Category: ipod

The culprit behind iPod Classic’s death

Daniel Morial Leave a comment

iPod dominated the MP3 player market for years. It began with the first iPod with a circular trackpad and more variants came after. But just when iPhone 6/6 Plus was launched, Apple pulled the iPod Classic from the store. Why?

ipod_classic

There have been multiple speculations about the slow death of the loved iPod until September 9, 2014 but Apple is mum about it. For 5 years, it has stayed the same with no slight change in design or anything. There is just one reason behind it, parts.

Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO, explained during WSJDLive conference on Monday that Apple mowed down the iPod Classic because it was unable to acquire parts for the device. Simple, huh? How come a gigantic company can’t simply order parts or create an updated iPod Classic with flash storage? We don’t know exactly if that is the real deal but one thing’s for sure, iPod Classic will be missed.

Via: Technobuffalo
Source: Daisuke Wakabayashi

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The culprit behind iPod Classic’s death

Daniel Morial Leave a comment

iPod dominated the MP3 player market for years. It began with the first iPod with a circular trackpad and more variants came after. But just when iPhone 6/6 Plus was launched, Apple pulled the iPod Classic from the store. Why?

ipod_classic

There have been multiple speculations about the slow death of the loved iPod until September 9, 2014 but Apple is mum about it. For 5 years, it has stayed the same with no slight change in design or anything. There is just one reason behind it, parts.

Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO, explained during WSJDLive conference on Monday that Apple mowed down the iPod Classic because it was unable to acquire parts for the device. Simple, huh? How come a gigantic company can’t simply order parts or create an updated iPod Classic with flash storage? We don’t know exactly if that is the real deal but one thing’s for sure, iPod Classic will be missed.

Via: Technobuffalo
Source: Daisuke Wakabayashi

The post The culprit behind iPod Classic’s death appeared first on YugaTech | Philippines, Tech News & Reviews.

The culprit behind iPod Classic’s death

Daniel Morial Leave a comment

iPod dominated the MP3 player market for years. It began with the first iPod with a circular trackpad and more variants came after. But just when iPhone 6/6 Plus was launched, Apple pulled the iPod Classic from the store. Why?

ipod_classic

There have been multiple speculations about the slow death of the loved iPod until September 9, 2014 but Apple is mum about it. For 5 years, it has stayed the same with no slight change in design or anything. There is just one reason behind it, parts.

Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO, explained during WSJDLive conference on Monday that Apple mowed down the iPod Classic because it was unable to acquire parts for the device. Simple, huh? How come a gigantic company can’t simply order parts or create an updated iPod Classic with flash storage? We don’t know exactly if that is the real deal but one thing’s for sure, iPod Classic will be missed.

Via: Technobuffalo
Source: Daisuke Wakabayashi

The post The culprit behind iPod Classic’s death appeared first on YugaTech | Philippines, Tech News & Reviews.

RIP: Our hopes for new iPods are dead

Bob Freking Leave a comment

When Apple sent out invitations for their event last night, we were honestly hoping for a long awaited refresh of a product line – maybe the Apple TV or the legendary iPods – as the invite spelled out “It’s been way too long”. As it turns out, we got nothing.

ipod-touch-5g

The last generation of iPods were announced way back in 2012 – the 5th generation iPod Touch and the 7th generation iPod Nano. Ever since, the iPod Touch got little changes with a 16GB version popping out without a rear camera, then a year later, it got the camera. On top of all that, it is still compatible with iOS 8 despite the outdated hardware. If Apple announced a new iPod Touch this year, we’re guessing it should have had Touch ID and a larger display, but we figured that wouldn’t be a very good decision as it would give people little reason to get their new iPhones.

ipodnano3

As for the iPod Nano, we’ve seen a lot of changes in its design language, and one that sticks to mind is the 6th version that looks like a watch. With an Apple Watch coming very soon, it would be difficult for the company to market two small products; they do not serve the same purpose, but we guess might cause a lot of confusion.

Apple Watch 2

During Apple’s iPad event, the quote below was found highlighted in the premises.

“I think if you do something and it turns out pretty good, then you should go do something else wonderful, not dwell on it for too long. Just figure out what’s next.”

Steve Jobs

Besides, the iPod’s sales are slowly declining in favor of new product categories from Apple, and with all of that said, I think it’s safe to say that we won’t be seeing a new iPod anymore; the road ahead looks like it’s paved for cars, wearables, TVs and home control.

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