IPod

context: The iPod is a line of portable media players and multi-purpose pocket computers designed and marketed by Apple Inc. The first line was released on October 23, 2001, about 8½ months after iTunes (Macintosh version) was released. The most recent iPod redesigns were announced on July 15, 2015. There are three current versions of the iPod: the ultra-compact iPod Shuffle, the compact iPod Nano and the touchscreen iPod Touch.
qas: answers: text: Apple
question: Which company produces the iPod?

answers: text: October 23, 2001
question: When was the original iPod released?

answers: text: three
question: How many different types of iPod are currently available?

answers: text: portable media players
question: What kind of device is the iPod?

answers: text: touchscreen
question: The iPod Touch uses what kind of interface?

answers: text: 2001
question: In what year was the first iPod released?

answers: text: Apple
question: What company manufactures the iPod?

answers: text: 3
question: How many versions of the iPod currently exist?

answers: text: Shuffle
question: Which is the smallest version of the iPod?

answers: text: 2015
question: In what year was the iPod most recently redesigned?

context: Like other digital music players, iPods can serve as external data storage devices. Storage capacity varies by model, ranging from 2 GB for the iPod Shuffle to 128 GB for the iPod Touch (previously 160 GB for the iPod Classic, which is now discontinued).
qas: answers: text: data storage
question: In addition to playing music, what other function can the iPod perform?

answers: text: 2 GB
question: What is the smallest data capacity for an iPod product?

answers: text: 128 GB
question: What is the largest data capacity for an iPod product?

answers: text: iPod Shuffle
question: Which iPod product features the smallest data storage capacity?

answers: text: iPod Touch
question: Which current iPod product features the largest data storage capacity?

answers: text: 2 GB
question: What's the storage capacity of the iPod Shuffle?

answers: text: 128 GB
question: What's the storage capacity for the iPod Touch?

context: Apple's iTunes software (and other alternative software) can be used to transfer music, photos, videos, games, contact information, e-mail settings, Web bookmarks, and calendars, to the devices supporting these features from computers using certain versions of Apple Macintosh and Microsoft Windows operating systems.
qas: answers: text: iTunes
question: What Apple program is used to communicate between computers and portable devices?

answers: text: Apple Macintosh and Microsoft Windows
question: Which operating systems are compatible with iTunes?

answers: text: iTunes
question: What's the name of the software used to manage music and other media on Apple devices?

context: Before the release of iOS 5, the iPod branding was used for the media player included with the iPhone and iPad, a combination of the Music and Videos apps on the iPod Touch. As of iOS 5, separate apps named "Music" and "Videos" are standardized across all iOS-powered products. While the iPhone and iPad have essentially the same media player capabilities as the iPod line, they are generally treated as separate products. During the middle of 2010, iPhone sales overtook those of the iPod.
qas: answers: text: one
question: Prior to iOS 5, how many apps were required to play music and videos on iPhone and iPad?

answers: text: iPhone
question: In mid-2010, which Apple device had higher sales than iPod?

answers: text: iOS 5
question: With what iOS release did Apple standardize media apps on all their products?

answers: text: 2010
question: In what year did iPhone sales surpass those of iPods?

answers: text: "Music" and "Videos"
question: What are the titles of the standard media apps on current Apple devices?

context: In mid-2015, a new model of the iPod Touch was announced by Apple, and was officially released on the Apple store on July 15, 2015. The sixth generation iPod Touch includes a wide variety of spec improvements such as the upgraded A8 processor and higher-quality screen. The core is over 5 times faster than previous models and is built to be roughly on par with the iPhone 5S. It is available in 5 different colors: Space grey, pink, gold, silver and Product (red).
qas: answers: text: A8
question: What processor model is used in the iPod Touch?

answers: text: sixth
question: Which generation of iPod Touch was made availalbe in July of 2015?

answers: text: sixth
question: What's the most recent generation of iPod Touch?

answers: text: 2015
question: In what year was the most recent iPod Touch released?

answers: text: A8
question: What type of processor does the current iPod Touch use?

answers: text: 5
question: In how many colors is the current iPod Touch available?

context: Though the iPod was released in 2001, its price and Mac-only compatibility caused sales to be relatively slow until 2004. The iPod line came from Apple's "digital hub" category, when the company began creating software for the growing market of personal digital devices. Digital cameras, camcorders and organizers had well-established mainstream markets, but the company found existing digital music players "big and clunky or small and useless" with user interfaces that were "unbelievably awful," so Apple decided to develop its own. As ordered by CEO Steve Jobs, Apple's hardware engineering chief Jon Rubinstein assembled a team of engineers to design the iPod line, including hardware engineers Tony Fadell and Michael Dhuey, and design engineer Sir Jonathan Ive. Rubinstein had already discovered the Toshiba disk drive when meeting with an Apple supplier in Japan, and purchased the rights to it for Apple, and had also already worked out how the screen, battery, and other key elements would work. The aesthetic was inspired by the 1958 Braun T3 transistor radio designed by Dieter Rams, while the wheel based user interface was prompted by Bang & Olufsen's BeoCom 6000 telephone. The product ("the Walkman of the twenty-first century" ) was developed in less than one year and unveiled on October 23, 2001. Jobs announced it as a Mac-compatible product with a 5 GB hard drive that put "1,000 songs in your pocket."
qas: answers: text: 2001
question: In what year was the iPod first introduced?

answers: text: 2004
question: In what year did iPod sales show improvement?

answers: text: Jon Rubinstein
question: Which Apple engineer led original iPod design group?

answers: text: Braun T3 transistor radio
question: What radio was the primary inspiration for the look of the iPod?

answers: text: 5 GB
question: What was the storage capacity of the first iPod?

answers: text: 2001
question: in what year was the original iPod released?

answers: text: 5 GB
question: How large was the hard drive on the original iPod?

answers: text: the Walkman
question: What other popular music player did Apple compare their new product to?

answers: text: Jon Rubinstein
question: What is the name of Apple's hardware engineering chief who helped design the iPod?

answers: text: Toshiba
question: Who manufactured the hard drives for the first iPods?

context: Apple did not develop the iPod software entirely in-house, instead using PortalPlayer's reference platform based on two ARM cores. The platform had rudimentary software running on a commercial microkernel embedded operating system. PortalPlayer had previously been working on an IBM-branded MP3 player with Bluetooth headphones. Apple contracted another company, Pixo, to help design and implement the user interface under the direct supervision of Steve Jobs. As development progressed, Apple continued to refine the software's look and feel. Starting with the iPod Mini, the Chicago font was replaced with Espy Sans. Later iPods switched fonts again to Podium Sans—a font similar to Apple's corporate font, Myriad. iPods with color displays then adopted some Mac OS X themes like Aqua progress bars, and brushed metal meant to evoke a combination lock. In 2007, Apple modified the iPod interface again with the introduction of the sixth-generation iPod Classic and third-generation iPod Nano by changing the font to Helvetica and, in most cases, splitting the screen in half by displaying the menus on the left and album artwork, photos, or videos on the right (whichever was appropriate for the selected item).
qas: answers: text: Pixo
question: Which company worked with Apple in creating the user interface for the iPod?

