iTunes and iPodsThe History

iTunes iTunes is the media player specifically for apple products

iTunes was introduced on January 9th 2001

However, in 1999 it was called SoundJamMP, prior to being bought by Apple in 200 and rebranded as iTunes

iTunes was originally programmed for MAC, but in October 2003, a version for windows was released

Versions of iTunes for phones such as Motorolas, were shipped with phones to allow users to sync music with their phone

However this stopped with the introduction of the iPhone in 2007

iTunes changed the way users listened to music. With iPods becoming more popular, iTunes allowed for direct purchasing of tracks to be directly synced to their iPods. Also it allowed for quick conversion of CD music to mp4 format allowing for a CD collections to be put onto a portable device.

iTunes development April 2003 – iTunes music store with 200,00 songs – itunes sold 1million songs in the first

week

June 2004 – iTunes store goes international

October 2005 – store offers tv shows and music videos

September 2006 – feature length films become available on iTunes store

May 2007 – iTunes U launches

January 2008 – Apple introduce movie rentals with all major film companies

July 2008 – App store debut with iPod touch – 10 million apps downloaded in the app stores first weekend

March 2009 – HD films available for rent or download

iPod and its development The iPod is a portable music device allowing for thousands of songs in your

pocket

The first iPod was introduced in October 2001 holding 1,000 songs

The next iPod was compatible with windows holding 4,000 songs in July 2002

April 2003 the 3rd generation iPod was released holding 7,500 songs

In June 2003 the 1 millionth iPod was sold

January 2004 – introduction of the iPod mini available in 5 colours

January 2005 – iPod shuffle

September 2005 –iPod Nano replaces the iPod mini and becomes the biggest selling music player ever

October 2005 – iPod 5th generation introduced which plays videos and photos

May 2006 – Nike+ introduced

September 2006 – iPod nano becomes aluminum in 5 colours

New clip on iPod shuffle allowing users to wear their music

January 2007 – iPhone introduced

iPod shuffle becomes available in 5 colours

April 2007 – 1oo millionth iPod sold

September 2007 – iPod touch introduced with Wi-Fi

June 2008 – iPhone 3G

September 2010 – new iPod touch with FaceTime

New iPod nano with touch screen and built in clip

iPod shuffle becomes the worlds smallest music player

What an iPod means to us

Having an iPod is an innovative and modern way for us to listen to music on the go. They are small and compact, and therefore easy to carry. The memory holds up to 16,000 songs (64gb) which is enough for every song you could want, plus apps and pictures etc. Having an iPod keeps you connected with the social networking system, this is due to the apps created by apple, such as facebook and twitter. It's a necessity now, that it would be strange not to have a form of iPod in some way, whether it's shuffle, classic, touch, nano, iPad, iPhone or mac.

iPod timeline with iPhones

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