The story of this device
Announced with Steve Jobs's historic '1,000 songs in your pocket' keynote, the original Apple iPod paired a 5GB 1.8-inch hard drive with a mechanical scroll wheel, changing music history forever.
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iPod (2001, 1st gen)
Apple · Audio & MP3 players · Released in 2001 · M8541
5GB HDD, scroll wheel, changed the MP3 game
Open this device in the web appDevice information
- Brand
- Apple
- Model
- M8541
- Release year
- 2001
- Category
- Audio & MP3 players
Specifications
- Display
- 2-inch monochrome LCD (160x128, LED backlight)
- Chipset
- PortalPlayer PP5002 (90MHz dual-core)
- Storage
- 5GB or 10GB 1.8-inch HDD
- Battery
- Up to 10 hours audio playback
- Connectivity
- FireWire
- Media
- MP3/AAC/WAV playback
- Input
- Mechanical scroll wheel
- Weight
- ~184g
- Notable
- Mechanical scroll wheel, FireWire 400