youtube.com - 3/10/2009
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Quick video of navigating through an iPhone prototype. This was a testing unit used before the iPhone was originally released.
cgi.ebay.com - 3/9/2009
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cgi.ebay.com —
Here is a quite rare and collectable example
of iPhone prototypes, one even running a beta OS....
Only one of the phones works however. Neither unit says "iPhone" on them anywhere, or list the storage capacity which is interesting. I did some research ...
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Apple iPhone PROTOTYPE with Beta OS and spare phone - ...
ilounge.com - 3/9/2009
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ilounge.com —
image An early iPhone prototype has made its
way onto eBay, complete with a rough beta version...
of iPhone OS and a second, non-functional unit. The working prototype is said to be in good cosmetic condition, and interestingly features a matte plastic ...
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Early iPhone prototype listed on eBay | iLounge News
i.gizmodo.com - 3/17/2009
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i.gizmodo.com —
iPhone 3 .0 OS, the next generation operating
system for the iPhone, iPod touch, and whatever Apple...
device comes next. Here you will find all the information you need, updated in real time as it's unveiled. New application features in iPhone OS 3 ...
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iPhone 3.0 OS Guide: Everything You Need to Know [Apple]
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Hideous iPhone Prototypes on Ebay
Wired: Gadget Lab —
This picture shows, quite astonishingly, a real iPhone. It is one of two prototypes currently for sale on Ebay, although this is the only one that works. The phone that works is pretty neat to use. It does make calls (with my ATT sim), and I can surf the net. However when I did get to web pages they were the mobile versions, not the regular versions. I can't figure out how to set a ringtone, it is just silent right now. I can receive SMS but not compose my own, other than 5 included test messages. It doesn't sync to itunes. Camera seems to work. It has tons of testing options.
Clearly the ...
The ur-iPhone in action
CrunchGear —
The guy who is trying to sell the original prototype iPhone on eBay just posted a video of this mutant in action. Thrill to half-hearted UI! Wonder in awe at the strange color scheme! Enjoy the brain-dead YouTube comments!
Check it out now before Apple tears this stuff down for trade secret violation.
What If the iPhone Got Invented in 1990? [IPhone]
Gizmodo —
Yesterday you saw the iPhone prototype with secret messages, but here you have it in full video action. It's ultra fast, but it looks like if it was designed in the 90s. By Jean-Luc Picard. I like how the matte screen looks. And definitely, I love how fast this thing is. The Interface icons are fugly, but the combination of colors and the rounded buttons remind me of the computer consoles in Star Trek: The Next Generation. Not bad at all. Actually, someone should try something like that for real: A total ST:TNG makeover of the iPhone interface. [eBay via Nowhere Else]
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iPhone prototype caught on video —
Engadget
We found a quick video of the iPhone prototype that you've probably already bid on. The excitement is palpable as the person on screen clicks his or her way through menu items, checks out mobile web pages and generally does the sort of things that we imagine one does with a test unit. No ...
iPhone Prototype Video —
Tech Blog
Remember the iPhone prototype from yesterday? Well, that auction unfortunately got pulled, but the seller did manage to capture the beta OS on camera for our viewing enjoyment. Continue reading to watch.
I like how the matte screen looks. And definitely, I love how fast this thing is. The ...
Apple iPhone early prototype found on eBay? —
Phones Review
It’s marvellous what finds its way to the land of all things for sale, that place where virtually anything can be bought eventually. Of course I’m talking about eBay, and now eBay has what appears to be an early Apple iPhone prototype up for sale.
The seller says this early Apple iPhone ...
eBay Gets iPhone Prototype —
Ubergizmo
As with any great device, there will surely be some prototypes going before it - and the same applies to the iPhone. Somebody stumbled upon an early iPhone prototype on eBay, and this model comes complete with a rough beta version of the iPhone OS alongside a second, non-functional unit. The ...
iPhone prototype surfaces on eBay, aims to fetch a pretty penny —
Engadget
Okay, so we'll go ahead and crush a few dreams up front -- there's nothing here that proves this isn't some funky KIRF iPhone or just an ad hoc or jailbroken app making things look completely funkadelic. Now that our skepticism is out in the open, we'll be honest and say we really, really ...
Early iPhone prototype being auctioned off —
CrunchGear
A fella in Illinois has himself an iPhone protoype with an early beta OS and it’s up for sale on eBay if you’re into that sort of thing. In fact, he has two prototype iPhones for sale, but only one works and it has a matte plastic screen. The dud has a glass screen and doesn’t seem to offer ...
Prototype iPhone Emerges On eBay, Called Skankphone —
GadgetReview
What did the first iPhone’s UI look like? Shit, if you ask me. Yup. You can head over to eBay and throw down a bid on this prototype iPhone. There is in fact two version up for grabs: one is a plastic screened version that actually, sort of works, while the other is similar to the ...
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