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The iPod is an iconic range of portable media players from Apple. iPods have around 70% of the market for music players.
iPod users can add music to their device by "ripping" their CDs using iTunes, by purchasing music from the onlne iTunes store, or by adding media files from other sources to their iTunes library.
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Fast Facts
- Manufacturer: Apple
- Launched: October, 2001
- Current Versions: iPod Classic, iPod Nano, iPod Shuffle, iPod Touch
- Highest selling range of digital audio players
- 140 million sold worldwide
- iPod and phone in one:: iPhone
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iPod History
The iPod grew of necessity. Apple believe that the existing MP3 Players were large and cumbersome or small and useless. Engineering chief Jon Rubinstein enlisted the help of Tony Fadell, Michael Dhuey, and Jonathan Ive. The software was not created in-house, but used the program PortalPlayer, previously used by IBM. The creation of the iPod took less than one year, making its debut on October 23, 2001. -
iPod Format Capability
The iPod is capable of storing many types of files, including MP3, AAC/M4A, protected AAC, AIFF, WAV, Audible audiobook, and Apple Lossless for audio files. JPEG, BMP, GIF, TIFF, and PNG for picture files, and newer models, also called third generation iPod's can also play MPEG-4 and QuickTime video formats. -
iPod Touch
Their most recent innovation, the iPod Touch was released September 5, 2007. It boasts a WiFi mobile platform, Apple's Safari web browser, YouTube, email, maps and widget capabilities and is the first iPod to enable wireless access to iTunes. -
iPod Criticism
Apple has been criticized for the instability of the hard drives of their iPods with a hard drive failure rate of over 20%. The second generation iPod Nano's screen could be scratched easily and render the product useless, and ultimately led to a class action lawsuit. iPods now come with protective sleeves to avoid screen damage. -
MP3 Players
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I want to see "Bruno" so badly! I love when he says he swapped the baby for an ipod!lol I hope I get to see it with my friends.
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