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The First Portable Music Player
In 2000, digital music players were either big and clunky or small and useless with equally terrible user interfaces. Apple saw the opportunity and announced the release of the iPod, their first portable music player on October 23, 2001. The iPod first generation was Apple's first iPod. Among the iPod's innovations were its small size, achieved using a 1.8" hard drive, whereas its competitors were using 2 iPod History - The Complete History of the iPod -
Reactions & The Course of Media and Entertainment
At first, the reactions were confused and hostile, critics lambasted the $400 price tag, the unconventional scroll wheel and the lack of Windows compatibility. Despite all this, the iPod sold beyond everyone's expectations, went on to revolutionize the entire music industry, and the rest is history. Steve Jobs forever changed the course of media and entertainment distribution when he unveiled his creation, the Apple Ipod. -
The Second & Third Generation of the iPod
The 2nd generation used the same body style as the 1neration, the hold switch was designed, a cover was added to the FireWire port, and the mechanical wheel was replaced w/ touch-sensitive wheel. Front plates also had rounded corners &edges. The 3rd generation was thinner than the prev. models the models replaced the FireWire port with a new Dock Connector &introduced the Touch Wheel, a completely non-mechanical interface with the 4 AUX buttons located in the row between the screen & touch whe -
iPod Forth Generation & iPod Photo
The 4th generation iPod classic replaced the touch wheel from the 3rd generation with the Click Wheel from the iPod mini, putting the 4 aux buttons underneath a touch-sensitive scroll wheel, the casing was also slightly slimmer. A premium version of iPod 4th Generation, the iPod photo featured a 220x176 pixel LCD capable of displaying up to 65,536 colors. The photo supported JPEG, BMP, GIF, TIFF, and PNG graphic file forms, could be attached to a TV or other external display for slideshows. -
iPod Fifth Generation & 2nd Edition to iPod Photo
The 5th generation classic, also as iPod video, includes 2.5" 320x240 screen & a small Click Wheel. The 5th iPod is the 1st classic to be w/ in an alternative color in a nonspecial edition, as a option was added w/ "SignatureiPodWhite", & marked the 2nd full redesign of the iPod's aesthetic w/ its rearrangement, return to a flat plate & its more rounded casing, The 4pin remote was moved, causing back access issues, iPod photo was merged into monochrome line, dropped 30GB to 20GB, recieved color. -
iPod Sixth Generation & iPod 6.5
The iPod 6th Generation, it includes thinner body & improved battery life, The front of the iPod is made of anodized aluminum instead of polycarbonate plastic, & SignatureiPodWhite was replaces w/ silver, it introduced a overhauled interface w/ more graphics & cover flow, The 6.5 generation iPod "classic." features an all-new interface, headlined by Cover Flow and a new all-metal shell. -
The End of the iPod Classic
The classic iPod was launched almost 13 years ago and today it has been quietly discontinued by Apple, who have just launched iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus. Their Apple Watch is the show-stealer at the moment and it has started a revolutionary trend in smart-watches, much like the classic iPod.