answers: text: Chicago
question: What was the name of the font used prior to the release of the iPod Mini?

answers: text: 2007
question: In what year was the 6th gen iPod Classic released?

answers: text: Helvetica
question: The 6th gen iPod Classic and 3rd gen iPod nano featured which font?

answers: text: Steve Jobs
question: Who supervised the design and implementation of the iPod user interface?

answers: text: PortalPlayer
question: What software did Apple use as the basis for their iPod software?

answers: text: Helvetica
question: What typeface does the current iPod use?

context: In 2006 Apple presented a special edition for iPod 5G of Irish rock band U2. Like its predecessor, this iPod has engraved the signatures of the four members of the band on its back, but this one was the first time the company changed the colour of the metal (not silver but black). This iPod was only available with 30GB of storage capacity. The special edition entitled purchasers to an exclusive video with 33 minutes of interviews and performance by U2, downloadable from the iTunes Store.
qas: answers: text: 2006
question: In what year was a special edition of the iPod produced?

answers: text: U2
question: For what musical group was a special edition of the iPod first made?

answers: text: black
question: What color was the metal on the U2 version of the iPod?

answers: text: video
question: What type of media was included with purchase of the U2 version of the iPod?

answers: text: U2
question: Of what band did Apple present a special edition iPod 5G?

answers: text: black
question: What color was the special U2 iPod model?

answers: text: 2006
question: In what year did apple release the special U2 model of the iPod?

context: In September 2007, during a lawsuit with patent holding company Burst.com, Apple drew attention to a patent for a similar device that was developed in 1979. Kane Kramer applied for a UK patent for his design of a "plastic music box" in 1981, which he called the IXI. He was unable to secure funding to renew the US$120,000 worldwide patent, so it lapsed and Kramer never profited from his idea.
qas: answers: text: Burst.com
question: Apple was involved in a lawsuit with which company in 2007?

answers: text: Kane Kramer
question: Who previously applied for a patent for an iPod-like device?

answers: text: UK
question: In what country did Kane Kramer apply for his patent?

answers: text: 1981
question: In what year did Kane Kramer apply for his patent?

answers: text: IXI
question: What did Kane Kramer call the device for which he wanted a patent?

answers: text: Burst.com
question: What patent holding company sued Apple in 2007?

answers: text: IXI
question: What was the name of the previously-patented music player from 1981?

answers: text: Kane Kramer
question: Who was the holder of the previous patent for the "plastic music box"?

context: The name iPod was proposed by Vinnie Chieco, a freelance copywriter, who (with others) was called by Apple to figure out how to introduce the new player to the public. After Chieco saw a prototype, he thought of the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey and the phrase "Open the pod bay door, Hal!", which refers to the white EVA Pods of the Discovery One spaceship. Chieco saw an analogy to the relationship between the spaceship and the smaller independent pods in the relationship between a personal computer and the music player. Apple researched the trademark and found that it was already in use. Joseph N. Grasso of New Jersey had originally listed an "iPod" trademark with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) in July 2000 for Internet kiosks. The first iPod kiosks had been demonstrated to the public in New Jersey in March 1998, and commercial use began in January 2000, but had apparently been discontinued by 2001. The trademark was registered by the USPTO in November 2003, and Grasso assigned it to Apple Computer, Inc. in 2005.
qas: answers: text: Vinnie Chieco
question: Who came up with the name for Apple's portable mp3 player?

answers: text: freelance copywriter
question: What was Vinnie Chieco's profession?

answers: text: 2001: A Space Odyssey
question: What film inspired the name of the iPod?

answers: text: Joseph N. Grasso
question: Who first trademarked the iPod name?

answers: text: 2005
question: In what year was Apple given rights to the iPod name?

answers: text: 2001: A Space Odyssey
question: What movie inspired the iPod name?

answers: text: Vinnie Chieco
question: What was the name of the copywriter that proposed the name "iPod"?

answers: text: Joseph N. Grasso
question: Who held the original trademark for the iPod name?

context: In mid-2015, several new color schemes for all of the current iPod models were spotted in the latest version of iTunes, 12.2. Belgian website Belgium iPhone originally found the images when plugging in an iPod for the first time, and subsequent leaked photos were found by Pierre Dandumont.
qas: answers: text: mid-2015
question: When were images of new iPod colors leaked?

answers: text: Pierre Dandumont
question: Who leaked the photos of new iPod colors?

answers: text: 12.2
question: What version of iTunes contained the leaked photos of new iPod colors?

answers: text: 12.2
question: What was the latest version of iTunes as of mid-2015?

answers: text: Pierre Dandumont
question: Who first leaked the photos of the new iPod color scheme?

context: The third-generation iPod had a weak bass response, as shown in audio tests. The combination of the undersized DC-blocking capacitors and the typical low-impedance of most consumer headphones form a high-pass filter, which attenuates the low-frequency bass output. Similar capacitors were used in the fourth-generation iPods. The problem is reduced when using high-impedance headphones and is completely masked when driving high-impedance (line level) loads, such as an external headphone amplifier. The first-generation iPod Shuffle uses a dual-transistor output stage, rather than a single capacitor-coupled output, and does not exhibit reduced bass response for any load.
qas: answers: text: weak bass response
question: What audio deficiency was found in the 3rd gen iPods?

answers: text: high-impedance
question: What kind of headphones could partially mitigate the bass response issues of the 3rd gen iPods?

answers: text: external headphone amplifier
question: What is an example of a device that could entirely mitigate the bass response issues of the 3rd gen iPods?

answers: text: bass
question: What part of audio output was substandard on 3rd generation iPods?

answers: text: undersized DC-blocking capacitors
question: What component was to blame for the weak bass of the 3rd generation iPod?

context: For all iPods released in 2006 and earlier, some equalizer (EQ) sound settings would distort the bass sound far too easily, even on undemanding songs. This would happen for EQ settings like R&B, Rock, Acoustic, and Bass Booster, because the equalizer amplified the digital audio level beyond the software's limit, causing distortion (clipping) on bass instruments.
qas: answers: text: Bass
question: What acoustic element could be distorted by different audio settings in iPods prior to 2007?

answers: text: R&B, Rock, Acoustic, and Bass Booster
question: Name four sound profiles that would result in bass distortion on pre-2007 iPods.

answers: text: clipping
question: What specific problem caused the issue with bass distortion?

answers: text: 2006
question: iPods released before what year had issues with distorted bass?

answers: text: R&B, Rock, Acoustic, and Bass Booster
question: What EQ settings were known to have issues with bass distortion?

