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