The iPod has been around since October 2001. This is hard to believe. It doesn’t seem like it’s been around for that long. For the past five years they continue to come out with a new and improved model of the iPod. They have recently launched the video iPod, which has also been a great success.
Developing
The iPod was developed due to the lack of quality digital music players on the market. Other digital devices such as cameras, camcorders, and organizers were available and selling quite well; nest was the digital music player. After Apple’s iPod was developed and released, models for Mac and Windows users were released. This further increased sales of the iPod. The continual advancement and improvement of the iPod was necessary to keep customers interested and increase sales. The iPod did just that. It maintained the leading position in the market and is on record selling more than 42 million units since its launch.
Competence
Competition is another reason why each company keeps improving their design. In 2005, a new and improved iPod with a color screen was released. This color screen was the first in the evolution of the iPod. Shortly after this release, the Samsung company announced that it would release an even better version. This competition gave rise to the fifth generation of the iPod. This fifth generation is better known as the video iPod. Ipod Nano was another best seller at this time.
ipod video
This new video iPod is capable of playback, video playback, and better organization features. You can get iPod video in 30 GB and 60 GB models. It also has the ability to play at a much higher resolution than previously seen. A 16-bit screen and the ability to display all kinds of videos are some other features. You can get your video iPod in black or white. Some of the other new features are that it has a world clock, a stopwatch, a lock screen app, smaller earphones, a small case, and a fire cable.
The new Video iPod is also smaller than previous iPods. Although the dimensions are smaller, the screen size has increased. The Video iPod is also thinner. It’s hard to believe it’s capable of doing more, but they make it smaller and slimmer than before. Battery life was also increased from 16 to 20 hours. Just remember that if you’re watching videos, the battery will drain a little faster.
It’s amazing to see how fast things can evolve. Look at the amazing things that have happened since the launch of the iPod five years ago. It’s hard to imagine what they will present next, but I’m sure there will be something new for us too. There will always be that competition to be the best in the market.
