As a tech journo, I love it when people share their experiences of tech with me.
Its so much more interesting than a review someone is being paid to write or a marketing blurb.
I still own that iPod.
It was a major talking point at my uni, who got what engraved on theirs and so on.
I met my uni boyfriend by yammering on in the Student Union about the philosophy behind this groundbreaking quote.
Rachel England
Like losing your arm
I had a first-gen white one with the mechanical scrolling wheel.
I absolutely loved it, and it went everywhere with me.
I worked for a tech mag and people were pretty wowed about it when they saw it.
I painstakingly copied every CD I owned onto it, and that of my BF at the time.
All the music Id ever owned, gone.
Ever since, Ive not downloaded or bought music in the same way.
A bit of me died that day.
It’s free, every week, in your inbox.
The pocket unit made it easy to hide from my indie friends that I was listening to Eminem.
Plus, it was much more easier to carry around than a personal CD player.
The highlight was blasting my songs on a snowboarding tour bus with the help of an FM transmitter.
And later hijacking radio channels in cafeterias that we visited.
The Herbaliser was played a lot on that trip.
It was a present from my Dad, and I was over the moon about it.
I still remember the thrill of unpacking it and seeing the lights come up as I switched it on.
Then I saw there was already something on it!
And there it was.
Farting Christmas Jingle Bells.
), had it shipped from the US to the UK office and was beyond excited.
So funny
I still have it!
Clare Shephard
An iPod DJ Club
I ran an iPod DJ club called Playlist.
We had offshoots around the world.
It was a fun hobby but the site is offline now.
We had judges and prizes and people held up signs that said Tune when a DJ played something good!
I also briefly part-time edited a magazine based around the IPod.
Jonny Rocket
Wow Apple were really stingy with their PR
Ah, memories.
I literally cannot believe its 20 years.
And I think we had just one iPod for the event, still one of my career highlights.
But it was often the case.
You really couldnt get the interface until you played with it.
After a few visits, the most successful pitch became clear: Go outside with anyone that smoked.
Apologies to all who didnt get the kit they needed.
We were always absurdly under-resourced and the bean counters could not be budged.
It was hard work but great times.
David Millar
Story byCate Lawrence
Cate Lawrence is an Australian tech journo living in Berlin.
