Doesn't time fly when you're having funselling ridiculously well? It's hard to believe that six years ago to this very day, the iPod was officially brought into the world at a Steve Jobs Special Event. In six years, we've seen 1,000 songs in your pocket become ever more affordable, and as hard-disk technology has progressed, so too has the number of songs an iPod can hold.
We may have seen the demise of the FireWire connectivity in the iPod, the inclusion of less extras (such as a dock) with the players, but it seems to have done little to dampen demand for the ubiquitous music player. Who'd have thought that a little white music player, with a name inspired by a phrase from 2001: A Space Odyssey no less, would have powered the digital music revolution, and helped rejuvenate Apple beyond everyone's wildest dreams. It's been a fantastic 6 years for the iPod - but I daresay there's plenty more in the pipeline that will make the next six years just as memorable.
Here's a video from the Special Event where it all began.
Yea, I really enjoyed mine while it lasted, and it didnt break on its own accord, it was complete user error (me being a dumb ass). All of that aside, I am not quite sure that I am going to go back to the ipod when I am ready for another music player, sure it will be one of the top choices on my list but now there are so many music players that offer the same and more for the same price it is hard to be sure of what I am going to end up with. Happy birthday iPod I will miss you.
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