The iPod Shuffle is Apple's Smallest Music Player
Smaller than a pack of gum and weighing less than an ounce, the iPod Shuffle is a solid-state
flash memory player. The Shuffle will hold up to 240 songs, and with no moving parts, your music never skips no matter how rigorous
your workout.
The iPod Shuffle was Apple's first solid-state
flash memory mp3 player. Available in 512MB or 1GB versions, unlike its sibling
iPod and iPod Mini, the Shuffle is for music only - no photos.
For those who want more from a flash player, in September 2005 Apple introduced the iPod
Nano. The Nano stores both music and photo files. With
2GB or 4GB, the Nano will play more than 65 hours of
no-skip music or display up to 25,000 photos.
Apple's Music Legacy Keeps Going and Going...
In the first four years, following their introduction in 2001, consumers
purchased more than 15 million iPods. In April 2003 Apple opened its online iTunes Music
Store. In spite of the fact that downloaded songs can only be played on iPods,
more than 500 million tunes were sold in the first two years.
An entire industry of iPod accessories adds to the mp3 phenomenon. Besides
Apple, dozens of other companies offer an incredible array of player add-ons.
There are more than 1,000 authorized iPod accessories.
Plug-in devices allow us to listen to music saved on our player through a home
stereo, car radio, or even powerful portable speaker units.
Just about anything
imaginable is available, including designer carrying cases, high-tech
headphones, Bluetooth wireless, multi-purpose docking stations and much more. Now accounting for nearly 40% of revenues, Apple must be very happy with the
iPod line.
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