I would not believe this if I did not see it for myself. I just happened to see this. If you go to the Apple website to the new iPod Shuffle page, near the bottom it actually says “Do not eat iPod shuffle”.
http://www.apple.com/ipodshuffle/
Maybe it’s just a marketing plog so that people like me will write about it.
Music capacity is based on 4 minutes per song and 128Kbps AAC encoding.
Do not eat iPod shuffle.
Rechargeable batteries have a limited number of charge cycles and may eventually need to be replaced. Battery life and number of charge cycles vary by use and settings. See www.apple.com/batteries for more information.
Some computers require either the optional iPod shuffle Dock or a USB cable extender (sold separately).