

The iPod was really, more than anything else, about getting Apple off the desk or my backpack, and into my pocket. While the iPod was the center of Apple's universe for nearly a decade - the little MP3 player turning the company's fortunes around - its biggest legacy, of course, is the iPhone. The irony is the iPod created a foundation for Apple to build out other products and services, from the iPhone to AirPods and Apple TV Plus, all working together to form a much larger universe. The iPod is a throwback to different times, when that little world came from a singular simple gadget. I like having little worlds in my pocket. But the feeling of carrying music around in a little box, once I did it, was comforting. The whole idea of the first iPod involving ripping music and loading things from your hard drive seemed. I sort of avoided the whole thing: I liked CDs, how I could own a disc, pop it in my car. I had friends who had already been collecting MP3s on little hard-drive boxes for years. I don't really have clear memories of much from the rest of that year, but there was an iPod, and it came out in October. I had just spent a month or so visiting my family in New York after 9/11. In the fall of 2001, I was living in Los Angeles in an apartment I shared in Sherman Oaks.


In 2021, Apple has atomized the iPod and spread its spirit into everything else. But really, iPods are kind of everywhere now. They do, technically: One iPod Touch model remains. Twenty years after the first iPod debuted, it's hard to find whether iPods even exist anymore on Apple's website. All information is presented without any warranty or guarantee to you. It is possible that your actual offer terms from an advertiser may be different than the offer terms in this advertising widget and the advertised offers may be subject to additional terms and conditions of the advertiser which will be presented to you prior to making a purchase. We make reasonable efforts to ensure that information in the featured advertisements is up to date, each advertiser featured in this widget is responsible for the accuracy and availability of its offer details. While we strive to provide a wide range of offers, this advertising widget does not include information about every product or service that may be available to you. You will not be charged for engaging with this advertisement. This advertising widget is powered by Navi and contains advertisements that Navi may be paid for in different ways.
