Tony Fadell

   

Anthony Fadell is the Senior Director of Apple Computer's iPod, iSight & Special Projects Group.

Fadell graduated from University of Michigan with a BSc in Computer Engineering in 1991. He worked for General Magic for three years, starting in 1992 as a diagnostics engineer and progressing to a systems architect, where he was responsible for the development of a number of technologies and devices including the Sony MagicLink and Motorola Envoy. In 1995 he was hired by Philips where he was co-founder, Chief Technology Officer and Director of Engineering in the Mobile Computing Group, which developed a number of Windows CE based handheld devices.

He started working for Apple from February 2001 as a contractor designing the iPod and planning Apple's audio product strategy. In April 2001 he was hired by Apple to assemble and run their iPod & Special Projects group, where he has overseen the design and production of the iPod and iSight devices.

External link

  • Personal website (http://www.jkbdesignz.com/fadelldotcom/index.htm)
  • Father of the iPod (http://wiredblogs.tripod.com/cultofmac/index.blog?entry_id=296135) - from Wired Cult of Mac blog
  • Inside Look at Birth of the IPod (http://www.wired.com/news/mac/0,2125,64286,00.html) - from Wired News
  • Alumni Profile (http://www.engin.umich.edu/alumni/engineer/04SS/achievements/advances.html#fadell) - from Michigan Engineer published by University of Michigan
  • Profile (http://www.tapsns.com/cgi-bin/tapsns/profile.pl?galleryid=3405) - from Strategic News Service


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