ipod shuffle vs panasonic tape player

i was going through some boxes and came across my wife’s old panasonic portable tape player (aka walkman). this sports model was hot stuff way back in 1996 - with shockwave protection for all you joggers out there. 15 years later we have 1000 songs for not much bigger than a quarter (thank you apple). just the belt clip alone for the panasonic is 3x the size of the ipod shuffle. what a waste of plastic.

gotta love technology.