Talk:iPod

What does “Ipod” mean?

This article does not explain the etymology of this strange name, and I personally would like an explanation. The article says that when it was named, someone remembered a film quote: “open the pod bay doors”, but that doesn’t given any explanation why “pod” was actually chosen, or why “I” was put before it.

“I” is popularly added to things to represent “Internet” (according to Wikipedia, anyway). But that would make no sense in the case of the Ipod, as the device is not primarily Internet-based, nor does it require the Internet to be used. It is a portable music player and has very little to do with the Internet.

I had heard (on TV) that the “pod” came from the word “podcast”, to reflect the fact that you can use the device to recieve podcasts. (The “pod” in podcast of course stands for “Portable On Demand”). Obviously this story is not true, so I think the article should dispell this myth and clarify that “Ipod” is not derived from the word “podcast”.

Can someone please shed some light on this, with citations if possible? Thanks.

--68.102.122.253 (talk) 22:03, 8 January 2009 (UTC)

Apple has never released any information on where the pod comes from. However, We know that the "i" came from the notebook and all-in-one that came in the late 90's "iBook" and "iMac" The iMac was released 1 year before the iBook. Apple currently has several product names with the prefix "i" including iPod, iMac, iPhone, iLife, iWork, iTunes, iCal, and iSync.

62.56.78.247 (talk) 17:15, 3 January 2009 (UTC)

Firstly the word "podcast" came from iPod, not the other way around. Please see our articles on podcasts and History of podcasting for more on that.

Beyond that, sorry Apple has not explained where they got the name iPod. There are a bunch of conflicting rumours, but no reliable sources. AlistairMcMillan (talk) 18:34, 3 January 2009 (UTC)

Don't forget that Apple had introduced the successful line of iMac computers three years earlier, in 1998. There the "i" clearly referred to the Internet. So using the "i" again in iPod may have been done to carry over the goodwill established by one product line to another. And I think you're underplaying the importance of the Internet to the iPod. Yes, it's possible to use an iPod without downloading songs from the Internet, but almost all iPod users make Internet downloads of music for their iPods, in addition to copying from hard media. And since Apple also owned the iTunes Store, it was in their interests to promote the Internet aspect of acquiring music. — Walloon (talk) 20:41, 3 January 2009 (UTC)

The closest thing I've seen to an explanation about where the name came from is in Steven Levy's story for Wired, "The Perfect Thing." It's at http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/14.11/ipod.html rowley (talk) 20:15, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

Requesting edit to protected page

{{editsemiprotected}} external link looks like it could be worth adding http://informationtechnology.110mb.com/index.php?p=1_49

—Preceding unsigned comment added by Axendra (talk • contribs) 06:34, 10 January 2009 (UTC)

 Not done Please see WP:RS; blogs and free web hosting sites are usually not considered as a reliable source. --Unpopular Opinion (talk) 07:45, 10 January 2009 (UTC)

Vandalism

IPod Penis? Please, the 'protector' of this page remove the Ipod Penis. Vandalism happens, and you still quite?

{{editsemiprotected}} If I had autoconfirmed status, I would make the revert. As it is, it seems ClueBot only caught the second of two edits by Salazan. Please revert back to the edit by Furrybeagle. JeffSheets (talk) 00:57, 15 January 2009 (UTC)

It seems odd both edits were reverted but the vandalism is still there. --207.161.23.180 (talk) 01:02, 15 January 2009 (UTC)

Its gone, try clearing your Cache--Jac16888^Talk 01:04, 15 January 2009 (UTC)

Done that, still there. --207.161.23.180 (talk) 01:07, 15 January 2009 (UTC)

Then I don't know. The ipod penis thing is definitely no longer there--Jac16888^Talk 01:38, 15 January 2009 (UTC)

It's trapped at this edit. I tried different computers, same thing. --207.161.23.180 (talk) 01:53, 15 January 2009 (UTC)

I just purged the server cache, any better?. If not, perhaps its your network, or it could be something else, who knows. Try leaving it a few hours--Jac16888^Talk 02:02, 15 January 2009 (UTC)

That did it, it's fixed thanks! --207.161.23.180 (talk) 02:03, 15 January 2009 (UTC)

No problem, happy to help--Jac16888^Talk 02:06, 15 January 2009 (UTC)

iPod touch 1st generation photo

i knowk this may be irrelevant but the photo of the original ipod touch is the one of the second generation ipod touch. --White Hawk (talk) 08:30, 19 January 2009 (UTC)

White hawk is right. The image clearly shows the volume buttons on the lefthand side and the 2.0 firmware, which never shipped on the 1G iPod Touch. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 63.175.28.36 (talk) 20:46, 2 February 2009 (UTC)

I think it would be OK though for a picture of the 1G iPod touch to have the 2.0 software on it even though it didn't ship with it. Photographerguy (talk) 00:52, 3 February 2009 (UTC)

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social criticisms of ipods

Unless there is another article that addresses this, there have been social concerns about social isolation involving use of ipods. It's not a technical criticism but this issue needs to be included somewhere. The google search "Ipod isolation" has over 44,000 matches. Here's one example first link about a school in Sydney banning ipods due to social isolation. Here's another link to check out. Thoughts? MrMurph101 (talk) 00:01, 7 March 2009 (UTC)

So the professor who banned her students from using Google and Wikipedia, is also dismissive of the iPod and digital technology in general? Is anyone surprised? AlistairMcMillan (talk) 22:06, 10 March 2009 (UTC)

This was just one example. There are plenty of others to choose from. I have never heard of this person before but the issue is a significant one. MrMurph101 (talk) 03:21, 11 March 2009 (UTC)

New Ipod Shuffle today (3rd Generation)

The chart needs editing!

Spector17 (talk) 18:01, 11 March 2009 (UTC)

Sales figures and sources

The sale figure in the sidebar (of > 151M iphones as of April 2008) is documented, but the figure of > 173M in the introduction (As of September 2008, more than 173 million iPods had been sold worldwide, making it the best-selling digital audio player series in history.) leads to http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/05/steve-jobs-live-apples-the-beat-goes-on-special-event/17 (a year before) which only mentions 110M iPods.