| Ipod Mini was first released on February 20, 2004 and | | | | crowd of file formats like MP3, WAV, AIFF and other |
| it delighted many. Being a smaller edition of Apple | | | | MP4 features. It maintained its perfect integration with |
| Computer's Ipod first generation moveable audio | | | | the iTunes Music Store and the files being downloaded |
| player, it's variety in colors (comes with limited colors, | | | | there. Software wise, the iPod Mini was as consistent |
| silver, gold, blue, pink, and green) appealed to the | | | | as the innovative iPod units. |
| broader market. The Ipod Mini could be operated with | | | | Besides if there was something high-quality to be said |
| both Macintosh and Windows PCs. | | | | about this amazing iPod mini, it's the choice it gave the |
| The iPod mini's quality was the click wheel, where four | | | | consumers when getting a digital audio player. The Ipod |
| buttons were placed above the wheel. To use one of | | | | mini struggled directly with most renowned players like |
| the buttons, a user had to drive the wheel edge inner | | | | Creative's Zen Micro and the Digital Networks Rio |
| over one of the labels. The click wheel system is now | | | | Carbon. The smaller display was actually one line |
| normally used in the fourth and fifth generation iPods | | | | smaller than the last models, thus warning it's |
| and it is as well been used in the iPod nano. Above the | | | | on-screen track information show to title and artist |
| wheel was the monochrome display, which offers the | | | | only, taking the album information off. |
| menus or information of the presently selected track. | | | | As the Ipod family started to grow, the Ipod mini was |
| The new generation of ipods normally has a colored | | | | laid to rest when Apple launched the opening of the |
| screen display. | | | | iPod nano. The iPod mini did not then exist in the |
| The battery life of its first generation iPod mini was 8 | | | | market and stopped its production. Though it looks the |
| hours, which led to some quarrel on its small duration. | | | | iPod Mini only stayed for a while, its sway as the |
| This problem was later solved with the second | | | | initiate of the click wheel would always be |
| -generation models that had a battery life of 18 hours. | | | | remembered. |
| Like the larger iPod, the iPod Mini as well supported a | | | | |