context: From the fifth-generation iPod on, Apple introduced a user-configurable volume limit in response to concerns about hearing loss. Users report that in the sixth-generation iPod, the maximum volume output level is limited to 100 dB in EU markets. Apple previously had to remove iPods from shelves in France for exceeding this legal limit. However, users that have bought a new sixth-generation iPod in late 2013 have reported a new option that allowed them to disable the EU volume limit. It has been said that these new iPods came with an updated software that allowed this change. Older sixth-generation iPods, however, are unable to update to this software version.
qas: answers: text: hearing loss
question: What type of sensory issue was a concern prior to the release of 5th gen iPods?

answers: text: EU
question: In what markets did 6th gen iPods limit the highest volume of the player?

answers: text: 100 dB
question: What was the limit imposed on how loud the iPod could play sounds in the EU?

answers: text: France
question: In what country did Apple have to recall iPods?

answers: text: 100 dB
question: What is the highest volume output level of European 6th-generation iPods?

answers: text: France
question: What country originally pulled iPods due to higher-than-allowed volume levels?

context: Originally, a FireWire connection to the host computer was used to update songs or recharge the battery. The battery could also be charged with a power adapter that was included with the first four generations.
qas: answers: text: FireWire
question: What was the first type of connection used by the iPod to charge and transfer files?

answers: text: power adapter
question: What was an alternate method of charging the iPod?

answers: text: FireWire
question: What type of connector was originally required to upload songs or recharge the iPod?

context: The third generation began including a 30-pin dock connector, allowing for FireWire or USB connectivity. This provided better compatibility with non-Apple machines, as most of them did not have FireWire ports at the time. Eventually Apple began shipping iPods with USB cables instead of FireWire, although the latter was available separately. As of the first-generation iPod Nano and the fifth-generation iPod Classic, Apple discontinued using FireWire for data transfer (while still allowing for use of FireWire to charge the device) in an attempt to reduce cost and form factor. As of the second-generation iPod Touch and the fourth-generation iPod Nano, FireWire charging ability has been removed. The second-, third-, and fourth-generation iPod Shuffle uses a single 3.5 mm minijack phone connector which acts as both a headphone jack and a data port for the dock.
qas: answers: text: third generation
question: In which generation did iPod start providing compatibility with USB?

answers: text: 30-pin dock connector
question: What iPod feature allowed for USB connections with the device?

answers: text: fifth
question: Which generation of iPod Classic was the first to abandon use of FireWire in transferring files?

answers: text: fourth
question: Starting with which generation of iPod Nano was FireWire charging functionality no longer available?

answers: text: 3.5 mm minijack
question: What kind of connection is provided on the iPod Shuffle for both audio output and file transfer?

answers: text: third generation
question: Which generation iPod was the first to include the 30-pin dock connector?

answers: text: Shuffle
question: Which model of iPod combined the headphone jack and data port?

answers: text: FireWire
question: What interface was gradually phased out for both charging and data transfer?

answers: text: USB
question: What interface replaced FireWire in later iterations of the iPod?

context: The dock connector also allowed the iPod to connect to accessories, which often supplement the iPod's music, video, and photo playback. Apple sells a few accessories, such as the now-discontinued iPod Hi-Fi, but most are manufactured by third parties such as Belkin and Griffin. Some peripherals use their own interface, while others use the iPod's own screen. Because the dock connector is a proprietary interface, the implementation of the interface requires paying royalties to Apple.
qas: answers: text: iPod Hi-Fi
question: Which iPod accessory was made by Apple but is no longer produced?

answers: text: Belkin and Griffin
question: What are two companies that make iPod accessories?

answers: text: dock connector
question: What part of the iPod is needed to communicate with peripherals?

answers: text: paying royalties
question: What is the condition for third parties using the dock connector?

answers: text: third parties
question: The majority of peripherals for iPod are produced by what kinds of companies?

answers: text: iPod Hi-Fi
question: What's the name of the now-discontinued accessory manufactured by Apple, that connected via the iPod's dock connector?

context: Apple introduced a new 8-pin dock connector, named Lightning, on September 12, 2012 with their announcement of the iPhone 5, the fifth generation iPod Touch, and the seventh generation iPod Nano, which all feature it. The new connector replaces the older 30-pin dock connector used by older iPods, iPhones, and iPads. Apple Lightning cables have pins on both sides of the plug so it can be inserted with either side facing up.
qas: answers: text: Lightning
question: What new connector did Apple unveil on September 12, 2012?

answers: text: seventh generation iPod Nano
question: What other Apple product was unveiled on September 12, 2012?

answers: text: 30
question: How man pins did the pre-Lightning dock connecter use?

answers: text: 8
question: How many pins did the Lightning connector have?

answers: text: both sides
question: On how many sides of the Lightning connector are the pins located?

answers: text: Lightning
question: What's Apple's code name for the newer 8-pin dock connector?

answers: text: fifth generation
question: What was the first iPod Touch generation to feature the Lightning connector?

context: Many accessories have been made for the iPod line. A large number are made by third party companies, although many, such as the iPod Hi-Fi, are made by Apple. Some accessories add extra features that other music players have, such as sound recorders, FM radio tuners, wired remote controls, and audio/visual cables for TV connections. Other accessories offer unique features like the Nike+iPod pedometer and the iPod Camera Connector. Other notable accessories include external speakers, wireless remote controls, protective case, screen films, and wireless earphones. Among the first accessory manufacturers were Griffin Technology, Belkin, JBL, Bose, Monster Cable, and SendStation.
qas: answers: text: iPod Hi-Fi
question: What is the name of an Apple-produced iPod accessory?

answers: text: Nike+iPod pedometer
question: What is an example of an iPod accessory made work exercise?

answers: text: Griffin Technology, Belkin, JBL, Bose, Monster Cable, and SendStation
question: What are six companies that made some of the first peripherals for the iPod?

answers: text: TV
question: What can A/V cables be used to connect the iPod to?

answers: text: Nike
question: Who manufactures a pedometer accessory for the iPod?

answers: text: Apple
question: Which company manufactures the iPod Hi-Fi accessory?

context: BMW released the first iPod automobile interface, allowing drivers of newer BMW vehicles to control an iPod using either the built-in steering wheel controls or the radio head-unit buttons. Apple announced in 2005 that similar systems would be available for other vehicle brands, including Mercedes-Benz, Volvo, Nissan, Toyota, Alfa Romeo, Ferrari, Acura, Audi, Honda, Renault, Infiniti and Volkswagen. Scion offers standard iPod connectivity on all their cars.
qas: answers: text: BMW
question: What company was first to create a means of connecting the iPod to an automobile?

answers: text: 2005
question: In what year did Apple reveal that it would provide compatibility with a wide range of auto manufacturers?

answers: text: Scion
question: Which company provides the ability to connect to iPods as a standard feature in their automobiles?

answers: text: BMW
question: Which car company released the first automobile interface for the iPod?

answers: text: Scion
question: Which car company first offered iPod connectivity as a standard feature on their whole product line?

