Come, pull up your chairs. Closer. Closer. Good. Now listen closely, we’re here today for one reason: it’s the iPod‘s birthday and I’m going to tell you why it’s the greatest gadget ever. The first version of the device was released on October 23, 2001 – a full 17 years ago. That means if the iPod was born in the UK, it could now drive. It’s old. I mean, just watch the original iPod announcement: But, before we get into the meat of the argument about why the iPod is the greatest gadget ever, we need to define some things we’re…

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