This iPod Was a Fraud: Not Made by Apple!

[@snazzy]

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[@tubeyou6794]

what are you talking about? Nobody called them jukeboxes everybody called them MP3 players. Also, what are you talking about that Apple revolutionized songs and not albums? Have you heard about the MP3? Like everybody was using winamp and MP3. Nobody was using albums. I don’t know what you’re talking about literally. We used winamp and we used MP3 and those devices were not called jukebox. Nobody called them jukebox at all they were called MP3 players so since I know you’re from my time, I don’t know why you’re saying this…. also actually. winamp was the first to offer library way before iTunes, and it was way better and way easier to use as well than iTunes. iTunes didn’t even have song scheduling until like 10 years after it was invented.

[@TheOriginalEviltech]

iPostor devices are what drove the progress in so many other devices!

[@ethangillespie562]

To answer your question 30:46 Ladies often had maids to help them dress, so having buttons on the left made it easier for a right-handed helper. Also Back in the day, women were expected to ride sidesaddle - having the buttons on the left stopped the wind getting into their shirts as they rode. Also there was another reason If a jacket buttoned right over left, the handle of the sword would be likely to catch in the jacket opening when drawn

[@Danny-wv8ec]

dude you used to wear some nice shirts that i really liked but now it's all golf shirts and whatever this black thing is. i'm older than you and i spice it up way more than you. Take risks man and maybe let the wife shop for ya(please don't tell me she already does 😬)

[@tylerseyfert2015]

I owned every single one of those

[@beastfighter1]

18:21 Many people don't know that "limited edition" means "put in mouth." That caught me SO off-guard and now it's the funniest thing in the world to me.

[@L7CK7]

It was fantastic. Really laugh out loud funny.

[@HelloMyNameIsBenson]

every now and then quin does something so unhinged and it has me roaling on the floor

[@Cyba_IT]

I had to immediately skip back to check if that really happened and then came to the comments 😁 I'm pretty sure those aren't water proof or resistant in any way. 😂It should be fine.

[@GodThyCreator]

I got something limited edition for ya.. lol

[@marten6578]

what? care to elaborate?

[@voidmayonnaise]

Hey, Dankpods, big fan

[@snazzy]

Slap of the one grit to ya!

[@ithinkits8674]

@@snazzyso where is Frank huh? 👀

[@UnderEu]

@@ithinkits8674She says nothing!

[@WOSArchives]

@@snazzy Should've loaded that AAA dock for the first gen with some genuine PKCells.

[@TheLifeOfJavi]

@@WOSArchives it's pronounced "AAA!"

[@xkidmidnightx]

This makes me feel so old. I cant believe this lil guy came out 20 years ago.

[@snazzy]

Wild indeed!

[@GriffithFromBerk]

I also came out 20 years ago. I can’t play music tho

[@DeviantZeal]

I can’t be the only one who thinks the AAA battery dock makes it look like a tiny WiiMote??

[@B.D.F.]

Kind of looks like the grips people get for their Apple Remote.

[@terrordisco2944]

Wii was later?

[@idevapps3704]

NInTeNdO CoPiEd APPLE 🤣

[@SlinkySlonkyWaffle]

no green ipad and a facecam? what happened to you?!?!?!?

[@Fernando-ek8jp]

Snazzy Danks

[@PierlucF]

Dank Labs

[@emmabentley7945]

Believe it or not, I got told I was being ridiculous for wearing a 2nd gen during a job interview for a UK apple authorised reseller. 😂

[@snazzy]

That recruiter didn’t know how to have fun!

[@Crlarl]

Did you get the job?

[@emmabentley7945]

@@Crlarl i Didn't ! the thing that bothered me was because i had tech experience they said no to me , then hired the girl after me who was prettier... oh yea the 2 people who interviewed were Men lol

[@JoeMariaa]

Unfortunately, in retail, looks are more important to most companies. Sexism!

