Amaya Toman Ndi February 2004 ndipo iPod mini yaying'ono idabadwa. Chopezeka ndi 4GB ya kukumbukira komanso mitundu isanu, kachipangizo kakang'ono kameneka kamakhala ndi "gudumu" latsopano lomwe limaphatikiza mabatani owongolera mu gudumu lopukutira logwira. IPad mini yatsopano imakhalanso umboni wowonjezereka wa chidwi cha Cupertino ndi aluminiyamu, chomwe chidzakhala chizindikiro cha mapangidwe a Apple kwa nthawi yaitali.
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Ngakhale kuti ndi yaying'ono, wosewera nyimbo watsopano ali ndi mwayi waukulu wamsika. M'malo mwake, iPod mini posachedwapa ikhala chosewera chogulitsa kwambiri cha Apple mpaka pano. IPod mini idabwera panthawi yomwe osewera mthumba a Apple adakwanitsa kupanga mbiri yolimba. Patatha chaka iPod mini itatulutsidwa, ma iPod omwe adagulitsidwa adafika 10 miliyoni. Pakadali pano, malonda a Apple adakula pamlingo wosayerekezeka. Monga momwe mungaganizire kuchokera ku dzina, iPod mini yokha idabweretsa miniaturization yodabwitsa. Monga iPod nano yamtsogolo, chipangizochi sichinayese kuchepetsa zonse zomwe abale ake akuluakulu anachita. M’malo mwake, anasonyeza njira yatsopano yothetsera mavuto omwewo.
Pofotokozedwa ndi Apple ngati "chosewera chaching'ono kwambiri padziko lonse lapansi cha nyimbo za digito 1000," iPod mini idagunda pamsika pa February 20, 2004 ndikubweretsa zosintha zingapo. Mabatani akuthupi a iPod Classic yayikulu adasinthidwa ndi mabatani omwe adapangidwa mu nsonga zinayi za kampasi pawotchiyo. Pambuyo pake Steve Jobs adanena kuti gudumu lodutsa linapangidwira iPod mini chifukwa chakuti kunalibe malo okwanira mabatani pa iPod. Pamapeto pake, kusamukako kunakhala kwanzeru.
Chinanso chatsopano chinali kugwiritsidwa ntchito kwa aluminiyamu komwe kwatchulidwa kale. Gulu la Ive lidagwiritsapo kale zitsulo za titaniyamu PowerBook G4. Koma pomwe laputopu idagunda kwambiri Apple, titaniyamu idakhala yokwera mtengo komanso yogwira ntchito. Zinali zofunikira kuzichitira ndi utoto wachitsulo kuti zipsera ndi zala sizikuwoneka pamenepo. Pamene mamembala a gulu la Ive adafufuza aluminiyumu ya iPod mini, adakonda kwambiri zinthuzo, zomwe zinapereka ubwino wapawiri wa kupepuka ndi mphamvu. Sipanatenge nthawi kuti Apple idayambitsa aluminiyamu ngati zinthu za MacBooks, iMacs ndi zinthu zina.
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Wosewerera nyimbo wocheperako adayambitsanso Apple kuti akhale olimba. Anthu adayamba kugwiritsa ntchito kasewerera kakang'ono ka nyimbo kochitira masewera olimbitsa thupi pomwe akugwira ntchito, ndipo Cupertino adawunikira kugwiritsa ntchito kwatsopano kumeneku pazotsatsa. Ma iPod adayamba kuwonekera ngati zida zovala thupi. Anthu ambiri omwe anali ndi iPod yokulirapo yokhala ndi zosungira zambiri adagulanso iPod mini yothamangira.
Zotsatsa zamasiku ano za Apple Watch zakhala zikuyenda bwino chifukwa cha kutsatsa kwa iPod mini, komwe kudayambitsa zotsatsa za Cupertino zomwe zimakonda kuvala.
