Just as you are reading it, Apple recently announced that it will discontinue one of its most iconic devices, the iPod.. They will no longer produce it, and only the stocks in stores will remain until they run out. It will beThe end of an era that began in 2001, when Steve Jobs introduced this legendary music player that changed the way we listened to music.
The decision was made because sales of the device have been steadily declining.. And at the moment, it's a negligible amount in the coffers of the Californian tech company. Another reason is related to streaming platforms where users can access their own music library with a single click and listen to it whenever they want.
The iPod was a novel device and the most distinctive of Apple. From its launch, it revolutionized the market and captured the attention of both the media and users. Everyone wanted one.
Although it is still sad, as it was a device that set a standard in its time, more than one user of the company was perhaps expecting the announcement at any moment.
In a official statement They left the news on the table, claiming that There's no point in continuing to produce iPods when, nowadays, any smart device performs the same functions and many more, such as the iPhone 13 and the iPhone 13 Pro.
A little bit of iPod history
With this device It all began in October 2001, when Apple introduced the first model that could store up to 1000 songs in about 5 GB of capacity. One an unthinkable amount of music on a portable device for that time. It was a complete success and for the 2004 His successor arrived, the iPod Mini with a more sophisticated screen.
On the one hand, in the year In 2005, they launched the iPod Nano With a larger capacity, able to store up to 2000 songs, and a longer-lasting battery. This model had seven generations, the last of which was released in 2012.
Whereas, on the other hand, They launched the Shuffle model that same year. This device used flash memory. It was quite small and had a shape similar to a paperclip. It was discontinued in 2010 when the fourth generation was released.
A few years earlier, In 2007, the latest model, called Touch, arrived. There were seven generations, with the seventh being released in 2019. All of these devices saw increases in storage capacity, screen size, and resolution. They started with 8 GB, then 16 GB, and later 32 GB. This latest generation came with capacities of 32, 128, and 256 GB.
As we mentioned earlier, many users were waiting for this news and will surely treasure their devices. However, don't think that just because you have a iPod You have a collectible item and you can go and sell it on the show. Price of History. The ones that could have collectible value would be the first models that were manufactured back in 2001, and if Steve Jobs himself sold it to you.
Tell us, have you ever owned an iPod? What was your experience like with these devices or similar ones?
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