The third-generation iPod shuffle is here—and by here, I don’t mean in the insubstantial “floating in the air of human knowledge” sort of way. I mean here, at my desk, in the Macworld offices. Three ...

January 11, 2005: Steve Jobs introduces the iPod shuffle, an entry-level music player that lacks a display. The device randomly shuffles the audio files it holds, but lets users easily skip songs they ...

“1000 songs in your pocket” was a great leap forward and the start of the problem. The promise of the iPod was having your entire music collection on hand at any time, in any location. This was ...

Apple replaces its compact flash-based music player with a second-generation shuffle that’s half the size of its predecessor. The silver shuffle comes in only one capacity — 1GB — and adds a built-in ...