End of An Era: Apple Officially Discontinues the iPod touch
The iPod era is over. Apple just announced that it is discontinuing the iPod touch.
The original iPod was introduced in October 2001.
Apple officially unveiled the original iPod in October 2001. It sported a 10-hour battery and storage for up to 1,000 songs.
The current seventh-generation iPod touch arrived in May 2019 with an A10 Fusion chip and up to 256GB of storage.
In between those two models, Apple’s iPod line also included the iPod mini, iPod nano, and iPod shuffle.
“Music has always been part of our core at Apple, and bringing it to hundreds of millions of users in the way iPod did impacted more than just the music industry — it also redefined how music is discovered, listened to, and shared,” said Greg Joswiak, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing. “Today, the spirit of iPod lives on. We’ve integrated an incredible music experience across all of our products, from the iPhone to the Apple Watch to HomePod mini, and across Mac, iPad, and Apple TV. And Apple Music delivers industry-leading sound quality with support for spatial audio — there’s no better way to enjoy, discover, and experience music.”
While the iPod touch is discontinued, you can still purchase available stock through retailers or Apple’s store.
