New Addition to My Running Family

Hey guys,

I am proud to announce the latest addition to my running family. She was born today, Friday 19th March, 2010, at 12:57 pm. And she is an absolute delight to her proud parents.

Here's a photo of the beautiful newborn.

Named Azza's ShufflePod, she is the newest addition to the family. The perfect accompaniment to her big brother, Azza's TouchPod. She weighs in at 10.7 grams, and measures 45.2 x 17.5 x 7.8 mm. She can hold up to 1000 songs and play for 10 hours. But the best thing is that Azza's ShufflePod is very gifted; she can already speak at birth. The song, the artist, the playlist - with her new and unique VoiceOver feature she can say them all!

Here's a picture of brother and sister side by side.

And a picture of the back. Unfortunately, being 2 years old, Azza's TouchPod is already looking a little worn!

Azza's TouchPod will be calling time when it comes to playing music during those training runs. From now on, his little sister will be the main music player for those long runs and other exercise sessions. One of my concerns when running with Azza's TouchPod is that it can get wet from perspiration, rain, or just throwing water on my body when it gets too hot. Azza's TouchPod wears a protective sleeve whilst in use, but as you can see from the above picture, dust, dirt and moisture can still make it dirty. Azza's TouchPod is more than a music player; it also runs cool applications, browse the internet, play YouTube videos, stores contacts and calendar information, and so much more. It's time for Azza's TouchPod to step aside from the rigours of playing music during those long training runs.

Smaller, lightweight, and so unobtrusive, Azza's ShufflePod is the perfect music player for running. Unlike Azza's TouchPod, you won't notice her clipped to your shorts. The headphones that come with her are awesome. Because Azza's ShufflePod has no screen, the headphones can control playback, song selection, volume control and even the VoiceOver feature that is so unique to Azza's ShufflePod.

This doesn't mean that Azza's TouchPod will retire completely as a music player. But in order to ensure longevity, his younger sister will take over as the main music player for running.

Azza's ShufflePod does not have much time to get into action. Her first assignment is the all-too-important Reading Half Marathon, where her parents are hoping she can deliver the listener a sub-1:30 target time. But she's so gifted, and so good looking, her parents are confident she is up to the task.

Over the moon,

Azza