Go read how the US government built a top-secret iPod right under Steve Jobs' nose

Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge For a period of time starting in 2005, Apple allowed two US government contractors to work in its offices to develop a custom version of the iPod -- but exactly what that iPod would do was a mystery, and remains so today, as shared in this fascinating story by former iPod engineer David Shayer that you should go read. The story starts off like a novel: It was a gray day in late 2005. I was sitting at my desk, writing code for the next year's iPod. With...