The Powerful ipod 

Intro

By Eieks

What an iPod is and Does

         This paragraph is about what an iPod is.  According to Mr. Welch an iPod is a small, cool device that plays music and videos.  It is about the size of a small piece of wood. According to Apple.com, they come in red, green and very light blue.  They cost between $75 and $400. 

 

This paragraph is about the word ÒiPod.Ó  iPods are so famous that you canÕt help but wonder where the name ÒiPodÓ came from.  According to Wikipedia, The name "iPod" came from a name

 Vinnie.  He suggested they call it iPod because he liked this Science Fiction movie called "2001: A Space Odyssey."  In the movie, they had little white rooms called pods.  So, he thought they should call these new MP3 players iPods. 

 

How an iPod Works

This paragraph is about MP3.  If you want to know how an iPod works, then you will need to know what an MP3 file is.  Back in the old days, people starting sharing music files over the Internet.  However, the problem was that the music files were so huge that it took a long, long time to download songs.  Someone figured out a way to ÒcompressÓ files so they would download faster.  These compressed files are called MP3 files.  A compressed music file sounds almost like the regular one, but not quite as good.

 

This paragraph is about how the iPod works.  According to Mr. Welch, the ipod has a motherboard, hard

 

Tell about the screen, hard drive, click wheel, earphones, etc.
 
This paragraph is about the different parts of an iPod.  An iPod has several important parts.  First, it wouldnÕt work very well with theÉ

 

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 History of the iPod

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This paragraph is about who invented the iPod.  Several people helped invent the iPod. But if you want to give credit to one person, then Tony Fadell is your man.  According to Mary Bellis, a guy named Tony Fadell, who used to work for General Magic and

Phillips wanted to invent a better MP3 player. After a few companies turned him down, he went to work for Apple and began working on the iPod (HowStuffWorks.com).  Steve Jobs, the boss of Apple, helped a lot with the project.

 

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Conclusion

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