context: Some independent stereo manufacturers including JVC, Pioneer, Kenwood, Alpine, Sony, and Harman Kardon also have iPod-specific integration solutions. Alternative connection methods include adapter kits (that use the cassette deck or the CD changer port), audio input jacks, and FM transmitters such as the iTrip—although personal FM transmitters are illegal in some countries. Many car manufacturers have added audio input jacks as standard.
qas: answers: text: JVC, Pioneer, Kenwood, Alpine, Sony, and Harman Kardon
question: What companies have developed iPod interfacing for their stereo systems?

answers: text: FM
question: What type of transmitter is used in the iTrip?

answers: text: audio input jacks
question: What has become a standard inclusion in cars for several different auto companies?

answers: text: FM transmitters
question: Which type of iPod car integration product is illegal in certain countries?

answers: text: audio input jacks
question: What audio integration feature has become standard on many car models?

context: Beginning in mid-2007, four major airlines, United, Continental, Delta, and Emirates, reached agreements to install iPod seat connections. The free service will allow passengers to power and charge an iPod, and view video and music libraries on individual seat-back displays. Originally KLM and Air France were reported to be part of the deal with Apple, but they later released statements explaining that they were only contemplating the possibility of incorporating such systems.
qas: answers: text: United, Continental, Delta, and Emirates
question: In 2007, which airlines made deals to include iPod connections on their planes?

answers: text: individual seat-back displays
question: Where can people using iPods on planes view the device's interface?

answers: text: KLM and Air France
question: What are two airlines that considered implementing iPod connections but did not join the 2007 agreement?

answers: text: United, Continental, Delta, and Emirates
question: Which airlines first agreed to install seat connections for iPods?

answers: text: 2007
question: In what year did airlines first start to accommodate the iPod?

context: The iPod line can play several audio file formats including MP3, AAC/M4A, Protected AAC, AIFF, WAV, Audible audiobook, and Apple Lossless. The iPod photo introduced the ability to display JPEG, BMP, GIF, TIFF, and PNG image file formats. Fifth and sixth generation iPod Classics, as well as third generation iPod Nanos, can additionally play MPEG-4 (H.264/MPEG-4 AVC) and QuickTime video formats, with restrictions on video dimensions, encoding techniques and data-rates. Originally, iPod software only worked with Mac OS; iPod software for Microsoft Windows was launched with the second generation model. Unlike most other media players, Apple does not support Microsoft's WMA audio format—but a converter for WMA files without Digital Rights Management (DRM) is provided with the Windows version of iTunes. MIDI files also cannot be played, but can be converted to audio files using the "Advanced" menu in iTunes. Alternative open-source audio formats, such as Ogg Vorbis and FLAC, are not supported without installing custom firmware onto an iPod (e.g., Rockbox).
qas: answers: text: Apple Lossless
question: What is the name of an audio format developed by Apple?

answers: text: iPod photo
question: Which product enabled users to view images on the device?

answers: text: WMA
question: What Microsoft media format is not natively supported by Apple devices?

answers: text: Digital Rights Management
question: What does DRM stand for?

answers: text: Mac OS
question: What computer OS did iPod software exclusively work with at launch?

answers: text: MP3, AAC/M4A, Protected AAC, AIFF, WAV, Audible audiobook, and Apple Lossless
question: What are some examples of audio formats supported by the iPod?

answers: text: iPod photo
question: What was the first model to support JPEG and other still image formats?

context: During installation, an iPod is associated with one host computer. Each time an iPod connects to its host computer, iTunes can synchronize entire music libraries or music playlists either automatically or manually. Song ratings can be set on an iPod and synchronized later to the iTunes library, and vice versa. A user can access, play, and add music on a second computer if an iPod is set to manual and not automatic sync, but anything added or edited will be reversed upon connecting and syncing with the main computer and its library. If a user wishes to automatically sync music with another computer, an iPod's library will be entirely wiped and replaced with the other computer's library.
qas: answers: text: one
question: How many hosts are recognized by an iPod the first time they're used?

answers: text: library
question: What will be erased if an iPod is set to sync with a different computer?

answers: text: host computer
question: What must an iPod be connected to before iTunes can synchronize?

context: iPods with color displays use anti-aliased graphics and text, with sliding animations. All iPods (except the 3rd-generation iPod Shuffle, the 6th & 7th generation iPod Nano, and iPod Touch) have five buttons and the later generations have the buttons integrated into the click wheel – an innovation that gives an uncluttered, minimalist interface. The buttons perform basic functions such as menu, play, pause, next track, and previous track. Other operations, such as scrolling through menu items and controlling the volume, are performed by using the click wheel in a rotational manner. The 3rd-generation iPod Shuffle does not have any controls on the actual player; instead it has a small control on the earphone cable, with volume-up and -down buttons and a single button for play and pause, next track, etc. The iPod Touch has no click-wheel; instead it uses a 3.5" touch screen along with a home button, sleep/wake button and (on the second and third generations of the iPod Touch) volume-up and -down buttons. The user interface for the iPod Touch is identical to that of the iPhone. Differences include a lack of a phone application. Both devices use iOS.
qas: answers: text: five
question: How many buttons do most iPods use?

answers: text: click wheel
question: On what part of newer iPods can you find the buttons?

answers: text: earphone cable
question: Where are the controls located on the 3rd gen iPod Shuffle?

answers: text: touch screen
question: What kind of interface does the iPod touch use instead of the click wheel?

answers: text: iPhone
question: What other device shares the interface used by the iPod Touch?

answers: text: five
question: Most iPods feature how many buttons?

answers: text: Shuffle
question: The 3rd generation of which iPod model had its controls only on the earphone cable?

answers: text: iPhone
question: Which other Apple product does the iPod Touch share an interface and OS with?

context: The iTunes Store (introduced April 29, 2003) is an online media store run by Apple and accessed through iTunes. The store became the market leader soon after its launch and Apple announced the sale of videos through the store on October 12, 2005. Full-length movies became available on September 12, 2006.
qas: answers: text: April 29, 2003
question: When was the Apple iTunes Store launched?

answers: text: iTunes
question: What program is required to access the iTunes Store?

answers: text: October 12, 2005
question: When were videos made available through the iTunes store?

answers: text: September 12, 2006
question: When did Apple begin selling entire films through the iTunes store?

answers: text: 2003
question: In what year was the iTunes store established?

answers: text: 2005
question: In what year did videos first become available on iTunes?

answers: text: 2006
question: When were full-length moved added to the iTunes store?

context: At the time the store was introduced, purchased audio files used the AAC format with added encryption, based on the FairPlay DRM system. Up to five authorized computers and an unlimited number of iPods could play the files. Burning the files with iTunes as an audio CD, then re-importing would create music files without the DRM. The DRM could also be removed using third-party software. However, in a deal with Apple, EMI began selling DRM-free, higher-quality songs on the iTunes Stores, in a category called "iTunes Plus." While individual songs were made available at a cost of US$1.29, 30¢ more than the cost of a regular DRM song, entire albums were available for the same price, US$9.99, as DRM encoded albums. On October 17, 2007, Apple lowered the cost of individual iTunes Plus songs to US$0.99 per song, the same as DRM encoded tracks. On January 6, 2009, Apple announced that DRM has been removed from 80% of the music catalog, and that it would be removed from all music by April 2009.
qas: answers: text: AAC
question: When the iTunes store was launched, what type of file format was used?

