Reviewing Every iPod Ever - 20 Years of Apple iPod (Documentary)

On October 23rd, 2001, Steve Jobs and Apple changed the world forever with the introduction of iPod- the device that would inevitably lead to the technological revolution we've seen in the past two decades on a scale completely unprecedented.
The Death of iPod - End of an Era: • Death of iPod - End of...
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Timestamps:
0:00 - Introduction
5:49 - 1997 to 2000
20:38 - 2001 to 2003
49:46 - 2004 to 2006
1:15:15 - 2007 to 2011
1:42:06 - 2012 to 2021
The Strangest iPod Ever (iPod Shuffle 3):
• The Strangest iPod Eve...
iPhone 4, 10 Years Later:
• iPhone 4, 10 Years Lat...
Music & Info Sources:
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[@91Tech]

Update: As of May 10th, 2022, the iPod touch has been officially discontinued, marking the official death of the iPod line. I've done a video on it, just a quick retrospective: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gIiqpql_osabqtU

[@AlienKidAnimations]

The video was very professional and movie length! Be proud, I could never make something like this.

[@ThatSeanG]

I can somewhat agree with the unhappy people but also this is a cinematic masterpiece, covering the history and all models.

[@STICKOMEDIA]

Thank you so much for making this documentary! This is why you are the best youtuber in the ipod community! Thank you

[@MintleafCakes]

You did amazingly man, even if a few things couldn't make the cut to get in. So many of us viewers really appreciate all the work you put into this stuff

[@shakuski1994]

lol

[@AndreaCopellino]

1:54:38 there's nothing like watching a 2 hours documentary about the iPod and finding your own concept at the end lmao, glad you liked it! I agree that it's REALLY unlikely we'll ever see a new iPod, but it was fun to make that concept, btw I've been following your channel for a while and this was definitely one of your best videos, keep up the good work!

[@EliteObsolete]

Nice

[@derekmartin7955]

@@EliteObsolete I no lover drink Al pho ok!😮I no longer drink alcohol!

[@jadenlitchfield3615]

The music, the presentation, the voice. This channel feels underrated for how good it truly is. I wish more people knew about your videos. I'm glad I found this channel.

[@MvsG18]

This was more than a tv quality report

[@aaronrdaniels]

The hook was very good. Used attention grabbing terminology to keep those who may actually be interested in the video here. keeping those who cared about the video is better than just increasing view-count.

[@justinedge4834]

@@aaronrdaniels he still made a mistake he got that info wrong about Microsoft giving money to Apple he made a mistake bc that same time Apple was suing Microsoft that’s how they got 150 million Apple and Microsoft worked out something tentatively leading towards the 150 million

[@aaronrdaniels]

@@justinedge4834 … ok? He also skipped out on entire chapters of the iPod that are vital to the story. Just was commenting to say the hook was good.

[@cashuuu]

great stuff josh. Basically a whole movie to celebrate the iPod 😳

[@user-vj2ob5dr9p]

😳

[@MCAlexisYT]

😳

[@dkinley334]

🤠

[@psyche5893]

🗿

[@dkinley334]

👾

[@CorbinWilliams]

I was NOT expecting to watch a 2 hour video about the 20 year history of iPod… But here I am after watching the entire video. Wow, I’m truly impressed and just subscribed to your channel! Great work!!😎🙏🏽

[@eston1an411]

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[@eston1an411]

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[@ethanol1586]

*Happy dankpod noises

[@ieditproductions7096]

Ahh a man of honor

[@Cl-Lego-Studios]

Yes someone who “understands” ipods

[@royalistaken]

Ah an old mate

[@bxmp9235]

Ahh a MAN of honor and respect

[@goodonyahmate-1160]

"nano"

[@Garrettdx1988]

I'm blown away by how well this was done. Josh graduated from KZbinr to straight up documentarian.

