It's appropriate of them to discuss an obsolete music player with an obsolete musician such as Moby.
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The Original iPod Turns 15 Years Old
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Love the replies on the original post on MacRumors. 
Have so many memories of loading up albums and songs and listening to them for the first time on them. Still have my 3rd generation with issues but sold my iPod Video to be able to pay for the iPhone 4.
Have so many memories of loading up albums and songs and listening to them for the first time on them. Still have my 3rd generation with issues but sold my iPod Video to be able to pay for the iPhone 4.
Truly incredible device but as a MiniDisc fanatic I hung on a little bit longer (actually that's a lie I still collect MiniDiscs and I just got an MD player fitted in my car) but my first experience was with the 1st gen iPod Nano...now that blew me away.
I'm confused by the last paragraph of the article. Hasn't Apple already debuted AirPods?
Well 90% of people on that thread seem to have left the apple world or at least didn't care to post on mr anymore.The members of MacRumors welcomed it with open arms.
I took exactly the same path and look where we both ended up.
My first Apple product was a 2nd Generation 10GB iPod. Overnight it changed how I listened to music. Gone were the days of lumping my Sony Discman around with a wallet load of CD's. Brilliant! It was pre-iTunes and the software used to manage our music was Musicmatch Jukebox which was horrific but still managed to be better than iTunes ever was.
I think I ended up owning around 2 iPod's in total (second & fifth gen) and 3 different generations of iPod nano, which was the better product IMO.
Now I use Spotify which works on everything which suits my needs even better.
I think I ended up owning around 2 iPod's in total (second & fifth gen) and 3 different generations of iPod nano, which was the better product IMO.
Now I use Spotify which works on everything which suits my needs even better.
I was a RIO fan myself that wondered what took Apple so long to enter the digital music player market. I did get a lot of mileage out of the first iPod Shuffle though, I loved the simplicity of the gum-pack design with tactile controls, I used mine for over 3 years before the battery bit the dust. Although, the processor in it had difficulty playing back some songs Apple sold through iTunes, anything over a certain bit-rate caused it to choke. The iPhone 7 marks the first time Apple has sold something with enough storage capacity to hold my entire music library and can play FLAC (with a 3rd-party app.)
I bought a iPod in 2002, and really liked it. Without a doubt, it propelled Apple to be a popular brand, and products worth buying - than its image of "Exclusive and expensive", particularly its computer range.
iPod probably saved Apple too.. PPC's were running out of steam, and sales were failing.
iPod probably saved Apple too.. PPC's were running out of steam, and sales were failing.
Apple should really bring this back. Make it look as close to the 2nd gen as you can, with the touch wheel, and moving buttons. Load a vintage looking OS, add a lightning port to charge it. Make it play music only. Make it an in-store purchase only, where hipsters and apple geeks will line up. Bring back the fun.
edit, they also need to bring back the corded remote and include it with the iPod.
edit, they also need to bring back the corded remote and include it with the iPod.
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For someone that used to jangle when he walked, the sound of fistfuls of minidiscs crammed into every coat and trouser pocket, the iPod was a gift from the music lover's God. Bought in with a 20GB 3rd gen, then a 60GB iPod photo, followed by a 60GB iPod with video, with a 512MB 1st gen shuffle for mowing the lawn (still got, still in use) and then a 1st gen touch - gateway to my first iPhone 3G (16GB). Lastly an 8GB 4th gen nano in Product Red for a wedding anniversary present, still in use today.
All adored, all treasured, all just me, the contents of my CD collection and more than a few iTunes Store purchases. The fact the iPhone superseded then surpassed the iPod for functionality and convenience (buying directly from ITunes Store on device and latter Apple Music & Spotify Premium subscriptions) should not overshadow just how damned cool, convenient and easy to use they were. All fondly remembered.
All adored, all treasured, all just me, the contents of my CD collection and more than a few iTunes Store purchases. The fact the iPhone superseded then surpassed the iPod for functionality and convenience (buying directly from ITunes Store on device and latter Apple Music & Spotify Premium subscriptions) should not overshadow just how damned cool, convenient and easy to use they were. All fondly remembered.
