Kevin Lynch Reportedly Heading Up Team of iPod Engineers, Is iWatch Involved?

MacRumors · Apr 12, 2013

French site MacGeneration reports [Google translation] that former Adobe executive Kevin Lynch, who joined Apple as a vice president of Technologies last month, is now heading up a team of engineers with experience designing iPod products.

Source: Stephen Shankland/CNET

While MacGeneration does not know for certain what project the group is working on, the site speculates that Lynch's team may be applying its iPod expertise to Apple's rumored smart watch effort.

Among the names mentioned, we note those of Robert Curtis and Steven Bollinger. The former worked for four years on the iPod firmware, the latter is cited in numerous patents related to Apple's music player and touch screens. Lynch's other recruits have worked on various components of the iPod, from its interface to parts of its system through certain material respects.

Apple's "iWatch" effort is reportedly well underway, with Bloomberg revealing earlier this year that Apple has a team of 100 product designers working on the project. It is, however, unclear exactly how Lynch and his group fit into that team if he is indeed working on the iWatch.

(Thanks for the translation, Arthur!)

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japanime · Apr 12, 2013

I think this hire is going to end up impressing a lot of folks. The guy is clearly brilliant, and he seems to have a history of devotion to his employers and their products.

sbrhwkp3 · Apr 12, 2013

japanime said:
I think this hire is going to end up impressing a lot of folks.

Really? I'm not sold.

John.B · Apr 12, 2013

This guy?

WTF?

Les Kern · Apr 12, 2013

This is one of the more interesting rumors at least to me. Most times I look on and chuckle about rumored Apple products, but this time there are no laughs. If they pull this off it could mean a revolution in technology. Even as a card carrying skeptic I think this might be the real deal. But what do I know.

truettray · Apr 12, 2013

Idk how old this photograph is, but I'm loving the original iPhone used in it. I used mine for 4 years... still my favorite iPhone ever.

Kaibelf · Apr 12, 2013

I'll spare a few trolls the trouble.

- Apple's got no new ideas!
- Tim Cook needs to leave! Look at the stock price!
- I'd never buy a watch, so no one on the planet should want one!
- <insert gratuitous "you're holding it wrong" tired joke>
- They are making a watch but there's no new mac pro? They abandoned the pro user!
- <insert "my watch is snappier" joke>
- <insert "shut up and take my money" meme>
- Oh is apple trying to patent the wrist now?

That should cover most of it.

That said, I hope this product is decent. It has potential.

dugbug · Apr 12, 2013

I would not put too much into who is managing vs the technical and design leadership. We really don't know how he fits in other than a rather generic title

KdParker · Apr 12, 2013

ok....

Not sure how this is a rumor since he has been hired already.

cmChimera · Apr 12, 2013

KdParker said:
ok....

Not sure how this is a rumor since he has been hired already.

Because it says what he's working on.

gcliv · Apr 12, 2013

Kaibelf said:
I'll spare a few trolls the trouble.

- Apple's got no new ideas!
- Tim Cook needs to leave! Look at the stock price!
- I'd never buy a watch, so no one on the planet should want one!
- <insert gratuitous "you're holding it wrong" tired joke>
- They are making a watch but there's no new mac pro? They abandoned the pro user!
- <insert "my watch is snappier" joke>
- <insert "shut up and take my money" meme>
- Oh is apple trying to patent the wrist now?

That should cover most of it.

That said, I hope this product is decent. It has potential.

You forgot G5 PowerBook next Tuesday

madsci954 · Apr 12, 2013

gcliv said:
You forgot G5 PowerBook next Tuesday

Also "Who cares, where are the Mac Pros!?!"

lolkthxbai · Apr 12, 2013

iPod Watch, here we come!

Peace · Apr 12, 2013

This combined with the hiring of the core team from Segway has my mind spinning round and round.

numlock · Apr 12, 2013

if hes involved in a watch project hopefully for him it will fare better than his beloved flash which he was proven to be utterly wrong about.

but hes probably their best hire since whats his name from the uk

wrkactjob · Apr 12, 2013

Peace said:
This combined with the hiring of the core team from Segway has my mind spinning round and round.

Hopefully they will not go the way of poor Jimi, tragic but not without a certain element of humor.

charlituna · Apr 12, 2013

numlock said:
if hes involved in a watch project hopefully for him it will fare better than his beloved flash which he was proven to be utterly wrong about.

k

Flash in its time was pretty awesome.

As for the 'Flash is awesome' he was paid to say it, no matter what he personally thought. Apple understood this, top bed fans don't

joneill55 · Apr 12, 2013

Or.....maybe he's just digging an Apple paycheck and having fun rocking out to iTunes. Don't you just love these so called "sites" with their "iwild" speculation!

Slow news day.

Satori · Apr 12, 2013

Kaibelf said:
I'll spare a few trolls the trouble.

- Apple's got no new ideas!
- Tim Cook needs to leave! Look at the stock price!
- I'd never buy a watch, so no one on the planet should want one!
- <insert gratuitous "you're holding it wrong" tired joke>
- They are making a watch but there's no new mac pro? They abandoned the pro user!
- <insert "my watch is snappier" joke>
- <insert "shut up and take my money" meme>
- Oh is apple trying to patent the wrist now?

That should cover most of it.

Could we get this inserted at the start of every thread on MR?

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joneill55 said:
Slow news day.

And we need to add this one to the list as well

Jack97 · Apr 12, 2013

Looks unnervingly like Harry Potter to me.

Tankmaze · Apr 12, 2013

the guy who evangelist flash even though knowing its outdated and bloated ?
he'll fit right in the iPod division.

Glassed Silver · Apr 12, 2013

Overhead projector and an iPhone in one picture... tasty!

Glassed Silver:mac

rdowns · Apr 12, 2013

I'm to believe that Apple has a team of 100 or more, working on some top secret project that has been reported to be well into development and they bring in an outsider to head it up at such a late stage. Note buying it.

nutjob · Apr 12, 2013

The iWatch will only tell times in timezones which Apple has approved.

0029937 · Apr 12, 2013

Kaibelf said:
I'll spare a few trolls the trouble.

- Apple's got no new ideas!
- Tim Cook needs to leave! Look at the stock price!
- I'd never buy a watch, so no one on the planet should want one!
- <insert gratuitous "you're holding it wrong" tired joke>
- They are making a watch but there's no new mac pro? They abandoned the pro user!
- <insert "my watch is snappier" joke>
- <insert "shut up and take my money" meme>
- Oh is apple trying to patent the wrist now?

That should cover most of it.

That said, I hope this product is decent. It has potential.

Please keep refining and adding to your list and post on every story. I'd rather read the bitching in one single post than spread out over multiple posts clogging up a decent discussion by enthusiasts. Mmmmmk thx

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