[@DrSwoose]

This video is going to be a masterpiece I can already tell just by the intro

[@blahhdittyblahh]

I watched this documentary twice and love to go back into the nostalgia of this beautiful piece of dying tech. Seeing the 4th gen iPod always brings tears to my eyes. It takes me back to such a great part of my life. We can’t let its history die. Great doc my man, and I’ve been doing a project of collecting the old iPods. And creating a frame to place all them in. Thanks for telling us about eoe!

[@91Tech]

Thanks so much for the feedback- glad you've enjoyed the video :) Comments like this honestly make my day, nice to know so many share a passion for old tech like this.

[@danteerskine7678]

@@91Tech who would have guessed that the creator of iPhone and ipod was a Syrian descent

[@juxxtapoz]

I worked at Circuit City during the iPod heyday before the iPhone. Selling iPods was probably 80% of my daily job duties. People were constantly coming in asking for it. It was a fun time and I miss it.

[@TRIX-wn2sl]

Yeah back in the good ol days

[@samuelgraham5585]

Looks like 91 techs magnum opus video. I can tell a LOT of love went into this. Thanks Josh. I truly love your videos!

[@NewtonDKC]

@1:04:23 The original iPod Nano - IMO the most elegant, attractive design and true click wheel. Sigh, loved it but it was replaced before I could get one (was a poor student at the time, tho a friend got me the 3rd Gen iPod w touch buttons) and I never warmed to the look of the aluminum iPod Nanos that looked just like mini minis. RIP OG Nano!

[@anshulshah1703]

Amazing video josh you seem like a really genuine guy who just wants to share their passion with everybody! Out of all the youtubers who keep on looking at the future and the present, you're one of the few that looks, embraces, and remembers the past, and its so amazing!

[@Kylefassbinderful]

LOVE the 3rd gen iPod. I got it 18 years ago today for Christmas. I was 17, it was a 10gb model, and cost my mom 299 before tax so needless to say it was the only gift I got. I love that button arrangement. I don't hate any other design but the 3rd gen will always be my favorite. I had the inline remote as well and it was very useful. It had a clip so you could attach it to your shirt or jacket.

[@MrDreamTV]

My dad still uses his gen 1 ipod nano. Always used a case so its unscratched and the wheel is still soft. Nothing has justified an upgrade, its never broken, and the battery still works. Its still a decent lightweight mp3 player 15 years later.

[@MarkHyde]

I notice IPod Touch Seventh Generation has mostly been disappeared from Apple's website now, possibly eliminating it - an amazing history of an epic market defining product - thanks for this well researched and produced YT documentary on the history of it. :)

[@Poever]

That’s so depressing

[@mychemicalbromance97]

Its still there if you scroll down all the way to the bottom, in the leftmost column, although amusingly it still says on it's page "checkout iOS 14 the most advanced iOS ever!"

[@PaytonBelknap]

This incredible art piece you have created documenting such a huge monumental 20 yrs for Apple has brought me so many feelings. I was born in 97, so I grew up right in the middle of the Steve Jobs Era for Apple. As a young tech enthusiast during that time, Apple captivated me and I fell in love immediately. I still remember the day I got my first Apple product and that was the iPod Nano 4th gen. Then exactly 1 yr later I upgrade to the 5th gen with the camera. I couldn’t get enough. There is just something about Apple that continues to captivate me still to this day, and I believe that is the fact that Steve Jobs still lives on throughout every product that is released. Steve was an incredible man, stubborn at times, but incredible. He’s an inspiration to me everyday. I am a huge Apple Fanboy now and an even bigger tech enthusiast and that’s is thanks to Steve. He changed my life. I know I’m rambling again this point, busy I just want to say thank you. You’ve made my heart so happy with this video. Thank you thank you thank you!!

[@FirstUsername]

My Gen 1 was supposed to arrive today in the mail. It would've made for a great iPod day!

[@broc1617]

Whoa I gotta buckle up for this one. Dude you’re killing it

[@Repeatingpower7]

Wow a 2 hour documentary for the iPod is overkill! This is gonna be great knowing its from 91Tech!

[@keithkenney587]

@Lachlan James Ambler HD must not have been uploaded yet, I watched it in 4K....I mean obviously some of the old video clips aren't going to matter haha.

