October 2001: The era of white headphones – the iPod revolutionizes hearing habits
“I was totally off my socks,” enthuses Moby. “It seemed incredible that all CDs of my collection should have space on this small MP3 player.” For Apple boss Steve Jobs and the approximately 100 developers who had worked nine months to October 23, 2001, official start date of the iPod, On the other hand, there was never doubts that this slim, white would change the world of music.
“When I held a prototype in my hand for the first time, only 100 songs were saved on it, but that was enough,” says Jobs. “The thing was just clear.” However, we would have expected Moby to have a few more CDs on the shelf: the first market maturity iPod only offered space for 1000 pieces; The current high-end version stores many times over with a capacity of 160 gigabytes.
The player sold millions of times was undoubtedly a cultural phenomenon
From the beginning, the device sets standards of size and design (even if the sound quality with the suddenly old -fashioned CDs still cannot keep up) and revolutionizes our hearing habits. Since then, all competitors have had to be measured on the aesthetic and technical requirements of the iPod.
The player sold millions of times is undoubtedly a cultural phenomenon. Even if the market seems to be saturated and the numbers in the 2007 pre -Christmas business did not meet expectations. Along the way-iTunes served only from the beginning to the sales of the iPod-Apple was the only provider to establish a successfully working legal music portal on the market.
The hype dull, the iPod became almost a natural everyday object
At some point even DJs worked with the iPod. There were “Bring-your-IPOD” evenings and completely strangers mugnig each other on the street. “You saw the white headphones everywhere,” said Moby. The days when, as an iPod owner, especially in major American cities, you even had to fear for your life.
The prestige value of the device had suffered until the adjustment of the iPodclassic 2011, as the iPod was later granted with Clickwheel-mass production and associated price reduction. In relevant forums, the supposedly worse sound of the new generation was complained. The hype dull, the iPod became almost a natural everyday object. Maybe that was the real revolution.