| Wondering why people are becoming crazy about this | | | | 30 pin dock connector was introduced with this series. |
| miniature audio device? iPods offer excellent quality of | | | | They also had touch sensitive buttons this attracted |
| digital music. The success of iPod is due to its features | | | | the masses to a great extent. And it did not have |
| like: | | | | buttons surrounding the wheels and hanging parts. |
| - iPod is able to deliver extremely rich quality of digital | | | | Fourth generation iPods: |
| music. | | | | The only difference, the fourth generation iPods had |
| - It comes in attractive small sizes and thus tends to | | | | over the others is the introduction of click wheels. |
| be very handy and compact. | | | | They also sported the same monochrome screen. But |
| - They come with in-built media library software, called | | | | it enabled the battery to be charged through the USB |
| as the iTunes media library software. This feature | | | | connection. |
| enables the user to manage the music files efficiently. | | | | Color iPods: |
| - The most attractive feature which made iPod the | | | | As the name suggests these devices had a color |
| best seller is the attribute which allows the device to | | | | screen and the ability to store and display JPEG, BMP, |
| be connected to the user's computer. | | | | GIF, TIFF, and PNG images. They supported 65,536 |
| - Thus by enabling connection with the user's | | | | colors. They possessed the photo library and released |
| computer, the iPod prove to serve as efficient storage | | | | accessories like iPod camera connector. |
| devices. | | | | Fifth generation iPods: |
| - iPods sport a display, which makes the gadget more | | | | They were developed to reduce minor audio effects |
| user friendly. | | | | so that the head phone does not deliver hard drive |
| - Improvised iPods also had PDA's( Personal Digital | | | | noise. They came in a wide variety of sizes, colors |
| Assitants). | | | | and hard drive capacities. They also supported |
| - Apple, the creators of iPod kept on improvising it, and | | | | features like the World Clock, Stopwatch, and Screen |
| thus many models of iPod have rocked the market. | | | | Lock applications. In addition, the earphones plug were |
| The models of iPod categorized according to the | | | | smaller.iPod mini: |
| chronological order. | | | | The mini had a smaller structure and it resembled the |
| First Generation iPods: | | | | earlier versions in its features,but it did not support third |
| Initially the iPods were released with 5GB hard drive, | | | | party accessories. They introduced micro-drive hard |
| but then later Apple increased their hard drive capacity | | | | drive as the storage medium.The minis were futher |
| to 10GB. These iPods have a scroll wheel with a | | | | improvised as the first generation and second |
| select button in the middle. This device was a huge hit | | | | generation devices. It had rich case colors and was a |
| in the commercial market, but now they rarely exist | | | | big hit in the market.iPod shuffle: |
| due to the release of new models. | | | | Flash memory was introduced through these gadgets, |
| Second generation iPods: | | | | but they did not have a screen so navigation of music |
| These devices had a thicker body and they supported | | | | files were a little difficult. But it has been reviewed as |
| 20 GB hard drive. They were the first gadgets, which | | | | the best sounding audio device in comparison with the |
| were compatible with the windows. They also sported | | | | other models.iPod nano:iPod nano also had the flash |
| cases and wired remotes. | | | | memory but it came with a color display. It also |
| Third generation iPods: | | | | included a number of features like world clock, stop |
| These iPods were thinner than the original versions, the | | | | watch and screen lock options. |