iPod Shuffle (gen2): bent clip!
Today I was wearing my iPod like the picture on Apple's Shuffle page:
When I stood up, I heard something falling on the ground. It was my shiny new iPod. But no big deal I thought - until I picked it up. The clip was bent like a piece of cardboard, and is impossible to get straight again. It still works, but as the dock is a precise-fit I can't plug it into my Mac any more. After all, I surely would not recommend buying a Shuffle at this time!
Expect some more pictures very soon.
When I stood up, I heard something falling on the ground. It was my shiny new iPod. But no big deal I thought - until I picked it up. The clip was bent like a piece of cardboard, and is impossible to get straight again. It still works, but as the dock is a precise-fit I can't plug it into my Mac any more. After all, I surely would not recommend buying a Shuffle at this time!
Expect some more pictures very soon.
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That sucks. But if it bent that easily I'd think it would be just as easy to bend back.
It's nearly impossible (by hand at least) to bend it back any further than I did (it was originally bent a bit more), I think because of the fixing to the body.
It's nearly impossible (by hand at least) to bend it back any further than I did (it was originally bent a bit more), I think because of the fixing to the body.
You could use a vice, along with a couple of pieces of wood to prevent scratches - but there is a risk of damaging the hinge.
bag news did it bend on impact or before it fell 'off' your pocket?
I suppose it bent the second it fell out of my pocket, because that could be the only way strength on the clip could be big enough to bend it (it's like over-opening the clip).
it must have been bent prior to it falling off.
If the clip wasn't bent, I doubt it would come off.
My guess is that it got caught on something like a belt.
The obesity epidemic in America doesn't help matters any.
Put a thin piece of aluminium in your pocket and bend over, it will bend, what else did you expect!
My advice: don't break your iPod, always worked for me (except for when it didn't that one time).
I don't see how it could have bend when it hit the ground… at least not like that.
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People these days don't know a lot of materials...
http://www.fisher-price.com/fp.aspx?...0&e=fp3landing
And to reply to others, I wasn't wearing a belt and I'm certainly not overweight (and don't live in the USA either).
Besides that, any suggestions in repairing it nicely? The hinge seems to be very fragile as well and applying any pressure to the whole shuffle, e.g. by using a vice, will make the round part (where the headphone jack is located) lose its shape.
It's a case of simple self inflicted damage.
Put a thin piece of aluminium in your pocket and bend over, it will bend, what else did you expect!
Yeah, you didn't see the guy in the advertisement that clipped it in his pocket sit down, did you? The advertisement said clip it to your coin pocket, it didn't say anything about sitting down.
Sure, aluminum bends. But isn't it a bit of a design flaw that it's possible to do that under normal usage conditions (I'm very cautious with my stuff and this was the first time it fell down)? A possible solution would've been to allow the clip to open more, so that the hinge 'absorbs' the energy which would otherwise be put in bending the clip.
You'll have to get past the first wave of apologists who'll blame you or call you fat on the matter. But in the end then you are 100% right. The choice of metal to use on a clip needs to be pretty sturdy in order to retain its shape. And obviously the metal they used is a bit too flexible for something that has grasps on it and is meant to be clipped/unclipped often. And to those who think bending it back is easy then its not. i guarantee you that it will never be the same.
Keep us up to date on what you do. Im sure there will be others who have this problem and get accused of being negligent and fat before people actually realize the manufacturer may be at fault.