All About the iPod
Posted in Apple iPod on Mar 13th, 2009
The most popular digital music player on the market is almost universally agreed to be the iPod. Not only does it have the most features, but it has been around the longest. The iPod has stood the test of time, and nobody has come to usurp it yet.
Tony Fadell is the man behind the iPod, and led the development team to make the revolutionary device. It only took a matter of months to complete the device, and it was announced and released the same year the project started.
Unlike many other MP3 players, iPods are very easy to use. The newest ones enable you to go directly where you need to go, whether it be songs, pictures, or videos. Even the original iPods were as simplistic.
While the original iPod is still going strong (it is currently in the sixth edition and has been renamed the iPod Classic), several other models have been introduced over the years. The first addition was the iPod Mini, where the notable distinction was a sharp reduction in size. It also was the first to use a click wheel instead of a mechanical wheel.
Shortly after the iPod Mini was introduced, it was replaced by the iPod Nano. This model was much smaller than the Mini, had a color display, and used flash memory. The current design is in its fourth incarnation.
The smallest and cheapest iPod is the Shuffle; the device’s purpose is essentially to only hold the user’s favorite songs so it doesn’t matter what comes up. There is no screen to quickly choose what song you like, although you can cycle through everything with a button (although the primary feature is obviously “Shuffle”).
The most elaborate model is the iPod Touch, which is controlled by, well, touch. One can more easily get to any song they like by quickly touching to it. In addition, the iPod Touch can access the Internet, download applications, and hold videos and pictures.
The Apple iPhone is not considered an iPod, but the Touch and iPhone are identical in their form and most of their functions, save for calling people. Its hard to imagine what the next type of iPod will be, but whatever it is, it is sure to be groundbreaking.
