Ipod

The iPod Shuffle (stylized, and marketed as iPod shuffle) is a digital audio player designed and marketed by Apple Inc. It is the smallest model in Apple's iPod family, and was the first to use flashmemory. The first model was announced at the Macworld Conference & Expo on January 11, 2005; the current fourth generation model was introduced on September 1, 2010.

First generationReleased on January 11, 2005, the first-generation iPod Shuffle weighed 0.78 ounces (22 g) and was designed to be easily loaded with a selection of songs and to play them in random order. According to Apple,owners of existing iPods had often left the music selection to "shuffle", and the new iPod Shuffle was a way of implementing that in a much more cost-effective fashion.

Second generation
OnSeptember 12, 2006, Apple announced the release of the second generation iPod Shuffle, calling it "the most wearable iPod ever". First shipments of the unit were slated for an October 2006 arrival, butactually started shipping on Friday, November 3, 2006. The second generation initially featured a lone 1 GB model in a silver brushed aluminum case similar to the second generation iPod Nano and theolder iPod Mini.

Third generation
The third generation iPod Shuffle was released on March 11, 2009 and was said by Apple to be "jaw-droppingly small" and "The first music player that talks to you"with dimensions of 45.2×17.5×7.8 mm (1.78×0.69×0.31 in). It was available with a silver or black brushed aluminum case similar to the second generation iPod Shuffle.

Fourth generation
The fourthgeneration features the return of clickable track and volume controls from the first two generations. The control pad is 18% larger than the second generation of iPod shuffle. The model alsofeatures VoiceOver from the third generation, now with a devoted physical button, in twenty-nine languages.  It also featuresGenius and handles multiple playlists. Like the previous generation it supports...