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Awesome... apple has a new IPod shuffle that won't work with any headphones that don't have a drm chip in it. So if you didn't believe me that Apple is a bunch of bastards... well... maybe you will now. :roll:

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There is, however, something that many users will care about: the new shuffle doesn’t fully work with any headphones except Apple’s. Because of what Apple has done here—something sneaky and arguably terrible for consumers, especially if it continues with other iPod and iPhone products in 2009—if you plug your old third-party headphones of any sort into the new shuffle, you’ll find that you can’t do anything with the device other than have it continuously play music, without volume controls or interruption, unless of course of you turn it off. Surprise: the only third-party headphones that will work are ones that haven’t even entered manufacturing yet, because they’ll need to contain yet another new Apple authentication chip, which will add to their price. Your only alternatives will be third-party remote control adapters—also not yet available, as Apple’s not even making one—and using Apple’s earphones. The prices for the third-party adapters will be no less than $19, and quite possibly more like $29; compatible headphones announced thus far start at $49.


http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/review ... eration/P6

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Sat Mar 14, 2009 4:42 pm
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Cheap dirty bastards. Yet i do not own any apple hardware, i wonder why? :D

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http://gadgets.boingboing.net/2009/03/1 ... nfirm.html

Not that I disagree about them being bastards, and I believe they still only work with their headphones which is crap but it is not DRM.

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Yea, I read something about that today...not DRM.... but it wasn't so clear whether or not the 'will only play and no controls' thing was accurate or not. If it's not and it's just more headphones, I retract my hatred a tad. But just a tad.

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I've used the same Sony headphones for many years (probably bought about 3 in my whole life)

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Perfect in my opinion. Comfortable, dont move around, lots of bass!

I likes the bass.


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there is a " / " missing from the [ img ].

Edit: Just a reminder to post a model name too, so if someone finds the item worth a purchase it can be easily found in shops.

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fixed the image.

I hate Sony. Bunch of bastards. I'll never buy another Sony product. Seeing their company catching fire and burning fills me with childish delight. :roll: My list of hated companies is pretty long, though. I force Shiny to buy Turtle Beach sound cards because of my hatred of Creative.

Too bad too... my first sound card I ever bought (or had bought for me) was a Sound Blaster 16 back in like 1988 or something.

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