2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 iPod Mini First Generation iPod Shuffle First Generation iPod Nano Second Generation iPod Touch First Generation iPod Touch Second Generation iPod Shuffle Third Generation Original Release Date: January 6, 2004 Original Release Date: January 11, 2005 Original Release Date: September 12, 2006 Original Release Date: September 5, 2007 Original Release Date: September 10, 2008 Original Release Date: March 6, 2009 Capacity: 4 GB Capacity: 0.5 - 1 GB Capacity: 2 - 8 GB Capacity: 8 - 32 GB Capacity: 8gig, 16gig or 32 gig Capacity: 4 GB Connection: USB, BUT WORKING ONLY IN Connection: USB, BUT WORKING ONLY IN MASS MASS STORAGE MODE WITH THE ACM, LIKE A STORAGE MODE WITH THE ACM, LIKE A MEMORY Connection: Firewire / USB MEMORY STICK Connection: Firewire (limited) / USB Connection: Firewire (limited) / USB Connection: USB STICK iPod Fourth Generation iPod Mini Second Generation iPod Shuffle Second Generation iPod Nano Third Generation iPod Nano Fourth Generation iPhone 3G Second Generation Original Release Date: July 19, 2004 Original Release Date: February 22, 2005 Original Release Date: September 12, 2006 Original Release Date: September 5, 2007 Original Release Date: September 10, 2008 Original Release Date: June 2009 Capacity: 20 - 40 GB Capacity: 4 - 6 GB Capacity: 1 - 2 GB Capacity: 4 - 8 GB Capacity: 8 or 16 Gig Capacity: 8 - 16 GB Connection: USB, BUT WORKING ONLY IN MASS STORAGE MODE WITH THE ACM, LIKE A MEMORY Connection: Firewire / USB Connection: Firewire / USB STICK Connection: Firewire (limited) / USB Connection: USB Connection: ? iPod Photo iPod Photo iPod Sixth Generation iPod 6.5 Generation Original Release Date: October 26, 2004 Original Release Date: June 28, 2005 Original Release Date: September 5, 2007 Original Release Date: September 10, 2008 Capacity: 30 - 60 GB Capacity: 20 -60 GB Capacity: 80 - 160 GB Capacity: 120 Gig Connection: Firewire / USB Connection: Firewire / USB Connection: Firewire (limited) / USB Connection: USB iPod Nano First Generation iPhone First Generation Original Release Date: September 7, 2005 Original Release Date: June 2007 Capacity: 1 - 4 GB Capacity: 8 - 16 GB Connection: Firewire (limited) / USB Connection: ? iPod Fifth Generation Original Release Date: October 12, 2005 Capacity: 30 - 80 GB Connection: Firewire (limited) / USB.