Apple's iPod came out two decades ago and changed how we listen to music. Where are we headed now?
- Written by: Stuart James, Lecturer and Research Scholar in Composition and Music Technology, Edith Cowan University
ShutterstockOn October 23, 2001, Apple released the iPod — a portable media player that promised to overshadow the clunky design and low storage capacity of MP3 players introduced in the mid-1990s.
The iPod boasted the ability to “hold 1,000 songs in your pocket”. Its personalised listening format revolutionised the way we...