PRESS RELEASE July 17, 2002

5GB, 10GB and 20GB Versions for Mac & Windows

iPod is the only portable digital music player with Auto-sync, an innovative feature that automatically downloads an entire digital music library into an iPod and keeps it up-to-date whenever the iPod is plugged back into a Mac. With iPod’s built-in FireWire® port, a massive 4,000 song library can be downloaded in just over 30 minutes verses the more than 13 hours it would take to transfer 4,000 songs with USB-based devices. The iPod’s battery provides up to 10 hours of continuous music and recharges automatically whenever iPod is connected, using power supplied over the FireWire cable.    For Mac users, the new iPod will include the new iTunes™ 3, Apple’s award-winning digital music software.* iTunes 3 adds dozens of new features including Smart Playlists that automatically and dynamically update playlists based on simple rules set by the user, Sound Check for consistent volume playback and support for audio programming from Audible.com. With these new features, Mac users can easily transfer audio programming and sound quality adjustments to their iPod to use wherever they go. Users can now sync information back to iTunes to bookmark where they left off listening to Audible programming, or to update song play-counts or last-played dates for iTunes’ Smart Playlists. iPod’s new digital clock adds the necessary time and date stamp to individual songs.