What the iPod meant to millennials

For an entire generation who grew up in the 2000s, the iPod was more than just another high-tech gadget. Everyone remembers their first iPod. It wasn’t some disposable device you would upgrade every year. The iPod was much more personal: It could only ever be synced with one music library, and it required physically plugging into your computer. Lending it to anyone often resulted in such awkward moments as defensively explaining why you once listened to Celine Dion. These were experiences and memories unique to the iPod.