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Update 2: We took one apart and found a mysterious chip inside the new Shuffle's headphones.

Boing Boing 2009

The headphones will include intergrated controls to change the volume, switch tracks, etc. as well as take advantage of Shuffle's new VoiceOver feature.

Third-party headphones for iPod Shuffle announced 2009

• We took apart the new iPod Shuffle's headphones in search of the rumored "DRM" chip.

Boing Boing 2009

This is key, since the new VoiceOver technology aims to compensate for the Shuffle's lack of a screen — its leading drawback.

iPod Shuffle review: Cool but compromised 2009

By pressing and holding the small control button on the Shuffle's audio cord during a song, you can summon up the song's title and artist information, spoken in a silky-smooth voice.

Hearing voices: How does Apple’s VoiceOver feature perform? | Sync Blog 2009

This is key, since the new VoiceOver technology aims to compensate for the Shuffle's lack of a screen—its leading drawback.

iPod Shuffle review: Cool but compromised 2009

The iPod Shuffle's buttons are back, and the lightest, smallest MP3 player on the planet is now better than ever.

SFGate: Top News Stories CNET San Francisco Chronicle 2011

The exciseman replied, without any hesitation, that it was none of his business to intermeddle between man and man; besides, he did not know they were ignorant of Shuffle's character, which was notorious to the whole country.

The Adventures of Roderick Random Tobias George Smollett 1746

Why is iPod Shuffle's 'voice over' feature not available on the iPhone?

Megite Technology News: What's Happening Right Now 2010

Apple would probably tell you, though, that the Shuffle's best feature is its price:

NYT > Home Page 2010