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If you have spent any time in public in the past few years, you have seen them. The sure sign of an iPod or similar device is the small white “earbuds” attached to the listener’s ears. But what exactly is an iPod? What makes this device so much more popular than all other portable music playing devices?

An iPod is a portable media player that was designed by Apple Inc., the designer of the Mac computers. It was officially launched in October of 2001, and since that time has taken over the media industry. There are several varieties of iPods on the market today, but all perform the same basic function. All iPods deliver media, whether visual or audio, in a portable form that can fit in the user’s pocket or purse.

While newer iPod models can play videos or display photos, the original purpose of the device was to play music. The device uses Apple’s iTunes software. The software will transfer music from the computer to the handheld device. The music is either stored on an internal hard drive or on a flash memory card. The user can then listen to music at will when on the go. The device can store hundreds of CDs worth of music on one memory card, depending on the size of the card. This makes it far more convenient than a portable CD player.