Your Shuffle is Now Outdated.

Available now for $79 is Apple's latest version of the iPod Shuffle. It's a little smaller than a AA Battery and is capable of holding up to 1,000 songs. Blah, blah, blah it's smaller and plays more songs. Go nuts. This iPod, however, has also been blessed with the ability to speak. The new VoiceOver feature 

communicates the song title and artist 

to you upon your command. 

Cool. Kind of? Maybe? 

The VoiceOver is just Apple's poor attempt to make up for the Shuffle's lack of LCD Screen. I usually know what song is playing after the first few notes, however, so I'll find very little use for the android they've stashed inside my Pod. This would only encourage me to give a few of my songs ridiculous titles. "You are now listening to The Sound of Apple Taking Your Money!"

Overall assessment: Valiant effort Steve Jobs but your going to need a seriously catchy ad campaign for me to buy into this one.