16 Years Ago Today, Apple Unveiled the Original iPod


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today marks 16th anniversary of debut of first ipod, introduced apple on october 23, 2001. apple ceo steve jobs stood on stage @ apple town hall in cupertino , showed off device fit in pocket hold entire music library.

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first-generation ipod, apple advertised tagline "1,000 songs in pocket," rectangle-shaped device 5gb 1.8-inch hard drive capable of holding 1,000 songs.

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featured black , white lcd , first click wheel, mechanical scrolling interface let users , conveniently scroll through long lists of music. click wheel included easy access buttons playing, pausing, rewinding, , fast forwarding through music content. first ipod's battery lasted 10 hours before needing recharged, , device priced @ $399.

when steve jobs introduced ipod, called quantum leap forward , outlined 3 major breakthroughs: ultra-portability, apple's legendary ease of use, , auto-sync itunes.

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new versions of ipod released on yearly basis following launch of original device, , other notable launches included ipod photo in 2004, had first color display, smaller ipod mini in 2004, tiny ipod nano in 2005, smaller ipod shuffle, in 2005, , first ipod touch, came out in 2007 following launch of iphone.

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an version of ipod nano​

today, iphone, unveiled 6 years after ipod, has largely replaced apple's original music device. iphone ipod did , more, , has served ipod replacement since debut.

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on course of last 16 years, apple has stayed @ forefront of music technology debut of apple music, streaming music service has more 30 million paid subscribers.

apple retired ipod nano , ipod shuffle in july of 2017, , ipod touch sole remaining ipod company has sale. ipod touch last updated in july of 2015 , not clear if product see additional updates in future.

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ipod touch is available in 32gb , 128gb capacities $199 , $299, respectively.

article link: 16 years ago today, apple unveiled original ipod
 

pretty amazing progression! didn't have original ipod. first purchase ipod screen.
 


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