Within his new autobiography, U2 singer Bono covers not only the infamous iTunes incident, but the band’s relationship with Apple.
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Apple to List Several iPod Models as Obsolete by the End of the Month
In a memo sent out to authorized service providers, Apple has stated that several iPod models will go obsolete by the end of the month.
Creator of the iPod Tony Fadell Shares Concerns of Zuckerberg's Metaverse
Creator of the iPod Tony Fadell recently showed concerns about Mark Zuckerberg’s metaverse. Fadell also spoke about the end of the iPod.
iPod Touch Sold Out Through Official U.S. Online Apple Store
The U.S. Online Apple Store has officially sold out of the iPod Touch. With this marks the end of Apple selling the iPod in the U.S.
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As Apple Says Goodbye to the iPod, Users Share Stories on Twitter, Get Unlikely Response
As users share iPod stories on Twitter due to the end of the iPod line, some users are getting back interesting responses from unlikely sources.
Modding Community Springs New Life into Recycled iPods
While many are happy with their iPhone streaming music, an underground community is looking to bring fresh life to the class iPod.
This Engineer Upgraded her iPod Video to Modernize it for 2022
Ellie Huxtable wrote this week about how she upgraded her iPod Video with new hardware. Can it run Doom? Why yes, yes it can.
New Mexico School District Employee Sentenced For Part in Scheme Stealing Students' iPods
A school district employee in New Mexico named Kristy Stock has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for being part of a scheme looking to steal and resell over 3,000 iPods. Engadget reported the devices were meant to go to Native American students.
While overseeing the program, Stock was supposed to use federal grant money to buy iPods to distribute to students. However, thanks to help from other conspirators including her friend James Bender and Saurabh Chawla, the group ended up shipping the stolen iPods to Maryland where they were listed on eBay before being sold at a “substantial” markup. Due to his own account having previously been suspended due to security concerns, Chawla was forced to use Bender’s eBay account to list the stolen devices for auction, with Bender serving as an intermediary. Later, between 2015 and 2018, Stock communicated directly with Chawla, providing info on the make, model, color and quantity of devices before agreeing on a price and putting them up for auction.
Cast of 'The Office' Reveal How The iPod Video Helped Save The Show
Mashable writes how cast members of hit TV show The Office say that Apple, along with the iPod video, helped propel the show to stardom.
“It was young people with their iPods who knew how to set up an iTunes account because their parents didn’t,” Rainn Wilson said. “I think that blindsided everybody, including NBC, that we would be so popular with young people. The fact that we’re most popular with 22 to 25 year olds is really astonishing…”
iPod Click Wheel Arrived on This Day in 2004
The iPod was already a pretty big deal by the time the fourth generation of the music player was released. And then the Click Wheel was introduced. As Cult of Mac noted, the control mechanism was already in place on the mini version.
The biggest addition was the same Click Wheel that Apple introduced with the iPod mini earlier in 2004. Rather than featuring a physical scroll wheel with separate buttons surrounding it, the iPod Click Wheel combined all the device’s controls. The new solid-state, touch-sensitive scroll wheel sat flush with the face of the iPod. The fourth-gen iPod brought other small improvements, too. For instance, it was the first full-size iPod that could be charged via USB 2.0. This signaled Apple’s move away from the award-winning FireWire technology that had been a key part of the company’s “digital hub” strategy of the late 1990s.