World iPod Day: iPod turns 16
RANDBURG — October 23 is National iPod Day, and it celebrates the way this nifty little piece of hardware changed the music game forever.
Can you remember having to rewind a cassette tape when it finished or having to buff out a scratch on a CD to stop it from skipping?
Chances are, you have probably forgotten about things like this thanks to one game-changing invention.
On this day, October 23, Apple’s legendary founder Steve Jobs unveiled an invention that changed the way we listen to music way back in 2001.
It’s this expensive technology developed over 15 years ago that shaped the way that we listen to music and the modern phones of today.
The first Apple iPod — a 5GB hard-drive-based music player — was sold in November 2001 for a staggering $399 (R5500).
In 2002, Apple developed a second iPod with an enhanced 10GB memory, priced at $499 (R6900).
People queued for hours at stores, some even sleeping on the street overnight to grab their hands on this nifty new technology.
Jobs was quoted telling the press, “To have your whole CD library with you at all times is a quantum leap when it comes to music. You can fit your whole music library in your pocket.”
Nowadays, most phones come with built-in music players, eliminating the need for a separate device.
However, no one can take away from Steve Job’s genius in coming forward with this amazing technology.
So think about World iPod Day as a way to celebrate the way it changed how we listen to music forever.
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