Prototype iPod Features Apple-Designed Tetris Clone Called 'Stacker'

[ErikGrim]

This iPod version was the coolest! I still want one today

This iPod version was the absolute worst. Capacitive buttons were a big step backwards, and Apple rectified it in the very next gen.

 

[JesterJJZ]

Oh, I wholly disagree in terms of a step backwards. The controls on this are entirely solid state — no clicking. 1st gen had 4 clickable buttons, and a moving scroll wheel. That is 5 potential points of failure. As the saying goes "fewer moving parts, fewer broken pieces."

I still have mine, and refurbished it a couple years back with a new HD and battery. Love the glowing buttons, too. Reminds me of the glow of a vintage stereo.

Capacitive buttons of that era had a much higher failure rate than any mechanical ones.