What Does iPod Stand For?
I am sure; most of you are crazy about iPods. But do you know what iPod stands for? Do you know who invented the iPod? Though iPod seems to be the name of a technology, it is actually not! It is rather a brand of portable media players brought about by Apple Inc. It was launched in 2001 and within a few years from its launch, iPods have become a rage among the youngsters. You may find it interesting to know more about Apple iPods. iPod Classic, iPod Touch, iPhone and the iPod Nano equipped with video capabilities are some members of the Apple product line. Find information on iPod speakers and iPod video. Who invented the iPod? Following the orders of the Apple CEO, Steve Jobs, a team of hardware engineers started working on the iPod product line. Jon Rubinstein, a hardware-engineering chief at Apple, led the team. The team comprised of other hardware engineers like Tony Fadell and Michael Dhuey and the design engineer Jonathan Ive. Jobs described the iPod as a Mac-compatible product w
The Definition of iPod TweakExpert.com The name iPod was actually proposed by a guy named Vinnie Chieco who was brought in with a few other people to help introduce the new mp3 player to the public. Apple didn’t have an official name yet, all they had was a prototype and a good idea. When Chieco saw the prototype, he thought of the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey, in particular, the door to the Eva Pods (you young kids probably don’t have any clue what i’m talking about.. go ask your parents, and watch them have a flashback) The term iPod was apparently already registered by Apple as a term for Internet Kiosks, but the kiosk idea never went anywhere. It’s actually rather amusing that hardly anyone at Apple even knew about this previously registered trademark, not even Steve Jobs himself. Athol Foden, a naming expert and president of Brighter Naming of Mountain View California was quoted to say “The name ‘iPod’ makes much more sense for an internet kiosk, which is a pod for a human, than a
