The iPod classic is most reminiscent of the original iPod — hence the 'classic' moniker. The rectangular music player sports a 320 x 240 pixel color LCD display, Click Wheel interface, and has 160 GB of internal storage. It's priced at $249.
Before the App Store, Apple used to sell a limited selection of click-wheel games that users could play on their iPod using just a circular wheel (here’s a full list). Unfortunately, Apple removed the iPod Click Wheel section in the iTunes Store in September 2011 when they discontinued support for the iPod classic and iPod shuffle. Apple introduced nine new games for the iPod that anyone with a fifth-generation model can download from the iTunes Store for $4.99. Peter Cohen looks at whether these games are worth your time.
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- Back in late 2014, not long after Apple discontinued the iPod Classic, there were reports of sealed, first-generation iPods selling for $20,000—and one rare model sold for $90,000. And if you were wondering: Sure enough, old iPhones can also be quite valuable.
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The iPod classic uses a 30-pin Dock Connector interface to connect to a host Mac or PC running iTunes, which is the only way of downloading music to the device — it lacks Bluetooth or Wi-Fi connectivity.
The iPod classic runs its own operating system — it's not iOS, so you can't load apps from the App Store onto it, only music, movies and TV shows.
But enough about what the iPod classic can't do. The iPod classic was the only iPod that didn't use solid state storage - instead, it's got a tiny 1.8-inch hard disk drive.
The 160 GB hard drive can store 40,000 songs, 200 hours of video, or 25,000 photos. The iPod classic's battery life is estimated at 36 hours of use per charge. For a time Apple even offered games that you could download and play on the iPod classic, though those were discontinued in late 2011.
The iPod classic was available in two sizes, black and silver. The enclosure is made of anodized aluminum and polished stainless steel.
Apple stopped making the iPod classic in 2014, indicating it could no longer get the parts needed to make the device.
Ultra-Portable MP3 Music Player Puts 1,000 Songs in Your Pocket
iPod represents the next generation of portable music players that store music on an internal hard drive, yet are only 20 percent of the volume of today’s hard drive-based players. iPod stores up to 1,000 CD-quality songs on its super-thin 5 GB hard drive, and features up to 20 minutes of shock protection for nonstop playback when running, biking or other activities.
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Apple has applied its legendary expertise in human interface engineering to make iPod the easiest to use digital device ever. Simply rotate iPod’s unique scroll-wheel with your thumb or finger to quickly access your entire music collection by playlists, artists or songs. The scroll-wheel makes it possible to hold and operate iPod with just one hand and features automatic acceleration when scrolling through long lists so you can find your music in seconds. iPod also features customizable settings such as shuffle, repeat, startup volume, sleep timer and menus in multiple languages including English, French, German and Japanese. iPod can display song data in any of these languages, enabling users to mix and match songs from all over the world.
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iPod’s revolutionary Auto-Sync feature makes it easy to get your entire music collection into iPod and update it whenever you connect iPod to your Mac. Simply plug your new iPod into your Mac with the supplied FireWire cable, and all of your iTunes songs and playlists are automatically downloaded into iPod at blazing FireWire speed. Then just unplug and go. Whenever you plug iPod back into your Mac it will be automatically updated with your latest iTunes songs and playlists, usually in seconds. There has never been a faster and easier way to always have your up-to-the-minute music and playlists with you wherever you go.
iPod will be available beginning on Saturday, November 10, for a suggested retail price of $399 (US) from The Apple Store® (www.apple.com), Apple’s retail stores and Apple Authorized Resellers. An iTunes 2 CD, earbud-style headphones, FireWire cable, and FireWire-based power adapter are all included. iPod requires iTunes 2.
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