| iPod is a brand of portable media players designed | | | | as external data storage devices. In January 2007, |
| and marketed by Apple and launched in 2001. Devices | | | | Apple announced the iPhone, a device that combined |
| in the iPod range are primarily digital audio players, | | | | the features of the video-capable iPod with mobile |
| designed around a central click wheel although the iPod | | | | phone and mobile Internet capabilities. |
| shuffle has buttons only. The line-up consists of the | | | | Apple's iTunes software is used to transfer music to |
| video-capable fifth generation iPod, the smaller iPod | | | | the devices. As a free jukebox application, iTunes |
| nano, and the display-less iPod shuffle. The full-sized | | | | stores an entire music library on the user's computer |
| model stores media on an internal hard drive, while the | | | | and can play, burn, and rip music from a CD. It can also |
| smaller iPod nano and iPod shuffle use flash memory. | | | | transfer photos, videos, games and calendars to the |
| Like many digital music players, iPods can also serve | | | | models that support them. |