Cupertino, Calif. - Apple (NASD: AAPL) on Wednesday introduced its new iPod shuffle, which the company said is half the size of its previous model and includes a new feature that speaks song titles, artists and playlist names. "The amazingly small new iPod shuffle takes a revolutionary approach to how you listen to your music by talking to you, also making it the first iPod shuffle with playlists," said Greg Joswiak, Apple's vice president of iPod and iPhone product marketing.

Cupertino, Calif. - Apple on Tuesday introduced four new color options for its $79 iPod shuffle portable music player.