Hmm, notice which side the gap always appears on compared to where the light is glaring. I thought mine had the same "gap" until I turned it the other way compared to the light so…

Thanks for taking the time to respond. I tested the gap with a piece of paper, and it goes down 2mm. I've just posted another photo. Ken I think I'm sending it back. Quote: …

Yep. Send it back. That's not normal.

Quote: Originally posted by DigitalEl: Yep. Send it back. That's not normal. Absolutely. Send it back and get a replacement. I just got my 40GB photo as well and…

Quote: Originally posted by DigitalEl: Yep. Send it back. That's not normal. Mine does, and I'm not bothered. I seem to remember from many posts that a small gap …

Thanks for reply, question can you get paper down it? I can. Quote: Originally posted by iMacfan: Mine does, and I'm not bothered. I seem to remember from many posts …

I tried, and yes, I can (just), but I'm still not bothered. The click wheel is not meant to be stuck, glued or the same part as the white plastic next to it - it is a seperate mov…

Hi David, Thanks for your response. Did you look at the photos I posted? I haved returned it and hope to get one with a smaller gap. The bottom line it looks awful and for the #1 …

Sorry, but I can't see where the pics are!

Quote: Originally posted by Gillfoto: I've just posted another photo. I think I'm sending it back. Where? Would you mind re-posting the picture..

Since you charge the Shuffle via the USB plug, I would assume that it will immediate begin charging while when you plug it in. So regardless of what you're doing with it�music or d…

Also, the memory in the shuffle is flash. So, even if the batter is dead, it still keeps the data in memory. It doesn't work like memory in your computer where if there is no pow…

well, it wont charge if you plug it into a "low power" usb plub (i.e. one on your keyboard instead of on the back of your mac) In those cases I'm not sure whether, if its complete…

When I plug my iPod shuffle to my iBook and while it is updating the playlist in iTunes, is it charging at the same time?

Quote: Originally posted by andretan: When I plug my iPod shuffle to my iBook and while it is updating the playlist in iTunes, is it charging at the same time? Yes.

Quote: Originally posted by Randman: Yes. Thanks Rand.

Quote: Originally posted by E's Lil Theorem: Linkage "The empire strikes back?" Pfft. I doubt it. As someone on /. noted, most of the iPod competitors tend to forget …

Quote: Originally posted by misc: Plus it looks like poo. I don't think it looks much worse than the Shuffle

Looks like a vibrator.

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Better pic: Although I'm not all that keen on the twist grip controls Sony always uses on their flash players, the aesthetics are a marked improvement over existing players (inc…

But the Empire is evil, right? more like: ATRAC3 of the Clones.

Go Sony... just do your best to save your home market from the iPod invasion.

Quote: Originally posted by TheBadgerHunter: Looks like a vibrator. I also think they look like a woman's cosmetic case or bottle of perfume.

I thought they were going with MP3 now? Why would they stay with ATRAC on the flash players? They really need to get over quoting song capacities with poor encoding rates.