![]() Following the 4th generation iPod, the company created a new spin off line that ended up being short lived: the iPod Photo. The original white iPod, later renamed iPod Classic, had 7 different generations. The company shipped several different families of iPod over its lifetime. In the blink of an eye, the iPod became a gateway drug for Windows users to get hooked on Apple products. Apple added the ability to sync your iPod with a Windows computer with the second generation model and a year later they introduced iTunes for Windows streamlining the experience. iPod really took off once it was made compatible with Windows. At that time it was hard to justify unless you were an audiophile or loved music and had money burning a hole in your pocket. The device was expensive at $399 and only played music. The first few years of iPod were fairly slow. It was friendly, personal, and unlike anything anyone else had ever made. The iPod was the perfect kind of device for consumers to get introduced to an Apple product that goes with you everywhere. It was a clear indication that the industry was really stepping on the gas when it came to miniaturization. There’s that famous story about the executive team, Jon Rubinstein in particular, discovering the small 5GB hard drive made by Toshiba. What the media didn’t realize at the time was that it was a natural next step for the company and Steve knew exactly what he was doing. After all, the company was best known for making big colorful computers not sleek white little boxes that fit in your pocket. There’s no question that the industry was slightly confused at Apple’s decision to make an MP3 player. ![]() On OctoSteve Jobs walked out on onto the Town Hall stage at 4 Infinite Loop in Cupertino and introduced the very first iPod. ![]() ![]() The first Apple product that was brand new and really mine was an iPod shuffle given to me for my 7th birthday. But the iPod also means something special to me. The original iPod was the very first handheld consumer electronic that Apple made post Steve Jobs’ return to the company and it kickstarted a revolution in virtually every major industry around the world. iPod has a long and storied history, from how it came to be to the sheer number of models that the company worked on for two decades. It fundamentally changed Apple and yet it has been slowly and unceremoniously murdered by its successors, the iPhone and the iPad. ![]()
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