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nTodaynmarks the anniversary of Apple’s unveiling of the very first iPod, inn2001.
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nItnsold for $399, and its 5 GB hard drive could fit about 1,000 songs.
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NownApple sells an entire lineup of the popular music player: n
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nthen iPod classic, with 160 GB (40,000 songs) n
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niPodn touch, with a touchscreen and many capabilities in addition ton playing music (such as being a Wi-Fi internet device, game console,n personal digital assistant, and more), 64 K (14,000+ songs) nn
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niPodn nano, a compact model with 16 GB (4,000 songs)
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nandn iPod shuffle, an ultra-compact model with 2 GB (500+ songs).
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nInnbigger news….!!!
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nApplenchose today, iPod Day, to hold a press conference by invitation only.nIt is expected to be an unveiling of yet another product, and rumorsnhave it that it will be an iPad Mini—a smaller, cheaper version ofnthe popular iPad tablet. By the time you read this, these rumors may well be either confirmed or denied.
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nPhonesnare cameras are computers are game consoles are music players arene-readers…
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nThesendays, many phones are getting larger screens and more capabilities,nwith sophisticated cameras, hundreds of games and practical apps, andnfull-on computer functions. Tablets are getting thinner and (in somencases) smaller. E-readers with color capabilities and interactivitynare being introduced (and are arguably really tablets). The iPodnTouch has always been like a really small tablet. n
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nInwonder which of all these sorts of different products will stillnexist in 20 years. Will everybody just carry around one slim devicencapable of just about everything and backed up with “the cloud”?nAnd what would that device be called?
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nAlsonon this date:
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nNational Mole Day
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(Celebrating Avogadro’s Number)
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