Technical information
User interface
The iPod’s signature Click Wheel
iPods with tone displays make make make make make use of of of of of anti-aliased graphics as good as text, with shifting animations. All iPods have 5 buttons as good as the after generations (4th as good as above) have the buttons integrated in to the click wheel a pattern that gives an uncluttered, minimalist interface. The buttons are:
Menu: to span retrograde by the menus, toggle the backlight on comparison iPods, as good as burst to the categorical menu on newer iPods
Center: to name a menu item
Play / Pause: this doubles as an off switch when held
Skip Forward / Fast Forward
Skip Backwards / Fast Reverse
Operating complement as good as firmware
The iPod’s handling complement is stored on the dedicated storage medium. An a single some-more NOR peep ROM thinly slice (either 1 MiB or 512 KiB) contains a bootloader module that tells the device to bucket the OS from the storage medium. Each iPod additionally has 32 MiB of RAM, nonetheless the 60 as good as 80 GB fifth generation, as good as the sixth era models have 64 MiB. A apportionment of the RAM is used to reason the iPod OS installed from firmware, though the infancy of it serves to cache songs from the storage medium. For example, an iPod could turn the tough hoop up once as good as duplicate we estimate 30 MB of arriving songs in to RAM, to illustrate saving energy by not requiring the expostulate to turn up for each song. Rockbox as good as iPodLinux suggest open-source alternatives to the customary firmware as good as handling system, respectively. However, at the stream time these have been both taken for make make make make make use of of of of of with the 6th era iPod Classic due to encryption used on the central firmware.
Additional features
In Mar 2002, Apple combined singular PDA-like functionality: calm files can be displayed, whilst contacts as good as schedules can be noticed as good as synchronized with the horde computer. Some built-in games have been available, together with Brick (a counterpart of Breakout), Parachute, Solitaire, as good as Music Quiz. A firmware refurbish expelled in Sep 2006 brought a little additional facilities to fifth era iPods together with tractable shade brightness, gapless playback, as good as downloadable games (available for squeeze from the iTunes Store).
Models
Generation
Image
Capacity
Colours
Connection
Release date
Minimum OS to sync
Rated battery reason up (hours)
first
5 GB
White
FireWire
October 23, 2001
Mac: 9.2.1, 10.1
audio: 10
10 GB
March 21, 2002
First model, with automatic corkscrew wheel. 10 GB indication expelled later. Not concordant with Windows.
first
(1st revision)
5 GB
White
FireWire
July 17, 2002
Mac: 9.2.2, 10.1.4
Win: 2000
audio: 10
Mechanical corkscrew wheel. Windows-compatible indication available. Windows harmony by Musicmatch.
second
10 GB
White
FireWire
July 17, 2002
Mac: 9.2.2, 10.1.4
Win: 2000
audio: 10
20 GB
Touch-sensitive wheel. FireWire pier had a cover. Hold switch revised. Windows-compatible models available. Windows harmony by Musicmatch.
third
10 GB
White
FireWire (USB for interpretation send only no charging)
April 28, 2003
Mac: 10.1.5
Win: 2000
audio: 8
15 GB
30 GB
First finish redesign with all-touch interface, wharf connector, as good as slimmer case. Musicmatch await forsaken with after recover of iTunes 4.1 for Windows.
third
(1st revision)
10 GB
White
FireWire (USB for interpretation send only no charging)
September 8, 2003
Mac: 10.1.5
Win: 2000
audio: 8
20 GB
40 GB
third
(2nd revision)
15 GB
White
FireWire (USB for interpretation send only no charging)
January 6, 2004
Mac: 10.1.5
Win: 2000
audio: 8
20 GB
40 GB
fourth
20 GB
White
FireWire or USB
July 19, 2004
Mac: 10.1.5
Win: 2000
audio: 12
Black/Red (Special Edition U2)
October 26, 2004
40 GB
White
July 19, 2004
Adopted Click Wheel from iPod Mini; pack-in accessories noted down along with cost drop.
fourth
(photo)
40 GB
White
FireWire or USB
October 26, 2004
Mac: 10.2.8
Win: 2000
audio: 15
slideshow: 5
60 GB
Premium spin-off of 4G iPod with tone shade as good as design viewing.
fourth
(photo)
(1st revision)
30 GB
White
FireWire or USB
February 23, 2005
Mac: 10.2.8
Win: 2000
audio: 15
slideshow: 5
60 GB
Pack-ins as good as cost reduced. Images without delay ocular around discretionary iPod Camera Connector.
