There’s no question that Apple’s iPod is the dominant force in the mp3 player market. Like Nintendo was for videogames in the late ’80s, the word “iPod” is synonymous with mp3 player for the average American. With numerous models and countless revisions over the past nine years, the iPod shows no signs of loosening its grip on the market just yet.
In this retrospective feature, we attempt to make sense of all the iPods and place them in a concise timeline. From the original iPod in 2001 to the debut of new models like the iPod Mini and iPod Nano to the most recent releases last fall, we break down the history of the iPod from start to finish. Looking back, it’s amazing to see how much the mp3 player industry has progressed in such a short time.
Read the article here: http://gear.ign.com/articles/107/1078271p1.html
There’s no question that Apple’s iPod is the dominant force in the mp3 player market. Like Nintendo was for videogames in the late ’80s, the word “iPod” is synonymous with mp3 player for the average American. With numerous models and countless revisions over the past nine years, the iPod shows no signs of loosening its grip on the market just yet.
In this retrospective feature, we attempt to make sense of all the iPods and place them in a concise timeline. From the original iPod in 2001 to the debut of new models like the iPod Mini and iPod Nano to the most recent releases last fall, we break down the history of the iPod from start to finish. Looking back, it’s amazing to see how much the mp3 player industry has progressed in such a short time.
Read the article here: http://gear.ign.com/articles/107/1078271p1.html
