iPod Media Player

iPod is a brand of the digital media player designed by Apple (Hewlett-Packard also had to sell these products under the name Apple iPod + HP). The name "iPod" is also used to be a variant of the name of one digital media player in the circuit (this variant is now called the "iPod classic"). Most of the variants of the iPod providing a user interface (user interface) is simple to use design in the form of steering wheel (scroll wheel). iPod classic stores its data on a hard drive, while other models use flash memory. As with most of the other music players, iPods can be used as an external hard drive when connected to a computer.

Tony Fadell was first inspired to make the iPod outside companies Apple Computer: when he had trouble finding the funds to finance the music player that he created. [Citation needed] At the time he showed it to Apple Computer, the company hired him as an independent contractor for of this project to fruition. He was given the responsibility to raise a team that will develop the first two generations of this device. After the development of the iPod is then performed under the auspices of Jonathan Ive, head of industrial design group at Apple Computer.
As of October 2004, iPod dominated music player device sales in the United States, with the market reaching 92% of the hard drive and more than 65% of the market other types. iPods have been sold at a rapid pace, exceeding ten million units in three years. The device has an enormous cultural impact on society when compared to the time the tool was first launched.

iPod was first introduced in the world at a press conference conducted by Apple Inc.. in the fall on Tuesday, October 21, 2001 is attended by Steve Jobs at Apple Inc. headquarters. in Bandley Drive, Cupertino, California. iPod at first only be used with Macintosh computers, but on July 17, 2002, Apple Computer began selling the iPod version of Windows hard drive using the FAT32 format than HFS Plus. previously, Windows users must rely on other software such as Musicmatch Jukebox, ephPod or XPlay to manage a collection of songs on their iPod. The latest generation of iPods with a dock no longer distinguish between the Macintosh versions of Windows. This is the default iPod sold its hard drive formatted for use with the Macintosh. Buyers can change the format to be used with Windows.