Happy 7th Birthday, iPod!
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It's hard to believe that 7 years have passed since Steve took the stage and introduced our friend, the iPod. Over the past few years, the iPod has gone from new guy on the block to "funnest" guy on the block. While the basic design hasn't changed much (for the Classic model at least), the features definitely have. When the iPod launched in 2001, it was basically a FireWire-capable hard drive and MP3 player -- nothing more, nothing less.
The first iPod sold for $399 for a 5GB version (which was Mac-only). Apple later came out with a 10GB version of the same iPod for $499. Here's some fun facts about the first iPod via Mactracker:
Codename: Dulcimer
Dimensions: 4.02" H x 2.43" W x 0.78" D
Weight: 0.41 lbs.
iPod OS: version 1.0, upgradeable to 1.5
Introduced: October 2001
Terminated: April 2003
Hard Drive: 4200 RPM in capacities of 5/10/20 GB
To celebrate the iPod's birthday, we have created a gallery to show the many changes over the years. If you want to brush-up on your iPod trivia, check out Wikipedia's iPod page. If you have any happy (or unhappy) memories of the iPod, be sure to reminisce in the comments.
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