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iPod Shuffle 3rd Gen - A Big No-Go |
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Written by Rod Kim
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Tuesday, 07 April 2009 |
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Here at the BEL.com headquarters, some (like myself) live by the iPod and loseless audio formats and others see it as no more than a doorstop or paperweight that will always be inferior to vinyl and needle. We also go back on forth on latest Apple innovations (surprisingly, I'm not usually a fan outside of the iPod and most of the others that reject the iPod rush out to get the new MacBook Pro).
When we heard about the new iPod shuffle that was smaller than a flash drive and could talk to you, both camps got excited. Sadly, just about everything has failed to live up to expectations in practice.
(Photo From iLounge.com)
The first thing that you notice is that besides the Power/Repeat/Shuffle switch, all of the controls have been moved to the headphones. This reduces your choices of headphones to, well, one. Also, the controls take a bit of practice to get used to, there's a series of push-and-hold, wait, click again...etc.
Another slight annoyance is that voice. Yes, it talks to you, but it also sounds like a robot that smokes. When you have finally learned how to get it to list the playlists, you learn you can't scroll through them...you just have to wait.
Then there's value. For the near $80 mark, other media players with screens and better capacities are available. Granted, they're not Apple, but at first glance you wouldn't know this was an iPod anyway, it's a stick.
There's more nuances and quirks, but a quick Google search can find you more of those. The bottom line, save your hard earned money, this is a gimmick.
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Singer/Songwriters & Touring Solo Muscians Unite |
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Written by Rod Kim
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Tuesday, 24 March 2009 |
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I'm a bit of a performing musician myself, writing and gigging whenever I can and also have a number of friends that spend most of their lives on the road singing songs for pubs, coffee shops, co-ops and wherever else will take a guitar and folk singer in their space. The ongoing issues never cease - getting paid, finding gigs and trying to read the crowd in a different city every night. With a band, those duties have the potential to be delgated among various members, but traveling solo carries all that collective weight with it. One thing that doesn't have to be an issue is a good sound system. Most solo/acoustic/unplugged muscians have almost as many, if not more, gigs in spaces where live music is not always hosted. If you travel with a small mixer, a couple mics, a pair of self-powered speakers and stands...you're set. It all fits into even the most compact of subcompact cars (believe me, I've traveled cross-country multiple times in a Toyota Yaris). The speaker of choice is the JBL EON10 and the concrete durability of the Shure SM58 is a no-brainer. Besides a CD to retail at your gigs, this is probably the second most important investment. You can't always depend on the venue to take care of you, but you can sure take care of yourself. If you want to try it out, we've got all of this available for rent at BEL.com,
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Go forth and be indie.
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 07 April 2009 )
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Twitteriffic...We're YouTubing and Flickring |
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Written by Rod Kim
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Tuesday, 24 March 2009 |
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Wanna keep up with BEL.com? So far, the Marketing Dept. has a live Twitter feed (www.twitter.com/belcommarketing), YouTube in the works (www.youtube.com/belcommarketing) and Flickr highlighting shows (www.flickr.com/belcommarketing). As the other crew and departments establish similar social networking and media sharing sites, they will post that info here on the BEL.com blogs powered by all of the BEL.com crew!
Coming soon:
-Live Chat with Trena in Rentals
-Production Updates on the Road
-Upload Your Media from a BEL.com Production
-Tech News & Gear Reviews with BEL.com Crew
-And Much, Much More...
-Rod (BEL.com Marketing)
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