Do not use ipod shuffle if you sweat!!
It took me 3 shuffles to figure this out. I bought the suffle to use at the gym. I sweat alot. The ipod shuffle clip holds the shuffle close to my body so there is moisture. Each time I took my suffles to the Apple Genius Bar, they had no idea why my shuffles were failing - I received several replacements of different parts over this period. This last time, the Genius showed me corrosion on the usb connection to the ipod. I asked "how does this happen, I only use it for the gym, could ti be sweat"? He actually looked at me and said "I don't know, I can't talk to the ipod". Why it took me so long to figure this out and find so many other people with the problem, I don't know. All I know is that I am done with Apple and its geniuses. There should be a warning on the package!!! These shuffles are recommended all over the place for use with exercise. Fine for those who do not sweat, but if you sweat DO NOT purchase this product.
I am now trying the SanDisk sansa clip zip . I hope that it does not suffer from the same problem.
iPod shuffle, sweat damage failure