[@StephenCarpenter20]

I’d love to know who that reseller was, as someone who used to manage a UK Apple Authorised Reseller, I’d have geeked out at someone coming in wearing an iPod Shuffle.

[@DeviantZeal]

PLEASE make a video like this for the iPod Touch over the years.

[@mitchelldorrance]

Second this. Need a retrospective that goes through the stuff I didn’t know

[@nick_fitch]

@@mitchelldorrance Third(ed?)

[@chrisperrywv]

Zuuuuuuuuune

[@rozaj2002]

the OG was so good

[@Christarpher]

I love those little 3.5mm headphone jack to USB cables, I’ve still got mine from my iPod shuffle and every now and again I run into it in my bin of cables.

[@tupuppi]

Ahh yes, the classic bin of cables that gets bigger and bigger the older you get

[@juanfgd]

You forgot to color grade the clip @ 15:58 heh, but awesome video as always from my favourite KZbinr!

[@t3zla736]

An Aussie guy with a green iPad and a 2007 iMac likes this

[@hihi217]

9:18 ooh, nice reference

[@snazzy]

Let's get these iPods out onto a tray.

[@UnderEu]

@@snazzyNice

[@Formulka]

18:21 was decadent or rancid?

[@benbunch4159]

iPod shuffle was the best iPod...ever. Honestly. The reliability (I think my first gen shuffle went through the wash like 4 times) and small size was brilliant. It had enough music on it for the day, and was actually easier to navigate than you might think because you could navigate backwards or forwards from the start of the playlist so you were kind of plunked down in the middle of the music and it was pretty easy to get to a specific song you wanted, etc. It was so easy to charge and always have with you, plus had the convenience of being a flash drive which you used to need.

[@BeroOgden]

Before you opened the cover on the charging accessory i thought "no way, that thing had a battery powered charging accessory?!" Which also confirmed why i thought it kind of looks like the battery powered pack attachment that went on Xbox controllers.

[@snazzy]

It does! Haha

[@hypernova128]

Unboxing an obscure iPod, then immediately eating it. Never change Quinn!

[@johnhall1962]

I bought a 4th gen shuffle for only £19 and I absolutely love it! It can hold like 40 albums, still has decent battery life and my mum is now jealous and wants one for her birthday!! Truly a legendary set of products.

[@HometownUnicorn]

I had a cassette player with an inline remote on the headphones cable in the '90s 30 years ago

[@samwise122]

I also distinctly remember having a mini disc player in around 2001 with a bunch of controls on the headphone cable Edit: I found it! It was a Sony MZ-N1

[@rozaj2002]

just *slightly* more chunky 😆

[@DeviantZeal]

I LOVED my 3rd Gen Shuffle. I did have a Belkin adapter that included the controls so I could use any earphones.

[@snazzy]

it so smol

[@erebostd]

19:52 what did they „invent“? We had cable remotes in the late 80s, this was nothing new…

[@daylen577]

18:21 when the intrusive thoughts take over

[@snazzy]

😂

[@siloPIRATE]

18:22 hold up

[@EddieShowsMachinima]

Putting the limited edition Avon Gold iPod Shuffle in your mouth is a textbook chad move

[@SiimKuusik]

The first gen Apple iPod Shuffle was my very first Apple product ever here in Estonia when I was 17. Thank you for this trip back Quinn.

[@TristanBurgener]

i loved my ipod nano 2gb, first ipod and it was no nonsense just music. loved it!

[@shaunbee]

Man you popping the gold shuffle in your mouth had me lose it 😂😂😂

[@CarlRyds]

“Royal Mail screws me again” …Yep, welcome to our world 🇬🇧 😂

[@lonestranger]

@19:50 Inline controls on the headphone cord have been a thing for long before MP3 players even existed. My Sony Discman D-202 (CD player) from 1991 had play/pause, stop, and track forward/back but not volume. Other CD players, MiniDisc players, etc. had volume controls too, of course.

