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The iPod Mini (stylized and marketed as the iPod mini) is a discontinued, smaller digital audio player that was designed and marketed by Apple Inc. While it was sold, it was the midrange model in Apple's iPod product line. It was announced on January 6, 2004, and released on February 20 of the same year.
Various iPod models. From left to right: iPod 5th generation in a case, iPod 4th generation, iPod Mini, iPod Nano, iPod Shuffle Portable MP3 players had existed since the mid-1990s; however, Apple found existing digital music players "big and clunky or small and useless" with user interfaces that were "unbelievably awful". [10]
The wheel allows a user to find music, videos, photos and play games on the device. The wheel is flush on the face of the iPod and is located below the screen. The click wheel was invented by Norihiko Saito in 1998. [1] [2] The design was first released with the iPod mini, and was last used with the iPod nano (5th Generation).
The iPod's signature click wheel. iPods with color displays use anti-aliased graphics and text, with sliding animations. All iPods have five buttons and the later generations (4th and above) have the buttons integrated into the click wheel — a design which gives an uncluttered, minimalist interface, though the circuitry contains multiple momentary button switches.
The second generation initially featured a lone 1 GB model in a silver brushed aluminum case, similar to the second-generation iPod Nano and the older iPod Mini. The new model was less than half the size of the first-generation model at 41.2 x 27.3 x 10.5 mm (1.62 x 1.07 x 0.41 in), and was the size of the iPod Radio Remote.
Later replaced by iPod Nano. Nano 1st 1, 2, 4 GB USB (FireWire for charging only) September 7, 2005 Mac: 10.3 Win: 2000: audio: 14 slideshow: 4 Replaced Mini. Available in black or white and used flash memory. Color screen for picture viewing. 1 GB version released later. 2nd 2, 4, 8 GB USB (FireWire for charging only) September 12, 2006 Mac: 10.3
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iPod Hi-Fi is a discontinued speaker system that was developed and manufactured by Apple Inc. and was released on February 28, 2006, for use with any iPod digital music player. [1] The iPod Hi-Fi retailed at the Apple Store for US$ 349 until its discontinuation on September 5, 2007.