<s>
The	B-Device
iPod	B-Application
Shuffle	I-Application
(	O
stylized	O
and	O
marketed	O
as	O
iPod	B-Application
shuffle	I-Application
)	O
is	O
a	O
discontinued	O
digital	O
audio	O
player	O
designed	O
and	O
formerly	O
marketed	O
by	O
Apple	O
Inc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
smallest	O
model	O
in	O
Apple	O
's	O
iPod	B-Device
family	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
iPod	B-Device
to	O
use	O
flash	B-Device
memory	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Device
iPod	I-Device
Shuffle	O
was	O
discontinued	O
by	O
Apple	O
on	O
July	O
27	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
on	O
January	O
11	O
,	O
2005	O
during	O
the	O
Macworld	O
expo	O
,	O
the	O
first-generation	O
iPod	B-Application
Shuffle	I-Application
weighed	O
,	O
resembled	O
a	O
pack	O
of	O
chewing	O
gum	O
sticks	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
easily	O
loaded	O
with	O
a	O
selection	O
of	O
songs	O
and	O
to	O
play	O
them	O
in	O
sequential	O
or	O
random	O
order	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
used	O
the	O
SigmaTel	O
STMP35xx	O
system	B-Architecture
on	I-Architecture
a	I-Architecture
chip	I-Architecture
(	O
SOC	O
)	O
and	O
its	O
software	O
development	O
kit	O
(	O
SDK	O
)	O
v2.6	O
,	O
a	O
flash	B-Device
memory	I-Device
IC	O
,	O
and	O
USB	B-Protocol
rechargeable	O
lithium	O
cell	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2005	O
,	O
peak	O
iPod	B-Device
first-generation	O
Shuffle	O
production	O
occurred	O
at	O
a	O
hundred	O
thousand	O
units	O
per	O
day	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
Asus	O
factory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
lacks	O
a	O
display	B-Device
,	O
the	O
trademark	O
click	B-Device
wheel	I-Device
,	O
playlist	O
management	O
features	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
games	O
,	O
address	O
book	O
,	O
calendar	O
,	O
alarm	O
,	O
and	O
notes	O
capability	O
of	O
larger	O
iPods	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
codec	O
not	O
being	O
ported	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
incapable	O
of	O
playing	O
Apple	B-Algorithm
Lossless	I-Algorithm
and	O
AIFF	O
audio	O
files	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Device
iPod	I-Device
Shuffle	O
series	O
also	O
lacks	O
a	O
real-time	O
clock	O
and	O
does	O
not	O
therefore	O
update	O
the	O
"	O
Last	O
Played	O
"	O
value	O
in	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
1	O
GB	O
model	O
was	O
advertised	O
as	O
capable	O
of	O
holding	O
up	O
to	O
240	O
songs	O
(	O
based	O
on	O
Apple	O
's	O
estimate	O
of	O
four	O
minutes	O
per	O
song	O
and	O
128	O
kbit/s	O
AAC	B-Application
encoding	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
cater	O
to	O
the	O
limited	O
capacity	O
and	O
intended	O
usage	O
scenario	O
,	O
two	O
new	O
features	O
were	O
added	O
to	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
:	O
AutoFill	O
,	O
which	O
selects	O
songs	O
at	O
random	O
from	O
a	O
user	O
's	O
music	O
library	O
(	O
or	O
from	O
a	O
specific	O
playlist	O
)	O
and	O
copies	O
as	O
many	O
as	O
would	O
fit	O
into	O
the	B-Device
iPod	I-Device
Shuffle	O
's	O
storage	O
-	O
available	O
as	O
a	O
supplement	O
or	O
replacement	O
to	O
manual	O
selection	O
;	O
and	O
an	O
option	O
to	O
automatically	O
transcode	O
audio	O
files	O
of	O
higher	O
specifications	O
to	O
128	O
kbps	O
AAC-LC	B-Application
while	O
transferring	O
them	O
(	O
which	O
would	O
remain	O
exclusive	O
to	O
the	B-Device
iPod	I-Device
Shuffle	O
series	O
until	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
9.1	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Furthermore	O
,	O
older	O
versions	O
of	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
allowed	O
an	O
iPod	B-Application
Shuffle	I-Application
playlist	O
to	O
be	O
viewed	O
and	O
changed	O
while	O
the	O
unit	O
is	O
not	O
connected	O
;	O
changes	O
would	O
be	O
synchronized	O
the	O
next	O
time	O
the	O
