Here’s a trip down iPod’s memory lane as it turns 15

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iPod (2000)

iPod (2000)
This is the place everything started. The iPod launched in 2001, and accompanied either 5GB or 10GB of storage. A lot of the things that appear to be practically indivisible from the series weren't set up yet. There was no dock connector, but a Firewire socket. It didn't use AAC files but MP3.
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iPod Mini (2004)

iPod Mini (2004)
The iPod mini was a smaller, thinner iPod with less storage (either 4GB or 6GB), however arrived in an assortment of fun colours. All the more critically, it's the principal iPod model to present the click wheel.
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iPod U2 (2004)

iPod U2 (2004)
Apple additionally broadly released variant U2 editions of the fourth-generation iPod (both B/W and shading models) and the later fifth-generation iPod in an exceptional black and red shading scheme

iPod Shuffle (2005)

iPod Shuffle (2005)
The original iPod shuffle was presented as the most inexpensive iPod ever. It did not have a screen and rather than a click wheel had simple playback controls.
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iPod Nano (2007)

iPod Nano (2007)
Like a miniaturized iPod video, the third-gen iPod nano ditched the tall and slender plan for a widescreen and squat look.

iPod Touch (2012)

iPod Touch (2012)
The fifth-gen iPod touch was introduced to match the iPhone 5's new, longer 4-inch Retina display.
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