Amaya Toman NgoJanuwari 11, 2005, uSteve Jobs wethula i-iPod shuffle entsha emhlabeni. Uma uthi nhlá, isidlali somculo esincane esiphathekayo sidonse ukunaka ngokungabi bikho kwesibonisi, futhi umsebenzi waso oyinhloko kwakuwukudlalwa okungahleliwe ngokuphelele kwezingoma ezilandiwe.
Kodwa lokhu kwakungasho neze ukuthi abasebenzisi babencike ngokuphelele ekutheni i-iPod shuffle yabo ibasiza ini - umdlali wayenezinkinobho ezivamile zokulawula ukudlala. Ngakho-ke abanikazi bayo bebengamisa isikhashana, baqale futhi beqe izingoma baye emuva naphambili njengoba bebejwayele kwabanye abadlali.
Pocket genius zomculo
I-Shuffle kwaba i-iPod yokuqala ukuziqhayisa ngememori ye-flash. Ixhunywe kukhompuyutha ngesixhumi esibonakalayo se-USB futhi ibitholakala ngezinhlobonhlobo ezingu-512MB no-1GB. Ukukhulula isidlali somculo esiphathwayo esisekelwe ekudlalweni kwengoma okungahleliwe ngokuphelele kungase kubonakale kuwumbono oyisiphukuphuku ekuqaleni, kodwa kusebenze kahle kakhulu osukwini lwako.
Ukubuyekezwa ngaleso sikhathi kwagqamisa ukubumbana kwe-iPod shuffle nesisindo esilula, ukufinyeleleka okulinganiselwe, ukuklama, ikhwalithi yomsindo ehloniphekile, nokuhlanganiswa okungenamthungo ne-iTunes. Ukungabi bikho kwesibonisi noma isilinganisi kanye nesivinini esiphansi sokudlulisela bekushiwo kakhulu njengama-minus.
Isizukulwane sokuqala singasebenza njenge-USB flash drive, nabasebenzisi abakwazi ukukhetha ukuthi isitoreji esingakanani esingagcinelwa amafayela nokuthi yimalini yezingoma.
Ukushintshashintsha kwe-iPod kubangele isiphithiphithi kuyo yomibili imibuthano yabafundi kanye neyochwepheshe. Intatheli uSteven Levy yaze yashicilela incwadi ebizwa ngokuthi "Into Ephelele: Indlela i-iPod exuba ngayo iyamangaza iCommerce, Culture and Coolness." Umdlali ugqugquzele uLevy kangangokuthi waze wahlela izahluko kulo msebenzi oshiwo ngenhla ngokungahleliwe.
Igalari yezithombe
Asikho isibonisi, akunankinga?
Umnyakazo othokozisayo, kodwa ongajwayelekile we-Apple, ukuthi inkampani yanquma ukususa isibonisi kumdlali wayo ngesikhathi lapho abanye abakhiqizi, ngakolunye uhlangothi, bezama ukuthola okuningi kokuboniswa kwabadlali babo. Yiqiniso, lesi sixazululo sasingenazo izinkinga ngokuphelele.
Okucindezelwa kakhulu kwakuyizinga eliphansi lokuqwashisa phakathi kwabasebenzisi mayelana nokuthi kwenzekani nge-iPod shuffle yabo. Uma kunezinkinga, yaqala ukukhanya ngombala, kodwa abanikazi bayo babengenayo indlela yokuthola ukuthi inkinga ikuphi, futhi uma izinkinga zinganyamalala ngisho nangemva kokucisha okuphoqelekile, abantu babengenakho ukukhetha ngaphandle kokuvakashela Apple Store eseduze.
Inkulumo yezinombolo
Naphezu kwezinkinga ezithile, ukushuba kwe-iPod kwaba yimpumelelo ku-Apple. Inani layo libe neqhaza elikhulu kuwo. Ngo-2001, kwakungenzeka ukuthenga i-iPod okungenani ngama-dollar angu-400, kuyilapho intengo ye-iPod shuffle yayiphakathi kuka-$99 no-$149, eyayingashintshi nje kuphela isisekelo sabasebenzisi bayo, kodwa futhi yandisa kakhulu.
