<s>
The	B-Device
iPod	I-Device
Mini	O
(	O
stylized	O
and	O
marketed	O
as	O
the	B-Device
iPod	I-Device
mini	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
discontinued	O
,	O
smaller	O
digital	O
audio	O
player	O
that	O
was	O
designed	O
and	O
marketed	O
by	O
Apple	O
Inc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
it	O
was	O
sold	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
midrange	O
model	O
in	O
Apple	O
's	O
iPod	B-Operating_System
product	O
line	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Device
iPod	I-Device
Mini	O
was	O
discontinued	O
on	O
September	O
7	O
,	O
2005	O
after	O
1	O
year	O
of	O
being	O
made	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
replaced	O
by	O
the	B-Device
iPod	I-Device
Nano	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Device
iPod	I-Device
Mini	O
used	O
the	O
touch-sensitive	O
scroll	O
wheel	O
of	O
the	O
third	O
generation	O
iPod	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
instead	O
of	O
the	O
four	O
touch	O
buttons	O
located	O
above	O
the	O
wheel	O
,	O
the	O
buttons	O
were	O
redesigned	O
as	O
mechanical	O
switches	O
beneath	O
the	O
wheel	O
itself	O
—	O
hence	O
the	O
name	O
click	B-Device
wheel	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
its	O
predecessors	O
,	O
the	O
wheel	O
was	O
developed	O
for	O
Apple	O
by	O
Synaptics	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
click	B-Device
wheel	I-Device
was	O
also	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
fourth	B-Operating_System
,	O
fifth	B-Operating_System
and	O
sixth	B-Operating_System
generation	O
iPods	B-Operating_System
and	O
the	B-Device
iPod	I-Device
Nano	O
,	O
from	O
first	O
generation	O
through	O
the	O
fifth	B-Operating_System
;	O
however	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
Nano	O
and	O
5G	O
iPods	B-Operating_System
onwards	O
,	O
the	O
click	B-Device
wheel	I-Device
used	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Apple	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Above	O
the	O
wheel	O
was	O
a	O
monochrome	O
138x110	O
LCD	B-Device
that	O
displayed	O
a	O
menu	O
or	O
information	O
about	O
the	O
selected	O
track	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Newer-generation	O
iPods	B-Operating_System
have	O
since	O
adopted	O
color	O
displays	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GoldUSB	O
or	O
FireWireFebruary	O
20	O
,	O
2004Mac	O
:	O
10.1.5	B-Operating_System
or	O
laterWindows	O
:	O
2000iTunes	O
4.6	O
or	O
lateraudio	O
:	O
8New	O
smaller	O
model	O
,	O
available	O
in	O
5	O
colors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PinkUSB	O
or	O
FireWireFebruary	O
23	O
,	O
2005Mac	O
:	O
10.2.8	B-Operating_System
or	O
10.3.4	B-Operating_System
or	O
laterWindows	O
:	O
2000iTunes	O
4.7	O
or	O
lateraudio	O
:	O
186	O
GBBrighter	O
color	O
variants	O
with	O
longer	O
battery	O
life	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Click	B-Device
Wheel	I-Device
lettering	O
matched	O
body	O
color	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
replaced	O
by	O
the	B-Device
iPod	I-Device
Nano	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
two	O
generations	O
of	O
iPod	B-Operating_System
Mini	I-Operating_System
were	O
almost	O
identical	O
outside	O
of	O
minor	O
cosmetic	O
differences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
generation	O
model	O
has	O
gray	O
control	O
symbols	O
on	O
the	O
click	B-Device
wheel	I-Device
,	O
while	O
those	O
on	O
the	O
second	O
generation	O
matched	O
the	O
color	O
of	O
the	O
body	O
while	O
also	O
having	O
the	O
storage	O
capacity	O
etched	O
on	O
the	O
back	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
First	O
generation	O
iPod	B-Operating_System
Minis	I-Operating_System
were	O
available	O
in	O
five	O
colors	O
:	O
silver	O
,	O
gold	O
,	O
pink	O
,	O
blue	O
,	O
and	O
green	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Device
iPod	I-Device
Mini	O
used	O