unit	O
is	O
connected	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
this	O
functionality	O
was	O
removed	O
in	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
7	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
superior	O
audio	O
technology	O
in	O
the	O
SigmaTel	O
STMP35xx	O
SOC	O
and	O
SDK	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
generation	O
had	O
a	O
better	O
bass	O
response	O
than	O
a	O
fourth-generation	O
iPod	B-Device
,	O
according	O
to	O
a	O
review	O
published	O
days	O
after	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
front	O
of	O
the	B-Device
iPod	I-Device
Shuffle	O
has	O
buttons	O
for	O
Play/Pause	O
,	O
Next	O
Song/Fast	O
Forward	O
,	O
Previous	O
Song/Fast	O
Reverse	O
,	O
and	O
up	O
and	O
down	O
volume	B-Algorithm
adjustment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
plugs	O
directly	O
into	O
a	O
computer	O
's	O
USB	B-Protocol
port	I-Protocol
(	O
either	O
1.1	O
or	O
2.0	O
)	O
,	O
through	O
which	O
it	O
also	O
recharged	O
its	O
battery	O
,	O
which	O
has	O
an	O
expected	O
life	O
of	O
around	O
12	O
hours	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
USB	B-Protocol
plug	O
has	O
additional	O
pins	O
for	O
proprietary	O
accessories	O
and	O
,	O
when	O
not	O
in	O
use	O
,	O
can	O
be	O
hidden	O
beneath	O
a	O
cap	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
second	O
cap	O
,	O
included	O
with	O
the	O
unit	O
,	O
has	O
a	O
lanyard	O
attached	O
which	O
allows	O
the	B-Device
iPod	I-Device
Shuffle	O
to	O
hang	O
around	O
the	O
user	O
's	O
neck	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
both	O
already	O
supported	O
by	O
its	O
larger	O
relatives	O
and	O
suggested	O
by	O
its	O
design	O
,	O
the	O
Shuffle	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
used	O
as	O
a	O
USB	B-Protocol
flash	O
drive	O
-	O
a	O
feature	O
further	O
facilitated	O
by	O
the	O
dropping	O
of	O
"	O
Macintosh	O
"	O
(	O
HFS	B-Application
Plus	I-Application
)	O
format	O
:	O
all	O
Shuffles	O
are	O
formatted	O
to	O
FAT32	B-Application
regardless	O
of	O
the	O
operating	O
system	O
used	O
for	O
restoring	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
iTunes	B-Operating_System
also	O
allowed	O
users	O
to	O
reserve	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
capacity	O
for	O
storing	O
files	O
,	O
by	O
limiting	O
the	O
space	O
that	O
would	O
be	O
used	O
for	O
storing	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
12	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
Apple	O
announced	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
second-generation	O
iPod	B-Application
Shuffle	I-Application
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
the	O
most	O
wearable	O
iPod	B-Device
ever	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
generation	O
initially	O
featured	O
a	O
lone	O
1GB	O
model	O
in	O
a	O
silver	O
brushed	O
aluminum	O
case	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
second-generation	O
iPod	B-Device
Nano	I-Device
and	O
the	O
older	O
iPod	B-Operating_System
Mini	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
model	O
was	O
less	O
than	O
half	O
the	O
size	O
of	O
the	O
first-generation	O
model	O
at	O
41.2	O
x	O
27.3	O
x	O
10.5mm	O
(	O
1.62	O
x	O
1.07	O
x	O
0.41in	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
the	O
size	O
of	O
the	B-Device
iPod	I-Device
Radio	O
Remote	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
second-generation	O
iPod	B-Application
Shuffle	I-Application
,	O
USB	B-Protocol
connectivity	O
is	O
provided	O
via	O
an	O
included	O
piece	O
of	O
hardware	O
which	O
acts	O
as	O
a	O
docking	B-Device
station	I-Device
for	O
the	O
transfer	O
of	O
data	O
and	O
the	O
recharging	O
of	O
the	B-Device
iPod	I-Device
's	O
internal	O
battery	O
through	O
its	O
headphone	B-Device
jack	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second-generation	O
iPod	B-Application
Shuffle	I-Application
was	O
also	O
able	O
to	O
act	O
as	O
