A prototype of an iPad Mini Retina

Spotted on eBay, an iPad Mini Retina running SwitchBoard. The seller claims it’s the first one featuring a 64-bit CPU with SwitchBoard and mentions details about the Lightning connector and the back, although they are not shown. Priced at $6,000.

Posté le 11/11/2014 par

A prototype of an iPad Mini

Spotted on eBay, a prototype of an iPad Mini running SwitchBoard, the test OS. Priced at $4,200 for immediate purchase, it exhibits an interesting memory management setup: around 800 MB for the system and 5 GB for the user. Apparently, it’s the same as this one.

Posté le 09/11/2014 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 09/11/2014 par

A prototype of an iPhone 4

Spotted on eBay, a prototype of the iPhone 4(S) with the distinctive logo seen on certain prototypes. The photos don’t reveal the exact model of the iPhone, but it appears to be a model of the iPhone 4 CDMA previously seen for sale. Asking for a little over $4,000 for an iPhone that doesn’t boot seems quite steep, nonetheless.

Posté le 07/11/2014 par

Another Apple Interactive Television Box

Spotted again on eBay, an Apple Interactive Television Box. This is the American version of the unit (not the French one), obviously unusable. Priced quite high, as is often the case ($800).

Posté le 05/11/2014 par

Another prototype of an iPhone 6

Yet another iPhone 6 prototype (Gold, 64 GB) from Sprint has surfaced on eBay, running on SwitchBoard.

Posté le 03/11/2014 par

A prototype of an iPhone 6

Spotted on eBay, a prototype of an iPhone 6, 64 GB. Given that Apple has sold several million units, it was bound to happen. Apparently, the seller received it by mistake from Verizon. In addition to the SwitchBoard system (for testing purposes), the iPhone has no markings on the casing and a red Lightning connector. As of my writing on October 6th, it was priced at nearly €90,000.

Posté le 02/11/2014 par

Prototypes of Apple chargers

Spotted on eBay, Mac chargers. These are prototypes, but nothing seems to distinguish them from the standard models. The first one is a MacBook Pro charger with the classic MagSafe connector, and it is priced at $100. The second one is a PowerBook charger with its round connector.

Posté le 01/11/2014 par

A prototype of an eMate

Seen at Henry Plain, a prototype of the eMate, the portable device that used the Newton OS. The machine has a different keyboard from the final version, as well as a different stylus. Additionally, it’s indicated that this is a prototype.

Posté le 30/10/2014 par

A prototype of an iPhone 6

Another iPhone 6 with the test software found on eBay. I might start believing someone figured out how to install it manually. This time, it’s a Japanese 16GB Gold iPhone 6.

Posté le 28/10/2014 par

A prototype of an iPhone

Seen on eBay, an iPhone with a test operating system. It’s expensive (over $1,500 at the time of writing), and on an iPhone EDGE, it’s possible to manually install a test OS, so caution is advised.

Posté le 26/10/2014 par