answers: text: five
question: How many computers were allowed to play files that used the FairPlay DRM system?

answers: text: iTunes Plus
question: In what category could files without digital rights management be found on the iTunes store?

answers: text: January 6, 2009
question: When did Apple reveal that most of the iTunes selection was free from DRM?

answers: text: April 2009
question: By what time did Apple project its entire catalog would be free of DRM?

answers: text: AAC
question: What was the original format for purchased audio files on iTunes?

answers: text: FairPlay
question: What was the name of the DRM system originally used by Apple and iTunes?

answers: text: iTunes Plus
question: What was the name of the premium service that offered higher quality and DRM-free songs?

answers: text: 2009
question: In what year was DRM completely eliminated from the iTunes offerings?

context: iPods cannot play music files from competing music stores that use rival-DRM technologies like Microsoft's protected WMA or RealNetworks' Helix DRM. Example stores include Napster and MSN Music. RealNetworks claims that Apple is creating problems for itself by using FairPlay to lock users into using the iTunes Store. Steve Jobs stated that Apple makes little profit from song sales, although Apple uses the store to promote iPod sales. However, iPods can also play music files from online stores that do not use DRM, such as eMusic or Amie Street.
qas: answers: text: Napster and MSN Music
question: What are two stores which sell files with DRM not compatible with iPods?

answers: text: iPods
question: For what device's sales does Apple leverage the iTunes store?

answers: text: DRM
question: The iPod can play music from other online stores as long as they don't contain what feature?

context: Universal Music Group decided not to renew their contract with the iTunes Store on July 3, 2007. Universal will now supply iTunes in an 'at will' capacity.
qas: answers: text: Universal Music Group
question: What company ended its deal with Apple's music store in July of 2007?

answers: text: iTunes Store
question: What entity did Universal have a contract with prior to July of 2007?

answers: text: 2007
question: In what year did Universal Music Group let their contract with iTunes lapse?

context: Apple debuted the iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store on September 5, 2007, in its Media Event entitled "The Beat Goes On...". This service allows users to access the Music Store from either an iPhone or an iPod Touch and download songs directly to the device that can be synced to the user's iTunes Library over a WiFi connection, or, in the case of an iPhone, the telephone network.
qas: answers: text: The Beat Goes On...
question: What was the name of the event at which the iTunes Wi-Fi store was launched?

answers: text: September 5, 2007
question: On what date was the iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store launched?

answers: text: 2007
question: In what year was the iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store introduced?

answers: text: iPhone
question: Which Apple device has the ability to sync with iTunes via the phone network?

context: Video games are playable on various versions of iPods. The original iPod had the game Brick (originally invented by Apple's co-founder Steve Wozniak) included as an easter egg hidden feature; later firmware versions added it as a menu option. Later revisions of the iPod added three more games: Parachute, Solitaire, and Music Quiz.
qas: answers: text: iPods
question: On what devices can video games be used?

answers: text: Brick
question: What was included on the first iPod?

answers: text: Steve Wozniak
question: Who created Brick?

answers: text: Parachute, Solitaire, and Music Quiz
question: What are three games, in addition to Brick, which have been included with the iPod?

answers: text: easter egg
question: What is another phrase meaning hidden feature?

answers: text: Brick
question: What was the first, hidden game included with the original iPod?

answers: text: Parachute, Solitaire, and Music Quiz
question: What other games were later added to the original iPod?

context: In September 2006, the iTunes Store began to offer additional games for purchase with the launch of iTunes 7, compatible with the fifth generation iPod with iPod software 1.2 or later. Those games were: Bejeweled, Cubis 2, Mahjong, Mini Golf, Pac-Man, Tetris, Texas Hold 'Em, Vortex, Asphalt 4: Elite Racing and Zuma. Additional games have since been added. These games work on the 6th and 5th generation iPod Classic and the 5th and 4th generation iPod Nano.
qas: answers: text: 2006
question: In what year did the iTunes store begin allowing users to buy video games?

answers: text: iTunes 7
question: Which version of iTunes was introduced with the ability to purchase games?

answers: text: 5th generation
question: What was the first generation of iPod Classic on which games like Mahjong and Tetris could be played?

answers: text: 4th generation
question: On which generation of iPod Nano can games be played?

answers: text: 2006
question: In what year did iTunes 7 launch, along with a plethora of additional games?

answers: text: fifth
question: Which generation iPod was required to enjoy the new games available on iTunes 7?

context: With third parties like Namco, Square Enix, Electronic Arts, Sega, and Hudson Soft all making games for the iPod, Apple's MP3 player has taken steps towards entering the video game handheld console market. Even video game magazines like GamePro and EGM have reviewed and rated most of their games as of late.
qas: answers: text: Namco, Square Enix, Electronic Arts, Sega, and Hudson Soft
question: What are the names of companies producing video games for Apple's MP3 player?

answers: text: video game handheld console market
question: What market can Apple participate in now that it has a variety of games available for iPod?

answers: text: GamePro and EGM
question: What two publications have covered iPod games?

context: The games are in the form of .ipg files, which are actually .zip archives in disguise[citation needed]. When unzipped, they reveal executable files along with common audio and image files, leading to the possibility of third party games. Apple has not publicly released a software development kit (SDK) for iPod-specific development. Apps produced with the iPhone SDK are compatible only with the iOS on the iPod Touch and iPhone, which cannot run clickwheel-based games.
qas: answers: text: .ipg
question: What format is used for iPod game files?

answers: text: .zip
question: What file format is being covered up by the use of ipg files?

answers: text: software development kit
question: What does SDK stand for?

answers: text: iOS
question: What is the only operating system on which iPhone SDK-made games can be played?

answers: text: .ipg
question: What file format are iPod games distributed in?

answers: text: iPod Touch and iPhone
question: An app produced with the iPhone SDK can only run on what devices?

answers: text: not
question: Is the Apple SDK available to third-party game publishers?

context: Unlike many other MP3 players, simply copying audio or video files to the drive with a typical file management application will not allow an iPod to properly access them. The user must use software that has been specifically designed to transfer media files to iPods, so that the files are playable and viewable. Usually iTunes is used to transfer media to an iPod, though several alternative third-party applications are available on a number of different platforms.
qas: answers: text: iTunes
question: What kind program is commonly used to move files between iTunes and an iPod?

answers: text: third-party
question: What kind of other applications enable communication between iTunes and an iPod?

answers: text: iTunes
question: Rather than copying media files directly to it, what software must be used for this purpose so that they are accessible?

context: iTunes 7 and above can transfer purchased media of the iTunes Store from an iPod to a computer, provided that computer containing the DRM protected media is authorized to play it.
qas: answers: text: DRM
question: What kind of security determines if files moved to a computer can be played?

answers: text: iTunes 7
question: What minimum version of iTunes is required to transfer purchased media from an iPod to an authorized computer?

