2003

In the year 2003, Apple released the third generation model to the iPod. This new model had an increased capacity and came in 20 and 40 GB models. The new iPod was also thinner and smaller than the previous model. The new iPod also had the controls surrounding the click wheel of the previous model moved above the display and the rotating click wheel was now replaced by a fixed solid state wheel, same as the ones we see on today's iPod classic and nano. It also came with USB 2.0 support for compatibility with PCs.