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The iPod Shuffle is back to the design that made it famous, only better and cheaper than ever.

With five colours (silver, green, pink, orange and blue), one capacity (2GB), all the features of last year's voice over model, and one low price (AU$69), the fourth-generation iPod Shuffle seems to be the best model yet.

There's very little new to report on the latest Shuffle. The navigation controls, clip and power switch are taken right from the second-generation design, while the internal features, such as voice over navigation of your playlists, music collection, audio books, podcasts and so on, are all borrowed from the button-less third-generation model.

So what is new? Well, the design is a little smaller and more squarish than the second-generation model. You can sync Genius playlists now, and battery life is 15 hours, up from 10.

There's also a new button up on the top edge, which triggers the voice over menu navigation. Previously, this button was located on the cable of the included ear buds. Now, with the remote button directly on the device, the Shuffle is back to shipping with standard ear buds.

Stay tuned for our review.

Via CNET

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