MP3 players predated the first iPod , but Apple CEO Steve Jobs felt they didn ’ t store enough songs , so he produced his own . Priced at US $ 399 , the white iPod , with its click wheel , was the first MP3 player to ‘ put 1,000 songs in your pocket ’. Within three years , people had bought 2 million of them .

Following two years of nothing but capacity increases , the iPod gets its first makeover , with the addition of four buttons that glowed red - plus a new 30-pin dock connector . Predicting the needs of music lovers , Apple introduced a 30GB model ($ 499 ), along with 10GB ($ 299 ) and 15GB ($ 399 ) options .

In January 2004 a new version of the iPod , called the iPod Mini ($ 249 ), debuted at Macworld San Francisco . Made of anodized aluminium and containing a click wheel that replaced the four auxiliary buttons , this petite 4GB model was closer in size to a business card than a card deck . It was available in gold , pink , blue and green .

In January 2 the iPod Shu was launche randomised player , the s device is the cigarette lig was availabl ($ 99 ) and 1G models . Feb saw the rele iPod Photo , display was displaying th of colours .

16 July 2022