Various sources have accused Apple of implementing new DRM technology into the new talking iPod Shuffle. However, these accusations are simply a result of misunderstanding the design of the new talking iPod Shuffle.

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Apple’s new talking iPod Shuffle can read aloud the names of your songs and your playlists. Although speech synthesis is nothing new, how can Apple bring such advanced features to such a tiny device? The answer is they didn’t - not really. Once again, Apple has innovated through integration of existing technology.

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