{"id":998443,"date":"2026-03-16T08:19:38","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T02:49:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/telecomlive.in\/web\/?p=998443"},"modified":"2026-03-16T08:46:25","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T03:16:25","slug":"back-to-retro-music-devices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/telecomlive.in\/web\/2026\/03\/16\/back-to-retro-music-devices\/","title":{"rendered":"Back to retro music devices"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Two decades after it revolutionised portable music, the iPod is experiencing an unlikely revival, this time among Gen Z. For a generation raised on smartphones, streaming platforms and algorithm-driven playlists, the appeal of a discontinued music device might seem surprising. Yet young listeners are increasingly rediscovering the joy of dedicated music players such as the Apple iPod Classic and Apple iPod Nano, seeking a simpler and more focused listening experience. Discontinued by Apple in 2022, the iPod has quietly returned as a cultural artifact, and for some, a lifestyle choice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two decades after it revolutionised portable music, the iPod is experiencing an unlikely revival, this time among Gen Z. For a generation raised on smartphones, streaming platforms and algorithm-driven playlists, the appeal of a discontinued music device might seem surprising. Yet young listeners are increasingly rediscovering the joy of dedicated music players such as the Apple iPod Classic and Apple iPod Nano, seeking a simpler and more focused listening experience. Discontinued by Apple in 2022, the iPod has quietly returned as a cultural artifact, and for some, a lifestyle choice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[63,4,12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-998443","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-it-2-the-financial-express","category-newspapers","category-the-financial-express"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/telecomlive.in\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/998443","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/telecomlive.in\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/telecomlive.in\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/telecomlive.in\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/telecomlive.in\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=998443"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/telecomlive.in\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/998443\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/telecomlive.in\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=998443"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/telecomlive.in\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=998443"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/telecomlive.in\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=998443"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}