SOMETHING ABOUT YOUR IPOD

The music player’s history has dramatically reformed ever since the launch of an Apple iPod in the year 2001, October 23rd.

The first introduced iPod only have a memory of 5GB. The sizes of the device are much bigger and heavier than any of the iPod which are currently in the market. The recommended retail prices were USD$399, and are only compatible with Apple’s Mac series computers.

In the early introduction stage of the Apple iPod, the device was not in its perfect performance, many improvements was required as pointed out by the users. For example, the Scroll Wheel designs. When the product was first launched, the majority of its buyers are from the middle class of the California region in the U.S., they like to relax on the beach for sun baking, and in the mean while, listen to music with their Apple iPod. As a result, sands get into the device from the Scroll wheel and cause the music player faults.

Designers have learnt from these complaints and experiences, so in the second generation of the Apple iPod, the company have changed its Scroll Wheel design into Click Wheel design, where it can be protective from sand, water or dirt to get into the device. This Click Wheel design is a lot more user friendly than Scroll Wheel. To run, users just have to simply spin the Click Wheel to choose their desired function, and then the system will automatically detect the required operation itself. But still, like the first generation of the machine, it can only responses with the Macintosh series of computers, many of the Windows users were still unable to take advantages of enjoying such invention.

Until early 2003, Apple has introduced their third generation of iPod, officially supporting the Windows and Mac. This has attracted many of the Windows users to purchase the iPod straight away, and caused their sales growth in a recorded high. Ever since, Apple iPod have remained the most popular MP3 player in history.

The third generation iPod have not only added an extra supporting system, but have also made a big change on its outlook and capacity. The size of this generation is smaller than any of the previous ones, but the capacity has not dropped at all, in fact, the company has increased the products capacity, from the 5GB to 15GB and 20GB, and more recently, 30GB and 40GB.

With the successes of the previous three generation of iPod, the introduction of the fourth and fifth generation into the market was certainty. As for this two generation of iPod, the company has focused on its size and capacity again. In the year 2005, Apple has introduced iPod Shuffle into the market. It is just a little bit bigger than a 2 pound UK silver coin, bringing consumers their music with the smallest size as possible. And in the 5th generation, which is also the latest, Apple has combined all the advantages into one, adding its capacity to 80GB, also enable users to watch movies with their iPod. With such reforms during the past years, it is believed that the upcoming generation of the Apple iPod will be look upon with.