On Oct. 23, 2001, Apple CEO Steve Jobs introduced a device that promised "1,000 songs in your pocket" for $400.
Since then, the iPod has grown in capacity by more than 25 times, has gotten color touchscreens and camcorders, has become a portable Internet device, and has taken center stage in a mobile gaming revolution.
The iPod could arguably be the most important product in Apple's entire history. Over the last 9 years, Apple has made the iPod one of the biggest consumer electronics hits of all time, pushing out more than a dozen new models and selling hundreds of millions of units.
The iPod saved Apple financially, gave the Mac a big momentum boost over the past few years, and helped inspire and finance the iPhone and iPad, Apple's current growth stories.
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