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I-iPod ingelinye lamagama afanayo amakhulu e-Apple. Izidlali zomculo, ezaqala ukubona ukukhanya kosuku eminyakeni eyi-10 edlule, zaqhuba umnotho we-Apple isikhathi eside futhi, kanye ne-iTunes, zashintsha ubuso bomhlaba womculo wesimanje. Kodwa akukho lutho oluhlala phakade, futhi inkazimulo yeminyaka yangaphambili yasibekela eminye imikhiqizo, eholwa yi-iPhone ne-iPad. Isikhathi sokwehlisa.

I-classic esendleleni yokuphuma

I-iPod Classic, eyayaziwa nje ngokuthi i-iPod, ingumkhiqizo wokuqala emndenini we-iPod owaletha ukubusa kwe-Apple emhlabeni womculo. I-iPod yokuqala yabona ukukhanya kosuku ngo-Okthoba 23, 2001, yayinamandla angu-5 GB, isibonisi se-LCD ye-monochrome futhi yayihlanganisa nalokho okubizwa ngokuthi Isondo Lokuskrola ukuze uthole ukuzulazula kalula. Yavela emakethe nesiqubulo esinamaphiko "Izinkulungwane zezingoma ephaketheni lakho". Sibonga i-hard disk engu-1,8" esetshenzisiwe, uma kuqhathaniswa nomncintiswano osebenzise inguqulo engu-2,5", ivikele ukuhlomula kobukhulu obuncane nesisindo esiphansi.

Ngesizukulwane esilandelayo, Isondo Lokuskrola lathathelwa indawo Isondo Lokuthinta (eyaqala ukuvela ku-iPod mini, kamuva eyashintsha yaba i-iPod nano), kamuva eyaqanjwa kabusha ngokuthi Isondo Lokuchofoza. Izinkinobho ezizungeze indilinga yokuthinta zanyamalala, futhi lo mklamo waqhubekela phambili kwaze kwaba muva nje, lapho wawusetshenziswa i-iPod yakudala yesizukulwane sesithupha kanye ne-iPod nano yesizukulwane sesihlanu. Umthamo wenyuka wafinyelela ku-160 GB, i-iPod yathola isibonisi sombala sokubuka izithombe nokudlala amavidiyo.

Imodeli entsha yokugcina, ukubuyekezwa kwesibili kwesizukulwane sesithupha, yethulwa ngo-September 9, 2009. Emcimbini wokugcina womculo, kwakungekho nezwi mayelana ne-iPod classic, futhi kakade kwase kukhulunywa ngokukhanselwa okungenzeka kwale iPod. uchungechunge. Cishe sekuyiminyaka emi-2 namuhla i-iPod yakudala ingabuyekeziwe. Kube nesimo esifanayo ne-white MacBook, ekugcineni yathola isabelo sayo. Futhi i-iPod classic cishe ibhekene nesiphetho esifanayo.

Ezinsukwini ezimbalwa ezedlule, isigaba semidlalo ye-Click Wheel, okungukuthi imidlalo ye-iPod yakudala, sanyamalala ku-App Store. Ngalokhu kuhamba, kuyacaca ukuthi i-Apple ayihlosile ukwenza okunye ngalesi sigaba sezinhlelo zokusebenza. Ngendlela efanayo, ngokusobala ayihlosile ukwenza okunye nge-iPod yakudala. Futhi nakuba ukukhanselwa kwemidlalo ye-Click Wheel kuwumphumela, sisaphuthelwa imbangela.

I-iPod touch cishe iyimbangela okungenzeka kakhulu. Uma sibheka ubukhulu bale mishini emibili, lapho i-iPod yakudala ikala u-103,5 x 61,8 x 10,5 mm kanye ne-iPod touch engu-111 x 58,9 x 7,2 mm, siqaphela ukuthi i-iPod touch ingaphansi nje kwesentimitha ukuphakama, nokho, I-iPod touch iholela ngokusobala kwezinye izilinganiso. Ngaleso sizathu futhi, idla izinombolo zokuthengisa ze-iPod yakudala futhi ithatha indawo ephelele.

