What does Ipod stand for?

I believe the name comes from the line "Open the pod bay doors, Hal!" in the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey.

	god -  4827 pts -  (2 years ago)
	How is that relevant to a music device? Well atleast they didn't call it "Apple, the New Musical Fruit".

	Parasyte -  6040 pts -  (2 years ago)
	"Open the pod bay doors, Hal!"

...It's just a name made up by a PR guy. Doesn't have any significant meaning whatsoever.

	Fermat -  576 pts -  (2 years ago)
	This is your answer right here.

Is this inaccurate or accurate then?:

Trademark

The name iPod was proposed by Vinnie Chieco, a freelance copywriter, who (with others) was called by Apple to figure out how to introduce the new player to the public. After Chieco saw a prototype, he thought of the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey and the phrase "Open the pod bay door, Hal!", which refers to the white EVA Pods of the Discovery One spaceship.[4] Apple researched the trademark and found that it was already in use. Joseph N. Grasso of New Jersey had originally listed an "iPod" trademark with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in July 2000 for Internet kiosks. The first iPod kiosks had been demonstrated to the public in New Jersey in March 1998, and commercial use began in January 2000, but had apparently been discontinued by 2001. The trademark was registered by the USPTO in November 2003, and Grasso assigned it to Apple Computer, Inc. in 2005.[8]

	Moonrise -  1189 pts -  (2 years ago)
	It could be the case for the guy that originally created it, but it holds no meaning at all to Apple when they bought the name.

I for self. Pod for the shape? Should've been called MyPod :/

	god -  4827 pts -  (2 years ago)
	why not i card?