The best things come in small packages
Well it feels like Christmas, gizmos are like buses, nothing for ages then two come along at once. I’d put in an order with Apple weeks ago but delivery was delayed to today. Shh don’t tell anyone Christmas pressies for folks o mine but I’ve baggsied a shuffle for myself. I know people keep saying it but it’s so small! I’m female with small hands and even I was having difficulty picking it up. It’s teeny weenie. I originally wanted a shuffle for an older woman who likes listening to things while she’s out in the garden. Shuffle seems perfect, less chance of being damaged in the muck outdoors, lightweight, she doesn’t have great eyesight so a display on a device would be of limited use plus there’s few controls less chance to get confused. Mine will get used for the walk to work. I don’t now feel the need to lug my entire music library around with me on the iPod when it’s usually only a handful of tech podcasts I manage to listen to during the day - “Buzz Out Loud” is my favourite just now for tech news in the morning, light-hearted, entertaining technology talk, two women one man, refreshing change - stuff equality 
When the shuffle first came out I laughed at it, who on earth would want a thing like that with so little capacity and no screen, bah. Well for me it’s now the right gadget for the right time. I still need to get used to the clip though, out of about five times four of them I’ve pressed the wrong end of the clip to get it to open.
Gizmo 2, the Sony RH1 has also arrived. It’s a nice weight in your hand and black with LED on the side and sound level meters - handy to see if you’re still recording in low light situations. V. nice, the buttons are a bit smaller than in previous versions but solid metal rather than iPod plastic. It’ll be interesting to do a long term test and see which lasts better the RH1 or the Shuffle 2G.
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