Tony Fadell

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Fadell graduated from University of Michigan with a BS in Computer Engineering in 1991. While still at Michigan, he was CEO of Constructive Instruments, which marketed MediaText, multimedia composition software for children. He worked for Apple spinoff 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 Magic Link and Motorola Envoy, both of which were part of the Magic Cap platform.. 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, notably the Philips Velo and Nino. The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (UM, U of M or Umich) is a coeducational public research university in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... General Magic was a company co-founded by Bill Atkinson, Andy Hertzfeld and Marc Porat that developed new kind of handheld communications device they called a personal intelligent communicator, which was a PDA precursor that stressed communications. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The Magic Link was a personal communicator and PDA marketed by Sony from 1994, based on the General Magics Magic Cap operating system. ... Motorola (NYSE: MOT) is an American multinational communications company based in Schaumburg, Illinois, a Chicago suburb. ... Magic Cap (short for Magic Communicating Applications Platform) was an object-oriented operating system for PDAs developed by General Magic. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Philips HQ in Amsterdam Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. (Royal Philips Electronics N.V.), usually known as Philips, (Euronext: PHIA, NYSE: PHG) is one of the largest electronics companies in the world. ... A chief technical officer or chief technology officer (abbreviated as CTO) is an executive position whose holder is focused on scientific and technical issues within a company. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

During the 1990s, Fadell started his own company called Fuse to develop the "Dell of the Consumer Electronics." One of the devices he had in mind was a small hard disk-based music player. Fuse failed, however, to find a second round of funding, and Fadell started exploring developing the product at other companies. He first approached RealNetworks in 2000 but left after only six weeks. The second company he approached was Apple. Typical hard drives of the mid-1990s. ... RealNetworks NASDAQ: RNWK is a provider of Internet media delivery software and services based in Seattle, United States. ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

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 its iPod & Special Projects group, where he has overseen the design and production of the iPod and iSight devices. He was promoted to vice president of iPod engineering in 2004. On October 14, 2005, Apple announced that Fadell would replace the retiring Jon Rubinstein as Senior Vice President of the iPod Division on March 31, 2006. [1] 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... iPod (fifth generation) in Apple Universal Dock, iPod nano (second generation) and iPod shuffle (second generation) iPod is a brand of portable media players designed and marketed by Apple and launched in 2001. ... 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... October 14 is the 287th day of the year (288th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jon Rubinstein For the actor, see John Rubinstein. ... March 31 is the 90th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (91st in leap years), with 275 days remaining. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...

Fadell is also a member of the Phi Chapter of Psi Upsilon Fraternity at The University of Michigan. Psi Upsilon (ΨΥ, Psi U) is the fifth oldest college fraternity, founded at Union College in 1833. ... The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (UM, U of M or Umich) is a coeducational public research university in the U.S. state of Michigan. ...

Fadell is an alumnus of Grosse Pointe South High School in Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan. Grosse Pointe Farms is a city located in Wayne County, Michigan. ...

External links

• Personal website
• Tony's Bio at Apple
• Father of the iPod - from Wired Cult of Mac blog
• Inside Look at Birth of the iPod - from Wired News
• Alumni Profile - from Michigan Engineer published by University of Michigan
• Profile - from Strategic News Service
• Oh, Yeah, He Also Sells Computers - John Markoff writing for the New York Times (published April 25, 2004)
• Stop the Fight - Pamela Kruger and Katharine Mieszkowski writing for Fast Company (published September 1998)
• Grosse Pointe South High School