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chazzyfen chazzyfen
 
January 22, 2009 01:10 AM

Does the "i" in iPod and other Apple products stand for anything? If so, what does it stand for?

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teff torbe... teff torbe...
 
 January 22, 2009 01:13 AM
The iMac was the first to use the nomenclature, and was pushed as the ideal computer to get on the internet.

While it wasn't directly associated with "internet", that was the general theme behind the name, I think.

This may or may not be the right video - at work so I can't really watch it (no sound, for one!) -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Mt79UR4SxM
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This may or may not be the right video - at work so I can't really watch it (no sound, for one!) -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Mt79UR4SxM

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teff torbe... teff torbe...
 
January 22, 2009 10:16 AM
Gah. Here you go. Sorry if you wasted time on the initial video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BHPtoTctDY

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nichm nichm
 
January 22, 2009 12:29 PM
Wasn't it used on iMovie first?

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nichm nichm
 
January 22, 2009 12:29 PM
My mistake - iMovie, 1999 iMac, 1998

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IMovie
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IMac

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tiffanyacz tiffanyacz
 
February 02, 2009 03:07 AM
Good.
So for the iPod, iPhone, iMac...
As software iPod Video Converter which convert all popular video formats to iPod video/movie with high conversion speed and ideal quality for iPod touch/ iPod nano/ iPod Classic.

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jfinke jfinke
 
January 22, 2009 01:15 AM
The first time the "i" was used was on the Apple iMac. At that time, the big selling point of the iMac was how easy it was to get on the internet, so at first the "i" stood for "internet," but as time passed it became more of an identifying mark for Apple products.
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bjorn bjorn
 
January 23, 2009 10:12 AM
Depending on what they can use it for, the "i" stands for internet (the original meaning of the i, as in the iMac), individual, inspiring, ...
Whatever you can think of :-)

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