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Designed in California

15: Building the Band (Part 3, Origin of the iPod)

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Apple begins a crash program to build a music player by the end of 2001, aided by a fortuitous discovery in Japan. Hardware chief Jon Rubinstein recruits a brash young product manager, Tony Fadell, to figure out how all the parts fit together.

15: Building the Band (Part 3, Origin of the iPod) — Designed in California