iRevolution

Past: iPod

It wasn't the first portable MP3 player. But it was the first to integrate internet commerce (iTunes) into a world dominated by online file swapping (Napster). No bigger than a pack of cards, the iPod made a huge impact.

Audio: NPR's Morning Edition, December 22.

Future: iTV

As part of their current revamping of  iTunes, which already offers television content for a price, Apple Inc. is aggressively courting broadcast and cable networks.

The Wall Street Journal's Sam Schechner reports they're hoping to form deals that would offer consumers alternatives to cable or satellite TV subscriptions with bundles of unwanted channels you'd never watch.

Audio: BBC, PRI & WBUR's Here & Now, Host: Meghna Chakrabarti.

Apple Globe Photo: Kevin Van Aelst, via Guilford Art Center, 2007.