[@MrRavensFjord]

Really, really solid video. I hadn't though much about my ipods from...oh 15 years or so ago in a long time, but this video made me pretty nostalgic for them. You should be really proud of making a two hour video that still managed to feel concise the whole way through. Keep up the good work.

[@stalesaltine]

Same

[@97nelsn]

The iPod really changed the music world and I have so many great memories with it from the 4th Gen to the the 6th and even using an old iPhone 2G as an iPod touch back in 2008. Now iPods are back thanks to DankPods (though now he expanded to headphones and other MP3 players).

[@kawaiikaktus465]

I’m super blown away by this documentary it gave a nice insight in the history and the little oddities of the iPod and Apple in general. It was really nostalgic and just superb i especially liked the clips where Steve is talking. This documentary really touched me and showed me again what an interesting, innovative and special person Steve Jobs really was. RIP Steve

[@nocturnaliism]

I already know this video is going to be Amazing. Keep up the good work, josh!

[@rorywalters1614]

Since Apple is doing the lossless music thing, iPod definitely could have a big return as the only device that doesn’t require any additional amp or dac to play lossless audio. Add a 1/4”and a 2.5mm jack, better built-in dac and bigger battery, USBC, an iPod Pro is definitely possibly (I’m not an audiophile nor have a pro music player, so I’m likely getting something wrong here).

[@DrSwoose]

That would be awesome and I would buy it right away!

[@new1412]

The long time problem here is that the audiophile community is very small and unique. Apple already has lossless audio codecs to play on iPod for years (ALAC and AIFF) which both available within the iTunes while you rip the song from the CDs so the problem isn't about the availability of the lossless codec. The declining of iPod is due to the fact that mainstream consumers don't want to carry an additional device just for listening to music (which Jobs also predicted correctly back when phones started to have the flash memory and be able to play the music, around 2005 before iPhone). And with present day availability of lossless streaming plus the connectivity speed, the significance of a dedicated music player is on triple down declining. I'm not against your idea of iPod Pro but even as an audiophile I won't buy it unless it could be more cost-effective than others in the market or at least not using proprietary program like iTunes.

[@jonasdatlas4668]

@@new1412 I mean, Sony still makes a colossally expensive premium Walkman model these days, and Astell&Kern built their whole product range in that market. (Incidentally they're what used to be iRiver, if that's still a familiar name from way back when). So clearly there's *some* market for this sort of thing, enough to sustain several competing companies in the high price segment. I could totally see Apple getting into this, with perhaps the extra bonus of capitalising on nostalgia for the iPod Classic.

[@Enigmatism415]

2.5mm jacks are rather niche-a 3.5mm jack would make more sense.

[@new1412]

@@jonasdatlas4668 I mean, yes, there are some market for this sort but, again, the main question here is will Apple be okay for selling, like, 10k annually (if they're lucky)? Also A&K and Sony doesn't (afaik) required a proprietary software (like iTunes) or port (Sony used to have but they (kinda) realized so just went along with 3.5mm), on the other hand the iPod culture is dying down due to the limitations from both of them (iTunes, Firewire & 30pin). The nostalgia is long gone. The Walkman is still alive due to the demand in Japan is still high (and they're promoting it as a Hi-Res player which sounds so cool when actually it's just a capability to play a 24 bits audio file) and that's all.

[@CentralPALocos]

My first handheld device was a lime green 4th gen shuffle in 2011, which my mom accidentally lost a year later. To replace it, my parents gave me a iphone 4 (no sim) a year later, which lasted as my frontline device until 2016 when I got an iPod touch 6. At that time, it was an amazing device, and it lasted me until late 2017 when I replaced it with a iPhone 6s, both of which I still have

[@TRIX-wn2sl]

