iPod
The iPod is a line of portable media players and
multi-purpose pocket computers designed and marketed by Apple Inc. The
first line was released on October 23, 2001, about 8 1⁄2 months
after iTunes (Macintosh
version) was released. The most recent iPod redesigns were announced on
September 12, 2012. There are three current versions of the iPod: the ultra-compact iPod Shuffle,
the compact iPod Nano and the touchscreen iPod Touch.
Like other digital music players,
iPods can serve as external data storage devices. Storage capacity
varies by model, ranging from 2 GB for the iPod Shuffle to 160 GB for
the iPod Classic. The devices are controlled by the Samsung ARM and
the Apple A5 CPUs.
Apple's iTunes software (and other
alternative software) can be used to transfer music, photos, videos, games,
contact information, e-mail settings, Web bookmarks, and calendars, to the
devices supporting these features from computers using certain versions of
AppleMacintosh and Microsoft Windows operating
systems.
Before the release of iOS 5, the
iPod branding was used for the media player included with the iPhone and iPad, a combination of the
Music and Videos apps on the iPod Touch. As of iOS
5, separate apps named "Music" and "Videos" are
standardized across all iOS-powered products.[3] While the
iPhone and iPad have essentially the same media player capabilities as the iPod
line, they are generally treated as separate products. During the middle of
2010, iPhone sales overtook those of the iPod.
iPod
Models
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Model
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Year-Month
introduced
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Navigation Controls
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Capacity
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2014-06
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Multi-Touch display
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16 GB
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2013-05
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Multi-Touch display
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16 GB
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2012-10
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Multi-Touch display
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16 GB
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2012-10
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Multi-Touch display
|
32 GB or 64 GB
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2012-10
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Multi-Touch display
|
16 GB
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2011-10
|
Multi-Touch display
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8 GB, 32 GB, or 64 GB
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2010-09
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Multi-Touch display
|
8 GB, 32 GB, or 64 GB
|
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2010-09
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Multi-Touch display
|
8 GB or 16 GB
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|
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2010-09
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Control Pad
|
2 GB
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2009-09
|
Apple Earphones with Remote
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2 GB or 4 GB
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|
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2009-09
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Click Wheel
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160 GB
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2009-09
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Multi-Touch display
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32 GB or 64 GB
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|
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2009-09
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Click Wheel
|
8 GB or 16 GB
|
|
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2009-03
|
Apple Earphones with Remote
|
4 GB
|
|
|
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2008-09
|
Click Wheel
|
120 GB
|
|
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2008-09
|
Multi-Touch display
|
8 GB, 16 GB, or 32 GB
|
|
|
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2008-09
|
Click Wheel
|
8 GB or 16 GB
|
|
|
|
2008-02
|
Control Pad
|
2 GB
|
|
|
|
2008-02
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Multi-Touch display
|
32 GB
|
|
|
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2007-09
|
Multi-Touch display
|
8 GB or 16 GB
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|
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2007-09
|
Click Wheel
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80 GB or 160 GB
|
|
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2007-09
|
Click Wheel
|
4 GB or 8 GB
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|
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2006-09
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Control Pad
|
1 GB
|
|
|
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2006-09
|
Click Wheel
|
30 GB or 80 GB
|
|
|
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2006-09
|
Click Wheel
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2 GB, 4 GB, or 8 GB
|
|
|
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2006-02
|
Click Wheel
|
1 GB
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|
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2005-10
|
Click Wheel
|
30 GB or 60 GB
|
|
|
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2005-09
|
Click Wheel
|
2 GB or 4 GB
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|
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2005-06
|
Click Wheel
|
20 GB or 60 GB
|
|
|
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iPod photo
(also known as iPod with color display) |
2005-02
|
Click Wheel
|
30 GB
|
|
|
2005-02
|
Click Wheel
|
4 GB or 6 GB
|
|
|
|
2005-01
|
Control Pad
|
512 MB or 1 GB
|
|
|
|
iPod photo
(also known as iPod with color display) |
2004-10
|
Click Wheel
|
40 GB or 60 GB
|
|
|
2004-07
|
Click Wheel
|
20 GB or 40 GB
|
|
|
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2004-01
|
Click Wheel
|
4 GB
|
|
|
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2003-09
|
Touch wheel
|
20 GB or 40 GB
|
|
|
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2003-04
|
Touch wheel
|
10 GB,15 GB, or 30 GB
|
|
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2002-07
|
Touch wheel
|
10 GB or 20 GB
|
|
|
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2002-03
|
Scroll wheel
|
10 GB
|
|
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2001-10
|
Scroll wheel
|
5 GB
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