#ipod

A patent application filed by Apple has just surfaced, showing what seems to be a device that combines both Apple's AirPods and their classic iPod or iPod Nano design. This looks to be another budding innovation from Apple but it is still in a form of a patent application so it will take a while for this "iPod-AirPod" combo to become reality (if at all). The music lives on as Apple is set to discontinue its iPod lineup Announced last Tuesday in Apple's Newsroom, it was made apparent that Apple will now be killing off its line of one of its most iconic devices, the iPod. The company announced that its last model, the iPod Touch, will now only be available until supplies last. The original iPod made its debut back in 2001 with the late Steve Jobs famously saying that the iPod will be able to hold a thousand songs in your pocket. Later on, many iterations of the iPod would come into fruition with the likes of the iPod mini, iPod nano, iPod touch, and iPod shuffle. “Music has always been part of our core at Apple, and bringing it to hundreds of millions of users in the way iPod did impacted more than just the music industry — it also redefined how music is discovered, listened to, and shared,” -- Greg Joswiak, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing. Read more in our articles including "Apple files patent for 'iPod-AirPod' combo" and "Apple is discontinuing the iPod after over 20 years".