a	O
flash	O
drive	O
,	O
just	O
like	O
the	O
first-generation	O
iPod	B-Application
Shuffle	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
unlike	O
the	O
first-generation	O
iPod	B-Application
Shuffle	I-Application
,	O
the	O
second	O
generation	O
did	O
not	O
have	O
a	O
built-in	O
USB	B-Protocol
connector	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
means	O
that	O
the	O
docking	B-Device
station	I-Device
was	O
required	O
for	O
connection	O
to	O
a	O
computer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second-generation	O
Shuffle	O
could	O
play	O
MP3	O
,	O
MP3	B-General_Concept
VBR	I-General_Concept
,	O
AAC	B-Application
,	O
Protected	B-Application
AAC	I-Application
,	O
Audible	O
(	O
formats	O
2	O
,	O
3	O
and	O
4	O
)	O
,	O
WAV	O
and	O
AIFF	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
its	O
low	O
processing	O
power	O
,	O
the	O
only	O
iTunes-supported	O
file	O
format	O
that	O
the	B-Device
iPod	I-Device
did	O
not	O
support	O
is	O
Apple	B-Algorithm
Lossless	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
30	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
Apple	O
announced	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
four	O
new	O
colors	O
to	O
the	B-Device
iPod	I-Device
Shuffle	O
line	O
-	O
pink	O
,	O
orange	O
,	O
green	O
,	O
and	O
blue	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
silver	O
color	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
orange	O
color	O
was	O
a	O
first	O
for	O
the	B-Device
iPod	I-Device
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
19	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
Apple	O
introduced	O
a	O
2GB	O
version	O
of	O
the	B-Device
iPod	I-Device
Shuffle	O
,	O
retailing	O
for	O
US$69	O
and	O
available	O
in	O
all	O
the	O
same	O
colours	O
as	O
the	O
1GB	O
model	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
Apple	O
Let	O
's	O
Rock	O
Event	O
on	O
September	O
9	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
Apple	O
once	O
again	O
released	O
four	O
new	O
colors	O
for	O
the	B-Device
iPod	I-Device
Shuffle	O
:	O
blue	O
,	O
green	O
,	O
pink	O
,	O
and	O
red	O
,	O
replacing	O
the	O
colors	O
that	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
September	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
blue	O
,	O
green	O
and	O
pink	O
variants	O
of	O
the	B-Device
iPod	I-Device
Shuffle	O
reverted	O
to	O
shades	O
that	O
were	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
colors	O
that	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
January	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2009	O
,	O
Avon	O
offered	O
a	O
gold	O
iPod	B-Application
Shuffle	I-Application
(	O
second	O
generation	O
)	O
for	O
$29	O
when	O
purchased	O
in	O
conjunction	O
with	O
two	O
ANEW	O
skin	O
care	O
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
generation	O
2GB	O
iPod	B-Application
Shuffle	I-Application
was	O
discontinued	O
on	O
March	O
11	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
1GB	O
version	O
was	O
discontinued	O
on	O
September	O
9	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
third-generation	O
iPod	B-Application
Shuffle	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
11	O
,	O
2009	O
and	O
was	O
said	O
by	O
Apple	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
jaw-droppingly	O
small	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
The	O
first	O
music	O
player	O
that	O
talks	O
to	O
you	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
available	O
with	O
a	O
silver	O
or	O
black	O
brushed	O
aluminum	O
case	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
second	O
generation	O
iPod	B-Application
Shuffle	I-Application
;	O
this	O
made	O
it	O
the	O
first	O
iPod	B-Application
Shuffle	I-Application
that	O
was	O
available	O
in	O
black	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
featured	O
VoiceOver	B-Operating_System
technology	O
that	O
allowed	O
song	O
names	O
,	O
artist	O