I’m using an Apple iPhone 12 promax 512 GB I got it for free what I did was I bought an old iPhone 7 then I bought an iPhone X and swapped it out and returned it to Amazon saying I got the wrong phone they gave me my refund so then I bought an iPhone 11 promax 512 when it came out I exchanged it the same way and now I upgraded to the iPhone 12 pro max 512 gigabyte all for free from a $100 damaged iPhone 7 Amazon won’t even question you if you buy a used iPhone from them return an old iPhone and say it was the wrong one they will give you a refund

[@MultiColouredVagina]

@@TRIX-wn2sl wow you're cool

[@TRIX-wn2sl]

@@MultiColouredVagina Yep I’m cool and I get free $hit I’ll be laughing when I upgrade to the next newest phone for free while you’re paying $1500 out of pocket

[@CentralPALocos]

@@TRIX-wn2sl I found a 256gb iPhone 7 that works perfectly in a recycling bin. I might try what you said with it

[@Graceology101]

Thank you for sharing this , we had some much back them even Limewire , MySpace and so on thanks again

[@EliteObsolete]

Giveaway is live now - we're giving away 12 iPods! Enter before October 30th  eoe.works/pages/20th

[@SimbianGaming]

Yes

[@OpenMachines.]

? Why iPods are Obsolete

[@Brotato612YT]

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[@lolol-real8752]

@@OpenMachines. Because they're too slow and old

[@MCAlexisYT]

u n i c o d e a p p l e l o g o

[@villekanninen6269]

Here in 2023, I still use a 3rd gen Nano daily. I'm pretty far from being an Apple fanboy, but this nugget is an amazing marriage of design and technology, and I still get a decent battery life out of it. I wish Apple were still a responsible company and produced stuff that stand the test of time.

[@vdimusicgaming]

I feel like Steve would have did something new to the iPod and wouldn’t have given up on it!

[@TRIX-wn2sl]

No it’s a failing market with everything you have available in an iPhone there’s really no reason to go back to an iPod With all the innards of an iPhone you have more memory than ever and the quality of the music is just as good if not better now All ipod is now is a niche market for nostalgia unless you’re an audiophile but then you wouldn’t be listening to an iPod you would have a really nice expensive MP3 player with a nice dac system so if they wanted to make an iPod relevant they would need to make a very expensive version with a really nice dac system which again would be a niche market because it would be expensive for just an audio system so it would only be sold to audiophiles

[@vdimusicgaming]

@@TRIX-wn2sl that’s the point of the iPod to give people who love audio a product!

[@TRIX-wn2sl]

@@vdimusicgaming Yes if they wanted to make it for a niche market sure but they’re in the business to make money and I think the only way they would make more money is by iPhones Would it be cool if they had one that was souped up for a Hi-Rez audio only yes that would be cool but it would be very expensive and not many people would purchase it

[@vdimusicgaming]

@@TRIX-wn2sl yes it would they could at least try!

[@TRIX-wn2sl]

@@vdimusicgaming I think they don’t want to put too much in that kind of market because there are already a few players that are really good for a Hi-Rez audio I think they’re only more interested in their phones I agree it would be pretty cool they had something like that especially if it was affordable I just don’t think They’ll ever get to it or do it though

[@akarshJD]

Steve really cared about pricing. He knew to reduce for the iPhone 3G. They were a bit pricy but not too much out of reach in contrast to what apple has become nowadays.

[@_Digitalguy]

What I have come to realize with tech youtubers is that there are 2 kinds, one from whom you learn a lot, regardless of the subject, and others that ramble a lot but at the end you learn little or nothing... I could feel it but I couldn't tell what was different between them. Recently I understood, the ones from whom you learn a lot are those that know a lot about the history of technology. And you are one of them Josh.... Other youtubers review old tech, some even more often than you, but they don't know half of the stuff you do about history. As someone who is also passionate about the history of tech I can tell you that you videos are very enjoyable....and that's even more amazing coming from someone who has less than half my age....

[@smileyrocks5635]

Outstanding video, loved this! Enjoyed the longer style video a lot!

[@TechSpree1]

Josh, this video is insane, literally Netflix documentary quality. I hope you make more of these!!

