Steve Jobs and the IPod

Kenny Luong Junior Division Individual Web Site

Works Cited

Primary Sources: Breen, Christopher, and Dan Frakes. "New IPod Touch and IPod Nano Arrive." Ebscohost. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Dec. 2012. From this source I learned that the newest IPod touch is fast this makes many users happier. Also the newest IPod touch is surprisingly light. Breen, Christopher. "IPod Nano." Ebscohost. N.p., n.d. Web. 9 Dec. 2012. The IPod Nano has a sleek look that is appealing to customer. Plus the fact that it is very thin and light. Breen, Christopher. "Picking the Right IPod." Macworld 22.11 (2005): 70. Mas Ultra-School Edition. Web. 22 Oct. 2012. The IPod was affordable and it could survive a fall. This satisfied many customers. "The End of the IPod (Thank God!)" Ebscohost. N.p., n.d. Web. 9 Dec. 2012. Even though the IPod is super great and all, it does have some problems. People who listen to music on the IPod with the volume up super high, can cause them to go deaf. This is a huge issue. Isaacson, Walter. "Keep it SIMPLE." Ebscohost. N.p., n.d. Web. 9 Dec. 2012. The IPod had a great design and it was very clean. This took style to a whole new level. Lustergarten, Abrahm. "IPOD." Ebscohost. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Dec. 2012. Over the course of the IPod it has had many successions of improvements. This helped a lot with the marketing of the IPod. Secondary Sources: Blumenthal, Karen. Steve Jobs The Man Who Thought Different. Ed. Dave Barrett. Harrisonburg: Feiwel and Friends, 2012. 211-222. Print. The IPod was an easy music player to use. This source helped me infer that many other music players of that time were harder to use then the IPod because the IPod was so popular.

Boilen, Bob. "How Steve Jobs Changed The Way We Listen." NPR. NPR, n.d. Web. 13 Oct. 2012. Steve Jobs invented the IPod and ITunes. This source helped me learn that he changed the world with just 2 easy things a music player and a music store on the computer. Elliot, Jay. "The Steve Jobs Way." New York: Vanguard Press, 2011. 181-216. Print. The IPod not only was attractive it also met customer needs. This source helped me learn that because of the great design it made it popular. Guarino, Mark. "Three Ways ITunes and Its 10 Billion in sales, Changed Music Industry." The Christian Science Monitor. The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Feb. 2012. Web. 13 Oct. 2012. ITunes was a success because you could download single songs besides full albums. This source helped me learn that you would save money on getting music. Imbimbo, Anthony. "Starting Over." Steve Jobs the Brilliant Mind Behind Apple. Ed. Lisa M. Herrington. Pleasantville: Gareth Stevens Publishing, 2009. 83-97. Print. The IPod was capable of holding up to 1000 songs. This helped Apple beat other music player industries and suited people needs. "IPod History." The Great Idea Finder. N.p., 25 Oct. 2006. Web. 09 Dec. 2012. The IPod was originally a business idea by Tony Fadell. Steve Jobs just hired him to fulfill the plan. Isaacson, Walter. Steve Jobs. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2011. Print. Steve Jobs not only dubbed you "digital lifestyle" he made your computer your digital hub for lifestyle. ITunes was safe and legal which stopped illegal downloading. Kahney, Leander. Inside Steve's Brain. New York: Penguin Group, 2008. Print. The IPods more battery life helped it beat all the other music players. This source helps me learn that because of the popularity of the music in the time period it made the IPod more wanting because of longer battery life so you can listen to your favorite tracks for a long time.

Kallen, Stuart A. Technology 360 IPod and Mp3 Players. Brainerd: Bang Printing, 2011. Print. What made the IPod unique was that it had a shuffle function. This made it so that people don't have to listen to the same order their songs are in and they can have a little fun with their songs. Levy, Steven. The Perfect Thing How the IPod Shuffles Commerce, Culture, and Coolness. New York: Simon and Schuster, 2006. Print. The IPod was so great that it could make a bad day good! Plus you could watch your podcast (tv shows you download onto you IPod) anywhere. McElhearm, Kirk. "How the IPod Changed the World of Music." Macworld. N.p., 23 Oct. 2011. Web. 21 Oct. 2012.The quality of songs played with an IPod was very good. This made it more the merrier to people with bad hearing. Miser, Brad. My IPod touch. Indianapolis: Que Publishing, 2010. Print. The IPod had a very simple set up. This was a huge advantage against other music player companies out there. Moody, Nekesa Mumbi. "ITunes Great for Apple, but Was It for Music Biz?" Inquirer Technology. N.P., n.d. Web. 13 Oct. 2012. Because of the IPods portability functions this made it even more wanted by many music player fans. This source helped me learn that apple is better than some music player industries because the other music players was also portable. Morton, David L. Jr. "Online Music and the Future of Listening." Sound Recording. Westport: Greenwood Press, 2004. 187-195. Print. Music was getting really popular in this time because of the mass production of music. This made having music players a must have for everybody. Sparks, David. IPad at Work. Hoboken: Wiley Publishing Inc., 2011. Print. The IPad was basically a bigger IPod. One use for the IPad was that you could use it for business and schoolwork. "Steve Jobs and the Age of ITunes." The Huffington Post. The Huffingtonpost.com, 06 Oct. 2011. Web. 13 Oct. 2012. The IPod was a well known music player. It allowed space for the record industry.

Photos: Apples Latest Product Lineup: iPhone 5, 7th Gen iPod Nano and the iPod Touch (hands on video). N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Jan. 2013. http://www.design-laorosa.com/2012/09/apples-latest-productlineup-iphone-5.html. I used this photo on my home page. Ipod (Scroll Wheel). N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Jan. 2013. http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1353. I used this photo on my home page. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Jan. 2013. http://allaboutstevejobs.com/persona/steveathome.php. I used this photo on my Steven Paul Jobs tab. Wyman, Alexandra. 7 Mar. 2010. Web. 27 Jan. 2013.http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/steve-jobssecret-private-life/story?id=14678496. I used this photo on my Steven Paul Jobs tab. 23 Oct. 2001. Web. 27 Jan. 2013. http://www.pophistorydig.com/?tag=apple-ipod-history. I used this photo on my IPod tab. Sullivan, Justin. Web. 27 Jan. 2013. http://www.people.com/people/package/article/0,,20534714_20534878,00.html. I used this photo in my slide show. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Jan. 2013. http://bostonist.com/2011/10/05/steve_jobs_dead_at_56.php. I used this photo in my slide show. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Jan. 2013. http://collider.com/steve-jobs-movie-aaron-sorkin-plot-scenes/. I used this photo in my slide show. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Jan. 2013.http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/moslive/article-1334712/Humansconcept-randomness-hard-understand.html. I used this photo in my slide show. Sanchez, Marcio Jose. 6 Jan. 04. Web. 27 Jan. 2013. http://www.sfgate.com/books/article/The-tightfist-clenched-around-Apple-2633296.php#photo-2115427. I used this photo in my slide show.

N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Jan. 2013. http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2009/04/29/what-does-steve-jobs-want-withall-those-chip-guys/. I used this photo in my slide show. IPod Unit Sales N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Jan. 2013. http://www.macworld.com/article/1140162/appleearnings.html. I used this photo in my pluses and minuses tab. 26 July 04. Web. 27 Jan. 2013. http://lgsquirrel.wordpress.com/2011/10/. I used this photo in my minuses sub tab.