Apple’s iPod Is Coming to an End, but ‘The Music Lives On’

Customers at an Apple Store wear headphones as they listen to new Apple iPod nanos in San Francisco, on Oct. 22, 2007. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

One of the most popular music playing devices of all-time is being discontinued. Here are the details and how you can get your hands on one of the few remaining iPods.

What Happened

Technology giant Apple Inc. announced it will discontinue making the iPod, a music player that it first launched in 2001.

Later versions of the iPod were introduced including the iPod Mini in 2004, iPod Nano in 2006, iPod Touch in 2007 and several versions of the iPod Shuffle.