names	O
,	O
album	O
names	O
and	O
playlist	O
contents	O
and	O
names	O
to	O
be	O
spoken	O
in	O
20	O
different	O
languages	O
using	O
the	O
Text-to-Speech	O
incorporated	O
in	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
8	I-Operating_System
and	O
9	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
Nuance	O
Vocalizer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
of	O
MacOS	B-Application
10.5	I-Application
and	O
newer	O
will	O
hear	O
Alex	O
on	O
their	O
iPod	B-Application
shuffle	I-Application
,	O
while	O
MacOS	B-Application
10.4	I-Application
and	O
Windows	O
users	O
will	O
hear	O
Samantha	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
also	O
gained	O
support	O
for	O
multiple	O
playlists	O
,	O
in	O
contrast	O
to	O
previous	O
versions	O
of	O
the	B-Device
iPod	I-Device
Shuffle	O
,	O
which	O
only	O
allowed	O
a	O
single	O
playlist	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
third-generation	O
iPod	B-Application
Shuffle	I-Application
featured	O
a	O
polished	O
steel	O
attachment	O
clip	O
,	O
adopting	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
the	O
polished	O
steel	O
finishing	O
previously	O
found	O
only	O
on	O
the	O
larger	O
iPods	B-Device
,	O
rather	O
than	O
the	O
brushed	O
aluminum	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
second-generation	O
iPod	B-Application
Shuffle	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
no	O
longer	O
had	O
volume	B-Algorithm
or	O
track	O
controls	O
on	O
the	O
device	O
itself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
,	O
the	O
packaged	O
iPod	B-Operating_System
earbuds	I-Operating_System
included	O
a	O
three-button	O
device	O
on	O
the	O
right	O
earbud	O
cord	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
added	O
the	O
functions	O
of	O
changing	O
between	O
playlists	O
,	O
hearing	O
the	O
song	O
title	O
and	O
artist	O
of	O
the	O
track	O
playing	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
play/pause	O
,	O
track	O
changes	O
and	O
volume	B-Algorithm
control	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
originally	O
was	O
not	O
possible	O
to	O
change	O
songs	O
or	O
volume	B-Algorithm
with	O
most	O
third-party	O
headphones	O
,	O
since	O
they	O
lacked	O
these	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
since	O
the	O
device	O
began	O
playing	O
music	O
automatically	O
when	O
it	O
was	O
turned	O
on	O
,	O
third-party	O
headphones	O
could	O
still	O
be	O
used	O
in	O
"	O
autoplay	O
"	O
mode	O
(	O
with	O
no	O
volume	B-Algorithm
or	O
playback	O
controls	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
after	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
some	O
third-party	O
headphones	O
and	O
headphone	O
adapters	O
began	O
to	O
include	O
full	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
third	O
generation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
compatibility	O
list	O
published	O
in	O
Apple	O
's	O
website	O
,	O
none	O
of	O
the	O
currently	O
sold	O
Apple	B-Operating_System
headphones	I-Operating_System
support	O
the	O
third-generation	O
iPod	B-Application
shuffle	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
9	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
Apple	O
introduced	O
three	O
new	O
colors	O
for	O
the	B-Device
iPod	I-Device
Shuffle	O
:	O
pink	O
,	O
blue	O
,	O
and	O
green	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
27	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
Apple	O
won	O
a	O
patent	O
for	O
a	O
“	O
Very	O
small	O
form	O
factor	O
consumer	O
electronic	O
product	O
”	O
,	O
which	O
describes	O
the	O
parts	O
and	O
processes	O
that	O
go	O
into	O
making	O
the	O
ultra-portable	O
music	O
player	O
,	O
the	B-Device
iPod	I-Device
shuffle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
1	O
,	O
2010	O
the	O
fourth	O
and	O
final	O
generation	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
new	O
iPod	B-Device
lineup	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fourth	O
