iPod History

The iPod Classic replaced the iPod Video, or 5th Generation iPod, in Fall 2007. It was renamed the iPod Classic to distinguish it from other new iPod models introduced at the time, including the iPod touch. iPod Classic (2007) The iPod Classic plays music, audiobooks, and videos, and adds the CoverFlow interface to the standard iPod line.

The first generation was pretty new. It had its scroll wheel, surrounded by four buttons (clockwise from the top: menu, forward, play/pause, backward), and its center button for selecting items.

The iPod wasn't the first MP3 player. A number of companies had released MP3 players before Apple. But the iPod was the first truly great MP3 player.

iPod 2nd Gen The 2nd Generation iPod debuted less than a year after the original model's great success. The second generation model added a number of new features, such as increased capacity.

Third Generation iPod Third Generation The third-generation iPod introduced a new body style for the device, which was thinner and had more-rounded corners. It also introduced the touch wheel, which was a touch-sensitive means of scrolling through content on the device.

This model iPod brought the Clickwheel, which was introduced on the original iPod mini, to the main iPod line. The Clickwheel was both touch-sensitive for scrolling and had buttons built in that allowed the user to click the wheel to select menu, forward/backward, and play/pause. Also debuting around this time was the iPod Photo, a version of the 4th generation iPod that included a color screen and the ability to display photos.

Released on 2005 apples iPod nano was the perfect intermediate MP3 player. While the iPod nano was a great device for many years and sold millions of units, Apple discontinued it in 2017.

The debut of the first-generation iPod touch in 2007 was a major change for the entire iPod line. For the first time, there was an iPod that was more like the iPhone than the iPod nano or iPod Video. There was good reason that the iPod touch was referred to as "an iPhone without the phone."

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