Apple Drops Price on iPod Shuffle

In addition to the new iTunes announcement, Apple dropped the price on its iPod shuffle (1GB) to just $49. This is perfect for you if you never wanted to spend the money on an iPod before. This low price is a great way to test the iPod waters. A new 2GB shuffle also was announced for $69.

“At just $49, the iPod shuffle is the most affordable iPod ever,” said Greg Joswiak, Apple’s vice president of Worldwide iPod Product Marketing. “The new 2GB model lets music lovers bring even more songs everywhere they go in the impossibly small iPod shuffle.”

The iPod shuffle is the most wearable iPod with its weight of half an ounce. It can hold up to 500 songs (2GB) or 240 songs (1GB), comes with a handy clip to attach to your sleeve or pocket, and a shuffle switch capability that allows you to either play your handpicked playlists in the order you synced them from iTunes or let it shuffle your songs. The battery life is about 12 hours, and it comes with headphones and a USB power adapter.

These affordable iPod shuffles are available in silver, blue, green, purple and a PRODUCT RED special edition at your nearest Apple Store (www.apple.com) or Mac Made Easy in Kailua (www.maceasy.com).