iPod
Apple’s music player of 2001 with a scroll wheel – a thousand songs in your pocket.
The first iPod was launched in October 2001 with a small hard disk and a mechanical scroll wheel. It made it easy to carry a whole record collection.
Together with the iTunes music store it changed how music was sold. The white earphones became a recognisable sign, and the form has been compared with Dieter Rams’s radios.
Materials: White plastic, polished stainless steel, hard disk
Manufacture: Assembled by suppliers in Asia.
A round wheel for scrolling and a button in the centre.
A white front and a shiny metal back that scratches easily.
White earphones; model number and capacity engraved on the back.