Parents Beg Tim Cook: Bring Back iPod, Not Another Screen Trap

In a shocking unfake-news moment, nearly 94% of the 720 Business Insider readers pleaded for Apple to resurrect the iPod—even though the gadget was officially ghosted in 2022. Parents desperate to dodge handing tweens smartphones are resorting to relics like CD players and MP3 dinosaurs, or gadgets like The Mighty, which ironically syncs Spotify offline to trick kids into nostalgia. Apple’s Tim Cook seems to be the last hope in this epic saga, as moms and dads yearn for a world where kids can jam tunes without accidentally downloading TikTok dances or doomscrolling memes. "The people have spoken," says the invisible protest, sounding suspiciously like a desperate group chat.

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Source: Businessinsider | Published: 10/20/2025 | Author: Katie Notopoulos