Mindless Escapism

Apple covertly builds the first iPhones in China. Steve Jobs and Scott Forstall go to Vegas. Plus: The iPod faces it greatest challenge yet. Microsoft’s Zune.

A change of pace as we take a break to look at how Apple came up with the iPod. If you prefer video, this episode is also available at our Unintentional Architects channel on Youtube. Check it out.

Steve Jobs sets in motion his plan for a new headquarters for Apple. Within Apple’s current campus, the transition from PowerPC to Intel processors is completed. Plus: Who is Fake Steve Jobs?

If you like Apple history in video form, check out our YouTube channel. It’s called Unintentional Architects. There you’ll find the Secret History of the iPod, with more cool stuff coming soon. 

The internal battle of the iPhones reaches endgame. Jon Rubinstein & Avie Tevanian, two of the heroes that saved Apple, depart. Plus: The debut of the iPod Hi-Fi. Oh well, they can’t all be revolutionary winners.

Disney acquires Pixar from Steve Jobs, but not before Jobs reveals a dark secret to Disney CEO Bob Iger. Plus: The first Macs with Intel chips are unveiled.

The secret development of the iPhone continues, with the trials and tribulations of text entry without a keyboard dominating. As the competition between P1 and P2 heats up, only one finds a solution to the keyboard conundrum.

We go behind the scenes for the making of the iPhone inside Apple. It’s the iPod Phone vs the Mac OS X phone. Plus: Tim Cook makes the iPod Nano possible.

This is Steve Jobs’ Apple at its finest. Switching from PowerPC to Intel chips. Working on the iPhone. Steve Jobs’ classic Stanford commencement speech. Sit back and marvel.

Apple goes small with the introduction of the Mac Mini and the iPod shuffle. Plus: Apple's phone has an early roadblock to overcome. 

Flushed with the success of the iPod, Apple begins working on a phone. You might have heard of it. Plus: Special guest appearance by U2.