Apple didn't turn the iPod into a phone. The iPhone is derived from the iPad [0]. Later, they created the iPod touch from the iPhone. Before the iPhone, there

Apple didn't turn the iPod into a phone. The iPhone is derived from the iPad [0]. Later, they created the iPod touch from the iPhone. Before the iPhone, there were several Moto phones with iTunes integration [1], but those were less than successful (and frankly, horrible to use). [0] http://thenextweb.com/apple/2010/06/02/steve-jobs-the-ipad-concept-came-before-the-iphone/ http://thenextweb.com/apple/2010/06/02/steve-jobs-the-ipad-c... [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motorola_ROKR_E1 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motorola_ROKR_E1