| iPod touch | |
 iPod touch version 1.1.4 with January Software Upgrade. | |
| Manufacturer | Apple Inc. |
|---|---|
| Type | Portable Media Player / PDA |
| Connectivity | USB 2.0 Wi-Fi 802.11b/g |
| Retail availability | September 13, 2007-present |
| Media | Flash Memory 8, 16 & 32 GB |
| Operating system | iPhone OS (1.1.4) |
| Input | Multi-touch touchscreen |
| Power | Lithium-ion battery |
| CPU | Underclocked 620 to 412 MHz ARM |
| Memory | 128 MB |
| Display | 480 x 320 3.5" color LCD |
| Dimensions | 110×61.8×8 mm (4.3×2.4×0.31 in) |
| Weight | 120 grams (4.2 ounces) |
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iPod touch
The iPod touch is a portable media player and Wi-Fi mobile platform designed and marketed by Apple Inc. The product was launched on September 5, 2007 through an event called The Beat Goes On.[1] The iPod touch adds the graphical user interfaces Cover Flow and Multi-Touch to the iPod line and is available with 8, 16 or 32 GB of flash memory. It includes Apple's Safari web browser and is the first iPod enabling wireless access to the iTunes Store.[2] Beginning in June 2008, the iPod touch will also have access to the App Store.[3]
iPod classic
The iPod classic is a portable media player marketed by Apple Inc. It is the flagship model in Apple's iPod family. To date, there have been six generations of the iPod classic, as well as a spin-off (the iPod photo) that was later re-integrated into the main classic line. All generations use a 1.8-inch hard drive for storage. The "classic" retronym was introduced with the introduction of the sixth-generation iPod classic on September 5, 2007;[1] prior to this, iPod classics were simply referred to as 'iPods'.
| iPod classic | |
 iPod classic in dock | |
| Manufacturer | Apple Inc. |
|---|---|
| Type | Portable media player / Digital audio player |
| Connectivity | USB 2.0 (3G, 4G, 5G, 6G) FireWire (1G, 2G, 3G, 4G) |
| Retail availability | October 23, 2001–present |
| Media | Hard disk from 5 to 160 GB (Currently 80 and 160 GB) |
| Operating system | 1.5 (1G, 2G) 2.3 (3G) 3.1.1 (4G) 1.2.1 (4G Color) 1.3 (5G) 1.1.2 (6G) |
| Input | Click wheel (4G, 5G, 6G) Scroll wheel (1G) Touch wheel (2G, 3G) |
| Power | lithium polymer battery lithium ion battery |
| Display | 160×128 2-inch monochrome LCD (1G, 2G, 3G, 4G) 220×176 2-inch color LCD (4G Color) 320×240 2.5-inch color LCD (5G, 6G) |
| Related articles | iPod shuffle iPod nano iPod touch iPhone |
iPod nano
The iPod nano is a portable media player designed and marketed by Apple Inc. It is the midrange model in Apple's iPod family. The first generation was introduced in 2005.[1] It uses flash memory, like the iPod shuffle, but with a miniaturized version of the display screen and "click wheel" found on the iPod classic. The model has been updated twice since its introduction.
| iPod nano | |
 | |
| Manufacturer | Apple Inc. |
|---|---|
| Type | Portable media player |
| Connectivity | Dock connector USB 2.0 FireWire (charging only) |
| Retail availability | Since September 7, 2005 |
| Media | Flash memory from 1 to 8 GB (currently 4 and 8 GB) |
| Operating system | 1.3.1 (1st Generation) 1.1.3 (2nd Generation) 1.1.2 (3rd Generation) |
| Input | Click wheel |
| Power | Lithium ion battery |
| Display | 176x132 1.5" color LCD (1G/2G) 320x240 2" color LCD (3G) |
| Predecessor | iPod mini |
iPod shuffle
The iPod shuffle is a digital audio player designed and marketed by Apple Inc. It is the budget model in Apple's iPod family. It was announced at the Macworld Conference & Expo on January 11, 2005, using the tagline "life is random." Instead of storing data on a hard disk, it was the first iPod to use flash memory. The current second generation model weighs about 15 grams (0.55 ounces). It was introduced in September 2006 along with the revamped fifth generation iPod classic and second generation iPod nano.
