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IPod History – fastest ever change!

The first iPod was released only 5.5 years, but the difference between that and the published in early 2006 is really surprising that you see now.

First Generation iPod nano

First generation iPod was launched in late October 2001 with dimensions to rival the established competition. The 4 inches tall and less than 3inch with wide, weighing approximately 6 oz The original iPod had a 5GB memory which could contain up to 1000 songs. There was also a high-resolution screen and a kind of revolutionary control system – or scroll the click wheel. But $ 400 was considered a major purchase and what the software needed to use the iPod was only available in Mac OS.

Second Generation iPod nano

The second generation iPod has the advantage of being compatible with a PC using a FireWire cable. It also has software now for use with Windows users who opened iPod to many more. The iPod has changed very little. The scroll wheel became a durable placed on a spinning wheel and there was an additional port for connect a FireWire cable.

Third Generation iPod nano

Spring 2003 saw iPod sales launch of 3G has been launched. One of the major changes in this new model is the possibility to connect to a PC via a USB cable, USB is much more common in the PC's FireWire port and more people could use A successful iPod with your computer at home. In addition, the 3rd generation iPod had a larger memory (20GB) and the function keys below solid of the screen.

At the same time, Apple launched the iTunes Music Store worldwide who provide a legal source for 1000 songs. increased iPod sales as the foam and the brand became a household name.

Fourth Generation iPod nano

But Apple continues to release new models and more advanced and at the end of 2003, the first of the 4th generation iPod was launched. The iPod mini iPod took a new direction – small is beautiful. Only half of size of the original iPod due to its compact size radically transformed face, in which the function buttons were obsolete and that everything was controlled by the scroll wheel. He was also having a smaller screen.

The next step was to make the color of the screen and this came with the iPod photo. This model has a larger hard drive and a battery life, plus the ability to display color photos and album covers.

Now, Apple had completely conquered enough the market for digital audio devices, but their next release proved to be a step toward taking charge of a flash drive market as well. This was in January 2005 and was named the iPod shuffle. The shuffle is the smallest model yet and does not include an LCD screen on the face. But his memory of 512 MB or twice the size of its nearest competitor and has actually beaten the songs for the user did not know what would happen and its very low price of $ 99 means that the little iPod sold as well as all other models before.

The latest fourth generation iPod on the market in July 2005 and was the smallest so far. The iPod nano uses a high capacity memory chip flash memory that enabled him to have considerable 4GB, but still … Well, nano! The nano had new features as well as calendars, address books, world time and games.

IPod 5th generation

The new generation of iPod Video iPod fifth. It has the ability to play music videos, television shows and movies downloaded from the iTunes Store. He has all the characteristics of technologies nano, but its color screen is bigger overall dimensions are slightly larger (not too well).

As you can see that Apple has kept the changes come and people have made a purchase and there seems no evidence to say the latest version is the latest.

About the Author

For more information, tips and reviews about the iPod, iPod Nano, iPod Shuffle, accessories and iTunes, visit Timothy Michell’s website iMegaWorld.com, the complete online reference guide for anything related to the iPod.

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