The iPod spawned a line of products, including the iPod Mini, iPod Nano, iPod Shuffle and iPod Touch.
But Jobs hasn't been afraid to mess with his winners, replacing the hot-selling iPod Mini with the iPod Nano in September 2005, less than two years after Apple introduced the Mini.
From the iPod Nano and iPad Mini to the iPod Touch and the iPhone 5, Apple spared no expense in making sure that every product was refreshed.
The design recalls the iPod mini but is made of white plastic instead of aluminum.
Does it also mean we'll see an HP iPod mini, or even an HP shuffle?
By 2004, when the iPod was in its third generation, Apple introduced a smaller version, the iPod Mini.
All in all, a solid first foray for Motorola, but is the M500 enough to take on the iPod mini?
If you're used to the scroll wheel on the iPod and iPod mini you might not be so hot on it.
While the iPod mini stunted the growth of the flash market in 2004, that market may yet spring back as average flash player capacities increase.
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They outfitted three carrier pigeons with teensy, high-density flash memory cards storing a total of 4 gigabytes--the equivalent of 1, 000 songs on an iPod mini--and cast them on a 62-mile journey.
To be honest, the Creative Zen Micro or the Rio Carbon are probably the only players that have a shot at dislodging the iPod mini from its lofty perch (and even that's thinking optimistically).
There is definitely enough room on the front for a larger screen (the iPod mini's screen is 1.67 inches, or roughly a third larger), so obviously they went for the cost savings of using a smaller screen.
Once you get past the unusual color choice, the first thing you'll notice is that the 1.25-inch LCD screen has a horizontal orientation rather than the vertical one you'll find on the iPod mini and most other MP3 players.
So we'll pass along these predictions from Shaw Wu, based on supposed deals between Apple and PortalPlayer (who currently supplies the chips for Apple's hard drive-based players, but stand to derive high revenues from new flash-based chip designs in Q3), that he expects a 2GB iPod mini with flash-based storage instead of an HDD by as early as the end of this year.
Later, when Steve Jobs became even more of a household name, I did end up buying an iPod and later a Mac Mini.
Indeed, the PSS110 can function as an external speaker set for an iPod or any device with a mini-jack output.
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If the server machine is running OS X, getting it to talk with your Mac mini is easier than selling a marked up iPod shuffle on eBay - your success is assured.
Much as the iPod touch is billed primarily as a digital media player, the Movit mini is being billed primarily as a portable Skype phone, perhaps to avoid direct confrontation with Apple's iPod dominance.
Now the latest model--a sleek, ivory white affair that looks eerily similar to Apple Computer's (nasdaq: AAPL - news - people ) iPod--will also work as a mini-television.
Additionally, state-of-the-art iPod features such as custom playlists and Genius, which instantly creates a playlist of songs that go well together from a user's own library, is immediately made available to BMW and MINI drivers through the vehicle's main display. iPod Out requires iOS 4 with iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4 and iPod touch (second and third generation).
ENGADGET: BMW supports iPod Out, fills your 2011 auto with 2001's finest user interface
The iPad mini will be a crucial expansion of the greater iPad market, much like the iPod Nano once was for the iPod line.
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First off, in September, the report says there will be all-new iPod touch and iPod nano models as well as the much anticipated new iPhone AND iPad mini models.
The analysts were also looking at the iPod product progression from the first generation launched in November 2001 to the Mini, Shuffle and Nano in different and smaller formats at lower price points.
We're happy to oblige: Samsung is asking Judge Paul Grewal to amend its patent infringement allegations to include Apple's latest 4th and 5th generation iPad and iPod Touch, as well as the 7.9-inch iPad mini.
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The leaked model grid indicates that the Mini (or Air) will just come in black or white, not the new iPod Touch or Nano palettes.
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The launch of a newly developed BMW Group interface technology will provide BMW and MINI drivers with an easy-to-operate, intuitive way of using their iPhone and iPod touch in future BMW Group vehicles.
ENGADGET: BMW supports iPod Out, fills your 2011 auto with 2001's finest user interface
The on-board monitor in BMW and MINI provides users with the simplicity and familiarity they have come to trust in their iPhone and iPod touch and the intuitive and integrated iPod navigation menu can be safely operated through the vehicle's interface controls.
ENGADGET: BMW supports iPod Out, fills your 2011 auto with 2001's finest user interface
The EyeTV Mobile app requires iOS 5.1 (or newer), and the accessory works with the iPod Touch (4th generation), iPad, iPad 2, iPad (3rd generation), iPhone 4, and iPhone 4S. It is also compatible with the newest iOS devices through adapters that connect the accessory, including the iPhone 5, iPod Touch (5th generation), iPad (4th generation), and iPad Mini.
Those who owned an iPod Touch (but not an iPad) may have also been persuaded, as the Mini presented an opportunity to upgrade.
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