IpodBirthday Articles on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

My first iPod didn't have a halo back then

by David Chartier (Oct 23rd, 2006)

In light of the iPod's 5th birthday, I figured it would be fun to join Scott in some reminiscing about the early days of my first little white music player. I remember seeing them when the 10 and 20GB models completed the 1st/2nd gen lineup, and I knew that thing would rock my world. I had already ...

Today the iPod turns 5

by Scott McNulty (Oct 23rd, 2006)

Five years ago today Apple introduced the first iPod. 5 gigs of storage promised 1,000 CD quality songs in your pocket. The Firewire port let you transfer those songs in less than 10 minutes, and it could even double as a portable hard drive. $399 would get you this little marvel (though it didn't ...