Time Machine

Take a trip down memory lane with classic Apple hardware

Release date November 2004 • ipod generation: 4G

• Interface supported: Firewire, USB 2.0

• Capacity: 20GB

• Supported digital audio standards: AAC, AIFF, Apple Lossless, Audible, MP3, WAV

• Weight: 5.89oz

• Display size: 2-inch (diagonal)

• Digital player functions: Photo playback Original price: £249/$349 Price now: £120/$180

Around the time that Apple started rolling out its fourth-generation ipods, it forged a relationship with a certain Irish rock band that would make headlines and cause a few waves throughout the years. This special edition U2-branded ipod was the first joint venture, and what a lovely thing it was. Featuring a red and black design on the front to tie-in with U2’s latest album, How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb, and laser-etched signatures of all four band members on the back, the device also shipped with an exclusive U2 poster and money-off coupon for The Complete U2 box-set on itunes. Three further U2-branded ipods followed (a 4th Gen colour, a 5th Gen and a 5th Gen ‘enhanced’) before that Songs Of Innocence debacle…