generation	O
features	O
the	O
return	O
of	O
clickable	O
track	O
and	O
volume	B-Algorithm
controls	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
generations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
control	O
pad	O
is	O
18%	O
larger	O
than	O
the	O
second	O
generation	O
of	O
iPod	B-Application
Shuffle	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
dimensions	O
of	O
the	O
device	O
are	O
and	O
it	O
weighs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
model	O
also	O
features	O
VoiceOver	B-Operating_System
from	O
the	O
third	O
generation	O
,	O
now	O
with	O
a	O
devoted	O
physical	O
button	O
,	O
in	O
twenty-nine	O
languages	O
(	O
Chinese	O
,	O
Czech	O
,	O
Danish	O
,	O
Dutch	O
,	O
English	O
,	O
Finnish	O
,	O
French	O
,	O
German	O
,	O
Greek	O
,	O
Hungarian	O
,	O
Italian	O
,	O
Japanese	O
,	O
Korean	O
,	O
Norwegian	O
,	O
Polish	O
,	O
Portuguese	O
,	O
Romanian	O
,	O
Russian	O
,	O
Slovak	O
,	O
Spanish	O
,	O
Swedish	O
,	O
Thai	O
,	O
and	O
Turkish	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
previous	O
generation	O
it	O
supports	O
MP3	O
,	O
VBR	B-General_Concept
,	O
AAC	B-Application
,	O
Protected	B-Application
AAC	I-Application
,	O
Audible	O
(	O
formats	O
2	O
,	O
3	O
and	O
4	O
)	O
,	O
WAV	O
,	O
AIFF	O
and	O
Apple	B-Algorithm
Lossless	I-Algorithm
,	O
and	O
its	O
battery	O
lasts	O
for	O
15	O
hours	O
of	O
music	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
Apple	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
on	O
September	O
12	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
Apple	O
held	O
an	O
event	O
to	O
formally	O
introduce	O
the	O
iPhone	O
5	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
new	O
iPod	B-Device
lineup	O
,	O
and	O
the	B-Device
iPod	I-Device
Shuffle	O
remained	O
unchanged	O
except	O
for	O
seven	O
new	O
color	O
options	O
(	O
silver	O
or	O
black	O
with	O
a	O
black	O
control	O
pad	O
or	O
green	O
,	O
blue	O
,	O
pink	O
,	O
yellow	O
,	O
and	O
purple	O
with	O
a	O
white	O
control	O
pad	O
)	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
Product	O
Red	O
edition	O
model	O
with	O
a	O
white	O
control	O
pad	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
second	O
generation	O
,	O
the	B-Device
iPod	I-Device
does	O
not	O
come	O
with	O
a	O
dock	O
,	O
but	O
like	O
the	O
third	O
generation	O
,	O
comes	O
with	O
a	O
45mm	O
USB	B-Protocol
Cable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
10	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
to	O
coincide	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
5S	I-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
"	O
Slate	O
"	O
color	O
option	O
was	O
replaced	O
with	O
"	O
Space	O
Grey	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
15	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
Apple	O
released	O
6	O
new	O
colors	O
(	O
blue	O
,	O
pink	O
,	O
silver	O
,	O
gold	O
,	O
space	O
grey	O
,	O
and	O
Product	O
Red	O
)	O
for	O
the	B-Device
iPod	I-Device
Shuffle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
27	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
The	B-Device
iPod	I-Device
Shuffle	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
the	B-Device
iPod	I-Device
Nano	O
,	O
was	O
discontinued	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GenerationImageCapacityColorsConnectionOriginal	O
release	O
dateMinimum	O
OS	O
to	O
syncRated	O
battery	O
life	O
(	O
hours	O
)	O
1st60px|	O
first-generation	O
iPod	B-Application
Shuffle	I-Application
512	O
MBWhiteUSB	O
2.0(no adapter required )	O
January	O
11	O
,	O
2005Mac	O
:	O
10.2.8Windows	O
:	O
2000audio	O
:	O
12	O
1	O
GBNew	O
entry-level	O
model	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Uses	O
flash	B-Device
memory	I-Device
and	O
has	O
no	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GoldLight	O
BlueLight	O
GreenPurpleProduct	O
Red	O
special	O
editionSeptember	O
5	O
,	O
2007Mac	O
:	O
10.4.8Windows	O
:	O
