11-05-2022 16:28 via techcrunch.com

RIP iPod, you walked so smartphones could run

A long, long time ago before the iPod, MP3 players were badly designed devices with insufficient storage. The market was ripe for a change, and Steve Jobs, who had returned to Apple four years prior, was ready to give it to us.
On October 23, 2001 the company released its first music player with a scrolling wheel and 5GB and 10GB storage options. Who would ever need so much?
And it was a design like no other. In fact, it would have a similar impact on music lovers that the Sony Walkman had two d
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