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PLAYLIST THE i POD AT 202005
January: The first-generation iPod Shuffle
hit the dance floor at the beginning of
- The randomized music player, a tiny
silver wonder that weighed under an
ounce and looked like a pack of gum, was
made available in 512MB ($99) and 1GB
($149) models.
February: The iPod Photo was
released in a 30GB model for $349, while
the iPod Mini got a second-generation
facelift with 4GB ($199) and 6GB ($249)
versions in new colorways.
June: The iPod U2 Special Edition got
a color-screen upgrade and a $20 price
break in the summer of 2005, bringing the
cost down to $329. Apple also launched
the revolutionary iTunes Music Store for
easily purchasing and transferring songs
to the iPod.
September: Farewell, iPod Mini; hello,
iPod Nano! The first-generation Nano (2GB
for $199 and $GB for $249) measured 0.166
inch by 3.5 inches, weighed 1.5 ounces, and
packed 14 hours of battery life.
October: iPod graduated to its fifth-
generation release (30GB for $299 and
60GB for $399), now with video playback
and a larger screen.2006
February: iPod Nano became available in
a 1GB model ($149). In addition, the iPod
Shuffle prices dropped (512 MB for $69
and 1GB for $99). The $69 model became
the lowest-price iPod ever offered.
June: U2 fans got a
new iPod U2 Special
Edition fifth-generation
iPod, the third in the U2
series, for the same price
of $329.
September: The iPod
fifth-generation and U2
Special Edition models
both saw “Enhanced”
versions with a new search
function. The iPod Nano
moved into its second-
generation with 2GB ($149),
4GB ($199), and 8GB
The iPod Shuffle. ($249). The iPod Shuffle