Open the Pod Bay Door

The birth of the revolutionary ipod series has evolved into a technological creation that changed the way millions listen to music. these small easy to use devices are capabile of storing gigabytes of data meaning you can have all your favourite music albums in the palm of your hand.

This revolutionary device has however moved into broader spheres than just music. First introduced in October 2001 the launch of this technology started with the release of what was called a 'Mac compatible product'. The name for the ipod was only founded when Vinnie Chieco saw a prototype and the thought of futuristic technology came to mind with the a phrase that was said on the discovery one space space ship. "Open the pod bay door, Hal", which was made in reference to the white EVA Pods on the spaceship. it was thought to be a perfect name for this new inovation as this creation by Apple, Computer Inc seemed so advanced and futuristic. But, the name ipod was previously patented by Joseph N. Grasso for internet kiosks. The name ipod however was attained by Apple, Computer Inc. in 2003 through the registration of the trademark by the USPTO with commercial use begining in 2004.

Initially ipod research and its creation was based on creating a mass music storage device, but with technological change Apple decided to venture further into the capabailities of the ipod not only within the music spectrum. Since the release of the first generation, the breakthroughs in technology have resulted in the new generation ipods seeing the intergration of colour, video, larger storage capacity. In 2007a huge leap was taken with safari browser, multi-touch, wireless access to iTunes and YouTube. This revolutionary media device has more recently seen the intergration of cellular technology into its features and some inovators have taken ipod technology a step futher into the vehicle industry and even the fridge in you kitchen!