CONGRATULATIONS on your 9 years old iPod, History, Analysis, Videos and Photos, Review

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In 2000, digital music players were big and slow or small and useless with terrible user interfaces. Apple saw the opportunity and announced the launch of the iPod, its first portable music player.

At first, reactions were confusing and hostile, with critics lashing out at its high price tag, unconventional trackball design, and lack of Windows compatibility. Despite all this, the iPod sold beyond all unimaginable expectations, and began to revolutionize the entire music industry, and the rest is history.

Apple held a special event on October 23, 2001, and Steve Jobs took the stage and presented to the world what, in turn, would make Apple the owner and lord of digital music, forever changing the course of the media. and entertainment distribution when he unveiled his creation, Apple's iPod. And the critics mostly muttered "ho hum" and "yeah, Creative already has one of those." Who could have imagined where that presentation would take us?

It cost $ 399 dollars. It had 5 GB of capacity (which Apple then called "For 1000 songs", but now we would say 1.250 songs ...). It was a shiny silver and black color. It was like a brick (Average 4.02 ″ x 2.42 ″ x 0.78 ″ and weighed just under 200 grams). And it was only for Mac.

A bit of history with the help of Wikipedia:

The name iPod was proposed by Vinnie Chieco, a freelance writer, who (with other authors) was called in by Apple to find out how to introduce the new product to the public. Apple investigated and found that it was already in use. Joseph N. Grasso of New Jersey had originally patented an "iPod" in the United States Patent and Trademark Office in July 2000 for Internet kiosks. The first iPod kiosk was shown to the public in New Jersey in March 1998, and commercial use began in January 2000, but it appeared to have been abandoned in 2001. The trademark was registered with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. in November 2003 and Grasso assigned it to Apple Inc. in 2005.

The iPod was originally conceived by Tony Fadell, outside of Apple. Fadell showed his idea to Apple, and was hired as a freelancer to bring his project to market. Fadell and his team were responsible for the first two generations of the iPod. Since then, the iPod has been designed by Jonathan Ive's team.

The iPod evolved, new models were created such as the iPod mini (which later gave way to the iPod nano), the iPod shuffle, the ability to play videos was integrated, and later the multitouch technology of the iPhone was integrated with the iPod touch and iPod nano (6th generation only).

A good article from a Gartner analyst:

What is an iPod? While the brand is still strongly associated with music players, the iPod is now so much more, both in terms of form, features, and functions. So an iPod is what Apple says it is. Today's iPods hardly resemble the devices that Apple introduced (to a skeptical press) nine years ago, perhaps with the exception of the iPod classic.

Do not stop looking at the gallery of Photos and videos at the end of the Post.

KEEP READING the rest after the jump.

While the iPod shuffle and iPod nano are exclusively for music consumption these days, it is the iPod Touch that is the flagship of the line and the current best-seller. This is significant, because Apple's long-term success is not the iPod or iPhone, or the new iPad, it is iOS devices.

Apple has carefully balanced the features of the iPod in recent years with interesting segmentations. And this year, we've already seen all the different surprises that Apple has been throwing out since the beginning of the year.

At an Apple Worldwide Developers conference, Steve Jobs spoke about a lot of numbers. But there was only one number that really mattered: 100 million. This was the number of iOS devices on the market, and since then they have grown well beyond that number.

Despite all the power of iOS, Apple understands something basic and important. Some people just want the best portable music experience. They don't want games, they don't want mail, they don't want cameras… They just want one thing MUSCIA. That is why the shuffle and nano are still very important to Apple, and important to its results.

Redefining form and function every year is a brilliant move, especially for devices that sell for both aesthetics and functionality. If it was just about sheer functionality, Apple could have kept the iPod mini on the line and never bothered with the nano.

Apple has shown that the combination of cool, design and functionality work together to direct users into an endless shopping tunnel. Consumers go to an Apple store, spend a few minutes handling a nano, and then go straight to the checkout to buy it right away. It's a powerful story, and it happens day after day in Apple stores around the world.

Presentation of the iPod on October 23, 2001

Apple's first announcement to market the iPod

Sources and images: macworld.com - Wikipedia.org - Gizmodo.com - ipodhistory.com


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  1.   Juan Diego - Dbs said

    How wonderful! Happy birthday to the iPod's! ...
    By the way… It is also my birthday today October 23! Ha ha.
    Regards!

  2.   antuan said

    CONGRATULATIONS IPOD
    Congratulations Juan Diego
    regards

  3.   .daniel_jordison said

    Well yes… I remember the first time I wanted to buy the iPod (touch)… it cost me to decide to buy it because of its high value. But once I got to the apple store and tested it, I ran to the checkout to buy it ... hahaha and after a while the iPhone and other accessories followed ...
    And as the article says, apple knows how to combine functionality with an attractive design.
    I just wrote this from my iPod… Hehe.