宇宙中的上帝之手

美国宇航局最近放出了一张美轮美奂照片，一只巨大的“手”在太空中大放光芒。

钱德拉X射线太空望远镜拍摄到一颗动力非常强大但垂死的微小脉冲星，脉冲星疯狂旋转，常常用其可怕的光芒照亮了周围区域。这颗脉冲星被命名为PSR B1509-58，很早之前便因燃料耗尽而变成了一个直径仅为12英里(约合19公里)的球体。结果形成了如此奇特的场景。

在这张由钱德拉X射线太空望远镜拍摄的照片中，PSR B1509-58脉冲星周围星云释放出高能X射线，这些X射线呈现绿色，而脉冲星以每秒7周的速度高速旋转，不断向周围环境释放能量，从而形成了魔幻景象——此景看上去就像是一只手伸向红色的宇宙光芒。

红色光芒其实是邻近一朵称为RCW 89的气云，天文学家认为是PSR B1509-58脉冲星的“宇宙之手”的手指照亮了它。此景覆盖周围150光年的区域，距离地球1.7万光年远，所以，我们看到的一幕其实发生在1.7万年前，只不过红色光芒刚刚抵达地球。

Huge Hand In the Space

Recently NASA released a new photon taken by Chandra X-ray Observatory. Tiny and dying but still-powerful stars called pulsars spin like crazy and light up their surroundings, often with ghostly glows.

High-energy X-rays emanating from the nebula around PSR B1509-58 have been colored blue to reveal a structure resembling a hand reaching for some eternal red cosmic light.

The red light actually a neighboring gas cloud, RCW 89, energized into glowing by the fingers of the PSR B1509-58 nebula, astronomers believe.

The scene, which spans 150 light-years, is about 17,000 light years away, so what we see now is how it actually looked 17,000 years ago, and that light is just arriving here.

会说话的IPOD Shuffle

仅高 45.2 毫米，厚 7.8 毫米

控制按键从 iPod shuffle 的机身处移到了耳机线上的耳塞下方，iPod shuffle 因此变得更小，但功能却完全不受影响。控制按键的位置十分恰当，使用起来非常方便。

强大的 VoiceOver

有了 VoiceOver 的全新语音功能，iPod shuffle 的音乐之声更加美妙动人。比如说你正在听一首歌曲，想知道歌曲名称或者是表演者名字，只需轻轻按一下按键，VoiceOver 便会用中文普通话为你读出来，并同时降低音乐的音量。它还能读出播放列表的名称。电池需要充电时，它同样会以语音通知你。

你的音乐收藏，随身携带

过去有限的存储空间意味着你无法将海量音乐随身携带，现在 iPod shuffle 的存储容量高达 4GB，给你充足的空间存放喜爱的音乐 - 多达 1,000 首歌曲*以及多个播放列表。

科技型格，时尚配饰

新款 iPod shuffle 就连背后的小夹子都星味十足，它用不锈钢材料制成，可以夹在衬衫、夹克、健身服甚至是背包上。银、黑两色的阳极电镀铝合金外壳精致耐用，让 iPod shuffle 成为你衣橱中的必备单品。没错，如此玲珑的身形仍然有足够空间刻上你的个性信息。

The New IPOD Shuffle

1.8" tall by 0.3" thin to be exact.

To create the world’s smallest music player, the controls are moved from iPod shuffle to the earbud cord. This allowed us to make the new iPod shuffle dramatically smaller. It’s also easier to use, with the controls located where you can access them quickly.

Introducing VoiceOver.

Musically speaking, the new iPod shuffle is brilliant, thanks to an exciting new feature called VoiceOver. Say you’re listening to a song and want to know the title or the artist. With the press of a button, VoiceOver tells you as the music dips down. It even announces the names of your playlists. And when your battery needs charging, VoiceOver tells you that, too.

Your music library.

There was a time when limited storage meant you had to leave a lot of your songs on the sync-room floor. But now that iPod shuffle has 4GB of storage, you have plenty of room to store hours and hours of music — up to 1,000 songs.* With room for multiple playlists, too.

Fashion tech-cessory.

Even the iPod shuffle clip gets the rock star treatment. Now forged in stainless steel, the clip attaches securely to your shirt, jacket, workout gear, even your backpack. And the sleek, durable anodized aluminum case — available in silver or black — makes iPod shuffle a wardrobe essential. And yes, there’s still room for personalized.