iPod Classic

Remember those bulky Sony Walkmans? I remember I used to have one when I was a little girl and it was absolutely the coolest thing I have ever gotten back then. I would carry it with me everywhere to listen to all the radio stations and cassette tapes. It was just awesome because I remember at night when I was supposedly to be sleeping, I would still hold on to the Walkman and listened until I couldn't stay awake anymore. However, what happened to these history makers? These gadgets seemed to be forgotten now that Apple took over the music devices industry. When the Apple iPod first launched in 2001, it became the new it thing. However, it was not until a year or two later that the iPod became the talk in the industry. What made it so popular? The Apple iPod was not just an MP3 player, instead it could carried hundreds and thousands of songs digitally all in one device. It no longer required any tapes or CDs to play music. With one update from the computer, songs in the iPod could decrease or increase however the consumer liked. People no longer had to listen to the same tape or CD over and over again and most importantly people did no need to carry tapes and CDs anymore. It became a necessity because people just wanted it. To have it and to show it. The popularity showed because throughout the years, Apple perfected the iPod classic and developed sub divisions of the iPod, such as iPod mini, iPods nano, and iPod shuffle.

I remember the first time I asked my parents for one, I had to earn it by getting good grades because it was considered a luxury unlike now people would buy the device like it was nothing. Also, people who had an iPod were considered cool because they had the "cool" gadget. When I finally got the iPod nano, I remember I would carry it around in a pouch careful not to scratch or dent it because it was that precious and paying over a hundred for a such a small device was considered expensive.

Now, iPods are mostly owned as a classic because now Apple took the device and branched out to having other devices that are capable of doing much more stuff such as taking pictures, searching the web, playing advance video games and so much more. Overall I think Apple succeeded in creating and promoting the iPod because it became a revolutionary device.