A prototype of a ‘portrait’ dock connector for iPad

Still on eBay, an astonishing component: intended for the first-generation iPad (K48), it is the portrait mode dock connector. Indeed, many iPad prototypes had two dock connectors, one in portrait mode and one in landscape mode. Apple abandoned the idea during development, but traces of this second connector are still sometimes found…

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