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View Full Version : Wired News: Straight Dope on the IPod's Birth


Jason Eaton
10-20-2006, 09:00 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.wired.com/news/columns/cultofmac/0,71956-0.html?tw=rss.technology' target='_blank'>http://www.wired.com/news/columns/cultofmac/0,71956-0.html?tw=rss.technology</a><br /><br /></div><i>"Thanks to Apple Computer's penchant for CIA-like secrecy, there are several myths concerning the birth of the iPod. One of these myths is that the iPod has a father -- one man who conceived and nurtured the iconic device. Steve Jobs, of course, is one candidate; but engineer Tony Fadell has also been named the father of the iPod, as has Jon Rubinstein, the former head of Apple's hardware division. While they all played key roles in the iPod's development, the iPod was truly a team effort. Here's the story..."</i><br /><br /><img src="http://www.digitalmediathoughts.com/images/evolution.jpg" /> <br /><br />While some of our readers already know the origins of the Apple iPod (and the fact that the device isn't solely the product of Apple research and design) this Wired News article provides a nice synopsis of the device's origins. So what if someone else designed portions of it, it is still my... precious... my precious!