25 years later, is it time for a new iPod?

This is Lowpass by Janko Roettgers, a newsletter connected the ever-evolving intersection of tech and entertainment, syndicated conscionable for The Verge subscribers erstwhile a week.

This twelvemonth marks the 25th day of the archetypal iPod. With its monochrome display, mechanical scroll wheel, and 5 GB hard drive, Apple's pioneering euphony subordinate present looks similar the relic of a bygone era.

And yet, successful a astonishing twist, there's increasing involvement successful a redo.

After being fundamentally level for 5 years, Google searches for "MP3 Player" tripled since past fall. A Reddit radical for fans of integer audio players is present attracting 90,000 visitors per week connected mean …

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