[@DJPixcell]

Man this comes full circle. One of my earliest KZbin memories (... 2008?) is when I was looking for reviews for a switcheasy case for my iPod touch second generation... And it was this very channel.. you as a young man probably around the same age (I'm 32 now.. lol) unboxing and reviewing the switcheasy case. Which was a wild case at the time. Wild how time flys.. it's amazing you have stayed in it for so long and absolutely wildly enhanced your videos since then hahah Thank you then, and thank you now.

[@DannyLunden]

When you ate the gold Avon shuffle I almost pissed my pants from laughing. I may be too high.

[@snazzy]

😂

[@headwerkn]

The OG Shuffle was my second iPod, after the 3rd Gen which I still own and occasionally use (strapped to power, battery long dead). You’re right, that first gen Shuffle was barely much more than a straight USB stick and so was a no brainer, very useful both for keeping files and a bit of music at hand where even a full size iPod was a bit big or a bit too much of a security risk. My Shuffle even survived a few trips through the washing machine, lol!

[@BrianHill]

Now is the time to Google for the iPod Flea. Your sides will hurt from laughing.

[@wcg66]

I have an ipod shuffle on my desk, right next to me. I don't use it much but it looks cool. The sounds was very good and battery life was good too for the time but limited storage!

[@theycallme_nightmaster]

are u me

[@billy120745]

The last Shuffle was PEAK! Easily my favorite Apple device ever. $50 for my young broke butt, sounded great, the voice over worked so well. I miss that device and would buy a re-release in a heart beat. Such a winning combo of form and function. Loved having hundreds of songs in such a small form. Such memories!

[@celebrityrog]

The first iPod was not just a music player but it also served as an external hard drive storage bank in addition to holding music and playing it from the iPod itself. Connect to your Mac and you could load it with photos and files too.

[@SoloKarry]

First ipod tier list episode by ATP and now this This will be too much ipod talk in a week for me lolz Love it

[@NikolaiCherepanov]

Can we talk about how you casually put the shuffle in your mouth 😂

[@MinoltaCamera]

The third gen is amazing, is so small, no buttons, just music. Way easier to control it with the earpods, compatible with more expensive earpods in-ear that sound much better. I love mine, but it was so tiny that I lost it haha

[@KidRivera1115]

The 2nd Gen Shuffle brought back alot memories & nostalgia especially when you mentioned the crackling noise it makes when you move around the headphone jack lol

[@yueli93]

11:20 does the battery booster work as a normal USB power bank?

[@TheSkcube]

The first gen shuffle reminds me of my old Creative MuVo FM player. It was essentially a 256 or 512mb flash disk, that could connect to a battery holder and become an MP3 player.

[@DeviantZeal]

I had the earlier version without the FM radio. Came with one Silver and one Wine coloured battery bc compartments. I swapped the compartment lids for a 3 tone effect. 128Mb. My first ever MP3 player.

[@jacobbandyk]

Loved this format! Getting history and the unboxing in one was very enjoyable.

[@JeffreyJakucyk]

I have a 4th gen Shuffle, and my main complaint is that the square form factor makes it nearly impossible to tell which buttons you're pressing by feel. Not that it would be a lot easier with the 2nd generation, but at least you'd have a chance of knowing "oh I'm on the long side so that's volume up/down rather than back/forward." I used the Shuffle while biking and often hit the wrong button because of that. The other problem with the square form factor is that you can't squeeze the clip without also pressing the back button. Form over function IMO.

[@quinton1661]

I completely forgot about the 3rd generation. I worked for an electronics department in a department store from late 2005 through late 2011, so I saw all generations of the Shuffle, but I COMPLETELY forgot about the 3rd gen. The idea was fine, until you realize that people would like to use their own earphones...

[@javiersanpan]

I really appreciate how your videos are really for tech enthusiasts, not just a marketing brief read, but going into the details of the components and the history. Keep it up!

[@mvmnt.]

I could swear the Shuffles were one big playground for Apple to test out anodising Aluminium in every colour under the sun.

[@wisteela]

A blast from the past. The sports case for the 1st gen was brilliant. I didn't know there was a battery add on.

