What is IPod?
{{lowercase}} [[File:IPod_family.png|250px|thumb|The iPod line from October 2012. From left to right: [[iPod Shuffle]], [[iPod Nano]], [[iPod Classic]], [[iPod Touch]].]] The '''iPod''' is a series of [[Digital audio player|portable music players]] designed by the company [[Apple Inc.]] in [[California]]. The iPod comes with computer cables so that the user can put music from their computer onto the iPod, and play [[music]] from it using headphones. Newer iPods allow a user to play games, view pictures, watch videos and use the [[internet]], too. The first iPod was named the [[iPod Classic]]. This iPod was released on October 23, 2001. Apple Inc. made the iPod like this until September 9, 2014. Apple made a smaller iPod called the iPod mini. It was much smaller than the iPod Classic, but did not hold as many songs. The mini still used a very small [[Hard disk|hard drive]]. It was replaced by a version of the iPod called the iPod nano. Another type of iPod, called the iPod shuffle, was very small, and it used flash memory, like the iPod mini but it had no screen. It was the least expensive iPod. The most expensive iPod is called the [[iPod touch]]. It has a touch screen, like the [[iPhone]]. It's very similar to the [[iPhone]], but it's not a [[smartphone]]. The first generation of iPod touch was released on September 5, 2007 and was discontinued on May 10, 2022. iPods often contain songs downloaded from an online music store, using a program called [[iTunes]]. (The name of Apple's music and video store is the [[iTunes Store]].) Songs are sold in [[AAC]] [[file format]], not [[MP3]] or [[WMA]]. These are popular formats for [[Data compression|compressing]] (making smaller) music until it does not take up much space and can easily be put on a [[media player]] such as the iPod. The App Store is an online shop that is run by [[Apple Inc.]] where people can buy software for their [[iPhone]] or [[iPod Touch]]. It opened on July 11, 2008. Over 2 million [[applications]] (or apps for short) are available for peo