Shuffle Cam is a design concept by William Boulier, which takes photos at a specific user set time interval, depending on the events nature, to document where you have been. Shuffle Cam has modes for event, classic, and daily, each bearing a different time difference between shots. These options can be chosen from the side of the device.

Shuffle Cam then allows the user to upload the photos to their computer as a reel, and delete and edit them as they please. The concept is a pretty cool idea if you are into those 365 day photo projects (which we have never been able to stick to). It could give you a way to get unique and interesting shots that you wouldn’t of even thought about before. — Andrew Dobrow

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When we want music, we want music everywhere, some of us even want it underwater, so somebody created the underwater MP3 player. The problem of listening to music underwater is that the earphone lines are going to tangle, let alone the fact that your ears would feel uncomfortable because of the super tight earbuds; another danger would actually be not knowing what’s going on underwater because you can’t hear. Thanko has solved all these problems today.

Similar to their original bone-conduction headphone, instead of placing the buds into your ears, you would be pressing them against your skull close to your ears, you would be listening to the music via bone conduction and not air conduction. One more thing, since the headphone is water-proof and shaped like a headband, Thanko also added a little pouch where you can slide your iPod Shuffle in. So you can listen to your iPod Shuffle underwater without worrying about the chords, or what’s going on underwater (you still have your ears to hear). Pretty neat eh? The waterproof headband bone-conduction headphones will be available starting today at $85 in Japan. –Sam Chan

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Apple has released a new improvement on the line of the iPod Shuffles: colors! Instead of the plain, boring silver, you now can choose between pink, green, blue, orange, and silver. Unfortunately, it doesn’t look like any specs have been changed, it’s still only a gig, still $79. So if your children (or you) have been asking for a Nano because they like the pretty colors, you now have a reason to buy something that costs $100 less. Lucky you! — Nik Gomez

iPod Suffle colors [Apple]

As you probably know, the iRiver is a direct competitor to the Apple shuffle. Coming in both black and white high gloss finishes, the iRiver is just about the same size as the shuffle and adds many features to what the shuffle lacks in nearly every department. The S10 has a 1.15″ color OLED screen which goes easy on the battery (which must be small considering how small the S10 is). It currently comes in 1 and 2GB sizes compared to the 1GB shuffle. And now iRiver is introducing a new watch-type accessory for the S10. One very interesting observation that has been made on this new accessory is that it completely covers up the headphone jack. So what does this mean? Maybe a Bluetooth wireless headset? Maybe no listening to music while it’s on your wrist? Let’s hope for the first. iRiver has been doing an amazing job with their massive product launch this year at CES, and this is just one small part of their overall look on things. — Nik Gomez

Transform the iriver S10 into a … Watch? [dapreview]

Don’t like the fact that Apple has us by the balls with iTunes, the iPod, and every other product they have? So much of what they make requires proprietary software. Break free from the Man with the LG UP3Flat Chocolate MP3 player. LG has figured out that the style of design created with the Chocolate phone is the rage nowadays and is running with it. This MP3 player is in the same style of the first generation iPod Shuffle, the candy bar with simple controls without a display. The battery life is rated at about ten hours, and it will be sold in three storage amounts of flash memory: 512MB, 1&2GB. It connects to your PC via USB, and one really smart design feature is that it has a retractable USB cord at the bottom of the player. Don’t forget your USB cable ever again. The two very simple up and down arrows perform different tasks and the little arrows above and below the main arrows signify which task is being performed. Yet another sleek gadget from LG, and it looks like it will sell well, as long as they keep everything as simple as it looks. — Nik Gomez

LG UP3Flat Chocolate MP3 Player [NewLaunches]

If you think that your new iPod Shuffle’s dock is a tad bit of overkill, you aren’t alone. The people at Incipio have released a clever little device that allows you to plug your Shuffle directly into your computer just as you do with a USB flash drive. The Icipio iPod Shufflebud is extremely simple, and it accomplishes a goal that seems to be a no-brainer. The Shufflebud supports full speed transfers and charges so you won’t notice a different between your dock and the Shufflebud. The Shufflebud is selling for a minescule $5.99 from Incipio. Whether you are going on a trip, or like to carry your Shuffle around don’t want to lug the dock, the Shufflebud seems a perfect addition to your growing collection of iPod accessories. And if you carry around a lanyard, you can attach the Shufflebud to it through the small hole on the device.

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While dropping your new minescule iPod Shuffle won’t break a hard drive platter as dropping an iPod v5 would, damage is still a very possible occurrence. Proporta’s new line of iPod Shuffle cases solve this problem with a casing material of your choice (steel, silicone, or crystal). While all three designs protect the front and back of your Shuffle, only the silicone model also protects your click wheel. One downside to any silicone case you might buy is that it collects dust more than any other material cases are made out of. The Steel case is the sturdiest, and because it is metal, it features a thin layer of padding so as not to scratch the precious Shuffle you are trying so dearly to protect.

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