Amaya Toman Njengamanje, sekungashiwo ukuthi i-iPod evela ku-Apple cishe isidlulile esikhathini sayo. Iningi labasebenzisi lilalela umculo abawuthandayo kuma-iPhone abo ngokusebenzisa izinhlelo zokusebenza zokusakaza umculo. Kodwa akukaze kube buhlungu ukucabanga emuva esikhathini lapho umhlaba wawuthakaselwa yiwo wonke amamodeli amasha e-iPod akhululwa.
Kungaba njalo okuthakaselayo
Engxenyeni yesibili kaFebhuwari 2004, i-Apple yethula ngokusemthethweni i-iPod mini yayo entsha. Imodeli entsha yesidlali somculo esivela ku-Apple yaphila ngokuvumelana negama layo - yayibonakala ngobukhulu obuncane kakhulu. Yayine-4GB yokugcina futhi yayitholakala ngemibala emine ehlukene ngesikhathi ikhishwa. I-Apple yayihlomisa ngohlobo olusha lwesondo "lokuchofoza" ukuze lilawule, ubukhulu bomdlali babuyi-91 x 51 x 13 millimeters, isisindo sasingamagremu angu-102 kuphela. Umzimba womdlali wenziwe nge-aluminium, ethandwa kakhulu yi-Apple isikhathi eside.
I-iPod mini yamukelwe ngesasasa elingaguquki ngabasebenzisi futhi yaba i-iPod edayiswa ngokushesha kakhulu ngesikhathi sayo. Ngonyaka wokuqala ngemva kokukhululwa kwayo, i-Apple yakwazi ukuthengisa amayunithi ahloniphekile ayizigidi eziyishumi zalo mdlali omncane. Abasebenzisi bathandane ngokoqobo nomklamo wayo ohlangene, ukusebenza okulula nemibala egqamile. Ngenxa yobukhulu bayo obuncane, i-iPod mini yasheshe yaba umngane oyintandokazi yabathandi bokuqina abayisa kumathrekhi okugijima, amabhayisikili nama-gym - phela, iqiniso lokuthi kungenzeka ukugqoka lo mdlali ngokoqobo emzimbeni laboniswa ngokucacile ngu-Apple. ngokwayo, lapho kanye nalokhu kwethulwa izesekeli ezigqokekayo ngemodeli.
Igalari yezithombe
NgoFebhuwari 2005, i-Apple yakhipha isizukulwane sesibili nesokugcina se-iPod mini yayo. Uma uthi nhlá, i-iPod mini yesibili ayizange ihluke kakhulu kusukela "kokuqala", kodwa ngaphezu kwe-4GB, iphinde inikeze okuhlukile kwe-6GB, futhi ngokungafani nesizukulwane sokuqala, yayingatholakali ngegolide. I-Apple yayeka ukukhiqiza nokudayisa i-iPod mini yayo ngoSepthemba 2005.
