▁Apple ▁mac OS ▁and ▁Microsoft ▁Windows ▁operating ▁systems . ▁ ▁Before ▁the ▁release ▁of ▁iOS ▁ 5 , ▁the ▁i Pod ▁brand ing ▁was ▁used ▁for ▁the ▁media ▁player ▁included ▁with ▁the ▁iPhone ▁and ▁i Pad , ▁a ▁combination ▁of ▁the ▁Music ▁and ▁Videos ▁apps ▁on ▁the ▁i Pod ▁Touch . ▁As ▁of ▁iOS ▁ 5 , ▁separate ▁apps ▁named ▁" Music " ▁and ▁" V ideos " ▁are ▁standard ized ▁across ▁all ▁iOS - power ed ▁products . ▁While ▁the ▁iPhone ▁and ▁i Pad ▁have ▁essentially ▁the ▁same ▁media ▁player ▁capabilities ▁as ▁the ▁i Pod ▁line , ▁they ▁are ▁generally ▁treated ▁as ▁separate ▁products . ▁During ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁iPhone ▁sales ▁over to ok ▁those ▁of ▁the ▁i Pod . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Apple ▁made ▁the ▁Apple ▁Newton ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁and ▁made ▁the ▁e M ate ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁Following ▁the ▁lack l uster ▁sales ▁of ▁these ▁devices , ▁Apple ▁wanted ▁a ▁mobile ▁device ▁and ▁so ▁started ▁to ▁develop ▁a ▁personal ▁media ▁player , ▁which ▁would ▁become ▁the ▁i Pod . ▁ ▁The ▁i Pod ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁late ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁The ▁i Pod ▁line ▁came ▁from ▁Apple ' s ▁" dig ital ▁hub " ▁category , ▁when ▁the ▁company ▁began ▁creating ▁software ▁for ▁the ▁growing ▁market ▁of ▁personal ▁digital ▁devices . ▁Digital ▁cam eras , ▁cam cord ers , ▁and ▁organiz