2011 iLounge iPod/iPhone/iPad Buyers' Guide

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ipods, iphones + iPADS 2011 Buyers’ Guide Evolving Apple Colors Most new iPod models make at least small changes to colors Apple sold the last year with the same names, so this year’s “silver,” “green,” “pink,” and “orange” models are noticeably different than last year’s. Our photos and descriptions show you what’s stayed the same and changed between models. White: The First iPod Color From 2001 through early 2004, the only iPod color was white. The identical-looking first- and second-generation iPods introduced the ultra pure white color under a thick clear plastic layer, which was slimmed for the third-generation iPod, a model that featured touch-sensitive red glowing buttons. Gray was added as a contrasting color for the fourth- and fifthgeneration iPods, as well as the first-generation iPod shuffle and iPod nano, the last iPod models to use this color combination. Apple subsequently released the iPhone 3G and 3GS with glossy white plastic backs that had silver Apple logos, differing only in the color of their rear text: the 3G had gray text, the 3GS silver. An iPhone 4 with a white casing was repeatedly delayed after being shown in June 2010. Silver: Apple’s Favorite Color Apple’s iPod mini (top left) was the first iPod to use silver aluminum as an alternative to glossy white plastic, relying on the cheaper material only for controls and accents on its top and bottom. Over time, the silver-white combo became Apple’s go-to look for iPod classics, iPod nanos, and iPod shuffles. But the original iPhone marked the beginning of a mix of silver metal and black plastic/glass surfaces that later spread back to the iPod family, and influenced the iPad’s design, as well. While Apple has included polished stainless steel backs on many iPods, including all of the original models, today’s classics, and iPod touches, it has only made one fully steel iPod: the third-generation iPod shuffle, which was also sold in cheaper silver aluminum. Today’s iPod nanos and shuffles use a semi-glossy polished aluminum variant, instead. 110
2011 Buyers’ Guide IPODS, iPHONES + iPADS Blue + Purple: Boyish Tones Popular from its earliest days as an iPod mini color, blue has been included in every new colored iPod model rollout since 2004, shifting a little each time from what started as a slightly faded denim color to more intense shades, stopping only for the third-generation iPod nano and secondgeneration iPod shuffle, where it temporarily faded before returning stronger than ever. The new nano and shuffle are somewhat duller. Apple has offered three purple versions, too, but that color is gone this year. Green: Perennially Popular Green was first introduced in the iPod mini and has seen generally modest changes from year to year thereafter: the light original color intensified a little in some versions, going lighter blue-green for the thirdgeneration iPod nano and original secondgeneration iPod shuffle, then shifting back towards the original hue for later models. The pine-colored fifth-generation iPod nano was a notably darker exception, returning again to the most typical coloration for the new square iPod nano and iPod shuffle. Pink: Always Girly, Often Tweaked Apple has played with the pink colors substantially over the years, starting with a pale rose pink for the first iPod mini that has recently been roughly revived in the newlyreleased sixth-generation iPod nano and fourth-generation iPod shuffle, which are identical to one another in rosy tone. Other models have generally been more intensely colored, with bright hot and lipstick-like colors dominating each year except for the third-generation nano, which had a more muted, wintery blue-influenced tint and soon was replaced by better successors. 111
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