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October 27, 2006 10:10 AM PDT

Where art thou, iPod Shuffle?

by James Kim
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iPod Shuffle

For those of you who have been patiently awaiting the new iPod Shuffle's October coming-out party, you'll have to be a little more patient. In the middle of October, we noted with mild interest that the "world's smallest MP3 player" still hadn't appeared on store shelves. We had suggested that Apple was either waiting for October 31 to reignite its preholiday iPod fervor or that the device was delayed in some Chinese assembly line. Well, our daily call to the San Francisco Apple Store revealed this morning that the Shuffle will be missing its October boat. Said an Apple employee, "We don't expect it for a couple more weeks."

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Flash shortages?
by Jonathan F October 27, 2006 2:14 PM PDT
I wonder if it's not just a shortage of !GB flash memory. The 4GB and 8GB music players out there probably aren't in danger of shortages, but 1GB chips (like those in the shuffle, and probably the 2GB nano) are used just about everywhere - cheap 3rd-party players, cameras, cellphones, and more.

When it has to fight with everyone else, even Apple may have to wait until it can get the production it needs!
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iPod Shuffle
by tmoynihan October 27, 2006 2:58 PM PDT
Maybe it's so small that it already is on store shelves, but nobody can see it.
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Ladies and gentlemen...
by jameskim October 27, 2006 3:42 PM PDT
our very own Tim Moynihan!!
More CNET rubbish..
by TommoUK October 30, 2006 5:25 AM PST
... the new Shuffle is already shipping to those who placed web orders when it
was announced. Some Apple Stores do actually have a few in stock. New orders
have a 2-3 week delay, due to the incredible demand for the product.

That's where the new Shuffle is.
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They're shipping already.
by ~Canuck~ October 30, 2006 11:52 AM PST
Well, the 2nd Gen Shuffles are already shipping; many bloggers have already received confirmation e-mails.
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