[@ArrivingElsewhere]

I've been wrist-sniping your channel for years and you've got great taste in watches.

[@snazzy]

Hey thanks man!

[@ericmoeller3634]

i like how apple calls their customers a thief as they're unboxing the iPod

[@smoll.miniatures]

I remember I found one in a plane pocket when I was going on Holliday. Can’t remember what I did with it.

[@potatorigs2155]

Apple's control through a jack cable was not an original invention; it was inspired by the LANC cable protocol, which was used to initiate recording on camcorders.

[@mantokee]

Using this to this day. I don't know it's something magical, peaceful about it. You just plug your headphones and go for a walk, run while your favorite music plays. Yes storage is lacking, but AAC 128kbs still plenty of audio quality and you can rock decent amount of songs on this lil boy. No screen, no distractions just you and the music. And plus.. this thing is loud as hell. I mean the amp on this is even better than most of todays flagship phones, no kidding'. On quality earphones the volume is huge.

[@ChrisParlett]

Walkmans had headphone remotes back in the 90s, Sir.

[@seancourtney57]

A guy can never ever trust a Mormon specimen. Thank you for the effort Quinn.

[@SpideydudeRadioNetwork]

Distinctly remember working at the country club, jamming out to my iPod Shuffle while using the ball picker to do my job. Memories.

[@KilianMuster]

The first Shuffle was amazing. My son actually used one until 3 years ago. That thing is indestructible.

[@tombraselton2671]

That first iteration of the iPod Shuffle (chewing gum case) was the absolute BEST! It was the LOUDEST ever out of them all. I also had mine rip out of my pocket on my motorcycle at 60mph and hit the road. It was then run over by THREE cars! Worked like a champ when I went back to get it. It was the best ever. So loud.

[@user-vu6xv4qf7c]

The shuffle 1st gen was my first iPod. Boy I felt old watching this video!

[@dash8brj]

Just looked on my bookshelf as I knew I had a shuffle there, turns out I have a gen 2 silver shuffle that still works!

[@KevInPA84]

9:19 July’24 that case accessory began its yellowing lifespan.😂 Great video as always 🙌🏼

[@mwiz100]

Man talking about the shuffles brings back memories. I worked at an Apple store from late '08 thru beginning of '11 and there was always something endearing about these weird shuffles. The third gen at one point was $50. When people came in to buy just the basic apple remote headphones which were $30 we'd be like "Hey, for a little more you can get a WHOLE iPOD..." It felt weird when you contextualized it in that way you're either paying $20 for an iPod or (the reality) VASTLY overpaying for some basic ass headphones. Also with all the different colors the amount of backroom inventory/PLU's to deal with was maddening. I felt bad for our inventory folks when they added colors. We also had a whole training and protocol about how to deal with knockoffs - because legitimately sometimes people would come in with them thinking they were legit not knowing any better.

[@donnierussellii4659]

I can't get my head around the fact you can't simply plug an apple product into your computer and copy mp3s to it, when other brands let you do just that.

[@IsaiahZietzke]

I had all 3 generations. I really loved the 3rd gen because it was the first “big” purchase I a made by saving up my allowance. My biggest gripe was the mirror finish on clip showing scratches within hours of opening it lol. Thanks for the trip down memory lane!

[@mattsnyder4754]

That third gen shuffle 1. looks like a Juul 2. Has so few ports that it has to be Jonny Ive’s favorite product.

[@davidredjoy]

When I bought the original Shuffle here in Sweden when it was released - it was sold at Apple without the extra plastic wrap - only the green packaging. Your version is probably US/Canada version or something.... =)

[@JamesR624]

I still love how Apple, to this day, still recognizes the iPod's legacy, even down to a 2001 1st Gen iPod being featured in the 2024 keynote. And I am pretty sure that if you use adapters, Apple Music on macOS Sonoma and Windows 11 today, would still fully recognize and be compatible with a 1st gen iPod, just as much as a current gen iPhone or iPad.

