shiPod+History

= = The story of the iPod = * On July 24, 2000 Mr Kane Kramer of England invented the first ever iPod. From that day forward he knew that this invention would change the world and how we listen to music. = = Kane went to Apple about his creation of the iPod and later on October 23, 2001 Kane and Apple launched the iPod. = = The first model holds 5Gb of music and about 1,000 songs. = = = = = = * Earlier in 1979 he also invented the Digital Audio Player (DAP) called the "IXI", the earliest form of the IPod. This took out a worldwide patent, this means that it was one of the best inventions of that time and sold really well, but that ran out when the firm he was with split. Apple admit after this that it was his creation. = = = = = = * In April 2007 Apple had sold __$17 billion__ worth of iPods and on April 9, 2007 Apple sold its __100 millionth__ iPod. I’m sure some people would have been celebrating that night! In the past 9 years there has been 31 models of the ipod such as: = = **//*Nano,Shuffle,Touch,//** ect. = = Also in September 2009, it was said that more than __220,000,000__ iPods had been sold worldwide, making it the best-selling digital audio player series in history!!! People won't be a surprised if Apple and Kane Kramer keep this going for a long time to come. =



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