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Which came first: the iPod or USB?

USB came first, in 1996 (introduced). The iPod followed 5 years later, in 2001 (released).

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  1. Second2001

    The iPod

    product · released

    The first iPod, in 2001, held 1,000 songs and only worked with Macs.

    Checked against Wikipedia and Wikidata

  2. First1996

    USB

    invention · introduced

    USB 1.0 arrived in 1996 to replace a tangle of different computer plugs.

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Years from Wikidata, each checked against the item’s English Wikipedia article on 2026-10-18. A year stands for what its label says: a founding, a first patent, a premiere.