[@LukasLevi1]

I got the 2nd gen shuffle in purple as a birthday gift from my sister. Was my first iPod and I loved it. Still kicking around somewhere

[@juxxtapoz]

I remember selling the first Shuffle when I worked at Circuit City. Didn't sell many though. The iPod Mini and iPod Nano sold way more.

[@peteryates308]

"When was the last time you saw a mini USB?" This morning, on the HHKB I've been using for 15+ years 😓

[@V3cna.]

Second gen was my first iPod and I use to twirl the chord to get that scratch noise in junior high.

[@RC2225]

I got a 1. gen shuffle as a birthday gift when i was 8. I loved that thing and the battery extension pack was just amazing. In my remembrance those batteries lasted for ages. Unfortunately i don’t find it anymore. 😢

[@telerye]

i still re-find my wife’s og shuffle every few years and it still works!

[@quinagaa]

Damn, packaging was something else... Nowadays, anyone would say that this was a horrible unpacking experience

[@andrewmccallister3321]

LOVED my first gen shuffle. Despite the “shuffle” name it was also good for listening to tracks in order (one of the on/off switch settings), perfect for audiobooks ripped from CDs with many tracks. In my memory I could pause and pick up again right when I left off.

[@aDistantLight]

It was the snap-on lanyard that was one of Apple's first forays into planned obsolescence. Many, many people complained that they were moving around with their Shuffle when it would snap off of the lanyard and fly into a sewer grate, off a bridge, into a toilet, into traffic, under the seat of the car, etc. and disappear forever, and because of that Apple sold a ton of extra product in the form of replacements.

[@robollama8612]

As an android user, i still have tons of nostalgia for my iPod

[@WispOfSoul]

The iPod shuffle (2nd or 3rd gen I can't remember which) is the only iPod/Apple product I owned up until recently, and even now I only have Apple products which were gifted to me

[@MrFTDj]

17:05 I remember this timeline, I also remember that all the color changes were intentional. After the first 7 months and all the complaints, they started considering it more as wearable accessory. As you can see all the colors were season based! Because the lifecycle of the product was already defined they used this trick to continuing selling it. That also explains the gold one.

[@GarbanzoBeansFan]

Ah, yes! The iPod Shu-fflé 😉

[@MikeBehrensWX]

11:20 That accessory is wild! I remember having to buy a special Apple USB charger at an airport vending machine because USB chargers were rare back then. Phones just all had one-off special chargers.

[@Saluteme10288]

The black and white 4th gen was my first ipod i still have fond memories of that thing

[@phrayzee]

I still have my 512MB first-gen model, which still works to this day. I had a couple accessories, one was a belt clip that attached to the USB plug, and another was a silicone protective shell. Every once in a while I take it out of the drawer and play with my Sony noise cancelling headphones (using the cord obviously).

[@georgemathieson6097]

6th gen nano w/ touch screen?? where's that? it's the only one I ever wanted

[@VictoryHighway]

The original HDD based iPods used a PortalPlayer SoC. The iPod software, which included software from PortalPlayer was based on an OS called PixoOS, which Apple eventually bought outright.

[@joevsthepinetree9017]

My first iPad was the original shuffle. 512MB. Just enough music for an 8 hr road trip to not hear a song on repeat. It sat nicely in the slot for the hand brake in my car and the headphone jack went into an FM transmitter in the cigarette lighter slot. Felt like a king, even though I was unaware of the quality of the experience on headphones. Still have one of the last shuffles sitting on the shelf. Might pull it out today to see what I was listening to when it was last used.

[@Crim222]

I loved my tiny shuffle, I just wish they still made them and that they came in different colors.

[@rorywalters1614]

I daily drive a flash-moded 256GB iPod mini, and I know another benefit of having a hard drive in it: saves battery when on standby. The hard drive will not run and would be completely off when on standby, and the drive won’t continuously run for long periods, it’s programmed that way in the drive’s firmware, no matter what system it’s on. A flash card doesn’t preform like that, so it will keep pulling power when on standby.

