Ever since the release of the original Apple iPod a few years back, Apple has constantly tweaked, updated and upgraded the iPod. Currently, the Apple iPod Nano is the latest version of the popular portable digital music player, and it has been the bestselling iPod that has yet to be released. However, one of the other kinds of iPods that was released was a version called the iPod Shuffle.

The unique feature of the iPod Shuffle was that it would play the music stored on it in a random fashion. This was done in response to research that determined that most iPod users and fans actually would leave the music selection on previous versions of the iPod to "shuffle" - which meant a random delivery of the song play list. Apple, being wise to this - as well  as the marketing opportunities - quickly released the Apple iPod Shuffle in September of 2006.

Overall, the Shuffle version of the iPod was incredibly popular, even though it didn't have too long of a shelf life. Rather than being a high-end version of the iPod, like the iPod Nano, it was a scaled back design that was made to introduce the iPod brand - and bring music - to more people at a lower price point.