iPod shuffle  | |
| Manufacturer | Apple Inc. |
|---|---|
| Type | Portable Media Player |
| Connectivity | USB 2.0 |
| Retail availability | January 11, 2005-present |
| Media | flash memory 512 MB to 2 GB currently 1 and 2 GB |
| Operating system | 1.1.5 (1G) 1.0.4 (2G), |
| Input | Volume, FF, Rev, Play/Pause Buttons |
| Power | lithium-ion battery |
| Display | None |
History and design
iPod came from Apple's "digital hub" category,[9] when the company began creating software for the growing market of personal digital devices. Digital cameras, camcorders and organizers had well-established mainstream markets, but the company found existing digital music players "big and clunky or small and useless" with user interfaces that were "unbelievably awful,"[9] so Apple decided to develop its own. As ordered by CEO Steve Jobs, Apple's hardware engineering chief Jon Rubinstein assembled a team of engineers to design the iPod, including hardware engineers Tony Fadell and Michael Dhuey,[10] and design engineer Jonathan Ive.[9] The product was developed in less than one year and unveiled on October 23, 2001. Jobs announced it as a Mac-compatible product with a 5 GB hard drive that put "1,000 songs in your pocket."
Uncharacteristically, Apple did not develop iPod's software entirely in-house, instead using PortalPlayer's reference platform based on 2 ARM cores. The platform had rudimentary software running on a commercial microkernel embedded operating system. PortalPlayer had previously been working on an IBM-branded MP3 player with Bluetooth headphones.[9] Apple contracted another company, Pixo, to help design and implement the user interface under the direct supervision of Steve Jobs.[9] As development progressed, Apple continued to refine the software's look and feel. Starting with the iPod mini, the Chicago font was replaced with Espy Sans. Later iPods switched fonts again to Podium Sans — a font similar to Apple's corporate font, Myriad. iPods with color displays then adopted some Mac OS X themes like Aqua progress bars, and brushed metal in the lock interface. In 2007, Apple modified the iPod interface again with the introduction of the sixth-generation iPod classic and third-generation iPod nano by changing the font to Helvetica and, in most cases, splitting the screen in half by displaying the menus on the left and album artwork, photos, or videos on the right (whichever was appropriate for the selected item).
iPod
portable media players designed and marketed by Apple Inc and launched on October 23, 2001. As of 2008, the current product line-up includes the hard drive-based iPod classic, the touchscreen iPod touch, the video-capable iPod nano and the screenless iPod shuffle. Former products include the compact iPod mini and the spin-off iPod photo (since re-integrated into the main iPod classic line). iPod classic models store media on an internal hard drive, while all other models use flash memory to enable their smaller size (the discontinued mini used a Microdrive miniature hard drive). As with many other digital music players, iPods, excluding the iPod touch, can also serve as external data storage devices. Storage capacity varies by model.
Apple's proprietary iTunes software can be used to transfer music to the devices from computers using certain versions of Apple Macintosh and Microsoft Windows operating systems.[2] For users who choose not to use Apple's software or whose computers cannot run iTunes software, several open source alternatives to iTunes are also available,[3] including Amarok,[4] Banshee,[5] Rhythmbox,[6] and Songbird.[7]. As a jukebox application, iTunes stores a music library on the user's computer and can play, burn and rip music from a CD. It can also transfer photos, videos, games, contact information, E-Mail messages, Web bookmarks, and calendars to iPod models supporting those features. Apple focused its development on the iPod's unique user interface and its ease of use, rather than on technical capability. As of September 2007, the iPod had sold more than 150 million units worldwide making it the best-selling digital audio player series in history.[8]
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