Right after the keynote in which Steve Jobs introduced the iPod Shuffle, I went backstage with one question in mind: What makes an iPod an iPod? By then – January 11, 2005 – I had staked my own claim to iPod expertise, having written a ‘Newsweek’ cover story about Apple’s transformational music player, and I was writing a book on it. Steven Levy Read Quote
My favorite thing to do with my iPod was to shuffle my entire music collection and marvel at what songs came next. Sometimes the segues would be so perfect that it seemed a genius deejay was behind the wheel. Steven Levy Read Quote
Internet-centric companies have already begun changing the rules with binge-watching, flexible running times, fewer commercials, and crowd-sourced content. The brainpower – and just plain power – of the most valued tech firms will change things even more. Steven Levy Read Quote
I am old enough to have grown up glued to a screen offering only three alternatives, each of which was an all-powerful national network that seemed permanently ensconced in the entertainment stratosphere. Steven Levy Read Quote
Just as the cable revolution overturned broadcast, the net is destined to become the dominant mode of video, both in terms of transit and programming. Steven Levy Read Quote
Though the first iPhone was expensive, it was such a refreshing new product that early users flocked to it. Steven Levy Read Quote
With the iPod – Apple’s first successful stab at market dominance – Apple had begun with a high price but quickly dropped it. Steven Levy Read Quote
As an open system, Android is not under the tight control of its creator, Google. Steven Levy Read Quote
We might enjoy essays, TED talks, and even Facebook posts bemoaning our dependency on tech, but judging by our enthusiastic adoption of these services, we’re all in. Steven Levy Read Quote
