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Apple Music has a fully functional iPod Easter Egg

You can listen to samples of a bunch of songs on a virtual iPod on the Apple Music website.

Apple Music has a fully functional iPod Easter Egg

Apple is commemorating the 25th anniversary of the iPod by integrating an interactive Easter egg into the Apple Music website. By visiting a specific URL, users can access a virtual iPod with a scroll-wheel interface reminiscent of iPods before touchscreens. This feature allows visitors to scroll through an extensive list of artists and listen to 90-second samples of songs reminiscent of the iPod era, such as Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz' "Get Low".

The best part is that users don't need to know the exact URL; typing any random combination after "music.apple.com/us/" will still lead to the iPod on the 404 page. This playful tribute to Apple's pioneering portable music player allows users to reminisce about the pre-touchscreen era of navigation, where scrolling through menus with a wheel was the norm.

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