[@Alhambra_Media]

the best documentary video about iPod and i still use iPod Classic 6th gen. it’s awesome for me...

[@theretromillennial]

That b-roll scene with the iPod sitting on top of the pre-special edition Star Wars VHS tapes got me. My childhood and young adulthood wrapped up into one picture... Edit: Just got to the end, and THANK YOU for pointing me to the EOE website! That is awesome!

[@elfedorausado]

I still have and use my very first Apple product, a 1st-gen Nano... and I also got a second-hand 3rd-gen Nano last year. My 3rd-gen Touch was kindly bequeathed to my older brother (so he'd stop using a WALKMAN) and still works

[@johndillier]

I figured you’d make a video to commemorate the iPod anniversary, but you went and made a feature-length documentary! I think you did a great job, and the effort you put in was a great tribute to what really was a key moment in Apple and technology history. No iPod would have meant no iPhone and no Apple as we know it today. Heck, the company might not have even existed anymore by 2021. Kudos on a great video.

[@magfal]

Not mentioning the Creative Zen series, the Creative Jukebox or the Archos Gmini400/402 makes it seem like the iPod was ahead of the curve at all times and further ahead of the curve, when the actually were. When the iPod photo came out, I was already watching movies on my very pocketable Archos Gmini 400 it felt like the future. Regarding the shuffle, it was about 3 years late to it's party. The MuVo series of players provided a better experience years earlier and around the same price bracket and size.

[@Lucky_9705]

It’s hard to believe that 2 decades have passed since this revolutionary device launched

[@gunars12345]

this video is about to hit the algorithm. 1 million views in no time

[@TeeDeeDubya]

Wow! That was so much fun to watch! I’m going to go to EOE and buy a U2 iPod like the one that was stolen from my office. It was my favorite possession at the time.

[@IamNOVAone]

Very well done! This video was almost 2 hours and I was thoroughly entertained the whole time and can’t even say that about most movies.

[@MrCooper83]

This documentary is literally the best about the iPod on the internet. Its like ColdFusion video editing level! Thank you for uploading such a remarkable video.

[@MaxApocalypticGaming]

This deserves so many more views

[@uthmanbaksh3530]

This truly is the most detailed video on the iPod and the sate of Apple during the era of the iPod.

[@hanktank45]

I watched at 360p because I couldn't wait. Love it. Great job, I was really excited for this and I am not disappointed.

[@godspeedfilthypeasantblack1968]

I know I'm late but I just got my first 120gb classic iPod. And this brilliant vid has made me appreciate it more

[@Keullo-eFIN]

Jobs was great in those events, had good humor.

[@phazonlord0098]

I gotta say, thank you so much for doing this. For years I wanted the complete tale of the Ipod but no one ever stepped into the challenge. It was alway the years before the release of the first one or just focusing on specific models like the Classic, Touch or Nano and I always knew that there where tons on information missing, but here it is, someone finally made the video that I always wanted. You've just won a new sub and by taking a look at your content, some binge watching is on it's way as well!

[@mattalki]

I feel fortunate to have lived through that period in Apple's growth. It was really something. It was such an exciting time! Steve Jobs' keynotes were always an event that you had to experience. He really made the people excited by the new products coming out. Apple's marketing today is a bit too slick and polished and doesn't have that same feeling. Great video!

[@jellepetje]

The iPod Classic was actually discontinued because some of the parts either didn’t make sense or became logically unobtainable in terms of costs. I think the hard drives, ironically the part key part for their initial existence, for the classic were to be discontinued in production. This meant that either the price would rise for Apple to keep buying them from toshiba, or they needed to start production themselfs which both were ridiculous options financially for a market losing product which was well on its way out at this point.

[@MOSTDEFINITE]

Damn Good. Excellent production. As an iPod fan I really learned quite a bit. I also have hope that they will re-intoduce a new generation of the iPod Classic. Maybe in 2025 when form & function catches up with nostalgia... I appreciate the sacrifice in time and effort it took to make this film. Well Done!

