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