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Ipod Classic
click-spin wheel, can hold 5gb of memory
This is significant because it is the first portable music player for it's time. This changed the lives of people by giving them music on the go. This impacted the ipods that were to come in the future and gave motivation to companies other than Apple to make music players. -
Ipod 2nd Generation
clickspin wheel, can hold 10gb of memory
This was significant because it added space for more music on the device. This impacted people by giving more reason to have a ipod since compitition brought down prices. This impacted history by starting an era of innovations to the Ipod. -
Ipod 3rd Generation
touch wheel, 20gb of memory
This was significant as another innovatio to the ipod. This helped people by giving them even MORE room for music. This impacted history as more and more space was being added to the ipods. -
Ipod Mini
five different colours, is smaller than others of it's time, 4gb of memory
This is significant because now they are smaller AND colourful. This impacted the lives of people by giving them variety. This impacted history as the smallest ipod of the time. -
Ipod U2 Special Edition
colour display, 60gb of memory
This was a signifigant ipod because now of all of the U2 fans who had their own "customized" ipod.This impacted the lives of people by introducing a new-fangled way for product placement. This also impacted society by reminding us, 11 years later that trends change but now Apple is a multi-billion dollar corporation and we should all fear them. -
Ipod Shuffle
LED lights on front and back, no display, very tiny, 1gb memory
This innovation was significant to history due to the small size and the sheer capability of the ipod that made it so popular. This changed the lives of people by keeping up competition and broadening the road for newer innovations down the road.The impact of this ipod was subtle but noticable; The newer ipod shuffle to come was even tinier. -
Ipod Nano
thinner than a standard #2 pencil, holds over 1000 songs
This is signifigant because as technology was getting smaller, more was being learned about how to make them faster faster. This has impacted society by adding on knowledge to an already increasing ammount of information is the "Information Age" that we are in. -
Ipod Touch
multi-touch interface and built in wi-fi wireless
One of the first touch screens used in technology, this ipod opened a whole new door of opportunities. Connecting to wi-fi also caused social media to be made a trend. This impacted society today by starting the invansion of Apple. -
New Ipod Touch
added Retina Dislay and FaceTime video calling
This is signifigant to history because it is basically an iphone without cellular data. It impacted the lives of people by having parents be able to give their kids something like a phone, even though it is technically an ipod. -
New ipod Shuffle
world's smallest ipod, variety of colours
This was significant due to the smallness in size and no display screen. It changed the lives of people by the lengthened battery life and portability. It impacted society by being the smallest music player ever invented.
