I-Apple inike i-iPod indlela yokuvalelisa emva kokubhengeza oko imodeli ekuphela kwayo eyaxhathisa ukuthengiswa, i-iPod touch, iya kuyeka ukuthengiswa xa izitokhwe zangoku ziphela.
I-iPod sele iyimbali. Sesiphi isixhobo esaziwayo kakhulu se-Apple iminyaka, enye yeempumelelo zayo ezinkulu kunye nephupha labaninzi bethu ngoku baneenwele ezingwevu, azisayi kuphinda zifumaneke kwiishelufu ze-Apple Store. Ingaba i Ingxelo yokufa eyaxelwa kwangaphambili ukuba sonke sele siyilindile iminyaka. I-iPod touch yangoku ayikahlaziywa ukusukela ngo-2019, kwaye imodeli yangaphambili ithathe iminyaka emi-4 ukuyihlaziya.
Ukufika kwe-iPhone kwaqala ukuthandabuza ngesidingo somdlali womculo onje nge-iPod, ngakumbi emva kokuba i-smartphone ye-Apple idume kakhulu kwaye imodeli efikelelekayo ifikile. Okwangoku, abasebenzisi abaninzi basakhetha isidlali somculo esizinikeleyo ngaphandle kokuba baphathe i-smartphone epheleleyo kunye nabo. Ilayisi yanikwa ngumculo wokusasaza, kuba i-iPod touch yayinonxibelelwano lweWiFi, kodwa ayihambi, ukuze umamele umculo kwiinkonzo zakho zokusasaza ngaphandle koqhagamshelo lwe-Wi-Fi, bekufuneka uyikhuphele kwisixhobo.
Kwabaninzi yayisisixhobo sethu sokuqala se-Apple, ngexabiso layo nangeengenelo zalo. Ndithenge i-iPod nano yam yokuqala ngo-2008, kwaye ibhetri isabambe nangona ibikwidrowa iminyaka kwaye ndiyayitshaja kuphela xa ndikhumbula ekhaya kwaye ndifuna ukubona ukuba ivili layo lisebenza njani, into ebiyiyo. uphawu Apple ngaphezulu kweminyaka elishumi. Enyanisweni, i-iPhone yayinamahemuhemu okubandakanya ivili lokuchukumisa njenge-iPod. Njengoko i-Apple ithi, umoya we-iPod uya kuhlala kuzo zonke izixhobo ze-Apple onokumamela umculo ngazo.