How Did Steve Jobs Impact Society

ME 333

Section A

Dr. Bednarz

Group 5: Steve Jobs

Brittney Fisher – Magic Mouse

Paul Rochelle - iPod

Hussam Noor – Retina Display

Autumn Werner – USB Adaptor Steve Jobs is revered for revolutionizing the cell phone. His ideas propelled Apple to become a leader in technological innovation. Steve Jobs was a brilliant inventor, entrepreneur, and leader. His passion was evident in his inventions. His ideas never ceased to amaze apple and society as a whole. The juxtaposition of time before the iPhone and time after speaks volumes on his impact to society. Although the iPhone will always be Jobs’ most remembered invention there is much more to the man behind Apple that many realize. Steve Jobs was born in San Francisco in 1955. Growing up in

“It had changed the high-tech industry, particularly Apple. By the end of 2005, Apple Computer had sold more than 42million iPods at prices ranging from $99 to $599.”( Steven Levy pg. 3). The iPod was a complete success by the innovation of storing large quantities of music into such a tiny gadget. This was a device that devastated the population with a great jump in technology. People worldwide adored the ability to carry this small iPod around with the greatest of ease. Society has forever changed because of the iPod. The iPod has changed how most purchase music too. With the interlocking combination of iTunes, Steve Jobs was able to create such multi-accessible information with the ability to organize our music, create preferences, mix/mash variety, and find some music not normally found in stores. Steve Jobs was able to successfully create this “iPod” to only further our progress in

(n.d). Retreived September 30, 2014, from http://www.apple.com/magicmouse/

Steve Jobs Hated The Idea Of A Multi-Button Mouse, Designer Claims | Cult of Mac. (n.d.). Retrieved September 30, 2014, from http://www.cultofmac.com/269222/steve-jobs-hated-idea-multi-button-mouse-designer-claims/

Picture~

http://www.perfectionparadox.org/2012/01/perfect-sound-can-it-fit-in-your-ears.html

Keep it Simple:

ISAACSON, WALTER. "Keep It SIMPLE. (Cover Story)." Smithsonian 43.5 (2012): 42-92. Academic Search Premier. Web. 30 Sept. 2014.

The Perfect Thing:

LEVY, STEVEN. The perfect thing : how the iPod shuffles commerce, culture, and coolness.

Rockefeller Center: Simon & Schuster, Sept 4, 2007. Print.

Steve Jobs:

ISAACSON, WALTER. Steve Jobs

Rockefeller Center: Simon & Schuster, November, 2011.