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The original iPod had the game Brick, invented by Apple’s co-founderSteve Wozniak. The newest one, the 7th generation, was released on the online Apple Store on May 28, 2019. Unlike the other models, the iPod Touch can still be purchased. The original iPod was about the size of a deck of playing cards, with a monochrome screen and a 5 gigabyte capacity. The "i" was added because the company already had the iMac and the iBook. The "Pod" refers to the white EVA Pods of the Discovery One spaceship. He got his inspiration from Stanley Kubrick’s movie "2001: A Space Odyssey", particularly from the phrase: "Open the pod bay door, Hal!" The iPod name was proposed by Vinnie Chieco, who was asked to figure out how to introduce this device to the public. Celebrating iPod Day is really celebrating the rise of music as a constant presence in the lives of everyone.įive and a half years after its release, Apple had sold 100 million iPods, becoming the fastest selling music player in history and beating the Sony Walkman.ĭue to the small number of sales of the Apple Newton and the eMate, Apple started to develop a personal media player, which would become the iPod. The first iPod was sold on November 10th, 2001.Ģ iPod Day is celebrated every year on the 23rd of October. The first iPod was released on October 23, 2001, about ​eight and a half months after the Macintosh version of iTunes was released. The History Of iPod Timelines and 25 iPod Fun Facts