, 2009 by Insider Staff · Leave a Comment 

Apple iPod shuffleSo, Apple’s released a new iPod shuffle, but why should we, and more importantly you, care about the runt of the iPod litter? Well, it’s got loads of new features, some obvious, some not so obvious. Here are the most important… …continue reading Secrets of the iPod shuffle

Budget MP3 player group test

February 13, 2009 by Insider Staff · 2 Comments 

Creative Zen Stone Plus 2GBLogic would suggest that MP3-player sales must be dwindling, muscled out, like digital cameras before them, by ever more versatile and powerful mobile-phone music players. However, logic can clearly go jump in a lake, because in 2008, sales of iPods at least actually went up. …continue reading Budget MP3 player group test

Apple iPod Shuffle review

February 9, 2009 by Insider Staff · 3 Comments 

Apple iPod ShuffleThe runt of the iPod litter, the Shuffle gorges itself on 2GB worth of tunes from your iTunes library – it’s okay, you can specify playlists, rather than leaving yourself at the tender mercies of complete randomness – then plays them back. The USP? Before playback, it quite literally “shuffles” the playing order. So how does this budget MP3 player fare in the grand scheme of things? Read on… …continue reading Apple iPod Shuffle review