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iMac (Early 2006) and iPod Radio Remote

Apple announced two products on 10 January 2006: iMac (Early 2006) and iPod Radio Remote. The day spanned iPod and Mac.

It was the 1st of 12 dated moments the archive holds for 2006, 83 days after the previous one, 19 October 2005.

iMac (Early 2006) product photograph

Rafael Fernandez · CC BY-SA 3.0

What Apple announced

iMac (Early 2006)

Mac · iMac · discontinued 6 September 2006

The iMac is a series of all-in-one desktop computers designed, manufactured, and sold by Apple Inc. Between 2006 and 2022, the iMac series used chipsets based on Intel architecture. While sold, it was one of three desktop computers in the Mac lineup, serving as an all-in-one alternative to the Mac Mini, and sat below the performance range Mac Pro. It was sold alongside a higher-end, Xeon-based iMac Pro from 2017 to 2021.

The earliest Intel iMacs reused the same white polycarbonate enclosure as the iMac G5. Later models shifted to aluminum and plastic, and then a unibody aluminum case. The iMacs released after October 2012 also featured a much thinner display, with the edge measuring just 5 mm. This design would persist until the line was discontinued.

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iPod Radio Remote

iPod · iPod accessories · discontinued 25 June 2009

The iPod is a discontinued series of portable media players and multi-purpose mobile devices that were designed and marketed by Apple from 2001 to 2022. The first version was released on November 10, 2001, 10 months after the Macintosh version of iTunes was released. Apple has sold an estimated 450 million iPods. Apple officially discontinued the iPod product line on May 10, 2022. The iPod is the longest-running product discontinued by Apple, with a total lifespan of over 20 years.

Some versions of the iPod can serve as external data storage devices, like other digital music players. Prior to macOS 10.15, Apple's iTunes software (and other alternative software) could be used to transfer music, photos, videos, games, contact information, e-mail settings, Web bookmarks, and calendars to the devices supporting these features from computers using certain versions of Apple macOS and Microsoft Windows operating systems.

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iMac (Early 2006) product photograph
iMac (Early 2006)

Rafael Fernandez · CC BY-SA 3.0

iPod Radio Remote product photograph
iPod Radio Remote

Kyro · CC BY 3.0

Also in 2006

Sources

  1. iMac (Early 2006) · Wikipedia
  2. iPod Radio Remote · Wikipedia

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