Father of iPod Tuoni·fadeer: jobs to the altar-iPod,Nest, jobs-IT information
He created the iPod, not only makes the company back from the dead, but also revolutionized the music industry business model; he co-founded Nest Labs open smart home pioneer Eco-Portal is derived from him.
Tuoni·fadeer, the shrine bringing jobs to people, life is full of legends.
Inspired by Apple
Tuoni·fadeer is not in the field of electronics genius, he exclaimed: "I have no interest in electronics is. Interest is related to my grandfather. ”
Maxima have and the del is the good horse Colt. Get the gift of the grandfathers of Apple II computers, the "brain hole wide open" from France and Germany got out of hand.
Childhood continually transferred between France and Germany, for 15 years, transferred 12 times between France and Germany. As he himself put it: "when you stay in a city for a year or two years ' time, is no way to build a team. "At the time, the only company in France, Germany and other way around, that is, the Apple II computer. Meanwhile, without a stable circle of friends, and young Franco-German relationship has been exercising.
Apple II computers not only into the Franco-German partnership, has also become a tool to communicate with other peers, during this period, he made several attempts to communicate with friends using a 300 baud modem.
France and Germany emerged in the computer field, in high school, by del and friends started a small company called Quality Computers.
In 1987, Delta studying computer engineering entered the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Franco-German amateur companies remain in practice--as "Constructive Instruments," the company's CEO, and launched major MediaText of multimedia software for the children's market.
"I founded a company in high school and College, where I've always felt like a is the smallest of the biggest fish in the pond. I would like more information, but even at the University of Michigan, I also cannot create the enterprise experience, have a question and don't know who to ask. There I was always alone, so I knew I had to work with people with work experience ".
Universities can already hold Tony, Tony becomes more and more of the world in the eyes, he wants to see more sky.
General Magic has satisfied his desire. The company went public in 1995, valued at billions of dollars, there are about four hundred or five hundred employees. The company was founded by the original Apple Mac team, and his colleagues included the Android founder Andy Rubin.
A bunch of geeks get together, the collision of thought make it benefited from del. In the 4 years of General Magic, with France and Germany, including Sony, Philips, Toshiba, and other consumer electronics companies to cooperate, and developed a series of personal handheld communications products.
By del the complete subjugation of the world-leading science and technology bosses, CEO of Philips ultimate success to enlist for it, responsible for the development of a personal digital assistant, and soon to be promoted to Vice President of corporate strategy and investment.
Young and famous, France and Germany, and a gun and red, but he appears to have trouble focusing on something for a long time. During the period he worked for Philips, another great idea sprouted in his brain.
IPod world
In the 90 's of the last century, the Franco-German operation to Fuse Systems consumer electronics company, during his first germination and development idea on a small hard drive music players, just as the 2001 Millennium dotcom bubble burst, Fuse Systems and he is not mature thinking bubble sweep.
But temporary setbacks, and did not kill the Genius will. With this idea, and France and Germany and met another madman, he is Steve jobs. But this time, the jobs don't know this young man will be in the near future global entrepreneurs become leaders in power with its practice.
From the Millennium, Apple's revival but also for the future of the imagination, but reality was at that time the company has $ 500 million in debt owed the Bank US $ 250 million, but less than 1% of the United States market share, the company has nothing to sell.
In the Franco-German briefed on the hand-held music player + online music store after business ideas, jobs and decisive decision. At the time of the Franco-German entry only apples for 8 months.
On October 23, 2001 Apple launched the iPod digital music player was a huge success, with its network of exclusive iTunes music download system, with roots in music industry after decades of Sony Walkman series swallow the bitter defeat.
Fadl recalled: "after 2.5 years, things began to improve. Each computer with Mac people buy the iPod. Meanwhile, although the iPod for only $ 399, but more and more people realize that wanted better iPod, you must also buy a Mac just go. "
Apple's worldwide share of portable music players, and then introduced the iPod series, cemented unshakable position Apple in the digital music market.
Product level effect change iPod to the world. Distribution channels are also completely changed the music industry. Under the impact of digital media, decline of traditional music media such as tape, CD, and has tens of millions of album sales have dropped to a record low, while iTunes sales are growing .
Apparently, no iPod, jobs difficult to rebuild in a short time the Apple. Sales of iPod success lifted directly from the Mac. Increasing demand for iTunes and Mac are not portable and iPod functions of single, Apple came up with manufacturing iPhone ideas.
Of course, France and Germany, one of the participants.
Create smart home
Birth of the iPhone not only reinvent the mobile phone, it also touched by Dell, "I think when you are interacting with the world through the mobile phone, the world has changed. ”
In his view, the Smartphone body in larger, component prices are falling sharply, we can all these components on different devices in the home. France and Germany decided to the thermostat as the entrance. Nest company came into being.
The company's goal is to create "smart House": in General, is designed to connect Wi-Fi devices, it can be fed back to the user how to use information more effectively.
With their "learning-type thermostat" to cite an example. The thermostat sensors and algorithms to generate a detailed visual picture above shows your electricity usage, and you don't need to program it.
Nest's claim that it can save up to 20% tariff, which, according to its initial cost – ￡ 179 to work, could be back within a year.
