When the iPod classic and third-generation (3G) iPod nano were first released, many reviewers (including me and my colleague, Dan Frakes) noticed that the two new iPods sported a more-colorful and ...

When the developer Erik Kemp designed the first metadata system for MP3s in 1996, he provided only three options for attaching text to the music. Every audio file could be labeled with only an artist, ...

Apple on Wednesday released updates for its iPod nano (4th generation) and iPod classic (120GB), bringing the most current versions to 1.0.3 and 2.0.1, respectively. The nano update fixes several ...

Released alongside the all new third generation iPod Nano, the new iPod Classic offers a refined all-metal case, the same new graphical interface of the Nano, and the most battery and storage capacity ...

The iPod Classic line was the heart of Apple’s digital music revolution, defining an era of portable media players in the early 2000s. First introduced in 2001 as simply the “iPod,” it featured a ...