The iPod was released on October 23 2001 and in its various formats has sold over 220,000,000.

They felt that the current portable music hardware was either too small and rubbish or too big and clunky which is why they went about thinking about the iPod. Steve Jobs wanted to make something that people were actually proud to have in their pockets and something that looked a bit cool.

The reason that the pod was put into windows format too is because more people tend to have winodws than Mac. They scrapped this by allowing the 2nd generation to be used on Windows. Since the early years that have been many new models such as the mini, shuffle and of course the video, not to be forgetting the touch. One of the major questions to ask is, how long can all of this success carry on for?

Well the sales have seen a dip this year for the first time since the launch of the first pod which could mean the gadget is set to fall. However there is a likelihood that this is not down to the fact that people do not want iPods anymore but down to the fact that Apple now have the iPhone on the market.

The iPhone actually comes with an iPod already built within it which means that alrthough the sales of the pod are down the phone sales are up. Many people have issues with the pricing. With each new iPod comes a bigger price and half the problem could be that with the recession people are just finding it hard to come up with the money for a new gadget every year.

Insurance is important for these gadgets, which is why you should look into gadget insurance or even mobile phone insurance this could really help if something bad happens to it like of course dropping it. Sat Nav Insurance could also be something worth looking into.