The scrolling hardware so many people enjoyed spinning over the years has returned with developer Tanner Villarete‘s free web app, iPod.js. The Seattle-based software engineer’s app imitates the look ...

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An iPhone app that imitated and replicated some of the classic iPod features has been pulled from the App Store. The app, called Retro Pod, went viral on TikTok multiple times since December but has ...

Student Develops App That Turns iPhone Into iPod Classic A design student at Cooper Union college developed the app on Swift. The virtual iPod Classic comes with a clickwheel, including sounds and ...

Last week, a music player app called "Rewound" surfaced on the App Store, with the purpose of bringing back classic music players through downloadable skins, including the iPod with its classic click ...

Even 15 years after its release, Apple fans are still missing the iPod Classic. And every now and then, we find apps and web-based apps that indulge in the nostalgia of using an iPod Classic. This ...

The iPod Classic line was the heart of Apple’s digital music revolution, defining an era of portable media players in the early 2000s. First introduced in 2001 as simply the “iPod,” it featured a ...

It’s nearly 2020, folks. We know not what terrors the next decade may bring, but if you thought the 2010s were a bit tOo mUcH, there’s still time to end this decade right—by, uh, sprinting back to ...

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My two cents: Even though Apple has not seen a cent from its classic, yet long-discontinued iPods with the click wheels, it has decided to throw its weight and its unused trademark around to ruin ...

There’s no getting around the fact: Apple’s iPod line—last updated a year ago—was in dire need of a refresh heading into this week’s press event in San Francisco. And Apple provided that refresh in ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: Soon after this review’s publication, Apple released a software update for the iPod. This update had enough impact on the final rating to warrant an additional review, which you can ...