File:First iPod Commercial 2001

The first ipod commercial made in 2001. ~Specs~ 2.43 by 4.02 by 0.78 inches 10-hour battery life (approx.) 5GB hard disk drive 160Kbps compression rate (the default setting for encoding MP3s in iTunes), 5GB equals approximately 1,000 songs, or about 100 CDs. At lower-quality 128 Kbps — the most common compression rate used for MP3s — 5GB is equivalent to approximately 1,300 songs, or about 130 CDs. The iPod has a large, high-quality liquid crystal display (LCD) for viewing up to six lines of text. And the LCD features a white light-emitting diode (LED) backlight for clear visibility in low-light situations — indoors or outdoors.