Support Our Site
Get Better Gear!
- Kensington Windshield/Vent Car Mount with Sound Amplified Cradle for iPhone from Kensington, $39.99
- SigFx Energy iPhone Case Contains Smart Battery from SigFx Energy, US$69.95
- NAVIGON AG - True GPS Software for the iPhone from NAVIGON Inc., 89.99
- Tweetie 2 from atebits, $2.99
- Snood: Flawed Casual Play from Electronic Arts, US$3.99
Premier Sponsors
Top 5 Free Apps
iTunes New Music Releases
Top 5 Paid Apps
Discover New Music
- World Party
Live at the Magic Bag, Ferndale, MI
- Supersuckers
- Man, there's nothing like good, old fashioned, rock and roll... add a bit of industry resentment to that with a double-shot of cynicism, and you get one of the best "new" rock bands going. This album
- Death Cab for Cutie
With the introduction of Plans, Death Cab for Cutie became a new addition to many user's Artist list after the single "Soul Meets Body" became a hit on iTunes. Offering a fresh alternativ
- Ray LaMontagne
At first, Ray LaMontagne might strike you as just another breathy-voiced knockoff of folk/rock guitarists like John Mayer and Jack Johnson. But he's actually got a better voice than either, he tell
- Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
When I first got hooked to Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, the only place I could get their debut album, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, was through the band's Web site. I listened to the two tracks a
Reader Specials
Visit Deals On The Web for the best deals on all consumer electronics, iPods, and more!
News
McCartney: Lennon Invented the iPod
Monday, May 29th, 2006 at 3:00 PM - by Brad Cook
In an interview with O! News, Paul McCartney has revealed that Beatles band mate John Lennon actually invented the iPod in 1968. He called it The BeatleBox, according to an archival clip from The Barry Harris Show, after rejecting Yoko Ono's suggestion, which was "iPod."
Lennon created the music player out of an old refrigerator. The user would load records in the front and then select the one they wanted to hear by pressing a number combination on the front keypad. It came with headphones, although at 363 pounds, it was "bloody heavy" to carry around, as ex-Beatle Ringo Starr said in an interview with O! News.
 |
McCartney revealed that Lennon came up with the idea for The BeatleBox while the band was recording Magical Mystery Tour. He often disappeared in the evening, and the other musicians found out later that he was taking a night class in electronics.
Of course, The BeatleBox never made it into mass production, although a concept ad was created. McCartney said that he later bought it at an auction and had it converted back into a refrigerator.
 |
Yes, the O! News story is satire.
Recent Headlines
- Apple TV 3.0.1 Update Fixes Missing Content Bug
- Taiwan Leak Shows Verizon UTMS/CDMA iPhone for Q3 2010
- iPhone Moves Into RadioShack
- Dictionary, Dictionary, Dictionary, And More
- The Latest App Store Games: Gravity Sling, RocketBird, Ground Effect, Checkers!
- iPhone Game Developer Sued for Collecting User’s Cell Numbers
- Apple May Be Bringing RFID to the iPhone
Post Your Comments