iPod

Extracted Attributes

• Status

  Discontinued

• Launch Price

  $399 (5GB model)

• Manufacturer

  Apple Inc.

• Sync Software

  iTunes (prior to macOS 10.15)

• Storage Medium

  Hard drive and Flash memory

• Original Slogan

  1,000 songs in your pocket

• Product Category

  Portable media player

• Total Units Sold

  450 million units

Timeline

• Steve Jobs announces the first iPod at an Apple event. (Source: Web Search (YouTube))

  2001-10-23

• The first version of the iPod is officially released to the public. (Source: Wikipedia)

  2001-11-10

• Apple introduces the iPod nano, replacing the iPod mini. (Source: Web Search (Apple Wiki))

  2005-09-07

• iPod sales reach a record peak, accounting for 48% of Apple's quarterly revenue. (Source: Wikipedia)

  2007-01-01

• Apple announces it has sold its 100 millionth iPod. (Source: Wikipedia)

  2007-04-09

• The iPod touch is introduced as an 'iPhone without the phone'. (Source: Web Search (Apple Wiki))

  2007-09-05

• iPhone sales officially overtake iPod sales for the first time. (Source: Wikipedia)

  2010-06-30

• The iPod classic model is officially discontinued. (Source: Web Search (Apple Wiki))

  2014-09-09

• Apple announces the discontinuation of the iPod touch, ending the iPod product line. (Source: Wikipedia)

  2022-05-10

• The iPod is featured in a 'time capsule' of past technologies during a CES 2026 panel discussion. (Source: Document c08935b9-87d2-439d-a5ee-c1b4d7dc4dcf)

  2026-01-01

IPod

The iPod was a series of portable media players and multi-purpose mobile devices that were designed and marketed by Apple from 2001 to 2022. The first version was released on November 10, 2001, 10 months after the Macintosh version of iTunes was released. Apple sold an estimated 450 million iPod products as of 2022. Apple discontinued the iPod product line on May 10, 2022. At over 20 years, the iPod brand is the longest-running to be discontinued by Apple. Some versions of the iPod can serve as external data storage devices, like other digital music players. Prior to macOS 10.15, Apple's iTunes software (and other alternative software) could be used to transfer music, photos, videos, games, contact information, e-mail settings, Web bookmarks, and calendars to the devices supporting these features from computers using certain versions of Apple macOS and Microsoft Windows operating systems. Before the release of iOS 5, the iPod branding was used for the media player included with the iPhone and iPad, which was separated into apps named "Music" and "Videos" on the iPod Touch. As of iOS 5, separate Music and Videos apps are standardized across all iOS-powered products. While the iPhone and iPad have essentially the same media player capabilities as the iPod line, they are generally treated as separate products. During the middle of 2010, iPhone sales overtook those of the iPod.

Web Search Results

• A Visual History of the Apple iPod | PCMag

  The iPod photo, also known as iPod with color display, was released in October. It looked just like an ordinary iPod, but it had a larger hard drive capacity, the aforementioned color display, and a larger battery. It wasn't until the next year that an iPod would be able to play movies, but users could look at photos on this color screen. Album covers were also integrated, appearing while songs played. As for the fourth-gen iPod, the player lost its auxiliary buttons and took on the mini's click wheel. This version also introduced the Shuffle feature, which would play a larger role in Apple's line of iPods in later years. ## 2005: iPod nano, iPod shuffle, iPod mini, iPod 5G/Video iPod [...] When PCMag tested the iPod, we were able to transfer 523 songs in 5 minutes flat (2.3GB of music). Using a 1.8-inch hard drive compared to the competitors' 2.5-inch drives, the iPod weighed in at 6.5 ounces and was about the size of a deck of cards. It featured a mechanical scroll wheel, a center select button, and four auxiliary buttons around the outside of the wheel. The first-gen iPod was only for Mac users. ## 2002: iPod 2G [...] Releasing five new iPods in 2005, Apple introduced two completely new models to the iPod family: the iPod nano and the iPod shuffle. The nano came out toward the end of 2005. Using flash memory for storage, the iPod nano was free from the worry of skipping and dead hard drives. Available in black or white, and 2GB and 4GB flavors, the nano featured a color screen and excellent sound quality. It was especially thin at 0.27 inches making it 62% smaller than the iPod mini. "iPod nano is a full-featured iPod in an impossibly small size," Steve Jobs said on its release. "And it’s going to change the rules for the entire portable music market."

