wired.com - 11/4/2008
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The iPod's development is shrouded in secrecy and rumor; but for the first time, an insider has agreed to tell the story of the device's development. Ben Knauss is a former senior manager at PortalPlayer , the company Apple Computer approached to help develop an MP3 player that would ...
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Tony Fadell ("Father of iPod") Leaves Apple
MacRumors : Mac News and Rumors —
... reports that Tony Fadell, the senior vice president of the iPod Division at Apple, is leaving the company for personal reasons. Fadell has been credited as the "father" of the iPod and also was part of the team involved in the development of the iPhone. According to a 2004 Wired profile , Fadell was an independent contractor and hardware expert who came up with the idea for the iPod and eventually approached Apple: "Tony's idea was to take an MP3 player, build a Napster music sale service to complement it, and build a company around it," Knauss said. "Tony had the business ...
iPod Creator Tony Fadell Abandons His Children [IPod]
Gizmodo —
... While you might think that Apple products emerge from Steve Jobs' head, fully formed and perfect like any other offspring of gods, the inventor of the iPod was actually Tony Fadell (along with former Apple hardware chief of engineering Jon Rubinstein). Fadell, who took over the iPod division from Rubinstein in 2006, is leaving his position to take a "reduced role" ...
iPod Creator Tony Fadell Abandons His Children, IBM Chip Guy New Head of Devices [IPod]
Gizmodo —
... While you might think that Apple products emerge from Steve Jobs' head, fully formed and perfect like any other offspring of gods, the inventor of the iPod was actually Tony Fadell (along with former Apple hardware chief of engineering Jon Rubinstein). Fadell, who took over the iPod division from Rubinstein in 2006, is leaving his position to take a "reduced role" ...
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