{"id":23291,"date":"2026-10-24T03:19:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-24T03:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=23291"},"modified":"2026-10-24T03:19:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-24T03:19:00","slug":"apple-musics-404-page-brings-back-the-original-ipod-complete-with-hidden-brick-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=23291","title":{"rendered":"Apple Music&#8217;s 404 Page Brings Back the Original iPod Complete With Hidden Brick Game"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 90px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876676\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u5de6\u4fa7\u7ad6\u6392 -->\r\n  <div style=\"height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876672\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"height: 500px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876680\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u53f3\u4fa7\u6469\u5929\u697c\uff08\u548c\u5de6\u4fa7\u5b8c\u5168\u5bf9\u9f50\uff09 -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-row: 3\/5; height: 750px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876678\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  \r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e6\" data-zoneid=\"5876682\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n<\/div><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.techeblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/23134516\/apple-music-404-page-easter-egg-original-ipod.jpg\" alt=\"Apple Music 404 Page Easter Egg Original iPod\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\"\/><br \/>Twenty five years after Steve Jobs unveiled the first iPod on October 23, 2001, Apple has tucked a working replica of that exact device into the error page of its music service. Anyone who types a nonexistent address into music.apple.com now sees the familiar white player beside the words Page Not Found and Give this a spin instead. The recreation matches the original monochrome screen and mechanical scroll wheel so closely that turning the virtual dial produces the same soft click once heard on every commute and plane ride of the early 2000s.<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin:0;padding:0;line-height:0;\">\n<center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Apple Music\u2019s 404 page has a 1st gen iPod emulator that\u2019s fully functional, a perfect Easter egg for the iPod\u2019s 25th anniversary.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/t.co\/NKMaIYD2Ma https:\/\/t.co\/LixGgDZ3BX<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Michi (@NekoMichiUBC) October 23, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><\/center><\/div>\n<p>Menus open as expected. Playlists, Artists, Songs, and Settings all respond to the wheel or arrow keys on a computer, just like they did all those years ago. The Songs list contains a large selection of over a thousand music, hits from the days when the iPod dominated our pockets, including Coldplay, Eminem, Alicia Keys, Daft Punk, Britney Spears, Gorillaz, and Vampire Weekend. When you select one, you will receive a brief overview of the music, similar to how Apple used to allow you to sample tracks in the past, but if the song is longer than two minutes and thirty seconds, you get to experience approximately ninety seconds; otherwise, it only lets you preview thirty seconds.<\/p>\n<div class=\"aawp\">\n<div class=\"aawp-product aawp-product--horizontal\" data-aawp-product-asin=\"B0GR6BVYS5\" data-aawp-product-id=\"265360\" data-aawp-tracking-id=\"tec02e-20\" data-aawp-product-title=\"Apple 2026 MacBook Neo 13-inch Laptop with A18 Pro chip  Built for AI and Apple Intelligence Liquid Retina Display 8GB Unified Memory 256GB SSD Storage 1080p FaceTime HD Camera  Citrus\">\n<div class=\"aawp-product__thumb\">\n<p>            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aawp-product__image\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/31ANfI7MTSL._SL160_.jpg\" alt=\"Apple 2026 MacBook Neo 13-inch Laptop with A18 Pro chip: Built for AI and Apple Intelligence, Liquid...\"\/><\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"aawp-product__content\">\n<p>            Apple 2026 MacBook Neo 13-inch Laptop with A18 Pro chip: Built for AI and Apple Intelligence, Liquid&#8230;        <\/p>\n<div class=\"aawp-product__description\">\n<ul>\n<li>AN AMAZING MAC AT A SURPRISING PRICE \u2014 With an incredibly portable and durable aluminum design, up to 16 hours of battery life,* and the A18 Pro&#8230;<\/li>\n<li>FOUR STUNNING COLORS. ONE DURABLE DESIGN \u2014 Choose from four beautiful colors \u2014 Silver, Blush, Citrus, or Indigo \u2014 each with a color-coordinated&#8230;<\/li>\n<li>FLY THROUGH EVERYDAY ASSIGNMENTS \u2014 Whether you\u2019re cramming for finals, using Apple Intelligence* to summarize class notes, creating presentations&#8230;<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\nRolling back to the old options in Settings, you\u2019ll notice the familiar Shuffle, Repeat, a backlight timer, and that little Click Wheel where they used to be, and as you\u2019d expect, the About screen tells you that there are 1,217 songs on board, a 9.2 gigabyte capacity with 4.5 gigabytes already filled, and the most recent version, 2644.1.0. Press and hold the center button on the About screen for five seconds to bring up Brick, a simple paddle and ball game that first emerged as a secret feature on the original 2001 iPod a long time ago. Jobs and Woz created the first Breakout game for Atari, so it\u2019s cool to see it appear in this small Apple flashback, which takes you back to the company\u2019s early days.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Apple - Steve Jobs introduces the iPod - 2001\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Mc_FiHTITHE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><noscript><iframe title=\"Apple - Steve Jobs introduces the iPod - 2001\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Mc_FiHTITHE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript><br \/>This small trip down memory lane is devoid of the typical subscription fuss; simply launch it in a web browser and you\u2019re golden. You can\u2019t even save it to the Music app if you\u2019re using an iPhone or a Mac. If you\u2019re fascinated electronic devices, this page provides a really exact, working memory of an iPod from a long time ago, as the tiny game that many people never even discovered the first time around is present in all its glory.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- \u603b\u5bb9\u5668\uff1a\u6700\u5927\u5bbd908px Grid\u7d27\u51d1\u5e03\u5c40 -->\r\n<div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 728px 160px; gap:2px; width:908px; background:#eee; padding:2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u901a\u680f\u9876\u90e8\uff1a\u6700\u5927\u6a2a\u5e45 908x258 \u8de8\u6574\u884c -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column:1\/-1; height:258px; background:#ff6b6b; display:grid; place-items:center;\">\r\n    <!-- JuicyAds v3.0 -->\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" data-cfasync=\"false\" async src=\"https:\/\/poweredby.jads.co\/js\/jads.js\"><\/script>\r\n<ins id=\"1114307\" data-width=\"908\" data-height=\"258\"><\/ins>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" data-cfasync=\"false\" async>(adsbyjuicy = window.adsbyjuicy || []).push({'adzone':1114307});<\/script>\r\n<!--JuicyAds END-->\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u7b2c\u4e8c\u901a\u680f\uff1a728\u00d790 \u901a\u680f -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column:1\/-1; 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