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In focus: 40 years since Apple founded – A look back
A look back at the technology and designs launched by Apple over its 40-year history
Apple CEO Steve Jobs holds up a new iPod Shuffle as he delivers a keynote address during an Apple media event September 12, 2006 in San Francisco. Jobs announced new iPods and video downloads from iTunes as well as a sneak peek at a device tenatively called iTV which allows you to channel iTunes to your television and is expected out in early 2007. (Getty Images)
The new iPod Shuffle is seen on display at the 2005 Macworld Expo January 11, 2005 in San Francisco, California. Apple CEO Steve Jobs announced several new products during his show opening keynote including the new Mac Mini personal computer starting at $499 and the iPod Shuffle MP3 player starting at $99. (Getty Images)
A man holds a new iPod with video capabilities October 12, 2005 in San Jose, California. Apple CEO Steve Jobs announced a new iPod that plays video, a new iMac and new version of iTunes that allows people to purchase videos and television shows. (Getty Images)
Over 250 exhibitors are showcasing solutions and services for the Macintosh platform September 13, 2000 at Apple Expo Paris in Paris, France. The expo featured the release of Apple’s Mac OS X Public Beta and the introduction of a new iBook(TM) line in all new colors. (Newsmakers – Getty Images)
Apple enthusiasts wait in lines outside of the Apple Store to buy the company’s latest computer operating system, Mac OS 10.4 ‘Tiger’ April 29, 2005 in New York City. Apple’s eagerly-awaited new operating system introduces a host of new features to the Macintosh computers. (Getty Images)
The new the Mac Mini Intel Core computer is displayed at a special Apple event February 28, 2006 in Cupertino, California. The Mac Mini will come in a Intel Core Solo and Core Duo Processor. (Getty Images)
In this photo illustration, an Apple ipad tablet displays apps on it’s home screen on February 17, 2011 in London, England. Apple sold two million ipads in the first two months of their launch in 2010. Worldwide iPad sales are expected to amount to 20 million in 2012. (Getty Images)
A press preview at Christies on December 5, 2014 displays The Ricketts Apple-1 Personal Computer, as part of the auction houses inaugural Exceptional Sale in New York, taking place on December 11 at Rockefeller Center. Named after its first owner Charles Ricketts, this example is the only known surviving Apple-1 documented to have been sold directly by Steve Jobs to an individual from his parents garage. It is estimated at $400,000 600,000, the highest estimate yet for an original Apple-1 offered at auction. (TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images)
An Apple customer displays his newly purchased iPhone 4s outside of the Apple Store on Broadway and 67th Street on October 14, 2011 in New York City. The new phone, which went on sale at 8 am local time in the U.S., Canada, U.K., Japan, Australia, France and Germany, features a faster dual-core A5 chip, an 8MP camera that shoots 1080p HD video, and a voice assistant program. (Getty Images)
Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks during an Apple special event at the Flint Center for the Performing Arts on September 9, 2014 in Cupertino, California. Apple unveiled the Apple Watch wearable tech and two new iPhones, the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus. (Getty Images)
Apple Computer Inc. Intensified Its Challenge To Conventional Computer Design January 5, 1999 By Unveiling The Newly Redesigned G3 Tower With A User Friendly Clamshell Design For Easy Access. The Company Also Lowered The Price On The Imac By $100 To $1,200 And Boosted Its Processing Power And Storage Capacity. Steve Jobs, Apple’s Interim Chief Executive, Told The Macworld Computer Show That Apple Expected To Report Its Fifth Consecutive Profitable Quarter Next Wednesday, Furthering Its Recent Recovery From Two Years Of Losses. (Getty Images)
Apple Computer Inc. Intensified Its Challenge To Conventional Computer Design January 5, 1999 By Unveiling Five Bright New Colors For Its Unusual-Looking Imac Desktop Machine. The Company Also Lowered The Price On The Imac By $100 To $1,200 And Boosted Its Processing Power And Storage Capacity. Steve Jobs, Apple’s Interim Chief Executive, Told The Macworld Computer Show That Apple Expected To Report Its Fifth Consecutive Profitable Quarter Next Wednesday, Furthering Its Recent Recovery From Two Years Of Losses. (Getty Images)
Fashionable iPod covers by iDoll are seen on display at the Macworld Conference and Expo January 13, 2006 in San Francisco, California. iPod accessories are popular items to sell at Macworld. For example, Apple Computer, Inc. sold near 14 million of iPods during the 2005 holiday sales quarter, a larger amount than a year ago. Overall Apple leads the market, reportedly, with near 42 million iPods sold, more than three quarters of that amount sold in the year of 2005. (Getty Images)
TV personality Stephen Colbert holding an ipad speaks onstage during the 52nd Annual GRAMMY Awards held at Staples Center on January 31, 2010 in Los Angeles, California. (Getty Images for NARAS)
