The MP3 file format was always encumbered with patents, but as of 2017, the last patent finally expired. Although the format became synonymous with the digital music revolution that started in the ...

For example, having an iPod that didn’t have a spinning, unreliable hard drive was huge even if the size was measured in single-digit gigabytes, since iPods tended to not be treated with the ...

Explore daily insights on the USA TODAY crossword puzzle by Sally Hoelscher. Uncover expert takes and answers in our ...

The iPod was a truly revolutionary piece of technology. Though portable digital music players had existed for nearly a decade before Apple unveiled the first iPod in 2001, the now-iconic portable ...

In 2006 — just a year before the iPhone appeared — a slightly-under-the-weather Steve Jobs introduced the $349 iPod Hi-Fi. Jobs opened his pitch praising Apple for making music mobile with the iPod, ...

I love my iPod. My little red 5th generation Apple MP3 player is still a device that lives in my pocket, perfect for whenever I want to listen to top-quality wired music on the go. Sure ...

In the world of Apple products, the iPod mini is an example of the latter. It’s perhaps the best example of Apple killing one of its darlings. The iPod mini was introduced at Macworld San Francisco in ...

Kim: But sales have been in decline for over a decade. How did the iPod go from being one of the most popular gadgets to being basically nonexistent? In 1999, the US music industry had its biggest ...

And I’m here for it. The haute couture brand is launching a small cross-body bag in the shape of an iPod, complete with a little window that mimics an iPod screen. The LV emblem also acts as a ...

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