iPod Designer Honored by the Queen

By Michael Santo
Contributing Writer, RealTechNews

It’s well-known the Queen has an iPod Mini, and it seems she really likes it … on Friday the chief designer of Apple Computer’s iPod was named in the Queen’s Honours List.

London-born Jonathan Ive, 38, Apple’s senior vice president of design, on Friday was awarded the title of Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE) by the Queen.

The title recognizes Ive’s achievements in industrial design as leader of the team that produced not only the iPod but also the iMac, iBook and Powerbook computer lines in his nearly 13-year career at Cupertino, California-based Apple.

The rank of CBE is the third most senior rank among the five British classes of chivalry. It was created in 1917 by King George V to honor noncombatants at the height of World War I. Only the first two orders qualify for knighthood. Source: Reuters

We Say: I wonder if he would have been knighted if she had a video iPod instead of a mini.