In 2004, Apple introduced a very curious accessory for its music player: iPod Socks.
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Video: The Original iPod ⇢
Announced in October 2001, the original iPod may have been simple, but it launched what would become a revolution.
7 Notebook Reviews in 6 Minutes
In 2001, Steve Jobs showed off the Titanium PowerBook, which radically redesigned and modernized the company’s notebook lineup. It’s impact can still be felt today. To better understand its importance, I spent time with seven notebooks this weekend that were on sale over the last 16 years or so.
I used several of these machines over the years, except for those crazy 17-inch ones. It was fun to revisit them.
The iMac G3 family tree
In August of 1998, Apple released the Bondi blue iMac. This computer left a bunch of stuff in the past, including beige plastic, ADB and serial ports, and the floppy drive.
It received a minor update a couple of months in, but the Revision A and B machines aren’t all that different.
All 13 Colors of iMac
About a month ago, I set out to find every color of iMac G3. At the time, I only owned one model — a Sage. Today, the family is complete.
I have a lot planned for these machines, but the first step was some documentation. I made a little video of my work:
Keep you eye out for more videos, some podcast episodes and more.
The History of the iPod shuffle
The tiny iPod shuffle was introduced as a “One More Thing” back in 2005 at the same Macworld where the Mac mini showed up. It was designed to push further into the low-end market than the iPod mini had done, but that’s a story for another time.
Apple’s Love of Cameras: Remembering the QuickTake and iSight
Since 1994 with its first consumer offering, Apple has been a company that loves cameras.
Apple has been into cameras for a long time with its iOS devices, computers and even iPods.
Of course, today, we use FaceTime video without a second thought, but a decade ago, video chatting seemed like magic. In 2003, Apple brought it to the masses with iChat AV and the iSight camera.
The 20th Anniversary Mac
The 20th Anniversary Mac is one of the most unique and unusual computers Apple has ever released.
When it went for sale in 1997 with a $7,500 price tag, it didn’t do amazingly well in the market. While only 11,600 were sold, each one was built to be special. The TAM doesn’t share the same startup chime or paint color as other Macs of its age, and the one-off ADB keyboard featured a leather palm rest and removable trackpad. The mouse was too common for users of this machine. Apple could even send someone to set up the entire system for you. Rumor has it that they would do so in a tuxedo.
The 20th Anniversary Mac Welcome Tour ⇢
The 20th Anniversary Mac is a unique computer, and the newest in my collection. It came with a bunch of discs, including an interactive Welcome Tour that is … weird.
Really weird.
Even for 1997.
The history of the iPod nano
Since its introduction there have been seven generations of iPod nano. When Steve Jobs showed off the first model back in 2005, the world was impressed.
The first-generation model was much smaller than the iPod mini it replaced, thanks to its flash storage. Available in 1, 2 and 4GB models, and in both black and white cases, it made music portable in an all-new way. It weighed just 1.5 ounces!