The iPod, the first MP3 player that could hold 1,000 songs and had a 10-hour battery life, transformed how we listen to music.The US tech giant said its iconic music player had now been made redundant by phones that could also play music.
Highlights
- Apple has discontinued the iPod, 20 years after it was released.
- US tech giant said its iconic music player has been replaced by other devices.
- iPod was the first MP3 player that could hold 1,000 songs and had a 10-hour battery life.
- Similar MP3 players released by Microsoft and Sony did not have the same success as the iPod.
- The company has released five versions of its music player - the Classic, Touch, Shuffle, Mini and Nano.
- The seventh-generation iPod touch was the only model still on sale today and the iPod touch is the only iPod touch model still available today.