A beautiful prototype of the first iPhone

Seen on Twitter, an EVT prototype of the first iPhone with a red motherboard.

A ZX Spectrum game on a Yugoslavian album from the 1980s

This week, a ZX Spectrum game (again) in an album by the Yugoslav group ITD BBB, Skidam Te Pogledom.

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.

A ZX Spectrum program in the album 1984 by the Spanish group La Mode

Another ZX Spectrum program, this time on the vinyl of 1984, an album by the Spanish group La Mode.

The hidden bonus of the Style EP from Plastic Raygun

Today, I won’t be talking about a program on a vinyl, but still something peculiar. And it allows me to show a bit how my research goes.

Two prototypes of Pippin controllers

From time to time, I order a Pippin console from Japan. Not to own another one nor out of fetishism (I already have several too many) but because I noticed something unusual that seemed interesting.

The hidden percussions on a Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine record

The case of the album 101 Damnations by Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine (Carter USM hereafter) is a bit peculiar: there are 25 seconds of code at the beginning of the track A Perfect Day to Drop the Bomb, but this code isn’t aimed at a computer. It targets an old Yamaha drum machine.

A Macintosh prototype sold for $40,000

During an auction at Bonhams, there was a prototype of the Macintosh (the first one), and it sold for just over $40,000.

A prototype iPad running SwitchBoard

Seen at Bonhams, a first-generation iPad running SwitchBoard, the testing OS. It was sold by Henry Plain (a renowned collector) for around $10,000.

A prototype of a 3rd generation Apple TV

Seen on Twitter, a prototype of a 3rd generation Apple TV, the second model running iOS, capable of displaying in 1080p.

The presentation stand of the Apple Watch in video

Seen on YouTube (yes, occasionally), a video of an Apple Watch demonstration stand.