The Perfect Thing

1. They thought of what size the product needed to be and what other aspects they wanted in the product (how many songs the iPod would hold) and how much the parts would cost. then after they had the general parts they would be using they designed several trial designs for the iPod and chose the best one. Then the design developed as they continued to change the product or come up with more ideas until the product that would be mass produced had been made.

2. The factors that I would use to evaluate a "perfect thing" is if the "thing" works efficiently, is unique (or has some aspect that makes it more advanced than current products), has aesthetic appeal, and is not overly expensive.

3. The strengths of an iPod are that it is compact, durable, does not have a complicated design (is simple), portable, has a large display with high resolution, is ergonomic, and has very helpful and friendly employees in their stores to help you with any problems.
The weaknesses of an iPod are that is a limited battery life of about two years (the battery being so expensive it is not worth buying a new battery), more expensive than some other mp3 players, and songs cannot be transferred from one computer onto the iPod then to another easily.