The design of the iPod Shuffle was again cooled, and it has more square shape you used to see, but now it has become rectangular. The maximum capacity has been doubled, while the wheel is gone. The lock has been accepted, and VoiceOver announces what song is played, accompanied by the artist name, and that, just by pressing a button on the earphone cable. The VoiceOver technology also allows you to call the songs from your playlist. The new iPod Shuffle will cost $80, in black or white version, and it still holds the title of “The Smallest Music Player” in the world, according to Apple.

Creative has announced for the U.S., the MovieWorks. This is a HD iPod dock that allows you to view the content of your iPod on your TV (via HDMI), which provides Xtreme Fidelity, X-Fi Crystallization, X-Fi CMSS-3D technologies. Price: $250!

Mvix released in all its discretion its MvixPVR, an extraordinary converge device – there are the PVR functionality, a media player with an integrated hard drive and an integrated iPod dock. The specifications of this device include:

• Video output of 720p/1080i/1080p
• Digital 5.1 Surround Sound
• HDMI Output
• Wi-Fi 802.11g
• USB host
• NAS / UPnP media server / BitTorrent downloader
• Supports up to 1TB for SATA hard drive

It’s nice the MvixPVR that is compatible with Windows, Linux and Mac. Who could ask for more?

Surprising, this gadget intended only for the iPod, to measure your blood alcohol level in 2 seconds… Named iBreath iPod Breathalyze, it also acts as FM tuner, and is sold for a price of $79…

It’s in Japan that we discovered a new soundstation, the JBL MX100, which offers a successful design, a power of 2 × 30W, CD player, FM tuner, the inevitable iPod dock, MP3/WMA compatibility, a display to control the device, all in 585×252x194mm for a weight of 7kg. Price: 98,000 yen or $1,025…

Today, Hitachi Maxell has marketed its HP-NC20.IPS headphones. They are capable of reducing ambient noises and don’t require batteries because they use directly the iPod battery (and other compatible models). They have their own settings for the sound. The drawback, these headphones can reduce the battery standby time of the iPod up to 66%, if they are connected. Hitachi Maxell ensures that the headphones can reduce up to 20dB and it works only with the 4G iPods, 1G and 2G iPod touches. The iPhone is not supported. The Hitachi-Maxell HP-NC20.IPs headphones go on sale in Japan from December 12th. Price: $80.

Video advertisement of the new iPod nano-chromatic.

Behind this name is hiding in fact a new concept conceived by Gopinath Prasana and inspired by the iPod, in the form of a bangle, equipped with a multi-touch trackpad and a small projector. Ambitious but feasible?