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The iPod

World Wise Web by BBC

Jan 10, 20209:55Technology

The breakthrough design of the iPod - a portable music player that made the CDs and cassette tapes that had gone before redundant - totally changed our listening habits. Tony Fadell is its inventor. Speaking to 17-year-o...

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The iPod is an episode from World Wise Web by BBC. The breakthrough design of the iPod - a portable music player that made the CDs and cassette tapes that had gone before redundant - totally changed our listening habits. Tony Fadell is its...

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Published Jan 10, 2020, 9:55 long, audio available.

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The breakthrough design of the iPod - a portable music player that made the CDs and cassette tapes that had gone before redundant - totally changed our listening habits. Tony Fadell is its inventor. Speaking to 17-year-old budding designer Anna Zanelli in London, he explains how his love of DJing inspired his iconic creation. And, he tells her, the design would go on to transform how we talk to each other, with the launch of the iPhone. Producer: Tamsin Barber World Wise Web is a co-production between BBC World Service and BBC Rewind. bbc.co.uk/archive Music composed by Nick Thorburn

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