the first apple ipod touch came out on october 23, 2001.
the first apple ipod touch came out on october 23, 2001.
when did the first apple ipod touch come out?
october 23 , 2001
the first generation of ipod was released october 23, 2001. the major innovation of the ipod was its small size achieved by using a 1.8" hard drive compared to the 2.5" drives common to players at that time. the capacity of the first generation ipod ranged from 5 gb to 10 gb. the ipod sold for us$399 and more than 100,000 ipods were sold before the end of 2001. the introduction of the ipod resulted in apple becoming a major player in the music industry. also, the ipod's success prepared the way for the itunes music store and the iphone. after the 1st generation of ipod, apple released the hard drive-based ipod classic, the touchscreen ipod touch, the video-capable ipod nano, and the screenless ipod shuffle in the following years.
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the sixth-generation ipod touch (stylized and marketed as the ipod touch, and colloquially known as the ipod touch 6g, ipod touch 6, or ipod touch (2015)) is a multipurpose handheld device designed and marketed by apple inc. with a touchscreen-based user interface. it is the successor to the ipod touch (5th generation), becoming the first major update to the ipod lineup in more than two and a half years. it was released on the online apple store on july 15, 2015, along with minor upgrades to the ipod nano and ipod shuffle. the ipod touch (6th generation) was officially discontinued by apple on may 28, 2019, with the release of its successor, the ipod touch (7th generation). support will end for the 6th generation not long after its discontinuation, as it will be incompatible with ios 13.
ipod touch (6th generation)