Microdrive	B-Device
hard	B-Device
drives	I-Device
(	O
CompactFlash	B-Device
II	I-Device
)	O
made	O
by	O
Hitachi	O
and	O
Seagate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
battery	O
life	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
generation	O
iPod	B-Operating_System
Mini	I-Operating_System
was	O
criticized	O
for	O
its	O
8	O
hour	O
duration	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
third	O
generation	O
iPod	B-Operating_System
that	O
was	O
available	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
addressed	O
this	O
problem	O
in	O
the	O
second	O
generation	O
models	O
by	O
increasing	O
the	O
battery	O
life	O
to	O
about	O
18	O
hours	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
cost	O
of	O
removing	O
the	O
FireWire	B-Protocol
and	O
AC	O
adapter	O
cables	O
to	O
avoid	O
increasing	O
selling	O
costs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
proprietary	B-Device
dock	B-Operating_System
connector	I-Operating_System
was	O
provided	O
on	O
the	O
bottom	O
of	O
the	O
device	O
for	O
a	O
connection	O
to	O
a	O
computer	O
's	O
USB	B-Protocol
or	O
FireWire	B-Protocol
port	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	B-Device
iPod	I-Device
Nano	O
,	O
the	B-Device
iPod	I-Device
Mini	O
supported	O
MP3	B-Application
,	O
AAC/M4A	O
,	O
WAV	O
,	O
AIFF	O
,	O
and	O
Apple	B-Algorithm
Lossless	I-Algorithm
audio	O
formats	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
retained	O
the	B-Device
iPod	I-Device
's	O
integration	O
with	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
and	O
the	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
Store	O
,	O
allowing	O
for	O
syncing	O
between	O
the	O
software	O
application	O
and	O
the	B-Device
iPod	I-Device
Mini	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Soon	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	B-Device
iPod	I-Device
Mini	O
,	O
many	O
third-party	O
replacement	O
batteries	O
became	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
following	O
one-of-many	O
sets	O
of	O
online	O
instructions	O
detailing	O
how	O
to	O
replace	O
the	O
battery	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
by	O
iFixit	O
,	O
users	O
could	O
self	O
replace	O
the	O
battery	O
and	O
so	O
avoid	O
having	O
to	O
send	O
the	B-Device
iPod	I-Device
back	O
to	O
Apple	O
,	O
saving	O
time	O
and	O
money	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Device
iPod	I-Device
Mini	O
could	O
be	O
flashed	O
to	O
run	O
iPodLinux	B-General_Concept
or	O
Rockbox	B-Application
firmware	O
which	O
has	O
support	O
for	O
extra	O
codecs	O
,	O
games	O
and	O
various	O
other	O
plugins	O
and	O
allowed	O
music	O
placed	O
directly	O
on	O
the	B-Device
iPod	I-Device
to	O
be	O
played	O
without	O
using	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
have	O
replaced	O
the	O
4	O
or	O
6GB	O
Microdrive	B-Device
with	O
high	O
capacity	O
8	O
,	O
16	O
,	O
32	O
,	O
64	O
and	O
even	O
256GB	O
CompactFlash	B-Device
and	O
SD	B-Device
cards	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aside	O
from	O
increased	O
capacity	O
,	O
this	O
has	O
the	O
advantage	O
of	O
increasing	O
battery	O
life	O
and	O
making	O
the	O
Mini	O
more	O
durable	O
since	O
CompactFlash	B-Device
cards	I-Device
are	O
solid-state	O
with	O
no	O
moving	O
parts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
7	O
,	O
2005	O
,	O
Apple	O
released	O
the	O
first	O
generation	O
iPod	B-Device
Nano	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
headphone	O
jack	O
was	O
moved	O
to	O
the	O
bottom	O
of	O
the	O
device	O
,	O
the	O
dock	B-Operating_System
connector	I-Operating_System
shifted-off	O
center	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
4-pin	O
remote	O
connector	O
was	O
removed	O
,	O
among	O
other	O
changes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
caused	O
the	B-Device
iPod	I-Device
Mini	O
to	O
be	O
replaced	O
by	O
the	B-Device
iPod	I-Device
Nano	O
.	O
</s>