20002	O
GBFebruary	O
19	O
,	O
20081	O
GBSilverBlueGreenPinkProduct	O
Red	O
special	O
editionSeptember	O
9	O
,	O
2008Mac	O
:	O
10.4.10Windows	O
:	O
20002	O
GBSmaller	O
clip	O
design	O
with	O
anodized	O
aluminum	O
casing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
4th	O
model	O
reached	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
its	O
production	O
on	O
March	O
11	O
,	O
2009.3rd75px4	O
GBSilverBlackUSB	O
2.0(cable is included )	O
March	O
11	O
,	O
2009Mac	O
:	O
10.4.11Windows	O
:	O
XPaudio	O
:	O
102	O
GBSilverBlackBlueGreenPinkSeptember	O
9	O
,	O
2009Mac	O
:	O
10.4.11Windows	O
:	O
XP4	O
GBSilverBlackBlueGreenPinkPolished	O
Stainless	O
Steel	O
(	O
exclusive	O
to	O
Apple	O
Online	O
and	O
retail	O
stores	O
)	O
Smaller	O
design	O
with	O
controls	O
relocated	O
to	O
right	O
earbud	O
cable	O
,	O
features	O
playlists	O
and	O
VoiceOver	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
2GB	O
model	O
was	O
discontinued	O
on	O
September	O
1	O
,	O
2010.4th60px	O
2	O
GB	O
SilverBlueGreenOrangePink	O
USB	B-Protocol
2.0(cable is included )	O
September	O
1	O
,	O
2010Mac	O
:	O
10.5.8Windows	O
:	O
XP	B-Application
audio	O
:	O
15SilverBlackBlueGreenPinkPurpleYellowProduct	O
Red	O
Special	O
editionSeptember	O
12	O
,	O
2012Mac	O
:	O
10.6.8Windows	O
:	O
XP	B-Application
(	O
SP3	O
)	O
SilverBlueGoldPinkSpace	O
GrayProduct	O
Red	O
Special	O
EditionJuly	O
15	O
,	O
2015Mac	O
:	O
10.8.5Windows	O
:	O
7Redesign	O
returning	O
the	O
play/track/volume	O
buttons	O
from	O
the	O
second	O
generation	O
and	O
power/shuffle	O
mode	O
switch	O
from	O
the	O
1st	O
gen	O
,	O
and	O
adding	O
a	O
button	O
for	O
VoiceOver	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
replaced	O
them	O
with	O
new	O
silver	O
,	O
slate	O
,	O
purple	O
,	O
pink	O
,	O
yellow	O
,	O
green	O
and	O
blue	O
models	O
,	O
all	O
with	O
matte	O
finish	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
a	O
glossy	O
finish	O
,	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
correspond	O
with	O
the	O
5th-generation	O
iPod	B-Device
touch	I-Device
and	O
7th-generation	O
iPod	B-Device
nano	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
"	O
Space	O
Gray	O
"	O
color	O
option	O
replaces	O
"	O
Slate	O
"	O
as	O
of	O
September	O
10	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
correspond	O
with	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
5S	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Device
iPod	I-Device
Shuffle	O
was	O
announced	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
as	O
the	O
Mac	B-Device
Mini	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	B-Device
iPod	I-Device
Shuffle	O
,	O
the	O
Mac	B-Device
Mini	I-Device
is	O
a	O
scaled-down	O
product	O
which	O
was	O
introduced	O
at	O
a	O
lower	O
price	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Previously	O
,	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
Apple	O
's	O
iPod	B-Device
and	O
especially	O
the	B-Device
iPod	I-Device
Mini	O
had	O
been	O
chipping	O
away	O
at	O
the	O
inexpensive	O
flash	O
player	O
market	O
,	O
causing	O
flash	O
players	O
at	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
2005	O
to	O
account	O
for	O
less	O
than	O
half	O
the	O
market	O
share	O
they	O
did	O
in	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
original	O
and	O
Mini	O
iPods	B-Device
were	O
expensive	O
and	O
the	O
Shuffle	O
was	O
intended	O
to	O
make	O
the	B-Device
iPod	I-Device
compete	O
with	O
mainstream	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
April	O
2005	O
,	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
Apple	O
's	O
second	O
fiscal	O
quarter	O
,	O
the	B-Device
iPod	I-Device
Shuffle	O
had	O
already	O
proven	O
itself	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
successful	O
product	O
for	O
its	O
manufacturer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Apple	O
has	O
chosen	O
not	O
to	O
specify	O
how	O
many	O
iPod	B-Application
Shuffles	I-Application
