Amaya Toman Kwakungu-2004 lapho i-Apple ikhipha i-iPod mini yayo Isidlali somculo esincane safika ngemibala emihlanu futhi sinesitoreji esingu-4GB. I-iPod mini yokuqala ibinesondo lokuchofoza elinezinkinobho ezakhelwe ngaphakathi kanye nesondo lokuskrola elizwela ukuthinta. Naphezu kobukhulu bayo obuncane, inikeze izici ezinhle futhi ngokushesha yaba i-iPod ethengisa ngokushesha emlandweni.
I-iPod kwakuwumnyakazo omuhle kakhulu ohlangothini lwe-Apple ngaleso sikhathi, isiza ukusula izinkumbulo ezingemnandi zobunzima inkampani okwakumele ibhekane nabo engxenyeni yokuqala yawo-10. Ngonyaka owodwa nje ikhishwe, i-iPod mini yathengisa amayunithi ayizigidi eziyi-XNUMX, futhi imali ye-Apple yaqala ukukhuphuka.
Kungaba njalo okuthakaselayo
I-Apple ayizange izame ukunciphisa yonke into nge-iPod mini. Inhloso bekuwukufakazela ukuthi ukuncishiswa kosayizi wedivayisi akudingekile ukuthi kuhlotshaniswe nokusikwa okungajabulisi kweminye imisebenzi. I-iPod mini ilahle izinkinobho ezingokoqobo okungenzeka abasebenzisi babezazi ku-iPod Classic futhi yazifaka esondweni lokuchofoza. Idizayini yasekuqaleni yale ngxenye ye-iPod mini, ngokusho kukaSteve Jobs, kwakuwubuhle ngaphandle kwesidingo - yayingekho indawo eyanele yezinkinobho ezibonakalayo kudivayisi eyehlisiwe. “Kodwa ngenkathi sizama, sacabanga, ‘O Nkulunkulu wami! Kungani singacabanganga ngakho kusenesikhathi?'", esho.
Phakathi kwezinye izinto, i-iPod mini nayo yayisekuqaleni komklami omkhulu we-Apple uJony Ive ethanda i-aluminium. U-Ive akafunanga ukuyeka umbala we-iPod mini, kodwa wafaka umdlali ku-chassis ye-aluminium, eyenziwe ngosizo lwenqubo ye-anodizing. Ithimba lika-Ive selivele lasebenzisa insimbi emikhiqizweni yalo esikhathini esidlule - bekuyi-Titanium PowerBook G4. Ngakho-ke, ikhompuyutha yaba yinto eshaya kakhulu, kodwa izinto ezibonakalayo zaba yinkinga futhi zijwayele ukuklwebheka nezigxivizo zeminwe, ngakho kwadingeka ukuthi inikezwe elinye ijazi. Ngemva kwalokhu okuhlangenwe nakho, ithimba labaklami lanquma ukusebenzisa i-aluminiyamu ku-iPod mini, okwabahlaba umxhwele ngokukhanya namandla ayo. Akuzange kuthathe isikhathi eside, futhi i-aluminium iphinde yathola indlela eya kweminye imikhiqizo ye-Apple, efana nama-MacBooks nama-iMacs.
Igalari yezithombe
I-iPod mini iphinde yamemezela ukuthi i-Apple izongena ekubeni nempilo. Abantu babesithanda isidlali somculo esincane futhi besisisebenzisa ezindaweni zokujima nokugijima. Le ndlela yokusetshenziswa iphinde yakhuthazwa yi-Apple ezindaweni zokukhangisa ezifanele. I-iPod mini yaduma njengethuluzi elingagqokwa ngqo emzimbeni, futhi kwakukhona abasebenzisi abaningi abathenge inguqulo encane yokusetshenziswa kwezemidlalo ngaphezu kwe-iPod ekhona enkulu.
