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2005 - 2017
iPod Shuffle
“The shuffle stripped a music player down to a very small, screenless experience.”
- Birth year
- 2005
- Shutdown year
- 2017
- Lifespan
- 12 years
- Peak era
- Company
- Apple
- Category
- Devices
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On Video
The original iPod shuffle advert
Plays from YouTube when you press play. Views, length and date from YouTube, October 2026.
About This Video
- From:
- iMac
- Added:
- December 25, 2005
- Length:
- 0:31
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What Was It?
The shuffle stripped a music player down to a very small, screenless experience. Listening depended less on browsing a visible library and more on accepting or advancing through the selected tracks.
Its focused design is remembered as a different relationship with portable music, not simply a smaller version of a phone.
The Story
- 2005 The product era documented here begins in 2005. The shuffle stripped a music player down to a very small, screenless experience.
- 2017 The iPod Shuffle hardware line was discontinued in 2017. Online-service and support dates may differ from the end of hardware production.
How It Died
The iPod Shuffle hardware line was discontinued in 2017. Online-service and support dates may differ from the end of hardware production.
Memories
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