1. iPod
October 2001, changed the face of the music industry with the launch of a palm-sized gadget called the iPod. Portable music device has a central square-scroll-wheel round and small screen to select songs.
For the first time, songs can be inserted directly into the device from a computer. There has never been before digital music players. iPod also appeared as a fresh new product that is not complicated to use. This puts Apple product as a player with a class of its own among other music devices.
The first iPod with 5GB and 10GB capacity options capable of storing 1,000 songs. The second generation iPod was launched in 2002 with touch-sensitive scroll wheel.Throughout 2002, 600 thousand units sold and selling iPod in late 2003 sales reached 2 million units.
Apple's successful iPod sold 100 million units in April 2007, making it the fastest selling music device in history. Until now there are different versions that have been released Apple iPod, including nano, shuffle and touch. More than 275 million iPods have been sold worldwide.
2. iTunes
In April 2003, almost simultaneously with the release of third-generation iPod, Apple launched its iTunes online music store that provides about 200 thousand songs.
Before the emergence of iTunes, as quoted from the Telegraph, Friday (07/10/2011) executives in the music industry failed to convince the success of the online music market.But now the idea is mated with the iPod's success, Steve Jobs proves that this is a very valuable market to be explored.
iTunes immediately scored success by selling one million songs in first week of release.Figures song downloads on iTunes continues to take off. In 2010, download songs on iTunes reached a very fantastic, 10 billion!
During its development, the iTunes several times renewed. The most significant was the introduction of the service to buy and rent films in 2008. Apple has also just announced that iTunes can now be accessed on all devices as part of the step switch to the cloud.
3. iPhone
The first iPhone was launched in January 2007. This gadget directly catapulted Apple's name among the rivals who gush smartphone with multi-touch screen. A year later, the iPhone 3G was released and the Apple app store AppStore was launched.
July 2011, application downloads on the Apple AppStore reached 15 billion. While the iPhone was recorded up to now has been successfully sold over 125 million units worldwide.
The day before Steve Jobs dies, on Tuesday this week, Apple has just launched an iPhone 4S with additional voice-control feature named Siri. Again, these features Apple promises will revolutionize the way people use mobile phones.
4. Mac
In front of thousands of delegates who at that time to laugh and dubious ideas, Jobs introduced the Macintosh computer - then known as the Mac - the first in January 1984.This device was originally a small white box shape in a bag and in its development, continues to evolve to become thin machines that we are seeing now.
A year after introducing the first Mac computers, Jobs made a surprise return with his invention called the mouse. Mac computer itself continues to evolve into two types of Apple computers, the iMac and MacBook. Now there are nearly 60 million Mac users worldwide.
5. iPad
Here it is a gadget that was popular at the moment. iPad, which is touted as the hybrid between Mac and iPhone, first released in 2010. Although relatively still in the growth stage, the iPad has been some success.
iPad so strongly accentuate its presence in markets where other tablet computers still looked doubtful. Other vendors arguably spend much of their time to find a way to beat Apple products including the iPad on the market.
This device was soon functioning well as a digital book. Many of the publication of newspapers and magazines create applications that allow readers to enjoy their content in digital version. Many say, the iPad slowly changing publishing industry.
Until now, there have been two versions of the iPad was launched. A total of 28 million units have been sold well sold all over the world.
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