Apple is killing off the iPod, two decades after it launched

Twenty years after its launch, Apple's iPod is becoming a part of tech history. — dpa

The iPod, the device that loaned its name to podcasts and helped end the reign of the CD, is being discontinued a little over 20 years after it was first unveiled.

Apple announced on May 10 that the last remaining model – the iPod touch – will only be available while stocks last.