Colors Silver. The Second Generation iPod touch had the same shape as the iPhone 3G, though it was thinner at just 0. Like the iPhone, the 2nd gen. Unlike the iPhone, the touch lacked phone features and a camera. In most other ways, the two devices were very similar.
The 3rd Generation iPod touch was met with a somewhat tepid response at its initial introduction because it offered only slight improvements over the previous model. Based on rumors, many observers had expected that this model would incorporate a digital camera it later appeared on the 4th generation model. Despite that initial disappointment in some corners, the 3rd Generation iPod touch continued the line's sales success. The 3rd gen. It distinguished itself due to its increased capacity and faster processor, as well as support for Voice Control and VoiceOver.
Another key addition to the third-generation model was the same processor as used in the iPhone 3GS, giving the device more processing power and allowing it to display more complex graphics using OpenGL. Like previous iPod touch models, this one lacked the digital camera and GPS features available on the iPhone. The 4th Generation iPod touch inherited many of the features of the iPhone 4, significantly upgrading its display capabilities and making it more powerful. The major changes introduced with this model were the addition of Apple's A4 processor which also powered the iPhone 4 and the iPad , two cameras including one user-facing and support for FaceTime video chats, high-definition video recording, and the inclusion of the high-resolution Retina Display screen.
It also included a three-axis gyroscope for better gaming responsiveness. As with previous models, the 4th generation touch offered a 3. Weight 3. Colors Silver White. Learn what every port and button on the 4th gen. Release date: October Discontinued: July Unlike the iPhone, which is updated every year, the iPod touch line hadn't been updated for two years when the 5th generation model was unveiled.
It was a big step forward for the device. Every model of the iPod touch has looked a lot like its sibling, the iPhone, and inherited many of its features. While the 5th generation touch does share many features with the iPhone 5, the two devices don't look completely alike, thanks to the introduction of colored cases to the iPod touch line for the first time previously the touch had only been available in black and white.
The 5th generation iPod touch was also thinner and lighter than the iPhone 5, by 0. Some of the major hardware changes added in the 5th iPod touch included:.
Thanks to its new hardware and iOS 6, the 5th Generation iPod touch supported the following new software features:. Wireless Features Size and Weight 4. The ipods used today have passed through many phases of design, style and technology. They have good sound quality and storage capacity which includes storage for photos or games or films in addition to music. However, no matter how many advances in technology, ipod sales have been on the decline since and naturally since the release of subsequent iphone generations which have the storage capacity to store music in addition to their many other features.
Your email address will not be published. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. This is his story. Fadell, 52, wore a loose-fitting olive polo shirt and a pair of AirPods Max and spoke animatedly in our video chat. The veteran of Silicon Valley, who had stints at Philips Electronics and Apple spinoff General Magic before taking on the Apple gig, recalled those early days.
When Apple executive Jon Rubinstein, who had been tasked with creating a music player, came knocking in early , Fadell was already working on his own startup, Fuse Systems, with the goal of creating a mainstream MP3 player. It was a nascent market, with more than a dozen players from different companies including Creative Labs and RCA. The problem: Sales of the devices, which cost a few hundred dollars apiece, only totaled , units in , according to the Consumer Electronics Association.
Fuse itself faced plenty of rejection. Still, Fadell saw the Apple consulting gig as a chance to keep his own project alive. He spent roughly seven weeks researching different options for a digital music player, pulling research from his own company.
Ultimately, he built three mockups made of Styrofoam, and used his grandfather's fishing weights to give them the right amount of heft. At the end of March , he presented them to Steve Jobs.
Apple veteran Stan Ng had worked with Fadell to prepare a stack of papers for the presentation — this was before the days of slideshows — and prepared him for both Jobs and his reputation for an explosive temper. Jobs immediately took the stack of papers, riffled through the pages and quickly tossed them aside.
When presenting the models, Fadell did as Ng coached, showing off the worst model first, then the second and, finally, his favorite as the last option. It's easy to forget that Apple jumping into this market wasn't a sure-fire bet. Fadell, who spent the past decade working on devices with "limited success," wasn't sure he could go through disappointment again by building an MP3 player no one would buy. After a few weeks of negotiations with Jobs, Fadell joined Apple in April and assembled a team made up of Fuse and General Magic employees to put together what would become the iPod.
The project immediately faced an uphill challenge. The team needed to work with a lot of new components, including a brand new hard drive from Toshiba that Rubinstein, who oversaw the whole project, identified as the key ingredient for the iPod. Other breakthroughs included new software for the user interface and a then-new kind of lithium ion pack, giving the device 10 hours of battery life that far exceeded anything else in the market.
They also had to figure out how to put that Toshiba drive — a now old-fashioned spinning-disk type, prone to damage if mishandled — into a portable device that would be shoved into pockets, dropped on the ground and thrown onto tables. On top of that, his team had to integrate Apple's FireWire file transfer technology so people could quickly transfer their songs. All Fadell knew was that he had to get this thing out before Christmas That's a tall order, considering it takes about 18 months to develop a new smartphone today.
Fadell said he really got started in May — with a launch just five months later.
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