The iPod touch has been definitively forgotten, and with it an entire era of music and gadgets.

The iPod touch started out as a cheaper, slimmer version of the iPhone for people who didn’t need or want to pay for the iPhone’s cellular connection. It became a great way for kids to use apps and for restaurants to give to waiters. For many, including this author, it was a first step into true mobile computing. Now it’s been replaced by iPads and second-hand iPhones. But in many ways, the iPod touch was better than any of these devices.

"I remember when the iPod touch first came out, I didn't understand why anyone would want one. After all, the iPhone had just come out and it seemed like the better option. After all, it was a phone, so why would you want an iPod touch? But there were actually quite a few advantages to not having a cellular connection," iPod touch enthusiast and tech CEO Krishna Rungta told Lifewire via email. "First of all, the iPod touch was also much less expensive than the iPhone. Additionally, the iPod touch was smaller and more portable than the iPhone."

The iPod touch was launched in the fall of 2007, a few months after the first iPhone went on sale. It took a few years for the iPhone to roll out to the rest of the world, and in the meantime, the iPod touch proved to be a way to tap into the growing world of apps.