2. iTunes
iTunes is the media player specifically for apple products
iTunes was introduced on January 9th 2001
However, in 1999 it was called SoundJamMP, prior to being bought by Apple
in 200 and rebranded as iTunes
iTunes was originally programmed for MAC, but in October 2003, a version
for windows was released
3. Versions of iTunes for phones such as Motorolas, were shipped with phones
to allow users to sync music with their phone
However this stopped with the introduction of the iPhone in 2007
iTunes changed the way users listened to music. With iPods becoming more
popular, iTunes allowed for direct purchasing of tracks to be directly synced
to their iPods. Also it allowed for quick conversion of CD music to mp4
format allowing for a CD collections to be put onto a portable device.
4. iTunes development
April 2003 – iTunes music store with 200,00 songs – itunes sold 1million songs in the first
week
June 2004 – iTunes store goes international
October 2005 – store offers tv shows and music videos
September 2006 – feature length films become available on iTunes store
May 2007 – iTunes U launches
January 2008 – Apple introduce movie rentals with all major film companies
July 2008 – App store debut with iPod touch – 10 million apps downloaded in the app
stores first weekend
5. March 2009 – HD films available for rent or download
6. iPod and its development
The iPod is a portable music device allowing for thousands of songs in your
pocket
The first iPod was introduced in October 2001 holding 1,000 songs
The next iPod was compatible with windows holding 4,000 songs in July
2002
April 2003 the 3rd generation iPod was released holding 7,500 songs
In June 2003 the 1 millionth iPod was sold
7. January 2004 – introduction of the iPod mini available in 5 colours
January 2005 – iPod shuffle
September 2005 –iPod Nano replaces the iPod mini and becomes the biggest
selling music player ever
October 2005 – iPod 5th generation introduced which plays videos and photos
May 2006 – Nike+ introduced
September 2006 – iPod nano becomes aluminum in 5 colours
New clip on iPod shuffle allowing users to wear their music
8. January 2007 – iPhone introduced
iPod shuffle becomes available in 5 colours
April 2007 – 1oo millionth iPod sold
September 2007 – iPod touch introduced with Wi-Fi
June 2008 – iPhone 3G
September 2010 – new iPod touch with FaceTime
New iPod nano with touch screen and built in clip
iPod shuffle becomes the worlds smallest music player
9. What an iPod means to us
Having an iPod is an innovative and modern way for us to listen to music on
the go. They are small and compact, and therefore easy to carry. The
memory holds up to 16,000 songs (64gb) which is enough for every song you
could want, plus apps and pictures etc. Having an iPod keeps you connected
with the social networking system, this is due to the apps created by apple,
such as facebook and twitter. It's a necessity now, that it would be strange
not to have a form of iPod in some way, whether it's shuffle, classic, touch,
nano, iPad, iPhone or mac.