context: Media files are stored on an iPod in a hidden folder, along with a proprietary database file. The hidden content can be accessed on the host operating system by enabling hidden files to be shown. The media files can then be recovered manually by copying the files or folders off the iPod. Many third-party applications also allow easy copying of media files off of an iPod.
qas: answers: text: hidden
question: In what kind of folder are files located in the iPod?

answers: text: host
question: On what kind of operating system can hidden iPod files be accessed?

answers: text: manual
question: What method of file recovery is used to retrieve data from the iPod?

context: In 2005, Apple faced two lawsuits claiming patent infringement by the iPod line and its associated technologies: Advanced Audio Devices claimed the iPod line breached its patent on a "music jukebox", while a Hong Kong-based IP portfolio company called Pat-rights filed a suit claiming that Apple's FairPlay technology breached a patent issued to inventor Ho Keung Tse. The latter case also includes the online music stores of Sony, RealNetworks, Napster, and Musicmatch as defendants.
qas: answers: text: 2005
question: In what year did Apple face multiple intellectual property lawsuits?

answers: text: patent infringement
question: What did the 2005 lawsuits accuse Apple of doing?

answers: text: Sony, RealNetworks, Napster, and Musicmatch
question: What other companies were named in the suit filed by Pat-rights?

answers: text: Ho Keung Tse
question: On whose behalf did Pat-rights take Apple to court?

answers: text: Advanced Audio Devices
question: Which company sued Apple for breach of a "music jukebox" patent in 2005?

answers: text: FairPlay
question: Which Apple technology did Pat-rights complain breached their patent in a lawsuit?

context: Apple's application to the United States Patent and Trademark Office for a patent on "rotational user inputs", as used on the iPod interface, received a third "non-final rejection" (NFR) in August 2005. Also in August 2005, Creative Technology, one of Apple's main rivals in the MP3 player market, announced that it held a patent on part of the music selection interface used by the iPod line, which Creative Technology dubbed the "Zen Patent", granted on August 9, 2005. On May 15, 2006, Creative filed another suit against Apple with the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. Creative also asked the United States International Trade Commission to investigate whether Apple was breaching U.S. trade laws by importing iPods into the United States.
qas: answers: text: rotational user inputs
question: What interface component did Apple attempt to patent in 2005?

answers: text: August 2005
question: When did Apple receive a decision on its attempt to patent rotational user inputs?

answers: text: Creative Technology
question: Which competitor sued Apple over rights to part of the software user interface?

answers: text: Zen Patent
question: What was the name of the patent over which Creative asserted its ownership?

answers: text: United States International Trade Commission
question: From which entity did Creative request an investigation into Apple importing their devices to the US?

answers: text: rotational user inputs
question: What interface feature did Apple unsuccessfully try to patent?

answers: text: Creative Technology
question: Which rival company sued Apple in 2005 and 2006?

context: On August 24, 2006, Apple and Creative announced a broad settlement to end their legal disputes. Apple will pay Creative US$100 million for a paid-up license, to use Creative's awarded patent in all Apple products. As part of the agreement, Apple will recoup part of its payment, if Creative is successful in licensing the patent. Creative then announced its intention to produce iPod accessories by joining the Made for iPod program.
qas: answers: text: August 24, 2006
question: When did Creative and Apple come to an agreement over their intellectual property issues?

answers: text: $100 million
question: How much money did Apple have to pay to Creative as a result of their agreement?

answers: text: Made for iPod
question: What program did Creative join in order to make iPod peripherals?

answers: text: $100 million
question: How much did Apple pay to Creative Technologies to settle their 2006 suit?

answers: text: the Made for iPod program
question: What's the name of the program by which 3rd parties sell iPod accessories?

context: Since October 2004, the iPod line has dominated digital music player sales in the United States, with over 90% of the market for hard drive-based players and over 70% of the market for all types of players. During the year from January 2004 to January 2005, the high rate of sales caused its U.S. market share to increase from 31% to 65% and in July 2005, this market share was measured at 74%. In January 2007 the iPod market share reached 72.7% according to Bloomberg Online.
qas: answers: text: 90%
question: What share of the US digital music player market does iPod hold?

answers: text: 2004
question: When did iPod become the leader in digital music device sales?

answers: text: 72.7%
question: How much of the market did iPod claim as of January 2007?

answers: text: Bloomberg Online
question: Who reported Apple's market share in 2007?

answers: text: 90%
question: Approximately what percentage of the hard drive-based music player sales does iPod have since 2004?

answers: text: 70%
question: Approximately what percentage of the overall music player market does the iPod line have?

answers: text: 74%
question: What did the iPod's US market share peak at in 2005?

context: On January 8, 2004, Hewlett-Packard (HP) announced that they would sell HP-branded iPods under a license agreement from Apple. Several new retail channels were used—including Wal-Mart—and these iPods eventually made up 5% of all iPod sales. In July 2005, HP stopped selling iPods due to unfavorable terms and conditions imposed by Apple.
qas: answers: text: January 8, 2004
question: When did HP unveil their own edition of the iPod?

answers: text: Hewlett-Packard
question: What does HP stand for?

answers: text: Wal-Mart
question: What major retailer sold HP-branded iPod devices?

answers: text: 5%
question: HP-branded iPods accounted for what share of iPod purchases?

answers: text: unfavorable
question: What kind of terms and conditions led HP to leave the iPod market?

answers: text: HP
question: Which computer company sold iPods from 2004-05 as part of a license agreement with Apple?

context: On April 9, 2007, it was announced that Apple had sold its one-hundred millionth iPod, making it the biggest selling digital music player of all time. In April 2007, Apple reported second quarter revenue of US$5.2 billion, of which 32% was made from iPod sales. Apple and several industry analysts suggest that iPod users are likely to purchase other Apple products such as Mac computers.
qas: answers: text: hundred million
question: How many iPods did Apple reveal it sold in April of 2007?

answers: text: 32%
question: How much of Apple's revenue was generated by iPod purchases in Q2 of 2007?

answers: text: Mac computers
question: What is an item that owners of iPods may also purchase?

answers: text: $5.2 billion
question: How much revenue did Apple announce for Q2 2007?

answers: text: 2007
question: In which year did Apple top sales of 100,000,000 iPods?

answers: text: 32%
question: As of 2007, what percentage of Apple's revenue came from iPod sales?

context: On October 22, 2007, Apple reported quarterly revenue of US$6.22 billion, of which 30.69% came from Apple notebook sales, 19.22% from desktop sales and 26% from iPod sales. Apple's 2007 year revenue increased to US$24.01 billion with US$3.5 billion in profits. Apple ended the fiscal year 2007 with US$15.4 billion in cash and no debt.
qas: answers: text: $6.22 billion
question: What was Apple's revenue for Q3 2007?

answers: text: 19.22%
question: Desktop computers made up how much of Apple's revenue in the third quarter of 2007?

answers: text: $3.5 billion
question: How much money did Apple make in 2007?

