The Perfect Thing by Steven Levy

The Perfect Thing by Steven Levy is a wonderful piece of information; it describes what was involved in the creation and later transformation of the iPod into one of the most wanted devices of our times. It is the perfect timeline description of the identity and the origin of the iPod. The book describes why it became the coolest possession in the world and how it later on transformed into a personal device. Levy talks about the iPod features such as downloads, podcasting, shuffle and how they innovated/changed the way music was being sold, the way podcasting allows regular people to broadcast over the web and to the world. But at the end The Perfect Thing is more of a recollection of events and challenges that contributed to the iPod success and the Apple resurgent in the late 90’s. The Perfect Thing is a must read not only for those who are not yet familiar with iTunes, Podcast, and all the different generation/transformations of the iPod but also for any one who want to understand the history behind one of the most successful devices of the twenty first century.