iPod at 20: A complete timeline of Apple’s iconic music player
On 23 October 2001, Steve Jobs announced that Apple was venturing into the field of music and unveiled the very first iPod in a small room. Although the reaction from the crowd was positive, there was a whole lot less fanfare than today’s release events have.
“Why music?” Jobs asked in his introduction. “Well, we love music, and it’s always good to do something you love. More importantly, music is a part of everyone’s life. Everyone! Music’s been around forever; it will always be around. This is not a speculative market.”
Twenty years on, Apple’s pocket digital music and media player has evolved through multiple generations, designs, functions, and styles, such as the mini, nano, shuffle and touch
