• Timeline of Apple iPod

    Timeline of Apple iPod

    Prasad Naik, Sep 05, 2010 1145 hrs IST

    The evolution of the world's best-selling music player

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The world is divided in two types of people: those who have heard of the iPod and those who live in a cave. To say that the iPod is an incredibly popular device is a gross understatement. Since its launch in October 2001, the iPod has sold over 275 Million units worldwide making it not only the highest selling music player, but also the highest selling gadget ever. Period. Such is the popularity of the iPod that for most people a 'portable music player = iPod', the way 'burger = McDonald's'. It has a cult following of its own and many people swear by it and for them it is the best music player in the world.


 


So how did the iPod attain this status? We put on our helmets and take a ride in our trusty time machine to take a look at all the iPods that ever came out of Cupertino, California. See its progress from a revolutionary music player to an iconic one.


 


 


 

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(7) Comments
Sid
,thane, on Sep 05, 2010 10:56 PM
as the famous ipods gets newer and modern, i personaly feel that the quality of music which ipod used to provide to the customer, is slowly reducing.Earlier ipods were famous for their excellent sound producing capabilities, but nowadays i think apple is concentrating more on making their devices modern and multifunctional and hence loosing the most important feature( ie:sound ) of a mp3 player.
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Rohan
,TechTree, on Sep 06, 2010 09:39 AM
Couldn't agree more!
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sachin
,goa, on Sep 05, 2010 08:21 PM
i guess next ipod versions will have bigger screens with full HD recording capability.
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Rotanguli
,Blr, on Sep 05, 2010 04:47 PM
Nice article Mr.Prasad. Never knew monochrome iPods existed! Was a good recap. The word verification is so annoying.
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dude
,kochi, on Sep 05, 2010 01:14 PM
pg.6- "In July that year, the iPod and the iPod photo got merged into one product and the monochrome display finally was put to rest on the iPod. The new colour screened iPod was now available in 320 GB and 40 GB models.'' There's a typo there... must be 30 gigs-not 320....
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Prasad Naik
,Mumbai, on Sep 05, 2010 04:45 PM
Thanks for the heads-up. Fixed.
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karthi
,chennai, on Sep 05, 2010 04:07 PM
excellent article :) nostalgic.
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