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Apple unveiled the original iPod on 23 October 2001, promising to put a music library in your pocket. Tom’s Hardware’s anniversary account says the $399 player held 1,000 songs on a 5GB hard drive, with up to 10 hours of playback.
Why it mattersIts FireWire connection was billed as a fast way to transfer music, while Auto-Sync linked it to iTunes libraries on a Mac. A neat reminder that a product can change the shape of everyday computing without needing a touchscreen, a cloud subscription or a small orchestra of AI.
Discuss: Was the iPod’s real breakthrough its pocket-sized design, or the iTunes-and-device pairing that made managing a music library feel effortless?
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