The iPod-direct your brand. Although it was only compatible with Mac computers, users of Windows software to work around this problem. It was clear that Apple would be the hole in the market that the company had to be specified.
iTunes
iTunes is available since January 2001, nine months before the iPod. iTunes is part of the iLife software from Apple, and users can organize the contents of the CDs to their Macs, music, and change to play through their computers. The arrival of the iPod with iTunes 2.0, this means that now everyone goes there, and copy music from portable computers.
Since iTunes 2.0 Apple has the iTunes updates. The iTunes Store online came in April 2003, six months later and iTunes 4.1 made iTunes compatible with Windows. Developments include access to music videos, podcasts, audiobooks, movies, TV shows, games and applications. Apple has features added enhancements, as you have the album cover, cover flow, and, more recently, Genius.
Technology
The first iPod music on a disk, a medium that remains the iPod classic that day saved. iPod mini (January 2004 to September 2005) was a micro-inch units with either 4 GB or 6 GB capacity. The iPod nano, shuffle, touch and always flash memory.
Color monitors reached the fourth generation iPod, also known as the photo of the iPod in October 2004. Since June of the following year for all iPods dropped, the screen went black and color monitors. This was the two-inch, two and a half inches and three screens and a half inches, which is now part of the nano, classic and touch, respectively.
The iPod controls began with the mechanical scroll wheel. A touch-sensitive wheel and then the click wheel and followed him. The third generation iPod, but together with a horizontal wheel with four buttons under the screen from April 2003. Apple has the design just a touch wheel changed in July 2004.
The main result of the wheel system similar to the iPod touch. Founded in September 2007, the iPod touch has a multi-touch display, users use their fingers and toes, around the iPod.
The Click Wheel remains, however, when one of the hallmarks of the scope of iPod and iPod classic. The iPod shuffle, first published in January 2005, has signed an agreement with five buttons in the shape of a circle.
Connectivity for iPod is also changed. For starters, consider Apple FireWire make exclusive use of the original iPods. In April 2003, with the rise was the third generation of the iPod, Apple USB connectivity for the first time. In September 2005, all models of the iPod was USB only. This move confirmed as the leading portable music player, iPod, and reflects the need to link all computers.
Storage
Apple iPod began the series with 5 GB of disk space. In six months, there appeared a 10 GB model, followed by a second generation 20 GB iPod in July 2002. Capacity reached its peak in September 2007 iPod with the 160 GB model of the sixth generation (the "classic"), although this has fallen since. The increased capacity, the potential for 30,000 songs or 150 hours of video in a 1.8-inch hard drive, iPod classic 120GB today.
The newest iPod shuffle 1 GB and 2 GB provides options for 240 or 500 numbers. The nano has 8GB and 16GB and iPod touch gives you the option of 8GB, 16GB and 32GB. IPod users have the option to digital media in your iTunes library to save.
Windows
The Windows user who bought an iPod first generation to XPlay software because they could not unload iTunes. To alleviate this problem, published two versions of the second generation iPod from Apple in October 2002. A wine with iTunes for Mac users, the other had MusicMatch Jukebox for Windows users.
In October 2003, Apple launched iTunes for Windows, and from then on were all capable iPods for Mac and Windows users. Today, no iPods, iTunes software is available to all as a free download.
Video
One of the most important increases were those of the introduction of the iPod Video. This was the fifth generation iPod October 2005. First in 30 GB and 60 GB versions, the fifth generation is thinner than its predecessor and with a bigger screen.
The battery support for video playback was two hours for the 30GB model, and three hours for the 60GB. This jumped to six hours, but with the advent of the fifth generation 80GB upgrade in September 2006.
The video playback is now a standard feature on iPod classic, nano and touch.
Sale
iPods are the most popular digital music world. Its market share of over 70%, and total sales exceeded 160 million euros. Apple sold about a quarter of that amount last year.
Driving those sales will never desire for Apple to improve and innovate. The latest models are the perfect examples of this approach and represents the best that is available in the digital music market.