A History of the iPod Mini
Yes, the iPod mini, said his farewell to the technology market last September 7, 2005. It seems only appropriate to pay tribute to this whimsical gadget that once put a smile on his face. When the iPod mini was released on 20 February 2004, were delighted. Since version smaller than the first generation of Apple iPod portable audio player, variety in color (although still somewhat limited to five colors: silver, gold, pink, blue and green) appealed to a much broader market. IPod mini works with both Macintosh and Windows PC.
The function of iPod mini was the click wheel, where four buttons are located above the wheel. To use one of the buttons, you had to push the edge inward over the wheel of the labels. Click Wheel now used in the iPods in the fourth and fifth generation and the iPod nano. Above the wheel was the monochrome display that gave the menus or the information currently selected track. The new generation of iPods now have a color screen.
The iPod mini took the ultra-thin Compact Flash Microdrive hard drives. The first generation – Mini models only had to make do with a 4GB hard drive. The second generation MINI models were available in 4 GB and 6 GB memory size. The 4GB iPod mini can store 1,000 songs, while the iPod mini 6GB storage 1, 500 songs.
Later, the size of the disc was recorded by laser in the case of distinguishing between the two ministries. Near the end of the life of the iPod Mini, Apple laser engraving of two lines of 32 characters at the top of the back in the mini for free. This feature originally cost more money. However, Apple seemed quite sentimental and the gesture was a sign of respect for the death of impeding the Mini.
The battery life of its first generation iPod mini was 8 hours that led to some arguments in its brief. This problem was solved with the second generation of models that took the battery life of 18 hours.
Unfortunately, the 2nd generation had no FireWire cable or AC power adapter, a commitment made by Apple to reduce retail prices of ministries new iPod. The iPod mini also had a connector always based on the bottom of the computer connection (Hi-Speed USB or FireWire). The battery is charged during your connection. On top was a headphone jack, a switch, and the remote port to other accessories.
Like most iPod, iPod mini supported a large number of file formats, as MP3, WAV, AIFF, MP4. He argued that it is a seamless integration with the iTunes Music Store and download the files there. Software-wise, the iPod mini was as reliable as the original iPod units.
The appeal of the iPod mini is that it is compact and colorful design. And the accessories that come with it are there to improve the quality iPod mini sound and functions. It is true that some of the accessories are expensive, but not all gadgets are too expensive iPod?
Also, if there is something good that say about the iPod mini, which is the option that gave consumers of getting a digital audio player. The iPod mini competed directly with players like the Creative Zen Micro and Rio digital networks of carbon. The smaller screen was a line shorter than previous models, limiting their in-title track Online information and only artist, album information taking OFF.
The original price of the first generation iPod mini was about $ 249 for the memory size of 4GB. The second generation of the price down to $ 199 and had the 4GB model. An increase in mini 6 GB model sold for $ capacity 249.
Since the iPod family began to expand, the iPod mini was buried when Apple launched the introduction of the iPod nano. The iPod mini was nothing more and stopped production. Although it seems that the iPod mini only stayed for a time, his influence as a pioneer of the click wheel will always be remembered.
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Macworld San Francisco 2004-The ipod mini Introduction
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