Sexy ShuffleAt 10:44 PMby: Hiro

Oooooh yeah. Sexy. Oh and the Shuffle is pretty sweet too.
(Yes, that's really me)

So a few days ago I caved in and bought an iPod Shuffle.

I've been wanting a nice, small mp3 player for a while now so I can have music while I workout or go for a run or do karate. I have a Sony Minidisc that I carry with me everywhere and it's awesome(mainly because it can go like 30 hours on 1 charge) but I figured it's a bit too big and heavy for running and kinda hard to hold/carry while working out or doing karate. Then when I heard of the Shuffle I knew I had to get one. But being that I'm lazy and that they were(and still are) in crazy demand, I hadn't been able to acquire one for quite some time.

About 3 weeks ago I went for a run and I thought screw it, I need music and took my Minidisc out with me. I had always figured it'd bounce around too much in my pocket or something and be annoying but it kinda sat snugly and I didn't really notice it. So then I figured ok, maybe I don't really need a Shuffle and my Minidisc will suffice. I brought it last week to Halifax for karate nationals and yet again it delivered. Stuffed it in my track suit and was just fine for warming up.

So then a few days ago I went to the mall here with Tom to go eat dinner. Ah, we'll swing by the computer store and see if they have any Shuffles in stock(they've been sold out for as long as I can remember) I thought. Sure enough, they had a bunch. But I don't need one, now that I've realized my Minidisc does the job. Right? Well, that thought never really entered my mind. I was held mesmerized by the humble green box. All previous decision-making conclusions were abandoned. I was drawn in. Look at me. Buy me, it spoke to me. Then another thought entered my brain. Ah yes, hunger. I'll be back.

So we went to go eat, which was originally why we had gone to the mall. Got some Teriyaki Experience. Ooooh yeah, delicious. Loaded it up with hot sauce. I always overestimate my hot sauce tolerability. Definitely paid for it this time. My mouth was on fire. But it was still delicious. Anyway, we headed back toward the computer store. I was no longer contemplating whether or not I would buy a Shuffle. No, that decision had been made long ago. I never really had changed my mind to not buying a Shuffle. I only told myself that. Deep down inside, I was always destined to buy one. So now it was a matter of picking either the 512 MB or the 1 GB version. Given that I probably wouldn't be away from my computer for more than 8-9 hours(which is about how much music 512 MB holds) as far as the Shuffle's use was concerned, I didn't see the need to spend an extra 75 bucks to have all that extra space since I can just switch songs so easily through iTunes. 512 it is.

I've had the Shuffle for a few days now. And it's simply awesome. Granted, there are limitations that some may not like. It of course doesn't have the signature iPod wheel, nor does it have a screen or in fact any features aside from being able to play songs(either in order or in shuffle mode) and changing the volume. However the fact that it's basically the size(and weight) of like 3 sticks of gum makes it uber in my books. You cannot actually fathom how tiny it is until you actually hold one in your hands. It literally feels like I'm carrying a pencil around in my pocket.

In conclusion, the Shuffle is damn sexy. Not in a dirty, animalistic way but in a sleek, stylish and attractive sense.

And it's damn practical. And I love practicality.