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The Secret Behind the iPod Scroll Wheel

Posted by CmdrTaco on Tuesday September 21, 2004 @02:31AM from the didn't-know-there-was-a-secret dept.

Grump sent in a story saying "Ask any iPod user what they like the most about their device, and most will probably mention the scrollwheel. Here is the story behind the company that makes it (hint: it's not Apple). Great not just for the history, but insight as to both how Apple's design process works, and how the scroll wheel itself works."

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What insight? Boring! by Anonymous Coward · 2004-09-21 03:00 · Score: -1, Redundant

Uh? What "insight as to how Apple's design process works"? What insight as to "how the scroll wheel itself works" (other than just describing its user-interface?

I thought it would be an interesting read...