• List of iPod models - Apple Wiki | Fandom

  | iPod (classic) : | 1st gen "IPod (1st generation)") | 2nd "IPod (2nd generation)") | 3rd "IPod (3rd generation)") | 4th "IPod (4th generation)") · photo · U2 · Harry Potter | 5th "IPod (5th generation)") · U2 | 6th / classic "IPod classic (6th generation)") | | iPod mini : | 1st gen "IPod mini (1st generation)") | 2nd "IPod mini (2nd generation)") | | iPod nano : | 1st gen "IPod nano (1st generation)") | 2nd "IPod nano (2nd generation)") | 3rd "IPod nano (3rd generation)") | 4th "IPod nano (4th generation)") | 5th "IPod nano (5th generation)") | 6th "IPod nano (6th generation)") | 7th "IPod nano (7th generation)") | [...] | Model | Released | Discontinued | Capacities | Minimum OS to sync | --- --- | iPod nano (1st gen) "IPod nano (1st generation)") | 2005-09-07 | 2006-09-12 | 1, 2, 4 GB | Mac: 10.3 | Win: 2000 | | iPod nano (2nd gen) "IPod nano (2nd generation)") | 2006-09-12 | 2007-09-05 | 2, 4, 8 GB | Mac: 10.3 | Win: 2000 | | iPod nano (3rd gen) "IPod nano (3rd generation)") | 2007-09-05 | 2008-09-09 | 4, 8 GB | Mac: 10.4 | Win: XP | | iPod nano (4th gen) "IPod nano (4th generation)") | 2008-09-09 | 2009-09-09 | 4, 8, 16 GB | Mac: 10.4 | Win: XP | | iPod nano (5th gen) "IPod nano (5th generation)") | 2009-09-09 | 2010-09-01 | 8, 16 GB | Mac: 10.4 | Win: XP | | iPod nano (6th gen) "IPod nano (6th generation)") | 2010-09-01 | 2012-09-12 | 8, 16 GB | Mac: 10.5 | Win: XP | [...] The iPod touch was introduced after the introduction of the iPhone as an "iPhone without the phone". The iPod touch is an iOS-based device that was a simpler version of the iPhone without the cellular connectivity at a lower price. It was the last remaining iPod model of the product line until it was discontinued on May 10, 2022. ## Contents 1 Product lines + 1.1 iPod (classic)) + 1.2 iPod mini + 1.3 iPod nano + 1.4 iPod shuffle + 1.5 iPod touch + 1.6 iPod peripherals 2 References 3 See also 4 External links ## Product lines[] ### iPod (classic)[] : Main article: iPod classic The original full-sized iPod line, marketed from to October 23, 2001 to September 9, 2014, and retroactively named "classic" in 2007.

• Evolution of the iPod (2001-2023) - YouTube

  was the Sony Walkman. The Walkman was very limited due to its size and use of cassettes. On October 23, 2001, the first iPod was released, the iPod Classic. The design of the iPod Classic was entirely different from what the world had ever seen before. It was beautiful, easy to use, and truly portable. It was designed to do one thing, and one thing only; play music. And it did it really well. In fact, it started a new wave of mp3 players becoming popular. One of the unique selling points of the iPod was its storage capacity. It was marketed with the slogan: "This amazing little device holds a thousand songs. It goes right in my pocket." This was truly revolutionary back then and many people didn’t mind spending $399 to buy an iPod with 5GB memory or an extra $100 for the 10GB version