fourth
(with tone display)
20 GB
White
Black/Red (Special Edition U2)
FireWire or USB
June 28, 2005
Mac: 10.2.8
Win: 2000
audio: 15
slideshow: 5
White (Special Edition Harry Potter)
September 7, 2005
60 GB
White
June 28, 2005
“iPod with tone display”; essentially, the iPod Photo indication reintegrated with the categorical iPod Classic lineup.
fifth
30 GB
White
Black
White (Special Edition Harry Potter)
Black (Special Edition Harry Potter)
USB (FireWire for charging only)
October 12, 2005
Mac: 10.3.9
Win: 2000
audio: 14
slideshow: 3
video: 2
Black/Red
(Special Edition U2)
June 6, 2006
60 GB
White
Black
October 12, 2005
audio: 20
slideshow: 4
video: 3
Second full redesign with a slimmer case, a poke function, as good as incomparable shade with video playback. Offered in black or white.
fifth
(1st revision)
30 GB
White
Black
Black/Red (Special Edition U2)
USB (FireWire for charging only)
September 12, 2006
Mac: 10.3.9
Win: 2000
audio: 14
slideshow: 4
video: 3.5
80 GB
White
Black
audio: 20
slideshow: 6
video: 6.5
Battery reason up softened for slideshow as good as video playbacks.
sixth
(classic)
80 GB
Silver
Black
USB (FireWire for charging only)
September 5, 2007
Mac: 10.4.8
Win: XP SP2
audio: 30
video: 5
160 GB
audio: 40
video: 7
Introduced the “Classic” retronym. New interface as good as anodized aluminum front plate. Silver replaces white.
sixth
(classic)
(1st revision)
120 GB
Silver
Black
USB (FireWire for charging only)
September 9, 2008
Mac: 10.4.11
Win: XP SP3
audio: 36
video: 6
Genius underline added. 160 GB indication forsaken as good as 80 GB indication upgraded to 120 GB.
sixth
(classic)
(2nd revision)
160 GB
Silver
Black
USB (FireWire for charging only)
September 9, 2009
Mac: 10.4.11
Win: XP SP3
audio: 36
video: 6
Capacity increasing to 160 GB regulating single-platter drive.
First generation
A initial era iPod (2001)
Apple introduced the first-generation iPod on Oct 23, 2001, with the aphorism “1,000 songs in your pocket”. The initial iPod had a black as good as white LCD (liquid-crystal display) shade as good as featured a 5 GB tough expostulate able of storing 1,000 songs encoded regulating MP3 as good as was labelled at US$ 399. Among the iPod’s innovations were the tiny size, completed regulating a 1.8″ tough drive, since the competitors were regulating 2.5″ tough drives at the time, as good as the easy-to-use navigation, that was tranquil regulating a automatic corkscrew circle (unlike after iPods, that had touch-sensitive corkscrew wheels), a core name button, as good as 4 auxiliary buttons around the wheel. The iPod had a rated battery reason up of 10 hours.
On Mar 20, 2002, Apple introduced a 10 GB indication of the initial era iPod for US$ 499. vCard harmony was added, as well, permitting iPods to arrangement commercial operation label report synced from a Mac.
Second generation
A second era iPod (2002)
The second era iPod was introduced on Jul 17, 2002. Using the same physique character as the initial generation, the reason switch was redesigned, a cover was combined to the FireWire port, as good as the automatic circle was transposed with a touch-sensitive wheel. The front image additionally had dull corners as good as edges. The second-generation category was accessible in 10 GB for US$ 399 as good as 20 GB for US$ 499. The first-generation 5 GB Classic was carried over, though the cost was noted down to US$ 299.
Notably, Apple began offering Windows-compatible versions of the iPod starting with the second generation. These versions came with a 4-pin to 6-pin FireWire adapter as good as were bundled with Musicmatch Jukebox instead of iTunes.
In Dec 2002, Apple denounced the initial singular book iPods, with possibly Madonna, Tony Hawk, or Beck signature or No Doubt’s rope trademark engraved on the behind for an additional US$ 50.
