Apple ipods

The iPod was a portable media player first designed and marketed by Apple and launched on October 23, 2001. The product line-up currently consists of the hard drive-based the iPod Nano, iPod Classic, the touchscreen iPod Touch and the compact iPod Shuffle. The iPod Classic models store media on its internal hard drive, while all other models use flash memory.The iPods can also serve as external data storage devices like other digital music players. Storage capacity ranges from 2 GB for the iPod Shuffle to 160 GB for the iPod Classic. All of the models have been redesigned multiple times since their introduction. The most recent iPod redesigns were introduced on September 1, 2010.

The iTunes software by Apple can be used to transfer music to the devices from computers using certain versions of Microsoft Windows operating system and Apple Macintosh.There are several open source alternatives are available for the iPod to users who choose not to use iTunes or whose computers cannot run iTunes. iTunes and its alternatives can be used to transfer videos, games, contact information, photos, e-mail settings, Web bookmarks, and calendars to iPod models that support those features.

The iPod branding is used for the media player applications included with the iPhone and iPad; the iPhone version is essentially a combination of the Music and Videos apps on the iPod Touch therefore function as iPods, but they are generally treated as separate products.
The name iPod was proposed by Vinnie Chieco, a freelance copywriter, who was called by Apple to figure out how to introduce the new player to the public. A Space Odyssey and the phrase "Open the pod bay door, Hal!", which refers to the white EVA Pods of the Discovery One spaceship. Apple researched the trademark and found that it was already in use. Joseph N. Grasso of New Jersey had originally listed an "iPod" trademark with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) in July 2000 for Internet kiosks. The first iPod kiosks had been demonstrated to the public in New Jersey in March 1998, and commercial use began in January 2000, but had apparently been discontinued by 2001. The trademark was registered by the USPTO in November 2003, and Grasso assigned it to Apple Computer, Inc. in 2005.
All of the models have been redesigned multiple times since their introduction. The most recent iPod redesigns were introduced on September 1, 2010.