A demo Apple Watch

Seen on eBay, a rather special watch: a Series 2 that connects to the Apple Store display dock.

A prototype of the Apple Watch Series 2 Cellular

Seen on Twitter, a prototype of an Apple Watch Series 2 with a modem. It’s an interesting prototype since the cellular version didn’t appear until the Series 3.

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.

The Mystery of the Wooden Newtons

The excellent Aventure Apple mentioned it back in April: from time to time, strange devices pop up on eBay (and other platforms), like these wooden Newtons.

A ZX Spectrum program in a YouTube video

Today’s topic is a bit special. I won’t be talking about a program for an old computer found on a vinyl record, but rather about a program discovered in a YouTube video.

A prototype of an external hard drive enclosure for the Apple II

Seen on eBay, a prototype hard drive for the Apple II (yes, I don’t only talk about Macs). Sold by the folks at MacEffects, it’s an empty case.

A prototype of a Macintosh IIcx

Seen on Reddit, a prototype of the Macintosh IIcx, known by the code name Avanti.

Lelu/Lu’s had put two ZX Spectrum programs on a vinyl

On the vinyl Africa by Lelu/Lu’s (1986), there’s a track called Blipverts, which contains two programs for the ZX Spectrum.

A PenLite prototype, the Apple tablet from the 1990s

Seen in two Reddit threads, someone found something quite special in a batch of Macs: a PenLite.

A DVT prototype of an iPad Air

Seen on eBay, a DVT prototype (thus likely very close to the final version technically) of an iPad Air. It was running SwitchBoard (the test OS) and sold for $360.

What Fun!, a BASICODE program on vinyl

While searching for more vinyl records containing computer data, I stumbled upon Let’s Get Digital by What Fun!, a Dutch group. And I got stuck a bit before getting the program to work.