Computing For the Whole World

About this episode

Tony Fadell discusses his experiences designing the iPod and iPhone, as well as founding Nest.

The iPod and the iPhone transformed entertainment, communications, and computing in less than a decade. Tony Fadell joins John Markoff on stage to explore his time designing these amazing products as well as his founding of Nest. This conversation was recorded on May 10, 2017, at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California. To watch a video of this program, please visit the Computer History Museum's YouTube channel. To learn more about the Computer History Museum and our upcoming CHM Live events, visit our website at www.computerhistory.org

People in this episode

Host: John Markoff

Guest: Tony Fadell

Topics covered

• technology
• product design
• innovation
• computing
• entertainment
• communications

Keywords

• iPod
• iPhone
• Tony Fadell
• Nest
• Computer History Museum
• product design
• technology

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Computer History Museum, Nest

Products: iPod, iPhone

Places: Mountain View, California

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