Apple just killed off the last good iPod

Remember iPods? Back in the days when compressing CDs down into a little aluminum box was considered impressive, they were all the rage. But then came smartphones, and the MP3 player's 10-year reign as the gadget of teen choice came to an end. But even after touchscreen smartphones took over most daily music duties, one iPod still stuck around with a job to do. The Shuffle, the cheapest and purest of all, stayed in production right up until today. Apple has killed both the iPod Shuffle and iPod ...