Following the release of macOS Tahoe 26 developer preview 1 after the launch of WWDC 2025, Reddit user /u/mowd8574 took to /r/MacOS to share that Apple seems to have removed support for the legacy FireWire I/O connection standard.
The late German faction designer Karl Lagerfeld famously owned more than 500 iPod music players from Apple, some of which are pretty rare and unique.
Learn how to use the Apple Devices app on your Windows computer to update, restore, back up, and sync media on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod.
It’s been a hot minute since the year 2012, which is when Apple announced the seventh-generation iPod Nano. In fact, despite the fact that the iPod was one of Apple’s most successful products, the company doesn’t even sell iPods anymore.
Who doesn't love a bit of nostalgia? My first exposure to the Apple ecosystem was an iPod. From there, I was obsessed with the brand and technology. It spawned my blogging career, which landed me at iDB. It pushed me into the iOS and macOS ecosystems as well.
Since 2006 when I opened that iPod package, I've been a fanboy. This iPod wallpaper collection takes this iPod-inspired design and adds it to our modern iPhone Lock Screens. Choose from one of seven candy colors to celebrate both the present and the past.
Hardware-based bootrom exploits like limera1n and checkm8 can't be patched by Apple via software updates and are infrequent occurrences that we’d consider ourselves lucky to witness once every several years. With that in mind, a newly announced bootrom exploit for the iPod Nano 3rd, 4th, and 5th generation dubbed wInd3x may pique some interest.
CT scans of three different iPod models reveal some of Apple's design considerations, like the click wheel bearings for smooth rotation.
Apple has officially discontinued its family of standalone iPod music players, with the iPod touch remaining in the lineup while supplies last.
Former Apple exec Tony Fadell reflects on how Steve Jobs originally wanted to develop an iPhone by using an iPod as a basis, so the team came up with so-called “iPod iPhone” which used a click wheel that could become a number pad.
Way back in the day, somewhere around the 2016 mark, Apple reached a major milestone: 1 billion active devices globally. And if the quarterly earnings tell us anything on a regular basis, Apple has been steadily adding to those numbers. Which is why it's not surprising to hear the company's getting closer and closer to another milestone.
A TikTok user made a video about the iPod shuffle that quickly went viral because she's found a fun new use for Apple's diminutive music player from the pre-iPhone days.
Learn how to permanently delete everything from your iPhone, iPad, and iPod directly from the device or using your Mac or Windows PC.