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Apple has unveiled the latest addition to the iPod family – the iPod Shuffle.
The iPod Shuffle is the smallest iPod yet, and is Apple’s answer to the growing range of compact flash digital music devices.
Barely the size of a pack of chewing gum, the iPod shuffle dispenses with a screen display, and instead plays its music on constant shuffle mode, or by pre-set playlists, determined via the iTunes interface.
It features the trademark iPod click wheel, a 12-hour rechargeable battery and built-in USB port. It works with PCs and Macs, and can be worn around the neck with a built-in lanyard.
Most appealing is that this iPod will be more affordable for the masses. One model features 512MB – 120 songs – of memory and will retail at $99 in the US, with a 1GB -240 songs – model costing $149. The iPod shuffle has already been shipped from factories.
Apple CEO Steve Jobs also announced that the first generation of iTunes compatible mobile phones – produced by Motorola – will be available in shops within the next six months. Additionally, Mercedes, Nissan, Volvo, Scion and Ferrari join BMW in manufacturing cars with iPod inputs.
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The band Garbage is releasing their first album in four years on April 11.
“Bleed Like Me” – the follow-up to 2001′s “beautifulgarbage,” features Dave Grohl on drums for the track “Bad Boyfriend.”
Tracks set to appear on “Bleed Like Me” are: “Run Baby Run,” “Right Between the Eyes,” “Why Do You Love Me,” “Bleed Like Me,” “It’s All Over But the Crying,” “Boys Wanna Fight,” “Sex is not the Enemy,” “Metal Heart,” “Why Don’t You Come Over” and “Happy Home.”
Speaking about the album, lead singer Shirley Manson said, “The record is done, and not only is it done, but it’s pretty f*cking stellar.”
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R&B artist Michael Eugene Archer, better known as D’Angelo, was charged with operating under the influence and drug possession after a traffic stop. Police in Richmond, VA arrested the Grammy Award-winning singer early Sunday. A subsequent search turned up “what we believe to be cocaine and marijuana,” said police Captain Karl Leonard.
Along with drunk driving, Archer was charged with possession of marijuana and possession of a controlled substance.
The artist has kept a low profile since the 2000 release of his last Virgin album, “Voodoo.” That set has sold around 1.8 million copies in the United States.
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After months of speculation, Chris and Rich Robinson are reviving the Black Crowes for a five-night stand at New York’s Hammerstein Ballroom.
“Regardless of the speculation, we are going to see how these shows at the Hammerstein evolve before giving any further consideration to additional shows,” he said. Tickets for the March 22-23, 25-27 shows will be available Jan. 25 via presale on the band’s official Website, and Feb. 5 via Ticketmaster.
The Robinsons have yet to announce which, if any, musicians will back them at the shows, which will feature support from the John Butler Trio (March 22), the Bees (March 23), the Soundtrack of Our Lives (March 25), North Mississippi Allstars (March 26) and Ben Kweller (March 27).
Bangor Daily News