The members of MacRumors welcomed it with open arms.
Wish I could find the Guardian article that completely slated it and sad it marked the beginning of the end for Apple.
October 20, 2005 was the day I got my first Apple product - iPod 5th gen / 30gb. That is also the reason I chose that date again when I bought the MBA four days ago.
I used my iPod nearly everyday especially at work. It only lasted about 20 months because it took a nasty fall with a hard case and the spinning drive stopped working. I recall iTunes would not recognize and sync it anymore. But when I used it, I generally enjoyed. I do regret sometimes that I should've got a Creative Zen instead because iTunes was such a hassle and some of my PC would break down that I couldn't recover my files. Creative also had 3h of video playback and FM radio. I hated my iPod lacked FM radio but iPod nano got them eventually. And 2h video playback is quite laughable. Even my PSP with a bigger screen can hit 6-7 hrs easily.
I used to frequent AnythingButiPod a lot while also lurk here for iPod news. Then the release of iPhone made us forget all about iPods and all portable media players. So goodbye to Rio, Creative, Cowon, and Archos. I really don't miss iPods because what is the point except for nostalgia sake? We have smartphones to do most tasks that mp3 players and pmp can do. But for some reason, I do miss that orange iPod icon app. I find the icons on iOS hideous since iOS7. I even like the icons more on Mac than I do on iOS. I miss Aaliyah more than iPods. Rather have her back. But I can appreciate iPod's influence on Apple and was a big part making them popular again while iTunes created their ecosystem.
I used my iPod nearly everyday especially at work. It only lasted about 20 months because it took a nasty fall with a hard case and the spinning drive stopped working. I recall iTunes would not recognize and sync it anymore. But when I used it, I generally enjoyed. I do regret sometimes that I should've got a Creative Zen instead because iTunes was such a hassle and some of my PC would break down that I couldn't recover my files. Creative also had 3h of video playback and FM radio. I hated my iPod lacked FM radio but iPod nano got them eventually. And 2h video playback is quite laughable. Even my PSP with a bigger screen can hit 6-7 hrs easily.
I used to frequent AnythingButiPod a lot while also lurk here for iPod news. Then the release of iPhone made us forget all about iPods and all portable media players. So goodbye to Rio, Creative, Cowon, and Archos. I really don't miss iPods because what is the point except for nostalgia sake? We have smartphones to do most tasks that mp3 players and pmp can do. But for some reason, I do miss that orange iPod icon app. I find the icons on iOS hideous since iOS7. I even like the icons more on Mac than I do on iOS. I miss Aaliyah more than iPods. Rather have her back. But I can appreciate iPod's influence on Apple and was a big part making them popular again while iTunes created their ecosystem.
The crazy thing is that iTunes looks largely the same today as it did 15 years ago. It's just more bloated under the hood.
Happy birthday iPod, good luck on your learner's permit test! Only six more years until you can legally drink all your problems away.
And the ui is less clean, consistent, and efficient. ...and it has a case of multiple personality disorder.
I still have the one they released way back when that was the first one you could play videos on it...
Sadly the battery on it recently died, but I can still play it just fine in a docking station.
Sadly the battery on it recently died, but I can still play it just fine in a docking station.
Initially I had one of those blue Sony minidisc players. Those freaking discs were $$$, at least to a young guy. I could barely afford that thing. Haha. It had an awesome remote though.
My buddy still has his original iPod and we still have an iPod classic in the family. I love that guy. It is simple, intuitive and reliable. It has a purpose, play music. Yeah, my iPhone or iPad is superior in most every way but that thing is a boss at playing music!
My buddy still has his original iPod and we still have an iPod classic in the family. I love that guy. It is simple, intuitive and reliable. It has a purpose, play music. Yeah, my iPhone or iPad is superior in most every way but that thing is a boss at playing music!
