iPod Shuffle
The smallest device in Apple’s lineup of iPod digital portable music players. Now in its fourth generation, the iPod Shuffle features an all-metal, unibody design with an integrated belt clip for listening to the player in a hands-free fashion, as well as 2GB of flash memory storage and VoiceOver capabilities for audibly reporting song details and the current battery level.
The iPod Shuffle was refreshed in 2012 and now sells for $49.
Related terms: iPhone, iPad, iPad Mini, iPod touch, iPod Nano, Apple iPod
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