In the development of music players, I believe no one can ignore the visual impact brought by the iPod shuffle 1 generation as thin as chewing gum and the miniature shuffle 2 generation, and I don't know how many trendy users have generously contributed to it. In terms of industrial design, Apple products are always far ahead. However, in terms of function, I think users of iPod shuffle are very clear, and the extremely simple and beautiful appearance also sacrifices a lot of experience. It doesn't support playlists, and it does train many people's patience in searching for songs.
IPod shuffle 3 (click here for a larger image.
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Of course, everything in the world is not perfect, and the iPod player is no exception. If the users of the iPod shuffle 1/2 generation are greedy for beauty and can only endure the lack of its functions, will the newly born iPod shuffle 3 generation be better for the new generation from today? Color? Disciples provide an unprecedented operating experience!
iPod shuffle 3
In mid-March 2009, Apple officially launched the third generation product of shuffle, a portable digital music player, and gave it an extremely vivid and gentle name: whispering. From the name, we can easily guess that the characteristics of the new generation of iPod shuffle should be-talking?
IPod shuffle 3 (click here for a larger image.
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IPod shuffle 3 (click here for a larger image.
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IPod shuffle 3 has been greatly slimmed down in appearance, and the size of 45.2x 17.5x7.8mm is only half that of shuffle 2, making it the smallest iPod player today. From the contrast photos with the key, we can vividly feel its ultimate beauty.
IPod shuffle 3 (click here for a larger image.
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10.7g is also extremely light in weight, with a design of back clip, which is very convenient to carry and can be clipped on collars, pockets, backpacks, etc. Casual, and will not feel heavy at all, it has become an extremely fashionable accessory in front of MM.
IPod shuffle 3 (click here for a larger image.
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The fuselage material is exquisite, the shell adopts traditional integrated technology, and the surface adopts special frosting technology, which makes it feel delicate and comfortable. There are two colors: black and white. The back clip part adopts an unusually bright mirror electroplating process, with a lovely Apple LOGO in the middle. However, after our trial, we found that although the mirror technology of the back clip is more eye-catching, it is very easy to leave fingerprints and scratches, so please take care of the users.
IPod shuffle 3 (click here for a larger image.
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IPod shuffle 3 (click here for a larger image.
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The periphery of the fuselage is quite simple, with only a 3.5mm headphone jack and a random/sequential/power button at the top. The headphone jack is also a data cable/charger jack, so we can use the attached USB cable for data transmission or charging. On the other hand, iPod shuffle 3 can play about 65,438+00 hours of music when it is fully charged, but it is 80% charged in 2 hours and fully charged in 3 hours, with good efficiency.
IPod shuffle 3 (click here for a larger image.
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Seeing this, careful users will ask, shuffle has no touch screen, and there is no play control button on the fuselage. How can we control it? Don't worry, you will soon know that this is a more critical improvement than the appearance of shuffle 3.
IPod shuffle 3 (click here for a larger image.
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Under the right earplug of the earphone, we saw a very hidden small? Organ? What about the top? +/-? This symbol soon made us realize that this must be its control part. In the past, when we used the walkman, the cable control was not strange to us at all, but it was rare when we entered the digital age, because the cable control in the past was probably not as big as the current player and not portable enough. However, shuffle 3 solves this problem, but this seemingly insignificant widget can complete more than 90% control, and it is a veritable control center.
IPod shuffle 3 cable control part (click here to view larger image
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With it, we can play/pause songs, raise or lower the volume, play the previous/next song, and most importantly, it is beyond the reach of previous iPod shuffle players? Playlist? The function is finally realized on shuffle 3. As long as you press the key in the middle of Chang 'an Wire Control, you can switch between multiple playlists at will. For a shuffle player with 4GB of memory and thousands of songs, you don't have to worry about not being able to select a few favorite tracks from a large music library. Users only need to establish a playlist that meets their own needs in various situations, and they can play it at any time through a small wire control. The breakthrough of this function makes up for the inhuman manipulation weakness of the first two generations of shuffle, which is of great significance to iPod players.
Although the wire control is small, the operation is complete. Through the above picture, we can help you understand the use of the wire control part of iPod shuffle more comprehensively.
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Here, we want to remind users that they want to do this. Change the playlist? When operating, it must be better than? Listen to the songs and the names of the performers? It will take longer until the system reads the names of songs and performers. Hey? At this point, you can release the key, listen to the system read all the playlist names, and quickly press the middle key after reading the playlist name you want to complete the conversion operation of this playlist.
