'Most people just didn't understand': Apple revealed the original iPod on this day in 2001 — here's how the world reacted to the $399 gadget that put '1,000 songs in your pocket'
Ask anyone about the iPod today, and they'll describe it as an iconic gadget — perhaps even one of the most important pieces of personal tech of all time — but the initial reactions to the first iPod's launch two-and-a-half decades ago weren't all overly positive.
Apple unveiled the first version of the portable music player on October 23, 2001, with Steve Jobs promising a "breakthrough digital device" while on stage at Apple's Town Hall auditorium, part of the company's Infinite Loop campus in Cupertino, California — yours for $399 in the US and £349 in the UK.
To mark the 25th anniversary, we're looking back at how the iPod was originally received, including by those who were there at the time. It shows that even the greatest gadgets aren't always recognized as such right away (so there may be hope yet for the Vision Pro).
'1,000 songs in...
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