[@tommyt6285]

What an influential and ridiculously iconic device the iPod was just like the CEO of the fantastic company that made it

[@BassWiz]

you definitely have a talent in how you put these together. I have adhd but just sat and watched a 2 hour video about a defunct product line i never owned, for 2 hours and never felt like it was a chore.

[@Lucas-cb7sz]

Not a fan of apple and actually disagree with a lot but dammit he sure did have me sit in one place for that long

[@stalesaltine]

Why the F would someone dislike this! I appreciate the effort Josh and really enjoyed this! Props to you

[@B727X]

Seeing how long it was? I love it tho and wish dislikes were still there, but they gotta cover those covid alphabet news dislikes

[@dkinley334]

Thank you so much for making this video. Growing up and going to middle school and highschool when the ipod and iphone was so huge, and then learning everything this video had to offer, has changed my views on Apple tremendously. I have so much more respect for Steve Jobs. He was a pioneer, he changed the trajectory of life as we know it. Amazing. Thank you 91Tech. Thank you so fucking much.

[@nicholaslinthicum2871]

Really appreciated the time and effort put into this video, very well thought out and very interesting to see the iPods story. Even though the Apple Watch is a fairly new product especially compared to the iPod that you did in this video, I would love to see a long in-depth explainer about the Apple Watch I understand it will definitely take some time to produce. If you see this Josh, thank you for taking the time to read my comment and to consider my consideration for a future video! Keep up the great work as always Josh!

[@ilpoheikkila4773]

What? Was it almost 2 hours??? I didn’t even notice that as I watched it all! Wow! Really well made video!

[@TechTripping4728]

Hello! My wife and I we have LG, Sony, Samsung, Element, Skyworth and Vizio in the house right now. We enjoy all of them for what they proffer. I find myself studying my purchases now before pulling the trigger but when we have settled on the television that we want we get tunnel vision. Only you and your family have to watch and enjoy your purchases. So follow your heart! Keep up the good work.

[@jefferyjones8399]

I received an blue aluminum iPod Nano for Christmas in high school. The one you were holding in the box. Seeing that box was extremely exciting. I remember thinking the colored iMacs were cool and we used them at my elementary school but we never had a Mac at home. I think my mom was convinced they were more of an education company for a certain amount of time. I think it was the name and the fact that you mostly saw Macs in schools at the time. I went from the Nano then to a larger Classic. After awhile, I got sick of dealing with Windows and picked up my first MacBook, ditched Samsung for iPhone, all when I got to college and earned my own income. I am firmly entrenched in the ecosystem now and haven’t looked back.

[@TRIX-wn2sl]

Apple is just better and more Polished

[@shapelessbb]

Dude, this was EPIC. I don’t think i have ever spent 2 hours watching a single KZbin video. Subscribed to you and i see that you’re also Canadian! Awesome man

[@sgeggbub1008]

Honestly if this video was a Netflix feature documentary I wouldn’t be able to tell the difference. Great effort put into this for an amazing video

[@tmsmqwx]

"Voiceover" on the iPod Shuffle was actually a Beta test for an Accessibility feature that would eventually find it's way to the iPhone

[@coldacre]

this is a really awesome video. so thorough. I have so much respect as I know how much editing is involved in making a 2 hour video... so much love & hard work went into this. I'm an iPod lover since 2005 and my 5th Gen Classic is still working to this day. thanks for the heads up about Elite Obsolete!!

[@jinbeeee6077]

me and my friend used to use her ipod video to listen to music otw to school. i have sm fond memories of those moments in elementary school cuz the ipod was so cool to me.

[@timoyjonsen5428]

Why did you change the thumbnail

[@TheJosep70]

I still have my Classic, the last 160 Gb version released, and love it.

[@mossy_6475]

My grandpa still uses his iPod shuffle to this day. He loves cycling, and it’s the perfect size to take on a bicycle!

[@parttime6506]

Best video you’ve ever made, easily

[@Mrwhosethesus]

One of the best documentary about iPod I've come across! Great job!

