Apple released a new, even smaller iPod shuffle model today. The third generation of the miniscule mobile music player somewhat resembles a tiny USB flash drive, comes with a 4GB capacity and costs just $79. The previous generation 1GB models are still available for $49.

The new shuffle comes in anodized silver or black aluminum, so no flashy colors here—Apple suggests that this "makes iPod shuffle a wardrobe essential." A new forged stainless steel clip is said to make it attach securely to nearly anything. The most striking change, however, is that Apple has moved the controls to the earbud cord, giving the shuffle an even more minimalist look. It still retains the Off/Straight/Shuffle switch of previous shuffles.

Its major new functionality is the addition of Voice Over. "Imagine your music player talking to you, telling you your song titles, artists and playlist names," said Greg Joswiak, Apple’s vice president of iPod and iPhone Product Marketing, in a statement. "The amazingly small new iPod shuffle takes a revolutionary approach to how you listen to your music by talking to you, also making it the first iPod shuffle with playlists."

First seen on the fourth-gen iPod nano, which offered "spoken menus," Voice Over will speak the title and artist of the currently playing song in one of 14 languages—including English, Czech, Dutch, French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Mandarin Chinese, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish and Turkish. And, the new Voice Over functionality enables the shuffle to carry multiple playlists for the first time, as Joswiak said, since it can also tell you the name of the playlists on the device.

The new iPod shuffle is available now via Apple retail stores and the online Apple Store.