9/13/2011

Apple iPods on Parade

By Andi Yulianto


On the time when everything is heading digital along with the technological earth had been bombarded with digital this and digital that -- digital digital camera, digital camcorder, handhelds, digital celfone, laptops -- Apple Computer systems observed absolutely nothing much digital in audio know-how, except maybe for your compact disc people. In 2000, Apple had decided to faucet this unchartered current market, with Jon Rubenstein since the Chief Engineer with the iPod project. A yr just after, launched the very first generation of Apple iPods.

GENERATIONS OF APPLE iPODS

With the minute, Employ iPods come in 3 iPod names. Technical specs of those Apple Ipods vary possibly in storage capacities or in exterior layout and model, lbs, and dimension. As of February seven, 2006, the Apple iPods are labeled into the following:

- iPod (Authentic) (Functionality: thirty GB and sixty GB) - iPod Nano (Capacity: 1GB, 2GB, and four GB) - iPod Shuffle (Functionality: 512 MB and 1GB)

Two years ago, in 2004, Apple released Ipod Mini (4 GB and 6 GB in various pastel colors). iPod Mini's marketing was discontinued in September 2005 and was replaced by iPod Nano, which was 62% thinner and has a color screen.

Since Apple iPod's release in 2001, Apple has sold 42 million units. And that's why Apple iPods may be constantly re-engineered to cater the developing demands for speedier, sleeker, and feature-packed Apple iPods. Apple iPods have progressed from monochrome (black and white) display, the 1st era, to its coloration screen with video clip participant, the fifth era of Apple iPods.

APPLE iPODS ON PARADE

1. Apple iPods (Original) 1.1. First Generation of Apple iPods Criticized for being costly for an initial release, the $399 First Generation Apple iPods were, nonetheless, instant hit. Apple iPods, after the October 29, 2001 release, dominated the digital audio player market, quickly overtaking sales of MP3 players (such as JukeBox and the NOMAD).

The first generation of Apple iPods was designed with a mechanical scroll wheel that was divided in four buttons that worked as Menu, Play or Pause, Back, and Forward. Apple iPods' scroll wheel has become a prominent design and feature of Apple iPods.

1.2 Second Generation of Apple iPods This was the first generation of an iPod that was compatible with Microsoft Windows OS. Although it also had the prominent scroll wheel feature, the mechanical wheel of first generation was replaced by a touch-sensitive wheel, now know as teh "touch wheel."

1.3 Third Generation of Apple iPods The "ultrathin" Apple iPods had been demonstrated to the public on April 28, 2003. Apple CEO Steve Employment launched these a little scaled-down, and with beveled edges iPod collection on the public because the 3rd generation line of Apple iPods.

Aside from growing to be ultrathin, this was the really to begin with set of Apple iPods that had a built-in Hi-Speen USB connectivity.

one.4 Fourth Generation of Apple iPods If third generation Apple iPods ended up referred to as ultrathin, I don't know what to get in touch with the fourth generation of Apple iPods which might be slimmer compared to the ultrathin line. The smooth and stylish design and style had skyrocketed Apple's product sales, and manufactured the name iPod synonymous with digital audio player.

This period of iPod was introduced even though using the monochrome show display; but shortly immediately after several months, only, it definitely was marketed which has a coloration display and hence named: iPod pics.

1.5 Fifth Generation of Apple iPods Apple launched in October 12, 2005 the fifth generation and was quickly known to the public as video iPod or iPod video, although Apple refer to it as the Fifth Generation iPod

2. iPod Nano 2.1. iPod Mini Digital player manufacturers such as Creative and Digital Networks released digital audio players smaller than that of iPods sometime in 2003. Their Zen Micro and Rico Carbon products were starting to attract a number of supporters and this had prompted Apple to create their own line of small iPods; thus, the birth of iPod Mini. The 4 to 6 GB storage of iPod mini was made possible by using Microdrive hard drives.

2.2. iPod Nano On September 7, 2005 Apple announced that marketing of iPod minis would be discontinued to be replaced by a thinner and color screen iPod, which Apple named as "iPod Nano."

3. iPod Shuffle Apple iPods were known for using Microdrive hard drives. Although most of iPod's competitors were already using flash memory for their digital audio player, Apple didn't jumped the flash bandwagon immediately. Apple waited until 2005 to release an iPod using flash memory instead of Microdrive, and named it "iPod Shuffle."

Keeping up with the taglines, "Give chance a chance" and "Life is a random," iPod shuffle plays music in random order although users can still play songs in order that has been set in iTunes.

iPod Shuffle has no screen. Its size is as small as a pack of chewing gum, and weighs less than an ounce.




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