Today in Apple history: Apple debuts its thinnest-ever iPod touch

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The sixth-gen iPod touch was Apple's slimmest yet.
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July 15: Today in Apple history: Apple debuts sixth-gen iPod touch, its thinnest ever July 15, 2015: Apple introduces the sixth version of its iPod touch, attempting to prove that there’s still a place for the humble music player in the crazy, crazy world of iPhones and Apple Watches.

Apple merges iPhone and iPod with iPod touch

Apple introduced the original iPod touch hot on the heels of the iPhone, back in September 2007. Often regarded as a stripped-down iPhone (Steve Jobs once called it “training wheels for the iPhone“), the handheld computer nonetheless established its own fan base and identity — despite not receiving close to the amount of attention Apple’s other product lines did.

At just 6.1mm thick, the sixth-generation iPod touch from 2015 was more than a millimeter slimmer than the ill-fated iPhone mini, and it makes an iPhone 14 (7.8mm) seem quite thick.

With a 128GB version available, it was also Apple’s most capacious music player since 2007’s 160GB iPod Classic, the last iPod to include the original 30-pin iPod connector and Click Wheel.

The sixth-gen iPod touch boasted an A8 chip and M8 motion co-processor — for better fitness tracking — and an upgraded 8MP iSight camera. It delivered an impressive 40 hours of music-listening battery life, according to Apple’s figures.

R.I.P. iPod

Today, iPod is a dead product. The iPod touch survived for years, with the final model out in 2019. However, Apple stopped the music on the last remaining iPod line in 2022.

Did you have an iPod touch? What was the first iPod you owned? Leave your comments and memories below.

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