The original iPod, circa 2001, for sale now at Apple.com.
Here's some fun nostalgia for Apple fans.
TUAW points out an oddity discovered while perusing the Web recently: The Apple Store is currently selling the original
iPod and the first-generation iPod Shuffle online.
They're refurbished, but it's unclear why Apple still has a backlog of the
iPod model first introduced eight years ago and the original
4-year-old Shuffle model. But whatever the reason, you can buy one and it ships for free within 24 hours, according to the site.
The original iPod, the kind with a black-and-white screen and the original physical scroll wheel that wasn't touch sensitive, is selling for US$129. The site says it's a 5GB version, but Joachim at TUAW notes that he ordered it and was told they'd be shipping him the 10GB version instead. The Shuffle (unbelievably) is selling for US$99. For that you can store a whopping 240 songs and wear it with the old-style lanyard around your neck--no
built-in clip here.
Quite unfortunately, the Apple Stores in Asia do not carry these old iPods, but you can still get some of the refurbished previous-generation models.
Via
CNET Crave
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