Random fact

The iPod was first unveiled October 23, 2001 and marketed as a 5GB mp3 player that put "1000 songs in your pocket". Apple recognized the need for a smaller, more manageable music player after seeing chunkier models by other companies. Apple's hardware engineering chief, Jon Rubinstein, assembled a team of engineers to design it. It's gone through several interface and program modifications since then. Different typefaces were used (Chicago, Espy Sans, Podium Sans), but the current one for 6th generation iPod classic and 3rd generation nano is Helvetica.

But does anyone know where the name "iPod" came from?

Well, boys and girls, after the first prototype was developed and marketing began to introduce the new product, a freelance copy writer by the name of Vinnie Chieco was reminded of the movie "2001: A Space Odyssey". He remembered the phrase, "Open the pod bay door, Hal!" referring to the white EVA Pods of the Discovery One spaceship. The name stuck.

EVA pod:



















iPod 1st generation:




















iPod 6th generation classic (now):
























I named it Apollo (Greek god of light, truth, music, and poetry. He is also associated with medicine and healing). I am very thankful to have it. Music keeps me sane.