[Dark Helmet]

I've always wondered how the hell they came up with "iPod" for an MP3 player.

"The iPod name came from an earlier Apple project to build an internet kiosk, which never saw the light of day. On July 24, 2000, Apple registered the iPod name for "a public internet kiosk enclosure containing computer equipment," according to the filing."

http://www.wired.com/news/columns/cu...l?tw=rss.index

In that case Microsoft should have really called the Zune the iLoo:

[Kerrigan]

Heh, that's cool. But I wonder why they decided it would be a good name for an audio player?

edit:

But Foden said the name is a stroke of genius: It is simple, memorable and, crucially, it doesn't describe the device, so it can still be used as the technology evolves, even if the device's function changes. He noted the "i" prefix has a double meaning: It can mean "internet," as in "iMac," or it can denote the first person: "I," as in me.

"They discovered in their tool chest of registered names they had 'iPod,'" he said. "If you think about the product, it doesn't really fit. But it doesn't matter. It's short and sweet."

That explains why the name is good, but not why they chose it. Hmm...

[Dark Helmet]

Originally Posted by Kerrigan 

That explains why the name is good, but not why they chose it. Hmm...

It sorta does:
"They discovered in their tool chest of registered names they had 'iPod'

Now remember how rushed the first iPod was, less than a year.

[ort888]

I think Steve got a visiter from the future, telling him to hurry up and make an HD based MP3 player. He was probably told to call it the iPod. That's the only story that seems to make sense.

Kind of like the Tension Sheet episode of Red Dwarf.