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Rkm, 2 hours agoNo need to be rude. Just google Sony NW-A55. Not that powerful by over ear standards but still... moreits not that powerful but build with ...

moreApple Music subscription is the cheapest (student) and offers much more than other popular services. moreWhat the person means is that iPod like iPhone sound rather poor in quality compare to a high resolution audio player, even at this price range at USD 300, there are really good high resolution audio player which will blow iPod or even iPhone, but you can't use apps or even play video, just pure music, then you have flagship at USD 3000 which are a completely different level and blow your mind with audiophile sound, the scale of layering, soundstaging, individual instruments is unbelievable Will definitely miss the iPod lineup. if you buy an iPod, you're not gonna expect "hi-fi" out of it. Awh now I wish I got one just for old time's sake. moreAstell&Kern or Altmann Tera doesn't have M1 however can easily beats any iPhones in term of sound quality. Fearghast, 3 hours agoIt is an embarrassing device, especially in 2022. this is sad. MasEnha, 2 hours agoAstell&Kern or Altmann Tera doesn't have M1 however can easily beats any iPhones in t... moreits not that powerful but build with other feature... Just google Sony NW-A55. Not that powerful by over ear standards but still... - Anonymous

Apple on Tuesday put out word it is no longer making iPods, the trend-setting MP3 players that transformed how people get music and gave rise to the iPhone.

"Since its introduction over 20 years ago, iPod has captivated users all over the world who love the ability to take their music with them on the go," Apple said in a blog post. Joswiak said that the "spirit of iPod" lives on in its lineup of products including iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, and its HomePod smart speaker. "Music has always been part of our core at Apple, and bringing it to hundreds of millions of users in the way iPod did impacted more than just the music industry," said Apple senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing Greg Joswiak.

The 7th-generation iPod Touch, the only version still being sold, will be available for purchase till supplies last.

The iPod has undergone several iterations since its inception featuring a scroll wheel, the capacity to store a 1,000 songs and a 10-hour battery-life. "The spirit of iPod lives on. iPod also got compact with iPod shuffle (4th generation), launched by Apple on July 15, 2015. The iPod has undergone several iterations since its inception featuring a scroll wheel, the capacity to store a 1,000 songs and a 10-hour battery-life. "The spirit of iPod lives on. iPod touch was first introduced on September 5, 2007. iPod also got compact with iPod shuffle (4th generation), launched by Apple on July 15, 2015. "I still use mine regularly. After a good 20-year-run,Appleis pulling the plug on iPod, its portable music player which was first launched in October 2001. "I still use mine regularly. Since its launch, the iPod took on a storm of competing music players before being eclipsed by smartphones, online music streaming and within the Apple pantheon, by the rise of the iPhone. Since its launch, the iPod took on a storm of competing music players before being eclipsed by smartphones, online music streaming and within the Apple pantheon, by the rise of the iPhone.

When it was introduced by Steve Jobs, the late Apple co-founder, in 2001, the iPod was the first MP3 player that could hold 1,000 songs and came with a ten-hour ...

The screen was black and white. The company said that it would continue to sell the Touch “while supplies last”. Steve Jobs with the first Apple iPod in 2001

Apple has officially discontinued the iPod, it is fair to say that it truly is the end of an era. But the iPod's impact and legacy will be remembered.

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Apple's iPod dominated the digital music industry for years after its 2001 release, being the first MP3 player to hold 1000 songs.

However, over time the product was surpassed in popularity by other devices such as the iPhone and iPad, which had music features built in. It was a pivotal time for Apple, as earlier in the year the tech giant released iTunes, the media player that emerged from its acquisition of Mac-optimised SoundJam MP the previous year. In a statement yesterday (10 May), Apple senior VP of worldwide marketing Greg Joswiak said “the spirit of iPod lives on”.

For more than 20 years, Apple's iPod seems to have lived in the hearts of the people and not just pockets. The portable music player, which is still being ...

The iPod is dead. Apple has announced that the iPod Touch – the last surviving part of the product line-up – is being discontinued.

It is one of the many unexpected consequences of a device that helped change both Apple and the music industry in ways that even its creators can’t truly have foreseen. In the years that followed, however, the iPod continued to keep a devoted following, even as Apple indicated that it saw the future as streaming rather than saving music. In the end it was new categories, not new competitors, that signalled the end of the MP3 player; the Creative Zen, the Microsoft Zune and more attempted to break into the market but never did. In truth, exactly the way that the spirit of the iPod moved onto other Apple products that eventually allowed it to die. Initially, sales continued to grow even after the iPhone was announced: in 2008 and 2009, Apple sold more iPods than ever, helped by the introduction of the iPod Touch and new Classic and Nano models. Some may hope that Apple has killed off the iPod to open up a new space in the Apple line-up, which is generally more sparse and choosy than the offerings of other technology companies.

Of course, back in 2001, when the first iPod launched, it was all about freedom. Just as the Sony Walkman had freed us before so we could take our music with us ...

