IPod is one of the most successful consumer electronic products in history. It is the best selling mp3 / mp4 player in the market today.
The Apple Corporation first released the iPod on October 23, 2001.
Presently we are now on the 5th generation of iPod.
The first generation – Mp3 player with mechanical scroll wheel and four buttons.
The second generation – It has touch-sensitive wheel, 10 GB and 20 GB hard drives.
The third generation – It has touch-sensitive bottoms and USB connectivity.
The fourth generation – It has click-wheel and only two hard disk version, 20 GB and 40 GB.
The fifth generation – Mp4 player with 60 GB memory storage and video capability.
IPod has won several awards ranging from engineering excellence, to most innovative audio product. Very often it receives favorable reviews on looks, designs and handling.
It comes in many storage capacities from 512 MB to 80 GB. The amount of memory it can hold, depends on the model or on the compression rate of your songs.