In the process of completing the above seemingly complicated operations, the most critical part is the inside of the iPod shuffle system. Talk? The cooperation between the system and operators, what is the name of this system? Voiceover What does Chinese literal translation mean? Voiceover, but here we think its meaning should be understood as? Voiceover It is more appropriate to say. The sound that completes control besides music? .
Let's shuffle 3 have it? Voiceover Ability, need to use the latest iTuns software and update components to start ahead of time? VoiceOver option for voice feedback. After selecting the language type required by the user, the system will generate the corresponding language type for iPod shuffle3. Voiceover After the synchronization is successful, shuffle 3 can recognize the corresponding language. At present, there are 14 languages that can be supported, including Chinese (Mandarin), English, French and Spanish, which are quite comprehensive. In the process of recognition, the accuracy of reading chinese is still very high, but occasionally there are small mistakes in phrases or broken sentences, but the overall effect is quite good within an acceptable range.
Are you online? Voiceover During the startup process, the music originally played by the system did not stop, but the volume was automatically reduced and it was in the background playing mode. Voiceover After the operation is completed, the original volume will be restored, thus ensuring the continuity of users' enjoyment of music.
In the process of use, the author also found that? Voiceover An interesting use, because the system will automatically identify the name of the playlist or the name of the song, users can use its talent to complete some unique ideas. For example, if we change the name of a song to a paragraph of other words, the number of words can be several hundred. When we play this song, press and hold the middle button of the wire control, and the system will automatically read the name of our modified song. As for what is more interesting and can help you achieve some special goals, it depends on your own thinking development. I can give an example here. For example, you bought an iPod shuffle 3 for your new girlfriend. Before giving it to her, change the playlist of the machine to? Wife, wife, I love you? Wait for some interesting names, and then change the name of a song to true confession to help you tell the secret in your heart. What do you think will happen if she receives such a gift with mystery in it? ... I can only wish you good luck here
IPod shuffle 3 (click here for a larger image.
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In terms of sound quality, I think people who are familiar with iPod products can think of it without the author. For those music lovers, the sound quality of iPod shuffle 3 must be a little dull, and it is difficult to meet the requirements of users with fever in high school or low frequency, which is also the style of iPod player. Its overall performance tends to be more dull, and there are few exaggerated elements, so users who like exciting styles can consider less. What's more, the shuffle series, which focuses on fashion, portability and beauty, is extremely compact, and it is more difficult to give us more promises in sound quality. However, it is worth mentioning that shuffle 3, the noise floor problem that users reacted strongly on shuffle 2, no longer exists, and the sound environment is quite clean.
As a portable music player, the ability to read and write data is related to the efficiency of copying songs, especially for a player with a large capacity of 4GB. We have tested the reading and writing ability of iPod shuffle 3 through the software ATTO disk benchmark, and its reading speed of 9.5MB/S and writing speed of 3.5MB/S are relatively good, so it won't take us much time to store daily songs.
Throughout the iPod shuffle 3 player, we can see that the most critical part can be said to be the headphone cable control part. Of course, this will cause this headset to be unable to compare with the headphones in previous iPod products. Of course, other brands of high-quality headphones can not be replaced, because without wired headphones, iPod shuffle 3 will lose its control core. Therefore, shuffle 3 still has some weaknesses in universality. Users must pay special attention to its headphones. If it is broken, they can only buy official original headphones. It is reported that the cost of this headset is also quite high. The price of a single headset is higher than that of 200 yuan, equivalent to more than 1/3 sets.
What about the functional core? Voiceover In part, although it is only exclusive to iPod shuffle 3 at present, I believe that such a powerful and practical function will be greatly expanded by the government, and it is likely that Apple products will come standard in the future? Voiceover And wired headphones. This is of great significance to the performance improvement of all Apple product lines.
IPod shuffle 3 (click here for a larger image.
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"IT 168 evaluation center view:? Voiceover With the appearance of functions, the playlist problem that has plagued two generations of iPod shuffle products has been well solved. Those users who pursue aesthetics and love shuffle players can finally change their favorite song lists more freely. As the smallest iPod player at present, shuffle 3 has not only successfully lost weight in appearance, but also become an incomparable masterpiece of the previous two generations of shuffle because of its humanized function. However, for the wire control part with high cost, the service life is still worthy of our attention.