10 Unknown Things About Jony Ive- The Man Behind Apple's Greatest Products


Bangalore: Apple revolutionized the consumer electronics with many of its blockbuster products— iPhones, iPods, iPads, Macs and others. There are many other most expected products cooking up right now in Apple’s design labs like iTV, bigger iPhones and iWatch. The man behind all these products— Jony Ive, has worked closely with Apple cofounder Steve Jobs for years, helping to create the hardware products that transformed Apple from a company on the verge of bankruptcy to the most valuable business in the world.

Even in the post-Steve Jobs era, Ive’s importance at Apple has increased. He now heads hardware and software design at the company.  Yet, Ive has largely stayed out of the spotlight with the exception of the occasional pre-taped video at product launch events. Here is the list of 10 things that you didn’t know about the genius behind Apple’s greatest products as compiled by Mashable and are part of Jony Ive: The Genius Behind Apple's Greatest Products, a forthcoming book from Leander Kahney.

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