Experience the First-generation iPod on the Website

You may start to use iPod for enjoying music since years ago, and probably your iPod players have been updated many times as Apple continually launched new surprises for Apple fans during the decade. So, do you still remember the first generation of iPod?

Well, iPod classic is the first generation of the line of portable media players created by Apple, with the later products of iPod touch, iPod nano, iPod mini and iPod shuffle. Each contains several models over the past years.

As regarded as the classic version, in remembrance of Steven Jobs, Apple released a video in which Jobs displayed the initial generation iPod player. Besides, Besides, Web design company Inventika Solutions has created a virtual iPod classic which you can fiddle with in your web browser. It’s got some preloaded songs, and comes accompanied by nice graphics, which is made in the memory of Steve Jobs (October 5th.). It works exactly how you would expect - you can drag the click wheel, the center button, and the menu/control buttons. You can even play the preloaded songs. Maybe you can get some nostalgic fun from this website.

With 160GB of storage capacity, iPod classic makes it possible for you to store up to 40,000 songs, 200 hours of video, 25,000 photos, or any combination. And the long-run 36 hours of battery life, enables you to keep on rocking for quite a long time enjoyment.

During these years development, it’s easy to notice how iPod changes in appearance, capability and functions, etc. There are more colors for your options, and more memory volume to choose from. The size is becoming larger and larger as a trend in portable media players. Functions are enhanced as well, all the way from audio, video, TV shows, photos to radio, web browser, games, etc. iPod is always surprising us.

Other information: iPod can play several audio file formats includes MP3, AAC/M4A, Protected AAC, AIFF, WAV, Audible audiobook, and Apple Lossless.

Rumor or Fact: New iPod Nano Copies Old OPPO MP4?

Just as each i-device from Apple makes waves, iPod Nano also may lead to a new patent battle wave after its release. Some say the new iPod Nano somehow looks like Nokia Lumia Smartphone or the Samsung MP3 player. With some seemingly solid and visible evidence, more people tend to suspect that iPod Nano has copied an old version S33 of OPPO MP4 player.

Just as shown in the above picture, the newly-released iPod Nano is designed in a thinner body and with a 2.5 inch display screen. The upper one is an MP4 player S33 from OPPO launched in 2009 while the other one turns to be the newest iPod Nano which was just introduced lately. From the images, obvious similarities cannot be ignored: they are both designed in rectangular design with the home button at the central bottom and a built-in accelerometer.

Actually, OPPO S33 has successfully applied for the appearance patent for its product of this version back to 3 years ago. It’s still unknown if OPPO will sue Apple or not. Is this a fact or just a rumor?

Background information:
OPPO-OPPO Electronics Corp., Ltd is an electronics manufacturer based in Dongguan, Guangdong, China. Its major product lines include MP3 players, Portable Media players, LCD-TV, eBook, DVD/Blu-ray Disc players and low cost mobile phones. (From Wikipedia)