DECEMBER 2021 MACWORLD 972004
January: A new version of the iPod called
the iPod Mini ($249) debuted at Macworld
Expo in San Francisco in gold, pink, blue,
and green models at the beginning of
- Made of anodized aluminum and
containing a Click Wheel that
replaced the four auxiliary buttons,
this petite 4GB model was closer in
size to a business card than a card
deck and was only 1/2-inch thick. Also
in January, a 15GB third-generation
iPod was offered for $299, the same
price as the previous 10GB model.
July: The fourth-generation iPod
(20GB for $299 and 40GB for $399)
was released with the same Click
Wheel as the iPad mini.
September: Apple dropped
20GB ($299) and 40GB ($499)
versions of the fourth-
generation iPod branded
with the HP logo.
October: Bono and The
Edge from Irish rock act U2
announced the release of a
20GB branded U2 Special
Edition iPod ($349), a black
model with a red wheel,
monochrome screen and
the band’s signatures
laser-etched on the back.
The Special Edition included
a $50 discount on The
Complete U2 digital box set.
The 40GB ($499) and 60GB ($599)
color-screen iPod Photo models were
also released in the fall of 2004. Photos
appeared in a resolution of 220 by
176 pixels.The iPod Mini.The third-generation iPod.