[@LATerr0r]

I absolutely love the early days of computing. If anyone here feels the same way then go watch Halt and Catch Fire.

[@gavinsnyder9028]

The 4th generation ipod touch will always have a soft spart in my heart as it was my first piece of tech. Wish I could find a brand new one just to have it lol.

[@drewcollier1138]

I still love my 160 GB iPod Classic. I thought I was at the top of the world when I got it because it was at a time when iPhones had 32 GB at most.

[@oqeufh]

I was 9 in 2007 and I remember my first ipod being the ipod nano 3rd gen. So this ipod will forever be in my heart, I loved my ipod I used to bring it to school everyday and I remember playing constantly that brick game that came with it. After this ipod my parents got me an ipod touch and of course this was my source to my KZbin and mobile game addiction.

[@Oatmaster]

Really enjoyed your video. That last quote at the end is very inspiring. Some people worship Steve as almost a Demi god. Some people hate him for his abrasive personality. No mater what you think of Steve you can’t deny the huge impact his work has had on the world.

[@Maxxeine]

Absolutely fantastic video, you seriously deserve more subscribers and attention.

[@alejandrovallencci]

I think the legacy of the iPod Touch is still around in the form of the iPhone SE. It at least proved to Apple that there was a market for budget-oriented iOS devices and it’s really nice that we can look back on all of it and see where we are now. Great video Josh!

[@frich2k]

Amazing video, probably your best one I've seen! I can't believe I watched it all trough when I wanted to only take a little peek in it. Just shows how good of a youtuber you are and also of course how the story of Steve Jobs changed the world...

[@oliverstemp9132]

Steve Jobs almost seems surprised at himself when he’s introducing new products. That style is amazing

[@iBoy195]

Absolutely fantastic video! LOVED all the hands on of each iPod. Definitely making me want to go buy iPods now. Also I think the length is perfect, 2 hours is a good documentary as this was. Keep up the great work!

[@guitarboyjeff]

One thing that NO ONE that makes videos like this mention that back in the day, 1000 songs was about less than 5GB. But that was because they based that off of how many megabytes each song was back in those days on iTunes. Songs used to 2-3 megabytes. Now days, when you purchase songs, each song is around 10-12 megabytes each song. So that 5GB today wouldn’t hold a total of 1000 songs anymore unfortunately. And of course it isn’t 5Gb, it’s actually less than that just because they didn’t add the amount the firmware software to compensate for that but I am absolutely sure they can’t even do that today. But yeah, songs are much larger today because of the higher bitrate and quality of them when purchasing from iTunes Store. I now have mostly replaced all my old music with digital purchases from iTunes and they are much larger. This doesn’t matter anymore as everyone is moving towards renting music instead of owning it which sucks ass cheeks but I am so happy that parts for most of these iPods exist especially the 5th-7th generation and you can expand that storage with a micro SD adaptor. One last thing that also changed is that all songs used to be $.99 but now individual songs are $1.29 literally all full albums kept their $9.99 price if you purchase the entire album. I am a long time iTunes and iPod user and Apple Music on my new MacBook Air 💻 is really infuriating to use and really hate that they removed the ease of features that iTunes had for iPods. I have a 2011 MacBook Pro but I refuse to use both for just that although I may have to. I’ll see how it goes. YES!! iPod was the glory days!!! 😞

[@The_Game_Is_The_Game]

Just stream your music bro!

[@stanguay169]

That was excellent!! Wow, watched to the end. Please, do more like this! Great work Josh!

[@Muffincakeswithsugar]

This video is a big step up compared to some of the other content on the channel, I can tell you've put a lot of work into this one, I hope to see more stuff like this in the future

[@HerbertCanadiaWinner]

20 yrs for Apple has brought me so many feelings. I was born in 97, so I grew up right in the middle of the Steve Jobs Era for Apple.

[@emperorfaiz]

2 hours documnetary? Let's go!

