Apple Inc.'s new iPods typically are forward-looking products that push the envelope in terms of functionality and electronic design.However, with the iPod classic, Apple has taken a backward-looking ...

The iPod, the device that turned Apple into a key player in the music business, revolutionized the way we consume digital media and basically defined cool for a generation, is officially dead. But ...

Recent news about Apple discontinuing the iPod Classic was cause for some mild nostalgia among longtime users. Inevitably, massive music storage devices like the Classic (which held about 160GB) were ...

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 ...

While the death of the iPod classic is still unconfirmed, it was conspicuously absent from Apple's big event Tuesday, where there were updates on the iPod touch, nano and shuffle. An press release ...

If you have an old model of an Apple iPod, it could literally be worth thousands of dollars, as the company announced recently it would be discontinuing the iconic device. A new, first-generation iPod ...

The iPod classic might have faded from the tech spotlight, but a decade and a half ago, it was considered the pinnacle of portable audio. And well, thanks to a rather basic, but an innovative app, the ...

It's been just over a week since I bought a brand-new 160GB iPod classic. Despite my initial frenzy of excitement about seeing Cover Flow in my hand, there are a few notable problems with Apple's ...

Donald Bell has spent more than five years as a CNET senior editor, reviewing everything from MP3 players to the first three generations of the Apple iPad. He currently devotes his time to producing ...