iPods

1. IPod Generation

The 1st Generation of the iPod is the first iPod model from Apple, 23 October 2001,
the cost of the original iPod was $ 399 with a 5-gigabyte hard drive.
Critics panned the unit price, but it was an instant success in the market soon

Overtaking earlier hard drive MP3 players such as the NOMAD Jukebox. In March 2002, Apple has
announced a 10 GB version at $ 499 price.

Apple has a mechanical scroll wheel and the outsourcedImplementation and development
to Synaptics, a company that develops, even the trackpad on PowerBooks from Apple.

The 1st Generation iPod featured four buttons (Menu, Play / Pause, Back and Forward) arranged

around the circumference of the scroll wheel, and a Select button in the middle.

2nd Generation iPod

The 2nd Generation of the iPod came in 10 GB and 20 GB capacity and was on 17 July 2002 introduced
at Macworld, and the mechanical scroll wheel of theOriginal has been replaced with a touch-sensitive,
non-manufactured mechanical one (from Synaptics), as a "touch wheel".

Because of the new Toshiba hard drives, 20 GB iPod slightly exceeded its counterpart in the 1 Generation
Thickness and weight, while the 10 GB model was slimmer. He came with a carrying case and wired remote control and it was the first that was compatible with Windows.

In December 2002, Apple gave 4 in a limited edition, engraved with a laser, iPods signed by Beck,
Tony Hawk, Madonna and No Doubt. They sold for $ 50 more than the normal retail price in any capacity, until it was discontinued.

3rd Generation iPod

The 3rd Generation iPod, the four buttons above the touch wheel with "select" in the center presented
and slightly smaller than its predecessors and was developed by Apple CEO Steve Jobs on 28 April 2003 introduced. They had more distinctively beveled edges and Apple generates 10 GB, 15 GB, 20 GB, 30 GB and 40 GBVersions.

These iPods use a 30-pin connector called the Dock Connector (longer and flatter than a FireWire) port. The iPod dock came with all but the cheapest iPod, and also sold separately at retail combined. It is featured touch-sensitive buttons between the screen and touch wheel. The new buttons featured red backlighting, allowing easier use in darkness.

The touch-sensitive buttons on the touch-sensitive scroll wheel in the 2 introduced built
Generation iPod that makes it unique, that there are no external moving parts () except the hold slider on the top of the device and is the only iPod that is not about the buttons around the wheel.

Apple stopped shipping separate Mac and Windows versions of the device and, instead, they were all iPods come with hard drives formatted for Macintosh, they supplied CD-ROM with a Windows utility that could to be used with a Windows PC reformatted.

4. GenerationiPod

The 4th Generation of the iPod integrates the four buttons in the scroll wheel and it is as the model in

sales rose sharply, so that the launch of the iPod Craze ". The most obvious difference from its predecessor, leads the 4th Generation iPod introduced via the click wheel design on the iPod Mini and was introduced in July 2004.

Some users criticized the click wheel because it's not the backlight that the 3rd Generation iPod buttons had, butinter alia, noted that the buttons on the compass points largely removed the need for backlighting.

Apple claimed that software update in the new iPod lets you use the battery more efficiently and increase battery life up to 12 hours.

Other minor changes include the addition of a "Shuffle Songs" option on the top level menu to make it more convenient for users.

After many requests from users require that they work improvement on previous iPods, so Apple on23. February 2005, released a firmware update, the new menu items by 1 iPods brings the 3rd Generation.

Originally, the 4th had Generation of the iPod is a monochrome screen and no photo capabilities, as his predecessors. It came in 20 GB and 40 GB in size.

In February 2005, Apple broke 40GB model and only began selling a monochrome 20 GB version. The monochrome 4th Generation iPod, slightly thinner (about an inch less) than the 3rd Generation iPod, introduced theCapacity to the battery via a USB connection for free.

5. IPod Generation

The 5th Generation of the iPod is often called the video iPod or video iPod, on 12 Published in October 2005 and is available in 30 GB and 60 GB models.
It has the ability to play MPEG-4 and H.264 video with resolutions up to 480 (x 480 (maximum macroblock 16x16 pixel) count of 900) and 320 (x 240 (maximum macroblock 16x16 pixel) count of 300), or (videos purchasedthe iTunes Music Store are limited to 320 x 240).

You can play widescreen resolutions up to 640x360 using MPEG-4 and 400 x 192 with H.264 (total macroblock count falls) within the specified maxima.

5. Generation models have a 65,536 color (16-bit) screen with 320 x 240 QVGA transflective TFT display, and are capable of video on an external TV using the AV cable accessory that into the headphone minijack and splits into the display connector Composite video and audio outputConnections with RCA jacks.

It can also be video on an external TV using the iPod AV cable or S-video cable to the iPod Universal Dock. The dimensions are 103.5 x 61.8 x 11.0 mm for the 30 GB version, and 103.5 x 61.8 x 14.0 mm for the 60 GB version.

The screen size is now 2.5 inches (6.35 cm) diagonally, 0.5 inches (12.7 mm) larger than the previous iPod. It is 30% thinner than previous iPod in full size. The battery life for the 30 GB is 14 hours and the 60GB for around 20Hours. Movies reduced, each of which amounts to 2 to 3 hours.

The wheel design is the same as the previous generation, but is slightly smaller (1.5 mm in diameter) than before. The new Click Wheel is completely flat, unlike older models where the center button is slightly rounded and raised.

Apple introduced its production of iPods with the click-wheel on the 4th Generation iPod and iPod Mini used by their previous supplier, Synaptics, and use now a studio toSolution.

Like the iPod Nano, the iPod is the 5th Generation in two colors, white and black, and it has the world clock, stopwatch and screen lock applications.

In addition, the headset is smaller and comes with a thin protective covering, probably slightly in response to numerous complaints about scratched the iPod nano's surface.

Apple has also discontinued the inclusion of an AC adapter and FireWire cable and you need to buy these items separately to the chargefrom a household outlet, or use an external iPod, USB hub.

The 5th Generation of the iPod no longer supports file transfers via FireWire, but still supported charging via FireWire. This is probably due to the increased popularity of Hi-Speed USB 2.0 in the consumer market as well as decreasing the production of component costs by reducing the complexity of the boards and the elimination of unnecessary accessories.

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