A rather unusual iPad prototype

Seen on Twitter, a rather unusual iPad 3 (the Retina) prototype. It’s an iPad without a screen and without an OS: apparently only the system to boot (Secure Logic Board) with the bootloader iBoot.

Posté le 23/04/2022 par

A Motorola StarMax prototype, a Mac clone

Seen on a forum, a pre-production StarMax (rather than a prototype). The author of the post explains that it was provided by someone who said it was a prototype.

Posté le 11/04/2022 par

Les meilleures promotions du jour

Sur cette page, je vous mets les promotions du jour. Ce sont celles que je poste de temps en temps sur Twitter, et les liens sont sponsorisés, ce qui me permet d’acheter certains accessoires pour le site. Je mets des liens vers des promotions intéressantes, idéalement des produits que j’ai essayés ou que je connais bien, avec évidemment une orientation vers les nouvelles technologies.

Posté le 11/04/2022 par

A prototype of an Apple Watch Series 2

Seen on Twitter, a rather old Apple Watch prototype.

Posté le 05/04/2022 par

A prototype of a Lightning breakout

Seen on eBay, a rather surprising find: a Lightning breakout board that apparently dates back to 2010.

Posté le 30/03/2022 par

A prototype of a Macintosh II tower

Seen on eBay, a prototype of a Macintosh II in a tower format, while the machine was only released as a standard desktop version (under the display).

Posté le 26/03/2022 par

Apple had planned the iPhone X in gold

Seen on Twitter, an iPhone X in a gold version, which was considered by Apple and progressed quite far in the development process. The image comes from the FCC, which approved this version.

Posté le 22/03/2022 par

An early prototype of the iPhone 3GS

Seen on Twitter, a prototype of the iPhone 3GS (the 3rd generation).

Posté le 15/03/2022 par

A prototype of a transparent Apple charger

Seen on eBay: something rarer than an iPhone or iPad prototype—a charger in a transparent casing.

Posté le 11/03/2022 par

A prototype Macintosh LC with a development ROM

Seen on a forum, a prototype Macintosh LC with a ROM different from the final version.

Posté le 10/03/2022 par

A prototype of a Power Mac 4400

Seen on a forum (and on eBay), a prototype of the Power Mac 4400.

Posté le 09/03/2022 par