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Adrian Kingsley-HughesVisual proof that the iPod is on the way out
Summary: Apple drops the ‘iPod’ from iOS 5 and the iPhone 4S.
Want proof that the iPod is on the way out and that the iPhone and iPad is where it’s at? Take a look at this:
I was at the gym earlier today and I needed some tunes to motivate me to bang out my squats and deadlifts, so I dug my iPhone out of my gym bag and went for the familiar ‘iPod’ icon (an icon I reach for so often I instinctively knew where it was … muscle memory is a cool thing!) … only to find that it was nowhere to be seen. For a second I started to panic, thinking that my iOS 5 update had somehow gone wrong but then I saw the ‘Music’ icon. I hesitantly tapped it and the familiar ‘iPod’ controls appeared.
Phew!
That’s right. The ‘iPod’ icon is no more. It’s no longer present on the iPhone 4S and it’s not on any iOS 5 powered device. It’s gone. History. Goodbye.
The decade-long reign of the iPod is coming to a close.
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Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
Adrian Kingsley-Hughes is an internationally published technology author who has devoted over a decade to helping users get the most from technology -- whether that be by learning to program, building a PC from a pile of parts, or helping them get the most from their new MP3 player or digital camera.
Adrian has authored/co-authored technical books on a variety of topics, ranging from programming to building and maintaining PCs. His most recent books include "Build the Ultimate Custom PC", "Beginning Programming" and "The PC Doctor's Fix It Yourself Guide". He has also written training manuals that have been used by a number of Fortune 500 companies.
Adrian also runs a popular blog under the name The PC Doctor, where he covers a range of computer-related topics -- from security to repairing and upgrading.
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And the lack of the annual September music event.
The iPod is a business in harvest.
Bruizer21 hrs ago -
RE: Visual proof that the iPod is on the way out
@Bruizer We cant forget this phone http://www.technologyfazer.com/the-samsung-galaxy-s-ii-approaching-to-u-s-in-august.html
nomikhokher9 hrs ago -
Why not?
@nomikhokher
It is a phone and not a PMP. As a phone, it has an unusably large 4.3" screen (won't pocket well).
But again. Why bring a phone into a discusion on PMPs?Bruizer6 hrs ago -
RE: Visual proof that the iPod is on the way out
@nomikhokher My Dad got one - it's a nice looking phone, but way too big in the hand and the media controls are so useless as to be non-existent. Sorry, Apple has got the media player thing sorted, no matter what their nay-sayers claim.
I am confused at the apparent pulling back from what is possibly the single biggest cross-market brand out there at the moment - entertainment and computing in the one device...
Ben_E4 hrs ago -
RE: Visual proof that the iPod is on the way out
I, for one, still prefer a separate PMP. Call me old fashioned, but there's a part of me that HATES draining the battery of my cell phone for trivial functions such as this.
Cylon Centurion21 hrs ago -
RE: Visual proof that the iPod is on the way out
All they've done is separated the music app from the video app.
msalzberg21 hrs ago -
RE: Visual proof that the iPod is on the way out
@msalzberg
I think he has a point here. If you go back and watch the Jobs' 2007 MacWorld Keynote introducing the iPhone, you'll see he described it as consolidating devices, including the iPod. The default layout has always put Mail, Safari, Photos, and iPod on the bottom.
As to what the iPod being on the way out means, I think Apple is still going to sell them. As to being the focus of the company, just how many tracks at WWDC were about iPod games, since 2007?
DannyO_0x9820 hrs ago -
Interestingly enough, now even the biggest selling iPod device, iPod touch,
@DannyO_0x98: ... will not have function in iOS 5 that is directly called "iPod", and this has sense, too.
DeRSSS14 hrs ago -
RE: Visual proof that the iPod is on the way out
This article seems to miss one issue:
Whether on not the iPod is going to be phased out, the iPod never had an 'iPod' app. It makes more sense having the separate app for music and video, and makes it easier to use.
korin12520 hrs ago -
RE: Visual proof that the iPod is on the way out
@korin125
Nope, they had an iPod app which would let you organize your media. Now the media is split into two Music, and Videos.
Rama.NET20 hrs ago
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