Nakuba i-iPod yakudala iyithuluzi le-multimedia elinesikrini esincane esingu-2,5", i-iPod touch inikeza cishe zonke izici nemisebenzi ye-iPhone, kukhishwa ifoni kanye nemojula ye-GPS. Ungaqalisa izinhlelo zokusebenza eziningi lapha, futhi isikrini esithintwayo esingu-3,5” singesinye nje isipikili ebhokisini le-iPod yakudala. Ngaphezu kwalokho, i-Touch izonikeza impilo yebhethri ende, isisindo esincane kakhulu ngenxa ye-flash drive (i-iPod classic isenayo i-hard drive engu-1,8”), futhi okuwukuphela kwendawo elahlekelwa yi-iPod yakudala ubukhulu besitoreji. Kodwa lokho kungashintsha kalula, njengoba inguqulo engu-128GB ye-iPod touch sekunenzwabethi isikhathi eside. Isengaphansi kwe-160GB enikezwa i-iPod yakudala, kodwa kulesi sikhundla i-32GB esele ayinalutho nhlobo.

Ngakho kubonakala sengathi ngemva kweminyaka eyishumi, i-iPod classic isilungele ukuhamba. Akusona ncamashi isipho sosuku lokuzalwa seminyaka eyi-10, kodwa lokho kuyimpilo nje emhlabeni wezobuchwepheshe.

Kungani i-iPod shuffle?

Incane inkulumo mayelana nokukhanselwa komugqa wokushuva i-iPod. I-iPod encane kunazo zonke kuphothifoliyo ye-Apple isifinyelele inguqulo yayo yesine kuze kube manje, futhi ibilokhu iyinguqulo ethandwayo phakathi kwabasubathi, ngenxa yobukhulu bayo nesiqeshana sokunamathisela ezingutsheni, okuyinto, nokho, engazange ivele kuze kube yisizukulwane sesibili. Isizukulwane sokuqala bekuyi-flash drive enekhava ekhiphekayo yesixhumi se-USB esingalengiswa entanyeni.

Kodwa i-iPod encane neshibhe kakhulu ohlwini lwe-Apple ingase ibe sengozini, ikakhulukazi ngenxa yesizukulwane sakamuva se-iPod nano. Ibe noshintsho olukhulu, yathola isimo esiyisikwele, isikrini sokuthinta futhi, ngaphezu kwakho konke, isiqeshana, okuze kube manje yi-iPod shuffle kuphela ebengaziqhenya ngayo. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ama-iPod amabili abelana ngomklamo ofanayo kakhulu, futhi umehluko wobude nobubanzi uyisentimitha elilodwa kuphela.

I-iPod nano inikeza isitoreji esiningi (8 kanye ne-16 GB) uma kuqhathaniswa nomthamo wamagigi amabili we-shuffle. Uma sengeza ukubonga okulula kokulawula esikrinini esithintwayo, sithola impendulo yokuthi kungani i-iPod shuffle inganyamalala emashalofini e-Apple Store nakwabanye abathengisi. Ngokunjalo, izibalo zokuthengisa zezinyanga eziyisithupha ezedlule, lapho amakhasimende ekhetha ukuthi u-nana ashove, anengqondo.

Ngakho-ke uma i-Apple iyilahle ngempela i-iPod yakudala futhi yashova, izosusa izimpinda enazo kwiphothifoliyo yayo. Inani eliphansi lamamodeli linganciphisa izindleko zokukhiqiza, nakuba ngezindleko zokuzikhethela okuncane kumakhasimende. Kodwa uma i-Apple ikwazile ukunqoba umhlaba weselula (kuze kube manje) ngemodeli yocingo eyodwa kuphela, asikho isizathu sokungakholwa ukuthi kungani ingakwazi ukukwenza ngamamodeli amabili kumkhakha womculo.

Izinsiza: Wikipedia, Apple.com a I-ArsTechnica.com
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