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Tony Fadell: First iPhone almost had a clickwheel

by Mike Schramm (Apr 30th, 2012)

Tony Fadell recently appeared on The Verge's On The Verge talk show/web series, and he shared a tidbit about early versions of the iPhone, which he worked on as Senior VP of the iPod division at Apple back in 2006. The Verge says that Apple "seriously considered" a hardware keyboard for the ...

iPod designer Tony Fadell takes on thermostats with Nest Labs

by Dave Caolo (Oct 25th, 2011)

Tony Fadell, Apple's former Senior Vice President of the iPod Division, oversaw iPod and iPhone development between 2001 and 2009. Ten years after his most iconic project first saw the light of day, the "father of the iPod" has a new product: Nest, a home thermostat that's smarter than the average ...

"Godfather" of iPod leaves Apple for greener pastures

by Michael Grothaus (Mar 30th, 2010)

Tony Fadell first envisioned a hard drive-based digital music player in the 1990s. He took his idea to Real Networks only to leave six weeks later after reports of in-fighting between himself and Real's CEO. After several years, Fadell took his idea to Steve Jobs and in 2001, Apple and Tony's idea ...

The birth of the iPod

by Mike Schramm (Dec 9th, 2009)

Wired has an interesting look at the early days of the iPod, and what's most fascinating is just how fully formed the idea of the iPod and iTunes was. The idea itself originates from a company called PortalPlayer, where hardware designer Tony Fadell had the idea to create a player that could ...