IPod

The iPod is a discontinued series of portable media players and multi-purpose mobile devices that were designed and marketed by Apple from 2001 to 2022. The first version was released on November 10, 2001, 10 months after the Macintosh version of iTunes was released. Apple sold an estimated 450 million iPod products as of 2022. Apple discontinued the iPod product line on May 10, 2022. At over 20 years, the iPod brand is the longest-running to be discontinued by Apple.

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The iPod was a portable music player and mobile device made by Apple starting in 2001 that became hugely popular, with about 450 million units sold before Apple discontinued it in 2022. It matters because it was Apple's longest-running product line and helped establish the company's dominance in portable entertainment technology during the early 2000s.

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Information appliance.name: iPod
Information appliance.logo: frameless|upright=0.6|class=skin-invert
Information appliance.image: IPod family.png
Information appliance.image_size: 250px
Information appliance.caption: The final iteration of each iPod product. From left to right: iPod Shuffle, iPod Nano, iPod Classic and iPod Touch.
Information appliance.developer: Apple
Information appliance.type: Portable media player
Information appliance.units_sold: 450 million (as of May 2022)
Information appliance.storage: 512 MB–256 GB
Information appliance.website: apple.com/ipod redirects to support.apple.com/ipod-touch

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Official website

iPod touch User Guide - Apple Support

Here’s everything you need to know about iPod touch, straight from Apple. This definitive guide helps you get started using iPod touch and discover all the amazing things it can do.

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Wikidata facts

Official website: www.apple.com/ipod
Image: IPods 2010.svg

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Commons category: IPod
Stack Exchange tag: stackoverflow.com/tags/ipod
exact match: wordnet-rdf.princeton.edu/wn31/103556725-n
inception: 2001-10-23
units sold: 390000000
official forum URL: discussions.apple.com/community/ipod

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Contents

History
Hardware
Audio
Connectivity
Accessories
Software
Interface
iTunes Store
Games
File storage and transfer
Models and features
Patent disputes
Sales
Market share
Industry impact
Criticism
Headphone usage
Battery problems
Reliability and durability
Labor disputes
Timeline of models
See also
Notes
References
External links

Some versions of the iPod can serve as external data storage devices, like other digital music players. Prior to macOS 10.15, Apple's iTunes software (and other alternative software) could be used to transfer music, photos, videos, games, contact information, e-mail settings, Web bookmarks, and calendars to the devices supporting these features from computers using certain versions of Apple macOS and Microsoft Windows operating systems.