Today, 5 years ago, the iPod was first introduced by Steve Jobs. It was meant to become (and did a very good job becoming) the market leader for portable music. It’s so strange to watch this video and listen to His Steveness say “iPod” instead of “The iPod,” and see what stone-age technology was available before the iPod. Funniest to watch, however, is the crowd’s stony silence as the iPod is announced. What a contrast to today, when a new product announcement by Apple is met with a huge applause. The iPod really was Apple’s modern ticket to ride, I guess.
Original iPod Announcement
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kN0SVBCJqLs]
Also of intrest are the videos of the OS X announcement back in January 2000:
Part One
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ko4V3G4NqII]
Part Two
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-fkYFV7rOY]
Part Three
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GkoAa5718Y]
Very cool Apple stuff.