[@nfugitt89]

I love the two tone packaging. Wish they had that kind of whimsy again

[@jamesworley2674]

I still have my OG 1G shuffle, the waterproof case for the gym and the USB desk stand. Works a dream

[@EpicNovA97]

Quinn without a beard is just cursed but i can't explain why.

[@username9774]

I have a 4th gen shuffle, I still use it sometimes, I love that thing

[@grandchester]

My first iPod was the 2nd gen shuffle. I didn't have anything to compare it to, so I thought it was amazing. But, watching the nano reveal it literally took my breath away. It was a gasping moment. I bought it day 1 and it continues to be my favorite Apple product I've ever owned.

[@ShanerTheGrey]

The first generation iPod shuffle was the first Apple product I bought with my own money.

[@mic9657]

I still have the shuffle with no controls and ended up loving it. Used it for gym and just pressed play. That’s all it needed to do and it did it perfectly.

[@static369]

The iPods used to come with faux leather sleeves. Loved those.

[@BrianNaylor17]

When I was in high school, I bought the 2nd gen shuffle for snowboarding. I thought I was so cool putting the iPod in my palm and running the headphone up my arm. then I just used my thumb in my gloves to control the music and the gloves provided enough padding to prevent accidental button pushes. It felt like the future

[@tookitogo]

2:56 The green box is the actual packaging. The outer blister pack is what was added for big-box stores to make them easier to hang and larger (=harder to steal). Costco and co have even larger packaging to make theft even harder.

[@dog_knight]

Loved the first gen shuffle. Took it everywhere with me until it was stolen. Even used it with one of those cassette adapters in my car for a while. Never had another shuffle after that, but already had a 4th gen iPod. Went from that to iPhone years later.

[@Mooooooof]

As much as the third gen shuffle flopped, it was one of those weirdly intriguing Apple products. The stainless one is so cool looking

[@markb1911]

I remember saving up for what seemed forever leading up to the release of the shuffle. Hitched a ride with a friend to circuit city and purchased the 1GB model in 2005, to the heckling of my friend, but I didn’t care. It was the size of a pack of gum. And it sounded amazing. It was magic to me. This is the most detailed video i’ve seen on the 1st gen shuffle. And yes, all of those accessories are were indeed real, and many shuffle users had them. Interesting fact. The Sigmatel STMP3550, being the first all-in-one SOC as is mentioned here, also had two transistors for each channel in a “push pull” configuration, meaning that each channel could not only be driven with a positive voltage, but also be pulled to negative voltage as well. This makes the 1st gen shuffle the only (and I do mean only) iPod that could perfectly and faithfully reproduce a square wave at 100% volume. All other iPod models used single-transistor amplifier output stages, leading to a “hump” shaped wave instead of a square wave when tested at maximum volume with a square wave file. The duel-transistors per channel is what made the first gen shuffle able to faithfully reproduce full bass without any roll-off whatsoever. It is one of the most “musical” music players ever made, in my humble opinion. Another perk of having this amplifier topology was that it could drive lower impedance headphones than all other ipod models without producing any distortion whatsoever. (there was a website back in the day that graphed all of this, but I can no longer find it) I still have that 1GB shuffle, and use it often, along with 4 others I’ve acquired over the years second-hand. Because you can literally plug any set of headphones into that gumstick thingy, and it will drive them, and sound good. Very good, even with only with the supported lossy 320kbps codec’s. The one I purchased from circuit city is still working after 19yrs, on the original battery, believe it or not. And it still plays for hours before needing to be recharged. Idk. The first gen shuffle has a special place to me, because it was simple, easy, and sounded GOOD. Of course there were other music players that sounded good, and that used the STMP3550 SOC, but something about how apple packaged it and brought it to market had the magic that the other’s did not. Great video! Cheers.

[@benbailey5685]

I was just at a museum in Iceland and they still use the gen 4 IPod shuffle for the audio guide