Third generation
A 3rd Generation iPod (2003)
On Apr 28, 2003, Apple voiced a utterly redesigned third-generation iPod. Thinner than the prior models, the third era models transposed the FireWire pier with a brand brand new Dock Connector (which is still used today) as good as introduced the Touch Wheel, a utterly non-mechanical interface with the 4 auxiliary buttons located in a quarrel in between the shade as good as the hold wheel. The front image had dull edges, as good as the behind surrounding was somewhat dull as well. A brand brand new connected remote connector was introduced. Whereas initial as good as second era Classics had an auxiliary ring around the headphone pier for the remote, the third era Classic had a 4-pin jack diagonally opposite to the headphone port. A 10 GB indication was sole for US$ 299, a 15 GB indication for US$ 399, as good as a 30 GB indication for US$ 499. All iPods were right away concordant with Mac as good as Windows out of the box, simply requiring Windows users to reformat the iPod prior to make make make make make use of of of of of on a Personal Computer as good as both iTunes as good as Musicmatch were bundled with all iPods. The battery reason up was noted down to 8 hours, to a little extent due to the make make make make make use of of of of of of a lithium-ion battery as against to a lithium polymer battery.
The 15 GB indication was transposed by a 20 GB indication as good as the 30 GB indication was upgraded to 40 GB on Sep 8, 2003. The Windows-based Musicmatch program was done archaic by as good as transposed by iTunes 4.1, the initial chronicle accessible for Microsoft Windows.
Fourth generation
A 4th Generation iPod Photo (2004).
Announced on Jul 19, 2004, the fourth-generation iPod transposed the hold circle from the third era iPod with the Click Wheel from the iPod Mini, putting the 4 auxiliary buttons underneath a touch-sensitive corkscrew wheel. The surrounding was additionally somewhat slimmer. Pricing was noted down as good as the lineup was simplified, as the 20 GB indication was sole for US$ 299 as good as the 40 GB indication for US$ 399. Notably, Apple began shortening pack-in accessories starting with the fourth generation. While a dock, carrying case, as good as connected remote were formerly enclosed with higher-end iPods, the higher-level 40GB iPod usually came with a dock, Sennheiser-iPod earphones as good as an transmutable exclusive wire able of USB as good as FireWire interface. In further to regulating the iPod Mini’s Click Wheel, the fourth era Classic used the some-more energy-efficient components of the Mini, permitting the fourth era iPod to over twelve hours of battery reason up whilst regulating the same battery as the predecessor.
A special U2 book was voiced on Oct 26, 2004, to cross-market U2′s How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb album. The cosmetic front square of the U2 book iPod was black as good as the corkscrew circle was red, to happen at the same time with the tone intrigue of the U2 album. With 30 GB as good as the signatures of all 4 members of U2, the special book iPod was labelled at US$ 349 as good as additionally enclosed a US$ 50 banking for a US$ 149 pick up of U2′s complete behind catalog. U2 iPods had special privileges, such as downloading songs for free.
A Special Harry Potter Edition was voiced on Sep 7, 2005. It was expelled in as good as with the Harry Potter Audiobooks in iTunes. It had a Hogwarts trademark engraved on the back, as good as all 6 Harry Potter Audiobooks that were accessible at the time preloaded.
iPod Photo
Main article: iPod Photo
At the same time that the U2 iPod was announced, Apple additionally denounced the iPod Photo.
Positioned as a reward chronicle of the customary fourth-generation iPod, the iPod Photo featured a 220×176 pixel LCD able of displaying up to 65,536 colors. The print upheld JPEG, BMP, GIF, TIFF, as good as PNG striking record formats, as good as could be trustworthy to a radio or pick outmost arrangement for slideshows. The battery was rated for fifteen hours for song playback as good as 5 hours for slideshows with music. The print was accessible in a 40 GB chronicle for US$ 499 as good as a 60 GB chronicle for US$ 599.
On Feb 23, 2005, both40 GB models (photo as good as regular) were transposed with a slimmer as good as lower-priced (US$ 349) 30 GB print indication withdrawal usually a 20GB iPod unchanging left. The cost for the 60 GB indication was forsaken to US$ 449, as good as appendage pack-ins were reduced, creation the dock, FireWire cable, as good as radio wire extra-cost options.
iPod With Color Display
Main articles: iPod With Color Display as good as iPod (With Color Display)
On Jun 28, 2005, the iPod Photo was joined in to the monochrome iPod line. The 30 GB indication was dropped, as good as the 20 GB monochrome iPod perceived a tone screen. The cost for the 60 GB indication was additionally forsaken to US$ 399.
Fifth generation
5th Generation iPod in white (2005).
