Tech giant Apple will officially discontinue its production of its iconic iPod after more than 20 years on the market.
科技巨头苹果公司将正式停产其已上市20余年的标志性产品iPodn1C%i,ZMS)j。
The announcement came earlier today with Apple announcing production would cease, but the iPod would continue to be sold until existing suppliers were exhausted.
今天早些时候，苹果方面发布声明，宣布将停止生产iPod，但该产品将继续销售，直到库存售完即止2Tkk^;yB6|S[Dj8ksOt。
The iPod will still be supported via Apple software, along with existing options of the iPhone, iPad, Mac and its HomePod Mini in terms of music play.
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The original iPod, introduced on the 23rd October, 2001, changed the way people listen to and experience music.
于2001年10月23日推出的初代iPod，改变了人们听音乐和体验音乐的方式PRXnHgGPA)j%G(Q;VA。
It was the first MP3 player to pack 1,000 songs and a 10-hour battery life into a compact and svelte 184-gram package.
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On February 20th, 2004, Apple introduced the iPod mini, which offered a smaller design at just 102 grams.
2004年2月20日，苹果公司推出了iPod mini，设计更小巧，重量只有102克-achStYn%OHOav。

And this was of course followed by the iPod nano, introduced on September 25th, 2006,
紧接着就是于2006年9月25日推出的iPod nano，
which in turn offered a thinner design in six stylish colors and up to 24 hours of battery life.
它的机型更加纤薄，有6种时尚配色，电池续航时间最长可达24小时87VkhOD2]%d@。
While the iPod defined how music lovers consumed music in the 2000s and 2010s,
iPod定义了21世纪前20年音乐爱好者消费音乐的方式，
the market has now turned to subscription-based platforms and on-demand opportunities, such as Spotify,
而如今，市场转向了基于订阅和按需随选的平台，比如Spotify，
and primary consumption of music coming from smartphones, such as the iPhone or Samsung Galaxy.
并且音乐的主要消费也来自诸如iPhone或三星Galaxy这样的智能手机了Dl+xv7P4zurk,()。