As a musician and someone who generally listens to music on a daily basis, having some form of a music player on me is as essential as carrying a set of keys or my purse. For a long time, I had dismissed the idea of buying an ipod of any kind, as it seemed so commercial and impersonal, not to mention expensive! I finally decided in December of last year that I was going to bite the bullet and upgrade my 128mb Alba MP3 player to something a little more flash, at £45 from Argos, the 2GB ipod Shuffle seemed like the ideal purchase. I was due the following week, to camp outside HMV Oxford Street in London, in the bitter freezing December cold with all my friends ...  Read the complete review

Think mp3 players and iPod comes to mind. They have by far the biggest market share and a tendency to be at the leading edge of design. As the progression of technology moves so quickly the market can provide devices that are smaller and more efficient and the public are willing to pay a premium for these goods. The problem with mp3 players is that they are fast becoming incorporated into multi function devices as in the case of smart phones. This could potentially all but kill the market demand unless the products become almost disposable or at least greatly reduced prices. This is a great point to look at Apple's Shuffle which is now in it's third ...  Read the complete review

THE BASICS: The third generation version of 'the smallest music player in the world', this iPod shuffle retails at £46.00 for the 2GB standard version (which stores around 500 songs), £60.00 for the 4GB standard version (1000 songs) and £77.00 for the deluxe polished stainless steel special edition option (only available from the Apple store and with 4GB storage). Earphones with remote, a USB cable and instructions are all included in the pack as standard. THE LOOK: Earlier generations of the iPod shuffle came in the standard Apple white plastic which was prone to discolouration and cracking. Five matt colours are available in this 3G ...  Read the complete review

The third generation iPod shuffle was a bit of a change, when compared to the other two generations before it. Like the other two, the Shuffle 3G is small (much smaller, in fact and about half the size of the first gen. one), and there's no screen so you do have or know what song's next on its playlist or, alternatively, trust your luck and go with the shuffle option. It has a large clip which I find to be incredibly useful, especially with the smaller iPods like this. It means you can put them pretty much anywhere and they'll stay. The new features on this one are the shine - this one features the same sleek look the larger iPods have, instead of ...  Read the complete review

Introduction~~~~~~~ As I come from a musical household with my mam always playing the radio downstairs and my dad with his records upstairs I naturally have a love of music and don't go anywhere without my ipod but as my old trusty nano was on it's last legs after lasting for a well used couple of years. I decided it was time I bought a new one. My reason for choosing the shuffle~~~~~~~ I went for the shuffle mainly because of the price, I purchased it from Argos for a charming £40.00 and also for the fact it was easily concealed to anything I clipped it too and was virtually hands free. I bought it in a lovely metallic pink with a 2GB memory ...  Read the complete review