L'ipod a 5 ans
Il est vrai que 5 ans après, ce petit objet devenu commun à des millions de gens à travers le monde a changé sinon optimisé la "consommation" de musique au format numérique.
Les nombreuses déclinaisons de l'ipod de base en versions de plus en plus compactes, le célèbre itunes (numéro 1 mondial de la musique en ligne) et les très nombreux produits dérivés ont permis à Apple de damer le pion à bon nombre d'acteurs du marché de la mobilité.
Morceaux choisis du communiqué de l'époque dans la suite de la news.
File moi ton iPoD BATARD TAVU §§§ With iPod, Apple has invented a whole new category of digital music player that lets you put your entire music collection in your pocket and listen to it wherever you go,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. “With iPod, listening to music will never be the same again.
iPod represents the next generation of portable music players that store music on an internal hard drive, yet are only 20 percent of the volume of today’s hard drive-based players. iPod stores up to 1,000 CD-quality songs on its super-thin 5 GB hard drive, and features up to 20 minutes of shock protection for nonstop playback when running, biking or other activities.
Apple has applied its legendary expertise in human interface engineering to make iPod the easiest to use digital device ever. Simply rotate iPod’s unique scroll-wheel with your thumb or finger to quickly access your entire music collection by playlists, artists or songs. The scroll-wheel makes it possible to hold and operate iPod with just one hand and features automatic acceleration when scrolling through long lists so you can find your music in seconds. iPod also features customizable settings such as shuffle, repeat, startup volume, sleep timer and menus in multiple languages including English, French, German and Japanese. iPod can display song data in any of these languages, enabling users to mix and match songs from all over the world.
iPod will be available beginning on Saturday, November 10, for a suggested retail price of $399 (US) from The Apple Store® (www.apple.com), Apple’s retail stores and Apple Authorized Resellers. An iTunes 2 CD, earbud-style headphones, FireWire cable, and FireWire-based power adapter are all included. iPod requires iTunes 2.
Sonny Crockett