While the iPod touch does most of the things an iPhone can, it’s hard to get away from the idea that came with its launch, that it is all about music. It’s fair to say that having an iPod equivalent in every iPhone from the first up until the iPhone 13 Pro Max, made a separate device in your pocket less important. The Apple iPod wasn’t the first digital player but it was the best-looking, the coolest and by far the easiest to use. But the big change came when Spotify arrived and meant you could stream music. No longer did we have to listen to the 10 songs on a retail cassette or CD, or twice that on a home-crafted mix tape. Just take a look at the image at the top of this post: the pleasantly tactile clickwheel, the shiny finish, even the onscreen font all have a gorgeous, classic look.

“We've integrated an incredible music experience across all of our products, from the iPhone to the Apple Watch to HomePod mini, and across Mac, iPad, and Apple ...

So, the iPod and its accompanying music store was a pretty big deal in its day, then. And while it was really streaming that took the record industry back into growth, the iTunes boom in the late 2000s definitely mitigated to an extent the impact of the collapse in CD sales. Still, with remaining stocks of the iPod Touch still on sale, that means that iPod hardware has managed to reach the grand old age of 21.

The original iPod was released in 2001 and had the capacity for 1000 tracks — groundbreaking at the time.

The iPod Touch will remain on sale “while supplies last”, according to Apple, although the discontinuation will see stocks slowly dry up. After more than two decades in production, the iPod saw many iterations of its inaugural device. During its two decades in production, the iPod created products such as the iPod Touch, iPod mini, iPod Nano, and iPod Shuffle. The latter two products would be discounted in 2017.

It held my favourite mainstream tracks – and the obscure ones. But it couldn't hold off the march of time, and Spotify, says freelance writer Dorian ...

Yet the iPod, as opposed to the broader concept of the digital music player, relies on one company, so it is as dead as something can be, devoured by the very revolution it launched. What the author Stephen Witt calls “the most ubiquitous gadget in the history of stuff” did more for Apple – paving the way for the iPhone and iPad – than it did for the music industry. Still, I’m well aware that I’m not the typical music consumer, and it would be hard to argue that the world’s most valuable company should continue to cater for collectors who simply must own the Chemical Brothers remix of Spiritualized or MIA’s debut mixtape. Yet the iPod still has advantages over streaming, and not just the fact that it won’t pay a podcaster millions of dollars to talk nonsense about vaccines. It is stolidly oblivious to the internet and its galaxy of distractions. I never owned a Touch, so its demise doesn’t move me any more than that of the Nano and Shuffle five years ago.

Amid the news of its discontinuation, listings for iPods on eBay have surged, with many sellers asking for huge sums of money for their retro devices.

2018: In a first for the company, Apple introduces new features in its latest operating system, iOS 12, that encourage users to manage and spend less time on their devices. The court order was dropped on March 28 after the FBI said a third party was able to unlock the device. It was discontinued a year later and Jobs left the firm. 'Today, the spirit of iPod lives on. CEO Tim Cook partly blamed steep declines in revenue from China. If you're lucky enough to have an unopened U2 Special Edition iPod from 2004 in the back of a cupboard, it could make you thousands.' Apple released its first screenless iPod in 2005, in the form of the iPod Shuffle, which started at just $99 The iPod Nano also launched in 2005, priced at $149, and was considered a huge modernisation over the Shuffle, thanks to its colour screen for album art Apple released its first screenless iPod in 2005, in the form of the iPod Shuffle, which started at just $99. 'But that doesn't mean you couldn't pick up a reasonable amount. The iPod Nano also launched in 2005, priced at $149, and was considered a huge modernisation over the Shuffle, thanks to its colour screen for album art. If you have a first-generation iPod Classic at the back of one of your drawers, you could be in for a treat.

Apple grew into the behemoth it is today thanks to the iPhone. But much of the momentum and ideas it had that helped it create the smartphone came from its ...

As iPhone sales took off like a rocket, fewer and fewer people bought iPods. In 2010, the iPad (which Apple dreamed up as a touchscreen device before it came up with the idea for the iPhone) was introduced. The Touch was also the last easily pocketable device that Apple sold with (say it with me now) a headphone jack. That type of success doesn’t come down to any one factor; it happens thanks to a decade-plus-long series of good decisions and solid marketing. The iPod’s importance at Apple continued to diminish over the next decade. At the time, those would’ve been second-gen Shuffles, first and second-gen iPod Touches, fourth-gen Nanos, and the iPod Classic. It had launched the iTunes Music Store in 2003 as a way to purchase digital music for your then-new third-gen iPod. And Apple started selling movies on iTunes in 2006 as it built out its infrastructure for the age of portable media consumption. Starting at $199 for a 32GB model, it was the cheapest iOS device you could buy new from Apple. That honor now falls to the entry-level iPad, which starts at $329 for a 64GB model. Jobs used that as a selling point when introducing it, saying that iPod owners would already know how to set up their phone and would likely have their data already in iTunes. And after you set the phone up, you’d see an app called iPod on it — its icon depicting a classic scrollwheel-adorned device. This week, Apple announced that it’s discontinuing the iPod Touch, its last product with the “iPod” name. By the time it launched in 2008, Apple already had half a decade of experience building and maintaining a digital storefront. But while the original iMac stabilized Apple as a company, Apple was still a niche player when it came to the overall consumer electronics market. In 2002, Apple sold around 400,000 iPods, according to Statista. By 2006, Apple was selling 39 million of them a year.

A long, long time ago before the iPod, MP3 players were badly designed devices with insufficient storage. The market was ripe for a change, and Steve Jobs, ...

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