The iPod Turns 10!

Apple has revolutionized entertainment in many ways. One of the biggest ways that has affected nearly everyone I know is the iPod. Originally released in October of 2001, Apple recently celebrated the device's 10th birthday and gave tribute to how far it's come.

The original iPod, described at brick-sized and brick-heavy, due to it 5GB hard drive--a concept never before seen in portable MP3 devices--came onto the scene and blew the minds of millions of people. People were used to Sony Walkman and tape players. This new device allowed you to store music, take it from CD's, etc and store your entire music collection on one portable device. It has completely overhauled the way music is stored and sold in just a decade.

Steve Jobs said it best, probably knowing the exact impact the device would have, on October 23, 2001. He stated at a press conference: “With iPod, Apple has invented a whole new category of digital music player that lets you put your entire music collection in your pocket and listen to it wherever you go. With iPod, listening to music will never be the same again.”

This article, from Macworld digs deeper into the impact iPod has had on music. http://www.macworld.com/article/163179/2011/10/how_the_ipod_changed_the_world_of_music.html

As a former owner of a generation 2 original iPod (I lost it in a car accident. It was the only injury I suffered.), it's hard to believe that it's already been 10 years. I often forget how far technology has come in just my lifetime--even in just HALF of my lifetime.

As stated in this article, http://www.pcworld.com/article/242411/apples_ipod_turns_10.html,
the iPod has given way for Apple to create other handheld devices, including the iPhone and the iPad. In just ten years we have gone

From this....

 To this....