answers: text: $15.4 billion
question: What was the value of Apple's cash assets at the end of 2007?

answers: text: $3.5 billion
question: With the help of strong iPod sales, how much profit did they turn in 2007?

context: On January 22, 2008, Apple reported the best quarter revenue and earnings in Apple's history so far. Apple posted record revenue of US$9.6 billion and record net quarterly profit of US$1.58 billion. 42% of Apple's revenue for the First fiscal quarter of 2008 came from iPod sales, followed by 21% from notebook sales and 16% from desktop sales.
qas: answers: text: January 22, 2008
question: When did Apple reveal it had achieved its highest quarterly earnings to date?

answers: text: $1.58 billion
question: What was Apple's highest quarterly profit as of Q1 2008?

answers: text: 21%
question: How much of Apple's revenue resulted from purchases of laptop computers in Q1 2008?

answers: text: 42%
question: What percentage of Apples revenue in 1Q08 came from iPods, more than doubling the percentage of notebook sales?

context: On October 21, 2008, Apple reported that only 14.21% of total revenue for fiscal quarter 4 of year 2008 came from iPods. At the September 9, 2009 keynote presentation at the Apple Event, Phil Schiller announced total cumulative sales of iPods exceeded 220 million. The continual decline of iPod sales since 2009 has not been a surprising trend for the Apple corporation, as Apple CFO Peter Oppenheimer explained in June 2009: "We expect our traditional MP3 players to decline over time as we cannibalize ourselves with the iPod Touch and the iPhone." Since 2009, the company's iPod sales have continually decreased every financial quarter and in 2013 a new model was not introduced onto the market.
qas: answers: text: Peter Oppenheimer
question: Who was Chief Financial Officer of Apple in July of 2009?

answers: text: 2009
question: From what year did iPod purchases begin to continuously decline?

answers: text: 14.21%
question: How much revenue did iPod sales account for in Q4 2008?

answers: text: 220 million
question: Approximately how many total iPods had been sold by late 2009?

answers: text: 2013
question: Which was the first year since iPod's introduction that no new model was released?

context: iPods have won several awards ranging from engineering excellence,[not in citation given] to most innovative audio product, to fourth best computer product of 2006. iPods often receive favorable reviews; scoring on looks, clean design, and ease of use. PC World says that iPod line has "altered the landscape for portable audio players". Several industries are modifying their products to work better with both the iPod line and the AAC audio format. Examples include CD copy-protection schemes, and mobile phones, such as phones from Sony Ericsson and Nokia, which play AAC files rather than WMA.
qas: answers: text: fourth
question: What rank did iPod achieve among various computer products in 2006?

answers: text: favorable
question: What kind of reviews do iPods tend to get?

answers: text: Sony Ericsson and Nokia
question: What two companies use the AAC format for music files?

answers: text: WMA
question: What file format is not supported by Sony Ericsson and Nokia?

answers: text: PC World
question: Which publication praised iPods for revolutionizing the industry?

answers: text: Sony Ericsson and Nokia
question: Which phone manufacturers adopted the AAC file format to become better iPod-compatible?

answers: text: PC World
question: Which PC magazine praised the iPod for having "altered the landscape for portable audio players"?

context: Besides earning a reputation as a respected entertainment device, the iPod has also been accepted as a business device. Government departments, major institutions and international organisations have turned to the iPod line as a delivery mechanism for business communication and training, such as the Royal and Western Infirmaries in Glasgow, Scotland, where iPods are used to train new staff.
qas: answers: text: business
question: Aside from recreational use, in what other arena have iPods found use?

answers: text: communication and training
question: What are two purposes for which iPods are used in business?

answers: text: Royal and Western Infirmaries
question: What is the name of a company that uses iPods as part of its training?

answers: text: Glasgow, Scotland
question: Where is Royal and Western Infirmaries located?

context: iPods have also gained popularity for use in education. Apple offers more information on educational uses for iPods on their website, including a collection of lesson plans. There has also been academic research done in this area in nursing education and more general K-16 education. Duke University provided iPods to all incoming freshmen in the fall of 2004, and the iPod program continues today with modifications. Entertainment Weekly put it on its end-of-the-decade, "best-of" list, saying, "Yes, children, there really was a time when we roamed the earth without thousands of our favorite jams tucked comfortably into our hip pockets. Weird."
qas: answers: text: Duke
question: What University gave an iPod to first year students in 2004?

answers: text: Entertainment Weekly
question: What publication lauded the iPod for enabling people to listen to thousands of songs on a portable player?

answers: text: Duke
question: Which major university began issuing iPods to all incoming freshmen starting in 2004?

answers: text: Entertainment Weekly
question: Which magazine placed the iPod on its Best of the Decade list for the 00's?

context: The iPod has also been credited with accelerating shifts within the music industry. The iPod's popularization of digital music storage allows users to abandon listening to entire albums and instead be able to choose specific singles which hastened the end of the Album Era in popular music.
qas: answers: text: the Album Era
question: What period of music did the iPod help bring to a close?

answers: text: music industry
question: In which industry did the iPod have a major impact?

answers: text: digital music storage
question: What did the iPod promote that prompted a big change in the music industry?

answers: text: the Album Era
question: The ease of collecting singles with the iPod and iTunes is credited with ending what "era" in pop music?

context: The advertised battery life on most models is different from the real-world achievable life. For example, the fifth generation 30 GB iPod is advertised as having up to 14 hours of music playback. An MP3.com report stated that this was virtually unachievable under real-life usage conditions, with a writer for MP3.com getting on average less than 8 hours from an iPod. In 2003, class action lawsuits were brought against Apple complaining that the battery charges lasted for shorter lengths of time than stated and that the battery degraded over time. The lawsuits were settled by offering individuals either US$50 store credit or a free battery replacement.
qas: answers: text: 14 hours
question: How long were 5th generation iPods marketed as being able to function before needing to be charged?

answers: text: MP3.com
question: Which website criticized Apple's battery life claims?

answers: text: 2003
question: In what year was Apple sued for issues relating to its battery life?

answers: text: battery life
question: Discrepancy in what spec brought about a class action suit against Apple in 2003?

answers: text: 8 hours
question: How many hours of real-time battery life did the 5th-generation iPod test at, compared to its advertised 14 hours?

context: iPod batteries are not designed to be removed or replaced by the user, although some users have been able to open the case themselves, usually following instructions from third-party vendors of iPod replacement batteries. Compounding the problem, Apple initially would not replace worn-out batteries. The official policy was that the customer should buy a refurbished replacement iPod, at a cost almost equivalent to a brand new one. All lithium-ion batteries lose capacity during their lifetime even when not in use (guidelines are available for prolonging life-span) and this situation led to a market for third-party battery replacement kits.
qas: answers: text: third-party vendors
question: Whose directions can be followed to interact with iPod batteries?

answers: text: refurbished replacement iPod
question: What did Apple originally tell consumers to purchase when their iPod batteries no longer worked?

answers: text: lithium-ion
question: What kind of battery does the iPod use?

