How do I know what generation my iPod Shuffle is?

as they changed shuffles through the years, they changed hard drive capacity as well as the color of the shuffle . if it was purchased new from a local retailer, i’d imagine that it would be the latest generation. check this site out and see if it can help. link

Thanks…that was helpful. I’m guessing mine is 3rd gen :)

I would just get one of these. I have one and you just plug the dock into it and it charges. And it is only 3 dollars.

edit :: I also bought it from the place I linked to above. It came in about 4 days and worked well.

Not seeing any reference to a 3rd gen iPod Shuffle. What exactly are you looking at?

Apple’s support page has pictures.

This page shows all generations of ipods made with pictures for easy identification.

there are only two shuffle generations. If yours has a USB plug on it its gen 1. If not its gen 2. Adding compacity did not change the generation. Its an upgrade.

Ah…well, I guess some of the sellers on eBay have even less of an idea about what generations are available than I did. Many of them are indicating that the wall chargers I’ve looked at are for 2nd + 3rd gen only.

If you think it’s 4G, it comes in only 2GB and it has the circle clickpad.