[@JonnyInfinite]

Some errors/omissions in this: Earlier iPods had a TV out via that extra port, something that most people didn't know/use so it was eventually dropped. Wolfson DACs were also available in the Nano 3rd gen in 2007, only in some models. My 8 gig nano sounds much better than the 4 gig one I own, as only some models had this DAC. The 7th gen Nano could record, pause and rewind radio up to 15 mins, which is something that hasn't been seen before or since - a cool feature if you needed to have important news replayed or just hear your fave song again..

[@pyrusbakugan57338]

He also said the first Apple store was in McLean, VA when it was actually in Tysons Corner, VA.

[@aditjindal]

This video is so nostalgic. I'm literally 15. Great work man

[@Kylefassbinderful]

That was great! Josh, you did a fantastic job. Loved how long it was and I really loved the awesome 20min primer before even getting to the 1st gen iPod.

[@Mergatroid]

My first device with a touchscreen was a first gen iPod touch. I still have it and it still works like new though it OBVIOUSLY shows its age.

[@STICKOMEDIA]

The ipod is amazing, it comes from a time where Apple was cool and I love this old radical tech long live Ipod

[@Taticalnoob21]

I watched this video in my iPod touch 4th gen. I have the white one that released days before Steve Jobs died. He really made my childhood as I was 6 when I got my iPod shuffle. I still have that iPod shuffle to this day I am now 17

[@sburton015]

I do remember one device that I did buy that was kind of like the iPod touch before even the original iPod came out was the Compaq iPAQ pocket PC 3650. I remember buying that from Sears in July of 2000. So still over a year before the original iPod came out. However it did have an external speaker, however it's storage was very limited, like 16 mb of flash storage.

[@win9xse]

absolutely the best project you've ever done and fully worth the wait, josh. absolutely incredible retrospective!

[@atlys258]

Ahhh this video just brings back so many memories 😊 I'm definitely not an Apple fanboy, but my goodness did I love my silver 1st Gen 4GB Mini, silver 2nd Gen 4GB Nano, and black 4th Gen 16GB Nano. Both easily being 2 of my all-time favorite pieces of tech that I've owned. I used them literally every single day for years until the Mini could no longer hold a charge at all, and the Nanos each eventually died from unfortunate falls, and I specifically remember how the black one died in 2011. RIP In Peace, my sweet anodized princes. 😭

[@armannmohd]

*1:49:15* yep I’m still going on strong with this documentary because iPod was part of my childhood. One of my greatest  experience to get to touch and play with the classic and mini iPods (owned by my parents of course). I’m one of those people who still appreciates the existence of the iPod. It’s just very that nostalgic-and meaningful. 📱

[@JOSHnNIX]

Thanks for taking the time to make something on this scale. Perfect blend of interesting and historical. Keep it up.

[@tellsingandplay]

I was diagnosed with cirrhosis on September 2, 2010 and purchased the Nano 6th gen with the video touch. I went to countless Medical appointments at Roybal Clinic, LAC/USC and Keck/USC. The one item that kept me positive was my iPod nano. It was my main focus of attention through a time of desperate measure. I received a liver May 22, 2012 - 6 days after being placed on the transplant list. I bought an iPhone 5 and discontinued the use of my nano but it pretty much ch saved much of my nerves if not my sanity.

[@SonicHacki]

Here after Apple has officially discontinued the iPod lineup as whole for good :')

[@shaynestephens]

It was long but there is really nothing wrong with that. Thank you for this. I had the original 20GB iPod with the mechanical wheel and ring. I still have the iPod Classic 160GB. I had a couple of other generations in between but they were bricked during OS upgrades. I don't use the 160GB much since I have an iPhone 11 Pro Max 256GB with my entire 21,290 songlist on it. I have a Bose iPod speaker system with the 32-contact connector. That's what I keep my iPod for. Yes, I also have a Bose Bluetooth speaker system with Alexa that I use my iPhone with. I also have a 2011 iMac, aa 2011 Macbook Pro with DVD, an iPad Pro second gen and an Apple Watch 4th. gen. A bit behind the times these days but still working. My main PC and laptop are Windows PCs. A I7 desktop and I9 laptop.