The way we listen to music has been revolutionised by the I-pod. The CD (which is almost old-fashion by comparison) is slowly being phased out by the music download in mp3 format.

Though Cd’s are still selling in the millions every week, for the most part they will be used once (to put the contents onto ones I-pod) and then will spend the rest of its life as a drinks coaster or simply a redundant disk cluttering up space.

Before the I-pod yes there were mp3 players, but they were nowhere near as popular with music fans, who make up a vast percentage of the entire worlds population.

It could be said that this is down to the user-friendly functionality of the i-pod compared to these early mp3 players. I think this is a fair analysis.

The early mp3 players tended to be smaller and only had a small screen which couldn’t fit a great deal of information on it, Whereas the I-pod has a far bigger screen and so is able to list tracks in a much more effective way.

The touch pad on the I-pod was also a big selling point when it first came out, as not many people had seen anything like it before, it was a novelty and fun to play with on this new, state-of-the-art bit of kit.

Another reason for the I-pods success, is that it supports all kinds of media. Obviously music, but it can display images, play back videos and games can even be played on the newer models.

So to create fantastic ways to pass time when its refusing to pass quickly enough, or just for background music when carrying out tasks, the I-pod is the all-in-one accessory of the decade.

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