Inversely, digital music that is encoded at a lower kbps will have a lower audio quality but a smaller file size. Digital music that is purchased or ripped at a higher kbps (kilobits per second) will have a higher audio quality but will also have a larger file size. A bit rate is the number of bits that are conveyed or processed per unit of time and, in digital audio, relates to the quality of the audio that you have. ![]() You see, as you’re adding music to your iPod, you get to choose the trade-off you want to make between storage space and bit rate. However, there is still one way that the iPod is superior. And I do, in fact, stream music in my car. With its nearly unlimited music selection, streaming certainly seems to be the next evolution of my ‘90s dream of listening to music in my car. Other streaming services, like Tidal, Google Play Music and Apple’s own Apple Music were released around the same time or slightly later, but by 2012 it was clear that streaming music on your smartphone was the new way to listen to music, in your car or otherwise. It was available on the Apple App Store in 2009, launched in the US in 2011 and was available on Android smartphones in 2012. However, a steaming service that did allow users to select specifically what they wanted to hear, Spotify, launched in 2008. It didn’t allow users to specify what songs they wanted to listen to instead, it launched a streaming radio station based off a user’s selection. In 2005, the Pandora streaming service launched. ![]() Of course, somehow I still managed to find a way to not be interested in listening to any of the music that was on my iPod.Īpple’s iPod was dominant in the 2000s, but the advent of smartphones and streaming services would soon put it on the decline. I finally had the opportunity to carry (nearly) my entire music collection with me at all times. As someone who was often on the road for 3-4 hours at a time, this thing was a godsend. With the capacity for 20,000 to 40,000 songs, we were finally in the territory that I was dreaming of. Finally, in September 2007, Apple released the iPod Classic, in 80 GB, 120 GB, and the whopping 160 GB models. Holding 1,000 or 2,000 songs, respectively, we were getting close. Eventually in November 2001, Apple released the original iPod, with 5 GB and 10 GB models. That’s roughly 9 or 18 songs that could fit on a device, which isn’t going to cut it. The very first MP3 player, MPMan, had a mere 32 or 64 MB, depending on the model. Back then, I thought about how awesome it would be to somehow have all my music with me at all times in my car, so I never ran out of music to listen to.Īt the end of the ‘90s, companies started to release MP3 players, although they had negligible storage space. As such, I had to endure the natural limitations of those choices for someone who loved music and always wanted to have a diverse selection of music in their car: how do you carry all of your music on cassette or CD around with you in your car? The answer, of course, is that you can’t, but you can buy larger and larger cassette and CD carrying cases. You see, in the ‘90s when I was a teenage driver, I employed the common car audio choices of the time: a cassette deck, and then later a CD player. I must admit it made me feel extremely nostalgic, because the iPod was possibly the best way to ever listen to music in your car and something I once considered the greatest invention known to man. ![]() ![]() The news came out recently that Apple is no longer manufacturing the iPod Touch, the last remaining model of a piece of technology once as ubiquitous as smartphones are today.
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