Apple's 404 Page Just Became a Working iPod With 1,029 Songs

Apple has hidden a fully interactive virtual iPod inside broken Apple Music web pages for the 25th anniversary of the original iPod, unveiled…

How to find the hidden iPod

You do not need a secret URL list or an insider tip — the trick is that Apple parked the easter egg on a broken page.

How the virtual iPod actually works

The interface is exactly as you remember from the early 2000s: sections for Playlists, Artists, Songs and Settings, driven by a fully interactive click wheel.

The easter egg has an easter egg

Here is the part that only long-time iPod owners will appreciate.

Why Apple buries treasure on error pages

Your first reaction is probably: why?

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