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Photographer: Kimberly White/Bloomberg"Today, we are simplifying our iPod lineup with two models of iPod touch now with double the capacity starting at just $199 and we are discontinuing the iPod shuffle and iPod nano," Apple said in a statement. Apple Inc. said Thursday it was discontinuing two of the cheapest iPod models: the nano and shuffle. The iPod shuffle in 2006. Apple discontinued the iPod classic in 2014, a large iPod with a "click wheel" that looked most like the original model. The $149 nano and $49 shuffle were last updated with new colors in 2015, but the nano hasn't been revamped since 2012 while the shuffle hasn't been redesigned since 2010.
But, after the iphone launched in 2007, the iPod nano and iPod shuffle became increasingly niche products. In the United States, the latest iPod nano started at $149 with 16GB of storage, while the iPod shuffle cost $49 with 2GB of storage.Beyond new colors and storage capacities, Apple had last updated the iPod nano in October 2012 and the iPod shuffle in September 2010 . "Today, we are simplifying our iPod lineup with two models of iPod touch, now with double the capacity starting at just $199, and we are discontinuing the iPod shuffle and iPod nano," an Apple spokesperson told Business Insider Apple today removed the iPod nano and iPod shuffle from its website and online store around the world, and it has since confirmed the iconic portable media players have been discontinued. Apple last updated the iPod touch in July 2015 with an A8 chip and an 8-megapixel rear camera.Apple introduced the iPod shuffle in January 2005, followed by the iPod nano in September 2005.
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Apple kills off iPod Nano and iPod Shuffle
Apple updated its iPod lineup on Thursday and discontinued the iPod Nano and iPod Shuffle. Apple introduced the iPod Nano and iPod Shuffle in 2005. The iPod Shuffle and iPod Nano have been removed from Apple's website and online store. "Today, we are simplifying our iPod lineup with two models of iPod Touch, now with double the capacity, starting at just $199, and we are discontinuing the iPod Shuffle and iPod Nano," an Apple representative told Business Insider in an email. Neither iPod supports Apple Music, Apple's online streaming service for audio and video.But, after the iphone launched in 2007, the iPod nano and iPod shuffle became increasingly niche products. In the United States, the latest iPod nano started at $149 with 16GB of storage, while the iPod shuffle cost $49 with 2GB of storage.Beyond new colors and storage capacities, Apple had last updated the iPod nano in October 2012 and the iPod shuffle in September 2010 . "Today, we are simplifying our iPod lineup with two models of iPod touch, now with double the capacity starting at just $199, and we are discontinuing the iPod shuffle and iPod nano," an Apple spokesperson told Business Insider Apple today removed the iPod nano and iPod shuffle from its website and online store around the world, and it has since confirmed the iconic portable media players have been discontinued. Apple last updated the iPod touch in July 2015 with an A8 chip and an 8-megapixel rear camera.Apple introduced the iPod shuffle in January 2005, followed by the iPod nano in September 2005.
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