Now, after being acquired by Google, the Franco-German left the Nest, he was sent to save the once-gorgeous glass, will do a miracle?
iPod之父托尼·法德尔：将乔布斯推向神坛的人 - iPod,Nest,乔布斯 - IT资讯
他创造了iPod，不仅令苹果公司起死回生，还顺便彻底颠覆了音乐产业的商业模式；他参与创办的Nest Labs开启了智能家居的先河，生态入口正源自于他。
托尼·法德尔，这位将乔布斯推向神坛的人，一生充满传奇。
苹果的启发
托尼·法德尔并非在电子领域天赋异禀，他曾感叹：“我本身对电子是没有兴趣的。之所以产生兴趣是与我的祖父有关。”
千里马已有，而法德尔正是那匹良驹。在得到祖父赠送的苹果II电脑后，“脑洞大开”的法德尔从此一发不可收拾。
童年的法德尔不停转学，15年间，法德尔转学了12次。正如他自己所言：“当你只在一个城市呆一年或者两年的时候，是没法建立团队的。”彼时，唯一陪伴在法德尔身边的，就是那台苹果II电脑。与此同时，没有一个稳定的朋友圈，也使得年少的法德尔在人际关系方面没有得到应有的锻炼。
苹果II电脑不仅成了法德尔的伙伴，也成为了他与其他同龄人交流的工具，这一期间，他多次尝试与朋友用300波特的调制解调器交流。
法德尔在计算机领域的能力逐渐显现出来，在高中时候，法德尔就和朋友开了一家名为Quality Computers的小公司。
1987年，法德尔进入密歇根大学安娜堡分校攻读计算机工程专业。开公司依然成为法德尔的业余实践——出任“Constructive Instruments”公司的CEO，并推出了主要面向儿童市场的多媒体软件MediaText。
“我在高中和大学创办了一家公司，在那里我一直感觉自己就像是最小的池塘里那只最大的鱼。我想了解更多信息，但即使在密歇根大学，我也不能得到创建企业的实践经验，有问题的时候也不知道该向谁请教。在那里我总是独自一人，所以我知道我必须去和有工作经验的人一起工作”。
大学已经容不下托尼的才能，托尼眼中的世界变得越来越大，他想看到更广阔的天空。
General Magic满足了他的愿望。这家公司在1995年上市，估值数十亿美元，有大约四五百名员工。该公司由原苹果Mac团队创立，而他当时的同事还包括了Android创始人安迪·鲁宾。
一帮极客凑在一起，思维的碰撞令法德尔获益匪浅。在General Magic的4年时间，法德尔同包括索尼、飞利浦、东芝等其他消费者电子公司展开合作，并开发出了一系列个人手持通讯产品。
法德尔的表现彻底征服了世界上顶尖科技公司的老板们，飞利浦CEO最终成功将其招至麾下，负责开发个人数字助理产品，并在不久后将其提拔为公司战略与投资副总裁。
年少成名，法德尔又一炮而红，但是他似乎很难长时间对某一事物聚焦。就在他供职于飞利浦期间，又一伟大想法在他脑中萌生。
iPod横扫全球
在上世纪90年代，法德尔运营了一家名为Fuse Systems的消费电子公司，在此期间，他首次萌发了开发一款小型硬盘音乐播放器的想法，只是随着2001年千禧年互联网泡沫的破灭，Fuse Systems与他并不成熟的想法被泡沫席卷。
但是短暂的挫折，没有消磨这位天才的意志。带着这份创意，法德尔与另一位狂人见了面，他就是史蒂夫·乔布斯。而此时，乔布斯还不知道，眼前这位年轻人将在不久的将来助力其成为执全球企业家牛耳的领袖。
行至千禧年，苹果的复兴还是对未来的畅想，但现实情况是当时公司已负债5亿美元，欠了银行2.5亿美元，却只有不到百分之一的美国市场份额，公司已经没有什么可卖的了。
在听取了法德尔关于手持音乐播放器+在线音乐商店的商业创意后，乔布斯果断拍板。彼时的法德尔仅仅入职苹果8个月。
2001年10月23日，苹果推出的iPod数码音乐播放器大获成功，配合其独家的iTunes网络付费音乐下载系统，深耕音乐播放行业数十载的索尼Walkman系列吞下惨败的苦果。
法德尔回忆道：“两年半后，事情开始好转了。每台拥有Mac的人都买了iPod。而与此同时，虽然iPod只卖399美元，但是越来越多的人意识到，想要更好的使用iPod，还必须购买一台Mac才行”。
苹果成为全球占有率第一的便携式音乐播放器，随后推出的数个iPod系列产品，更加巩固了苹果在商业数字音乐市场不可动摇的地位。
产品层面的变革只是iPod带给世界影响中的一个。音乐产业的发行渠道也彻底发生了转变。在数字媒体的冲击下，磁带、CD等传统音乐介质江河日下，曾经动辄百万的专辑销量纷纷跌落至谷底，而iTunes的营收却日渐增长。
显然，没有iPod，乔布斯难以在短时间内重塑苹果。iPod的成功直接拉升了Mac的销量。对iTunes的需求日益增加，而Mac的不便携与iPod功能的单一性，令苹果萌生了制造iPhone的想法。
当然，法德尔也是参与者之一。
再创智能家居
iPhone的诞生不仅重新发明了手机，它也深深触动了法德尔，“我认为当你与世界的交互都通过手机发生的时候，世界已经改变了。”
他认为，智能手机的体型在变大，组件的价格则在急剧下降，我们可以在家里的所有不同设备上使用这些组件。法德尔决定将温控器作为切入口。Nest公司应运而生。
这家公司的目标是创造“更智能的房子”：通常来说，就是设计能连接Wi-Fi的小装置，它可以反馈给用户怎么使用才能更高效的信息。
用他们的“学习型恒温器”举个例子。这个恒温器能够用传感器和算法来生成一张详细直观的图画，上面标明了你的电量使用量，而你根本不需要对它进行编程。
Nest声称它最多可以省下20%的电费，而根据它最初的花费——179英镑来算，在一年内就可以回本了。
如今，在被谷歌收购后，法德尔离开了Nest，他被派去拯救曾经风光无限的谷歌眼镜，还会有奇迹出现吗？