iPod

Description:

Originally sold in 2001 by Apple Inc. as a portable music player exclusively for Macintosh’s operating system, the iPod’s market share began to grow as it included Windows operability in 2002 and introduced its iTunes Store in 2003. In June of 2004 this fourth generation iPod was announced, notably adopting the “Click Wheel” controls from the iPod mini and vaulting the iPod to a 90 percent share of the portable music player market. The fourth generation iPod priced the 20GB version at $299 and the 40 GB model for $399.

Date Made: 2004

Maker: Apple Computer, Inc.

See more items in: Medicine and Science: Computers, Computers & Business Machines, American Enterprise

Exhibition: American Enterprise

Exhibition Location: National Museum of American History

Credit Line: Luke Leyh

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 2008.0025.01Catalog Number: 2008.0025.01Accession Number: 2008.0025

Object Name: portable media device

Physical Description: plastic (overall material)metal (overall material)Measurements: overall: 7/8 in x 2 1/2 in x 4 in; 2.2225 cm x 6.35 cm x 10.16 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-5a11-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1334905

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