wired.com - 11/4/2008
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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 ...
apple.com - 11/4/2008
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apple.com —
CUPERTINO, California November 4, 2008 Apple today announced
that Mark Papermaster is joining the Company as senior
vice president of Devices Hardware Engineering, reporting to Apple CEO Steve Jobs. Papermaster, who comes to Apple from IBM, will lead ...
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Mark Papermaster Joins Apple as Senior Vice President of ...
forbes.com - 11/3/2008
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forbes.com —
An Italian programmer discovers a bug that can
crash Apple's mobile devices and maybe some computers.
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Crashing The iPhone
appleinsider.com - 11/6/2008
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appleinsider.com —
Two new patent filings published this week reveal
Apple to be working on digital theater software for
handheld devices that would give users the impression that they are attending a sporting or entertainment event, and a new version of the Apple ...
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Apple files for digital theater, smart Apple Remote patents
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iPod Creator Tony Fadell Abandons His Children, IBM Chip Guy New Head of Devices [IPod]
Gizmodo —
... Jobs is a part of every device's DNA—they made the iPod louder than most MP3 players at the time because he's partly deaf. But Fadell was the guy who supposedly came up with the business model and actually put it together. Interestingly, the WSJ says he's being replaced by former IBM exec Mark Papermaster, who's taking over the Devices Hardware Engineering division and is ...
iPod Creator Tony Fadell Leaves Apple [IPod]
Gizmodo —
... Jobs is a part of every device's DNA—they made the iPod louder than most MP3 players at the time because he's partly deaf. Fadell was the guy who supposedly came up with the business model and actually put it together. Interestingly, he's being replaced by former IBM exec Mark Papermaster, who's ...
iPod Creator Tony Fadell Abandons His Children [IPod]
Gizmodo —
... Jobs is a part of every device's DNA—they made the iPod louder than most MP3 players at the time because he's partly deaf. But Fadell was the guy who supposedly came up with the business model and actually put it together. Interestingly, the WSJ says he's being replaced by former IBM exec Mark Papermaster, who's taking over the Devices Hardware Engineering division and is ...
Apple iPod chief votes for change
GMSV —
Apple iPod chief votes for change Posted by John Murrell on November 4th, 2008 at 11:42 am | Categorized as Uncategorized Tony Fadell — who with Steve Jobs and Jon Rubinstein shepherded the iPod from concept to phenomenon , went on to help shape the iPhone, and held a place on the short list of possible Jobs successors — is quitting as Apple’s senior VP of the iPod Division to spend more time with his young family. And in a remarkable coincidence, his wife, Danielle Lambert, Apple’s vice president of human resources, is doing the same ...
Using the design process
MAKE Magazine —
... If you put that collectors' item in the hands of a recent ipod touch user, they would experience little other than frustration. With a low res black and white screen that had no touchscreen interface, small mechanical hard drive, short battery life, heavy clunky form factor, drm locked music formats, lots of tactile buttons and a wide collection of other currently unacceptable design traits, it was enough to transform the music industry and modern culture. Apple had to start somewhere.
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Often, the Design Process is ...
Steve Jobs and the Cult of Ignorance
TomsTechBlog.com —
... His only problem was he got fired by the board before he could do anything with it. Outsiders are not privy to how decisions are made at Apple. People who know are afraid of getting fired if they tell, which probably says quite enough. Still, I’d like to get a handle on the extent to which other people have ideas that Jobs accepts vs. only Steve has the great ideas. Really? Because I’ve read tons of insider stories. Like this one about the iPod. Anyway, I could go on but my point is made. This is ...
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Father of the iPod leaves Apple —
I4U News 11/4/2008
The WSJ reports that senior executive Tony Fadell leaves Apple. Tony Fadell is senior vice president of Apple's iPod division and also known as Father of the iPod.
Mr. Fadell has apparently approached Apple with the idea of a portable digital ...
Video: Daily Debrief: Father of the iPod steps down —
CNET News.com 11/4/2008
As the man considered the father of Apple's iPod steps down, it becomes clear why the company was eager to hire Mark Papermaster, an IBM chip designer. On this Daily Debrief, CNET's Kara Tsuboi and Tom Krazit discuss the reasoning behind the move and ...