• iPod - Wikipedia

  The iPod line can play several audio file formats including MP3, AAC/M4A, Protected AAC, AIFF, WAV, Audible audiobook, and Apple Lossless. The iPod Photo introduced the ability to display JPEG, BMP, GIF, TIFF, and PNG image file formats. Fifth- and sixth-generation iPod Classic models, as well as third-generation iPod Nano models, can also play MPEG-4 (H.264/MPEG-4 AVC) and QuickTime video formats "Container format (digital)"), with restrictions on video dimensions, encoding techniques and data rates. Originally, iPod software only worked with Classic Mac OS and macOS; iPod software for Microsoft Windows was launched with the second-generation model. Unlike most other media players, Apple does not support Microsoft's WMA audio format—but a converter for WMA files without digital rights [...] In January 2007, Apple reported record quarterly revenue of US$7.1 billion, of which 48% was made from iPod sales.[failed verification] On April 9, 2007, it was announced that Apple had sold its one-hundred millionth iPod, making it the best-selling digital music player of all time. Its second-quarter revenue of US$5.2 billion, of which 32% was made from iPod sales. Apple and several industry analysts suggest that iPod users are likely to purchase other Apple products such as Mac computers. 42% of Apple's revenue for the First fiscal quarter of 2008 came from iPod sales (followed by 21% from notebook sales and 16% from desktop sales). [...] During installation, an iPod is associated with one host computer. Each time an iPod connects to its host computer, iTunes can synchronize entire music libraries or music playlists either automatically or manually. Song ratings can be set on an iPod and synchronized later to the iTunes library, and vice versa. A user can access, play, and add music on a second computer if an iPod is set to manual and not automatic sync, but anything added or edited will be reversed upon connecting and syncing with the main computer and its library. If a user wishes to automatically sync music with another computer, an iPod's library will be entirely wiped and replaced with the other computer's library. ### Interface [edit]

• Identify your iPod model - Apple Support

  The last three characters of the serial number will be one of these: V9K, V9P, V9M, V9R, V9L, V9N, V9Q, V9S, WU9, WUA, WUB, WUC, or X3N. The Fifth Generation U2 Special Edition iPod (30 GB Late 2006) serial number's last three characters are W9G. ## iPod (5th generation)—also known as iPod with video or Fifth Generation iPod Navigation: Click Wheel Capacity: 30 and 60 GB Model number and date introduced: A1238: October 2005 The iPod (5th generation) is a hard drive-based iPod featuring a large, widescreen color display, a Click Wheel, and the capability of displaying photos and videos. It uses USB for syncing. The iPod (5th generation) comes in white and black. ## iPod Special Edition U2 Navigation: Click Wheel Capacity: 20 and 30 GB Model numbers and dates introduced: [...] ## iPod classic Navigation: Click Wheel Capacity: 80 and 160 GB Model number and date introduced: A1238: September 2007 The iPod classic is a hard drive-based iPod featuring a large, widescreen color display, a Click Wheel, and the capability of displaying photos and videos. It uses USB for syncing. The last three characters of the serial number will be one of these: Y5N, YMU, YMV, or YMX. The iPod classic is available in silver and black, and has an anodized aluminum and polished stainless steel enclosure. ## iPod (5th generation Late 2006)—also known as iPod with video or Fifth Generation iPod Navigation: Click Wheel Capacity: 30 and 80 GB Model number and date introduced: A1238: September 2006 [...] iPod (Click Wheel) models have a Click Wheel like the iPod mini, but are larger and the hold switch is on the top-right side. iPod (Click Wheel) models have a monochrome display. iPod (Click Wheel) is referred to as the fourth-generation iPod. ## iPod (Dock Connector) Navigation: Touch Wheel Capacity: 10, 15, 20, 30, and 40 GB Model numbers and dates introduced: + A1040: September 2003 + A1040: April 2003 iPod (dock connector) models have a dock connector on the bottom. Newer iPod models like iPod (Click Wheel) and iPod mini also have a dock connector, but the iPod (Dock Connector) has a touch wheel instead of a Click Wheel and the four control buttons are above the touch wheel. iPod (Dock Connector) models are referred to as third-generation iPod models.

• Instance Of

  Q9479

• Inception Date

  1/1/2001