answers: text: batteries
question: Which iPod component did Apple somewhat inconveniently made non-replaceable?

answers: text: lithium-ion
question: What type of rechargeable battery does Apple use in its iPods?

context: Apple announced a battery replacement program on November 14, 2003, a week before a high publicity stunt and website by the Neistat Brothers. The initial cost was US$99, and it was lowered to US$59 in 2005. One week later, Apple offered an extended iPod warranty for US$59. For the iPod Nano, soldering tools are needed because the battery is soldered onto the main board. Fifth generation iPods have their battery attached to the backplate with adhesive.
qas: answers: text: battery replacement program
question: What did Apple launch on November 14, 2003?

answers: text: $99
question: How much did iPod owners originally have to pay for replacement batteries?

answers: text: soldering tools
question: What was needed to replace an iPod Nano battery?

answers: text: Fifth generation
question: What generation saw iPod batterys being affixed with glue?

answers: text: 2003
question: In what year did Apple begin a formal battery replacement program?

answers: text: $99
question: What was the original price for a replacement battery from Apple?

answers: text: Nano
question: Which iPod model has its battery soldered into the unit?

context: The first generation iPod Nano may overheat and pose a health and safety risk. Affected iPod Nanos were sold between September 2005 and December 2006. This is due to a flawed battery used by Apple from a single battery manufacturer. Apple recommended that owners of affected iPod Nanos stop using them. Under an Apple product replacement program, affected Nanos were replaced with current generation Nanos free of charge.
qas: answers: text: battery
question: What part of the iPod Nano was the cause of the overheating issue?

answers: text: Apple product replacement program
question: What program allowed users to exchange iPod Nanos which suffered from overheating problems with new safe models?

context: iPods have been criticized for alleged short life-span and fragile hard drives. A 2005 survey conducted on the MacInTouch website found that the iPod line had an average failure rate of 13.7% (although they note that comments from respondents indicate that "the true iPod failure rate may be lower than it appears"). It concluded that some models were more durable than others. In particular, failure rates for iPods employing hard drives was usually above 20% while those with flash memory had a failure rate below 10%. In late 2005, many users complained that the surface of the first generation iPod Nano can become scratched easily, rendering the screen unusable. A class action lawsuit was also filed. Apple initially considered the issue a minor defect, but later began shipping these iPods with protective sleeves.[citation needed]
qas: answers: text: short life-span and fragile hard drives
question: What are two subjects of criticism of iPods?

answers: text: MacInTouch
question: What website ran a survey to learn how often iPods ceased working?

answers: text: 13.7%
question: How often did MacInTouch discover iPods stopped working, according to their survey?

answers: text: late 2005
question: When did iPod owners take issue with the fragility of the iPod screen?

answers: text: protective sleeves
question: What did Apple include with the iPod to resolve the screen problem?

answers: text: flash memory
question: Which type of iPod storage proved more reliable than hard drive storage?

answers: text: screen
question: The first generation nano suffered from which component getting damaged easily?

context: On June 11, 2006, the British tabloid The Mail on Sunday reported that iPods are mainly manufactured by workers who earn no more than US$50 per month and work 15-hour shifts. Apple investigated the case with independent auditors and found that, while some of the plant's labour practices met Apple's Code of Conduct, others did not: employees worked over 60 hours a week for 35% of the time, and worked more than six consecutive days for 25% of the time.
qas: answers: text: The Mail on Sunday
question: What publication revealed information about the working conditions of iPod labor?

answers: text: Apple's Code of Conduct
question: What governs iPod manufacturers' labor policies?

answers: text: 25
question: What percentage of the time did The Mail on Sunday claim workers labored for at least seven straight days?

answers: text: The Mail
question: Which British tabloid accused Apple of unfair worker conditions in 2006?

answers: text: 35%
question: What percentage of Apple's manufacturing employees worked over 60 hour weeks?

context: Foxconn, Apple's manufacturer, initially denied the abuses, but when an auditing team from Apple found that workers had been working longer hours than were allowed under Chinese law, they promised to prevent workers working more hours than the code allowed. Apple hired a workplace standards auditing company, Verité, and joined the Electronic Industry Code of Conduct Implementation Group to oversee the measures. On December 31, 2006, workers at the Foxconn factory in Longhua, Shenzhen formed a union affiliated with the All-China Federation of Trade Unions, the Chinese government-approved union umbrella organization.
qas: answers: text: Verité
question: Who did Apple partner with to monitor its labor policies?

answers: text: Electronic Industry Code of Conduct Implementation Group
question: What organization did Apple join to monitor its labor policies?

answers: text: Foxconn
question: What company was found to be violating Apple's labor policies?

answers: text: Longhua, Shenzhen
question: Where was the Foxconn plant located?

answers: text: Foxconn
question: What was the name of Apple's manufacturing company that was accused of overworking its employees?

answers: text: Verité
question: What auditor company did Apple hire to oversee worker conditions following the controversy?

answers: text: 2006
question: In what year did Foxconn workers first unionize?

context: In 2010, a number of workers committed suicide at a Foxconn operations in China. Apple, HP, and others stated that they were investigating the situation. Foxconn guards have been videotaped beating employees. Another employee killed himself in 2009 when an Apple prototype went missing, and claimed in messages to friends, that he had been beaten and interrogated.
qas: answers: text: 2010
question: In what year did Chinese Foxconn emplyees kill themselves?

answers: text: Apple prototype
question: What disappeared in 2009 prior to the suicide of a Foxconn employee?

answers: text: 2010
question: In what year did several Foxconn workers commit suicide?

context: As of 2006, the iPod was produced by about 14,000 workers in the U.S. and 27,000 overseas. Further, the salaries attributed to this product were overwhelmingly distributed to highly skilled U.S. professionals, as opposed to lower skilled U.S. retail employees or overseas manufacturing labor. One interpretation of this result is that U.S. innovation can create more jobs overseas than domestically.
qas: answers: text: innovation
question: What attribute of the United States could be thought to lead more international and less domestic employment opportunities?

context: All iPods except for the iPod Touch can function in "disk mode" as mass storage devices to store data files but this may not be the default behavior, and in the case of the iPod Touch, requires special software.[citation needed] If an iPod is formatted on a Mac OS computer, it uses the HFS+ file system format, which allows it to serve as a boot disk for a Mac computer. If it is formatted on Windows, the FAT32 format is used. With the release of the Windows-compatible iPod, the default file system used on the iPod line switched from HFS+ to FAT32, although it can be reformatted to either file system (excluding the iPod Shuffle which is strictly FAT32). Generally, if a new iPod (excluding the iPod Shuffle) is initially plugged into a computer running Windows, it will be formatted with FAT32, and if initially plugged into a Mac running Mac OS it will be formatted with HFS+.
qas: answers: text: HFS+
question: To work as a boot disk for a Mac, what file system must an iPod be formatted with?

answers: text: FAT32
question: If connected to a Windows PC when first set up, what file system will an iPod be formatted with?