3rd and 4th gen iPods still running for me! Though, I don’t use them anymore due to Apple Music.
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iPod Turns 18: Here's What People Thought in 2001
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Pretty crazy to see the negativity - Apple should drop the gimmicks, leave the market, will fail
hindsight is 2020 👀👀 but they had no idea
hindsight is 2020 👀👀 but they had no idea
I'm so frickin' mad at modern Apple for killing the iPod. The iPhone is not as good for music enjoyment for me as a non-streamer. Apple (and other streaming companies except Bandcamp) de-values music sound quality, music collection, and musicians. It's a conspiracy I tell you! And if not, it just plain sucks.
Yep. CmdrTaco from Slashdot. Comparing it to the Nomad - whose legacy is remembered by dozens of people now.
They won't, Apple's never been the company to look back, they always go forward
Apple was pulled, unwillingly, into the world of rent-your-music streaming by the likes of Spotify and others.
My brother has a 30GB iPod from 2004 or so. Apparently still works, though the battery is toast.
Those comments...
Remember the comments about the original iPad that were so negative that even Jobs was disappointed?
And then people literally lined up around blocks to get one.
Those comments...
Remember the comments about the original iPad that were so negative that even Jobs was disappointed?
And then people literally lined up around blocks to get one.
Impossible to have known it’d grow this huge. Hindsight is 20/20.
When I got the iPhone 2G I got 4GB capacity, and a friend asked if it was enough storage for my music and my response was “I’ll never put more than 100 songs on my phone”.
Boy was I wrong.
When I got the iPhone 2G I got 4GB capacity, and a friend asked if it was enough storage for my music and my response was “I’ll never put more than 100 songs on my phone”.
Boy was I wrong.
Loved my Gen 1 Nano and used it for many years, until the battery recall. My sons, now 30 and 28, were in on the ground floor, IIRC. My wife still has a Gen 5. Great devices.
"put your entire music collection in your pocket and listen to it wherever you go"
They created a practical tool to do something I wanted to do. That's the way product design is supposed to work: technology providing a solution to a problem, not technology in search of an application.
They created a practical tool to do something I wanted to do. That's the way product design is supposed to work: technology providing a solution to a problem, not technology in search of an application.
Still have my 1st gen iPod (with physically moving scrollwheel). Still would work if I charged it up.
Ummm. . . . you can get a 256GB iPod touch for $299. Put all of the AIFF files on it that you wish. It even comes with a headphone jack. IMO scrolling through songs with a wheel is not as simple as finding something with a touch keyboard.
Like to watch these old keynotes (I was around but not an Apple user at the time). Steve Jobs was so passionate about every product Apple launched. You can feel it in his voice and body language. Tim Cook - and almost everyone else at Apple's keynotes these days - just look like they're faking every bit of enthusiasm.
My first Apple product was the touchwheel iPod. I believe I still have it tucked away in a box somewhere. It wasn't until 2008 that I picked up my first Mac OS laptop and the rest is history.
The original iPod is still one of my favorite designs.
The original iPod is still one of my favorite designs.
This was the moment I started building big positions in Apple’s stock for my clients. I’m no genius, I just thought they were on a great path. It’s now our biggest holding, so big some clients get concerned from time to time. It is by far the most fascinating company I have analyzed.
I had one... Great Device... I waited until the Target in my area put it on clearance for $179... I used that thing so much... Then gave it to my sister when I upgraded... I helped her replace the battery a few years back... now my niece and nephews use it with an Aux cable to a portable speaker in the "kids room". That thing has taken a beating and still performs... mostly plugged in, but still!
I still think the wheel was a great idea!
Literally, a revolutionary device! IMHO
Coachingguy
I still think the wheel was a great idea!
Literally, a revolutionary device! IMHO
Coachingguy
It was a mass produced consumer product, that had some decent versions, and some bad (for audio quality).
That said, how is that any different than other mass produced consumer audio products? 🤷♂️
I still have mine: 40Gb with all the pouches, stand, chord and and big firewire plug
It was a special gift and there is some written on the back that makes it even more special to me.
The battery last only 5 minutes~ and I'm using it mostly connected to the charger. With iTunes I was able to use it as an external disk too. Now it's only for songs and connected to good speakers, the transparent spatial look (HarmanKardon) the music is still good. Is it possible to change the battery? Where could be possible to find it?
At least back in the day most of those negative comments came from people used and liked Apple products, who just had differences of opinion. Now there are so many people here that clearly hate and don’t use them... and are here for nefarious reasons. In some ways I miss the days when Apple was just computers and had just 6% market share and no one hated them for no other reason than they hate the big guy.
Sub-niche?
Every time a thread gets going about updates in the iPod forum the leading justification/use case is as a non-connected first device to give to kids. Almost no one seems to view it as a standalone MP3 player these days.