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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finish this paragraph.]
History of the
iPod
I did this paragraph for
you. –YouÕre welcome J
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.
Tell about price, storage
size, features, etc.
This
paragraph is about how the iPod has improved over time. When the iPod first came out, it É
Tell about the problems
with records, tapes, CDÕs.
This
paragraph is about why the iPod was invented. In the old days, É
This paragraph is aboutÉ [If you have anything else to say,
finish this paragraph.]
Conclusion
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