iPods And Their History

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iPods And Their History

• Matt Alongi, Laura ONeill,
• Cassie Sgro, Emily Barnard

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Introduction

• Introduced in 2001
• Took less than one year to create
• Apple decided to create the iPod due to a lack of
  a well-established mainstream mp3 player market
• iPod was originally the name for internet
  kiosks that was never used by Apple
• Steve Jobs introduced the iPod as 1,000 songs in
  your pocket

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Typical Layout

• Simple Layout
• Convenient Size
• Click-wheel is space efficient and easy to use
• Dock connector used to connect iPod to a
  Firewire, USB, Adapter or Speakers.
• Display can be categorized by Song, Album or
  Artist.
• Options include EQ settings, which controls the
  tone of your music.

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Software

• The iPod can play MP3, M4A, AIFF, WAV, Audiobook
  and Apple Lossless audio file formats
• Video iPod also supports MPEG-4 and Quicktime
  video formats
• Does not support Microsofts WMA audio format,
  but file-converter is available
• When connected to a computer, iPod can be
  synchronized and files can be instantly added to
  it.

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Different Types of iPods
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Sales 2002-2004
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Podcasts

• A podcast is a multimedia file distributed over
  the Internet using syndication feeds, for
  playback on mobile devices and personal computers
  
• Made popular by the iPod and other portable mp3
  players
• Not associated with Apple, iTunes or iPods
• Widely used for a variety of purposes

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Criticism

• Battery life misrepresentation
• Non-replaceable battery
• Equalizer
• Reliability, Quality Control and Hearing Loss

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Advertising

• Apple known for outrageous advertising
• Features silhouettes with white iPods
• Known to cover billboards, buildings and city
  buses
• White headphones
• Strong TV advertising

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Accessories

• Sometimes referred to as the ipod ecosystem
• Teamed up with many different companies
• Includes
• Cases
• Outerwear
• Car Radio Adapters
• Headphones

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Videos

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Conclusion

• iPods have changed the way we listen to music
• New medium for technology
• Paves the way for future of audio and video