A development board for the iPhone 3G

Today, a somewhat unique prototype: it’s the development board of the iPhone 3G (N82) in the Engineering Verification Test (EVT) stage. The photo was sent to me by a contact who specifies that it’s roughly the size of an A4 sheet, so it’s really just for testing the components.

Posté le 25/02/2015 par

A prototype of an iPhone 5

Seen at Henry Plain (and on eBay), a prototype of the iPhone 5 that boots under SwitchBoard, the testing OS, and in verbose mode. The flash is different from a retail model.

Posté le 24/02/2015 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 24/02/2015 par

A prototype of an ImageWriter II

Whether it’s a prototype or a ‘special’ version, this ImageWriter II printer, seen at Henry Plain’s, has a unique charm. Transparent like many old prototypes, it should even work under Mac OS X.

Posté le 22/02/2015 par

A prototype of a Power Mac G4 Cube

Seen (again) on CubeOwner, a prototype of the Power Mac G4 Cube. Like many prototypes, it has a speaker, which is not present in the commercial versions.

Posté le 20/02/2015 par

Another Apple Interactive Television Box

Seen on eBay, a surprising item: an Apple TV box with a video card. Typically, it only has a composite output (European versions with a SCART connector are rare; if you have one, I’m interested), but here we have a graphics card with a DA-15 output, i.e., a two-row connector. With an adapter, it works on a modern display, but obviously, it doesn’t boot.

Posté le 18/02/2015 par

A prototype of an Apple Studio Display with a Power Mac G4

Seen on eBay, a prototype monitor (advertised as a 17-inch, but the marking indicates it’s a 15-inch) with a Power Mac G4. There is no indication that the Mac itself is a prototype, however.

Posté le 16/02/2015 par

A Power Mac 9700 prototype

Spotted on eBay, a prototype of the Power Mac 9700. This time, it really looks like a Power Mac 9700, complete with six expansion slots. The machine is being sold at a « symbolic » price: $9700.

Posté le 13/02/2015 par

A transparent Macintosh Portable prototype

Seen on eBay (and quickly sold for $3,600), a prototype of a transparent Macintosh Portable. It is the second generation, featuring a backlit screen, but the machine was sold without a battery and power supply. A beautiful collector’s piece.

Posté le 11/02/2015 par

A prototype of an iPhone 5

Seen at Henry’s, a prototype of the iPhone 5 running a test OS that I had never seen before, more rudimentary than the typical SwitchBoard. Apparently, it’s an OS designed to truly test a prototype, not just to verify that a model works.

Posté le 09/02/2015 par

A prototype of an iPhone 6

Seen on LeBonCoin, an iPhone 6 running SwitchBoard, Apple’s test OS. It’s a 16 GB gold model, being sold for the modest sum of €1,500.

Posté le 07/02/2015 par