were	O
sold	O
in	O
the	O
product	O
's	O
first	O
three	O
months	O
of	O
existence	O
,	O
analysts	O
at	O
Piper	O
Jaffray	O
estimated	O
that	O
1.8million	O
of	O
the	O
5.3million	O
iPods	B-Device
sold	O
in	O
the	O
second	O
quarter	O
were	O
Shuffles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NPD	O
Group	O
estimates	O
that	O
the	B-Device
iPod	I-Device
Shuffle	O
captured	O
43%	O
of	O
the	O
flash-based	O
music	O
player	O
market	O
in	O
February	O
2005	O
,	O
after	O
only	O
its	O
second	O
month	O
of	O
existence	O
,	O
and	O
by	O
March	O
2005	O
it	O
had	O
risen	O
to	O
58%	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Device
iPod	I-Device
Shuffle	O
effectively	O
helped	O
Apple	O
to	O
replace	O
iriver	O
as	O
the	O
global	O
leader	O
in	O
the	O
flash	O
player	O
market	O
,	O
just	O
as	O
it	O
already	O
had	O
been	O
before	O
in	O
the	O
hard	O
disk	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Device
iPod	I-Device
Shuffle	O
had	O
some	O
market	O
challengers	O
such	O
as	O
Sony	O
's	O
Walkman	O
Bean	O
early	O
on	O
and	O
in	O
later	O
years	O
SanDisk	O
's	O
Sansa	O
Clip	O
,	O
though	O
the	B-Device
iPod	I-Device
Shuffle	O
generally	O
sold	O
better	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2006	O
,	O
Apple	O
CEO	O
Steve	O
Jobs	O
announced	O
during	O
his	O
keynote	O
presentation	O
on	O
the	O
"	O
It	O
's	O
Showtime	O
"	O
Special	O
Event	O
,	O
that	O
until	O
then	O
,	O
Apple	O
had	O
sold	O
10	O
million	O
first-generation	O
iPod	B-Application
Shuffles	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
World	O
reported	O
a	O
problem	O
with	O
the	O
first-generation	O
iPod	B-Application
Shuffles	I-Application
ceasing	O
normal	O
function	O
,	O
only	O
to	O
flash	O
orange	O
and	O
green	O
lights	O
and	O
become	O
unmountable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
the	O
Shuffle	O
has	O
no	O
display	B-Device
,	O
the	O
owner	O
cannot	O
read	O
an	O
error	O
message	O
or	O
troubleshoot	O
easily	O
,	O
requiring	O
diagnosis	O
by	O
Apple	O
service	O
personnel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Flashing	O
green	O
and	O
orange	O
lights	O
on	O
the	B-Device
iPod	I-Device
Shuffle	O
indicate	O
that	O
a	O
generic	O
"	O
error	O
"	O
has	O
occurred	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
Apple	O
's	O
documentation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
problem	O
has	O
also	O
occurred	O
on	O
second-generation	O
iPod	B-Application
Shuffles	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
26	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
Apple	O
released	O
an	O
iPod	B-Application
Shuffle	I-Application
Reset	O
Utility	O
that	O
corrected	O
this	O
problem	O
for	O
some	O
owners	O
of	O
first-generation	O
iPod	B-Application
Shuffles	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Then	O
,	O
in	O
March	O
2007	O
,	O
an	O
updated	O
iPod	B-Device
Reset	O
Utility	O
was	O
released	O
which	O
can	O
also	O
address	O
similar	O
problems	O
with	O
second-generation	O
iPod	B-Application
Shuffles	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
most	O
other	O
portable	O
audio	O
players	O
,	O
the	O
third-generation	O
iPod	B-Application
Shuffle	I-Application
's	O
controls	O
are	O
situated	O
on	O
the	O
packaged	O
headphones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
user	O
is	O
unable	O
to	O
control	O
the	O
device	O
unless	O
they	O
use	O
either	O
Apple	B-Operating_System
headphones	I-Operating_System
designed	O
for	O
it	O
,	O
or	O
third-party	O
headphones	O
or	O
adapters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
third	O
generation	O
iPod	B-Application
Shuffle	I-Application
's	O
headphones	O
contain	O
a	O
proprietary	O
integrated	O
circuit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
,	O
inline	O
control	O
adapters	O
that	O
were	O
made	O
by	O
third-party	O
companies	O
for	O
use	O
with	O
the	O
iPhone	O
are	O
incompatible	O
with	O
the	B-Device
iPod	I-Device
Shuffle	O
.	O
</s>
