Amaya Toman KungoFebhuwari 2004 futhi i-iPod mini encane iyazalwa. Itholakala ngememori engu-4GB futhi ngemibala emihlanu, le divayisi encane ihlanganisa "isondo lokuchofoza" elisha elihlanganisa izinkinobho zokulawula zibe isondo lokuskrola elizwela ukuthinta. I-iPad mini entsha futhi iba ubufakazi obengeziwe bokuthakaselwa okukhulayo kukaCupertino nge-aluminium, okuzoba uphawu lomklamo we-Apple isikhathi eside.
Kungaba njalo okuthakaselayo
Naphezu kobukhulu baso obuncane, isidlali somculo esisha sinamandla amakhulu emakethe. Eqinisweni, i-iPod mini maduzane izoba isidlali somculo esidayisa ngokushesha kwa-Apple kuze kube manje. I-iPod mini yeza ngesikhathi lapho abadlali basephaketheni be-Apple bekwazile ukuzakhela igama eliqinile. Ngemuva konyaka kukhishwe i-iPod mini, isibalo sama-iPod athengisiwe safinyelela ezigidini eziyi-10. Ngaleso sikhathi, ukuthengiswa kwe-Apple kukhule ngezinga elingakaze licatshangwe ngaphambili. Njengoba ungase uqagele egameni, i-iPod mini ngokwayo ilethe i-miniaturization emangalisayo. Njenge-iPod nano yakamuva, le divayisi ayizange izame ukunciphisa yonke into eyenziwa izingane zakubo ezinkulu. Kunalokho, wabonisa indlela entsha yokuxazulula izinkinga ezifanayo.
Ichazwe yi-Apple "njengesidlali somculo wedijithali esincane kunazo zonke esinezingoma ezingu-1000," i-iPod mini yangena emakethe ngoFebhuwari 20, 2004 futhi yaletha izinguquko eziningi. Izinkinobho ezibonakalayo ze-iPod Classic enkulu zathathelwa indawo izinkinobho ezakhelwe ezindaweni ezine zekhampasi zesondo lokuchofoza ngokwalo. USteve Jobs kamuva wathi isondo lokuchofoza laliklanyelwe i-iPod mini ngaphandle kwesidingo ngoba yayingekho indawo eyanele yezinkinobho ku-iPod. Ekugcineni, umnyakazo wabonakala uhlakaniphile.
Okunye okusha kwaba ukusetshenziswa osekushiwo kwe-aluminium. Ithimba lika-Ive ngaphambili lalisebenzise insimbi ukwenza i-titanium PowerBook G4. Kepha ngenkathi ilaptop iba yimbi kakhulu ku-Apple, i-titanium ibonakale ibiza futhi idinga abasebenzi abaningi. Kwakudingeka ukuyiphatha ngopende lwensimbi ukuze imihuzuko nezigxivizo zeminwe zingabonakali kuyo. Lapho amalungu ethimba lika-Ive ecwaninga i-aluminiyamu ye-iPod mini, athanda izinto ezibonakalayo, ezinikeza izinzuzo ezimbili zokukhanya namandla. Akuphelanga sikhathi esingakanani ngaphambi kokuthi i-Apple yethule i-aluminium njengento esetshenziswa amaMacBooks, iMacs neminye imikhiqizo.
Igalari yezithombe
Isidlali somculo esincane siphinde saqala ukungena kwe-Apple ekuzilolongeni. Abantu baqale ukusebenzisa isidlali somculo esincane ejimini ngenkathi bezilolonga, futhi uCupertino wagqamisa lokhu kusetshenziswa okusha ezikhangisweni. Ama-iPod aqala ukuvela njengezesekeli ezigqokwe umzimba. Abantu abaningi ababene-iPod enkudlwana enesitoreji esiningi bathenge ne-iPod mini yokugijima.
Izikhangiso zanamuhla ezigxile kokuqina kwe-Apple Watch zikweleta okukhulu ekukhangiseni kwe-iPod mini, eqale isikhangiso esigxile kumfashini sikaCupertino sezinto ezigqokwayo.
