Ipod biography
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Tony Fadell
Inventor of the iPod, engineer
Anthony Michael Fadell (born March 22, 1969) is an American engineer, designer, entrepreneur, and investor. He was senior vice president of the iPod division at Apple Inc. and founder and former CEO of Nest Labs.
Fadell joined Apple Inc. in 2001 and oversaw all iPod hardware, software, and accessories development. He is known as the "father of the iPod". As the co-creator of the iPhone, he also worked on the first three generations of the iPhone and oversaw all iPhone hardware, firmware, and accessories development from March 2006 to November 2008.
In May 2010, he co-founded Nest Labs, which announced its first product, the Nest Learning Thermostat, in October 2011. Nest was acquired by Google in January 2014 for $3.2B.
Fadell has authored more than 300 patents and was named one of Time's "100 Most Influential People in the World" in 2014. In 2016 Time named the Nest Learning Thermostat, the iPod and the iPhone as three of the “50 Most Influential Gadgets of All Time".
Education and early life
[edit]Fadell was born on March 22, 1969,[1] in Michigan, to a Lebanese father and Polish mother.[2][3] Fadell is an alumnus of Grosse Pointe South High School in Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan. H
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The iTunes media player, media library, and mobile management application was released in a Macintosh version before the first iPod was introduced. This software allowed users to place their digital music libraries on phones and computers.
Apple introduced to the world a product that would allow you to fit your entire music library into your pocket. The first generation iPod had a 5G hard drive and sold for $400.
Since its release date in October and its official date of hitting the stores in November, the first generation iPod had sold 125,000 units by December 31st.
Despite a steep price and lack of a case and wrist strap, Macworld gave the iPod an A rating for quick transfer speed, iTunes integration, and high capacity. The iPod was named as the best digital music device.
Apple adds software available for free download that allows for the addition and storage of names and addresses on the iPod. It also begins an engraving service allowing users to add text to the back of their iPods. Also, a 10GB model priced at $499 is added.