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Oct 23, 2011

The iPod turns 10, Celebrates a Decade of Destroying Physical Media

It's hard to believe, but it's been exactly ten years since the iPod was first unveiled, ultimately changing the music industry forever. The iPod wasn't the first, it wasn't the smallest, it didn't have the largest hard drive, but it did have an iconic style and simple to use interface that led march away from CDs. When the history of Apple is written the iPod (perhaps more than the iMac, OS X or the iPhone) will be credited with helping spearhead the company's second coming. 

Over the years the music player has seen countless iterations and redesigns, and an expansion of the product line to include smaller devices and touch screens -- but for most it's the scroll wheel and white earbuds that define the iPod. Sure, what is now called the iPod classic hasn't seen a serious update since about 2007, but it still holds a special place in our hearts, especially for those of us who don't measure their music collection in a few dozen iTunes downloads.
 
 

5 comments:

Carmen said...

It's insane to think it has only been around for that long. Seems to have been there forever!

Carmen Ri.

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odis9000 said...

and the old ipods were the greatest bricks as well.

Daily Car Reviews said...

love the old ipod it was best

Outcast said...

I love my iPod Nano that's shaped like these ones are. Happy 10th birthday iPod!