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The Unknown Facts about IPod

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The iPod is a portable media device, designed and marketed by Apple. It hit the market in October 2001. The product line now has four different iPods.

• IPod Classic--This is the original iPod. There have been six generations of the iPod.  This particular iPod has 160GB of storage. 
• IPod Touch--This product was launched in 2007. It is known as the Touch Screen. Is the first iPod with wireless access to iTunes store? As of 2009, over 45 million iPod Touch have been sold
• IPod Nano--It was introduced in 2005 as a replacement for the iPod mini. It uses flash memory for storage. It has gone through six models since its introduction. The current one is number six and supports FM radio, a 1.5-inch square 240 x 240 display with a multitouch interface, and a pedometer.
• IPod Shuffle--It was first introduced in 2005 and the fourth model was launched in 2010. It is the smallest model in the Apple iPod family. 

All the models use flash memory to enable their small size except for the iPod Classic, which stores media on an internal hard drive. They can also serve as external data storage devices. Storage capacity ranges from 2GB for the iPod shuffle to 160GB for the iPod Classic. All of the iPods have been redesigned many times since their introduction. There have only been two iPods discontinued. They are the iPod mini and the iPod Photo. 

Apple thought existing digital media players were either small and useless or big and clunky so this is why they developed the iPod. The second-generation iPod launched iPod software for Microsoft Windows. The iTunes Store is an online media store that is run by Apple. It was launched in 2003. 

On various versions of the iPod, you can play video games. Brick was the game that was on the original iPod. Parachute, Music Quiz, and Solitaire have been added to later versions of the iPod. In 2006, with the launch of iTune 7, the iTune store started offering games that you could buy. The iTunes 7 was compatible with the fifth generation iPod. The iPod software had to be 1.2 or later.

Except for the iPod Touch, all iPods can function in disk mode as massive storage devices to store data files. The iPod touch required special software. ITunes 7 and above can transfer purchased media of the iTune Store from the iPod to a computer. 

Some of the iPods have accessories that you can purchase. Some of these accessories are a Nike+iPod pedometer, iPod camera connector, protective case, wireless earphones, and screen films. The first iPod automobile interface was introduced by BMW. It allows drivers of newer BMW's to control an iPod using the radio head-unit buttons or built-in steering wheel controls. 

In 2005, Apple announced that similar systems would be available for other vehicle brands such as Nissan, Toyota, Audi, Honda, and Volvo to name a few. If you do not own an iPod, you should consider purchasing one.

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