The fifth era iPod was introduced on Oct 12, 2005, before long after the key of the iPod Nano. The fifth era iPod featured a 2.5″ 320×240 QVGA shade as good as a not as big Click Wheel. It is additionally good known as the iPod Video.
The iPod Video is the initial iPod to be accessible in an pick tone intrigue in a non-special book form, as a black choice was combined to a single side “Signature iPod White”, as good as noted the second full redesign of the iPod’s cultured with the re-arranged proportions, the lapse to a entirely prosaic front plate, as good as the some-more dull behind casing. The 4-pin remote pier was private as well, causing retrograde harmony issues with sure accessories. A 30 GB indication was offering for US$ 299 as good as a 60 GB indication was offering for US$ 399. The iPod Video was additionally offering in the U2 special book for US$ 349 with 30 GB. The iPod Video was the final indication to have a cosmetic face.
6G (left) & 5G (right) iPod Classic arrangement the updated perspective feature.
The iPod Video plays video in MP4 (up to 2.5 Mbit/s) as good as H.264 (up to 1.5 Mbit/s, baseline form only) formats. Video such as TV shows, podcasts, song videos, as good as cinema might be purchased from online stores such as the iTunes Store, or downloaded from Google Video as good as pick sources, afterwards alien to the iPod around iTunes software.
Videos or print slideshows might be played from the fifth era iPod on a radio set, projector or guard with the make make make make make use of of of of of of the Apple iPod AV wire or around a wharf regulating an S-Video cable. It is additionally probable to do this regulating a little camcorder cables with an RCA tie at a single finish as good as a three-banded eighth-inch (3.5 mm) A/V block at the other, however the red as good as yellow plugs (normally the audio right as good as video signals respectively) contingency be substituted around in sequence to grasp the scold signal.
The iPod Video was updated on Sep 12, 2006. This refurbish enclosed a brighter screen, a poke feature, gapless playback, await for iPod games, as good as newly written earphones. The rested iPod additionally had a longer video playback time.
Support for iPod games for the Video as good as gapless playback for all iPods were enabled by a firmware update. An iTunes designation CD was additionally no longer bundled, requiring users to download iTunes from Apple’s website. During this update, the 60 GB indication was transposed with an 80 GB model, as good as prices were cut by US$ 50 for both the 30 GB (US$ 249) as good as the 80 GB (US$ 349) models.
In this iPod a poke duty was additionally added, permitting the user to poke for calm on the device.
Sixth generation
6th Generation (2007).
During a special iPod-centric eventuality on Sep 5, 2007, Steve Jobs introduced the sixth era iPod as good as the retronym appendix “Classic”. Featuring somewhat thinner bodies, the sixth era Classic additionally sported dramatically softened battery life, claiming up to 40 hours of song playback as good as 7 hours of video playback. The iPod Classic has a 2.5″ backlit arrangement at a fortitude of 320×240. The front image of the iPod is right away done of anodized aluminum instead of polycarbonate plastic, as good as “Signature iPod White” has been transposed by silver. This equates to that it is the initial time that white is not a tone choice for an iPod in the iPod family. The sixth era Classic additionally introduced a utterly overhauled user interface, incorporating some-more graphics as good as Cover Flow. The sixth era Classic was offering in an 80 GB (20,000 songs) indication for MSRP US$ 249/GBP159 as good as a 160 GB (40,000 songs) indication for MSRP US$ 349/GBP229. The U2 special book has been dropped.
During the ‘Let’s Rock’ Apple Event on Sep 9, 2008, the 80 GB as good as the thicker 160 GB indication were forsaken in preference of a skinny 120 GB chronicle retailing for US$ 249/GBP179. It introduced Genius as good as audio recording capabilities that have been additionally accessible in pick iPod models expelled at identical times; however, no firmware refurbish provides possibly facilities to the initial era iPod classics
Prior to the ‘It’s Only Rock as good as Roll’ eventuality on Sep 9, 2009, the cost of the 120 GB chronicle was forsaken to US$ 229. During the eventuality Apple re-introduced the 160 GB chronicle with the same slim form as the 120 GB version, retailing at US$ 249/GBP185. The 120 GB indication has right away been forsaken as good as the usually choice accessible is the 160 GB model.
Timeline of full-size iPod models
See also: Timeline of compress iPod models and Timeline of iPod models
Sources: Apple press recover library, Mactracker Apple Inc. indication database
References
Wikimedia Commons has media associated to: iPod classic
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