A prototype of a white iPhone 4

On eBay, a rather surprising prototype: a white iPhone 4 with only 4GB of storage. The only commercially released iPhone with such low storage capacity is the very first model, at the American launch. The device is operational, running iOS 6.1.2, and iTunes indicates a capacity of 4GB.

Posté le 10/04/2013 par

Another prototype of an eMate 300

Yet another eMate 300 on eBay. It’s a prototype, like the ones here and here, in its version with the blue/green keyboard. The price is a bit high…

Posté le 02/04/2013 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 02/04/2013 par

The precursor of MagSafe

Spotted on eBay, a prototype of a 17-inch PowerBook G4 with a special power connector. It’s not the classic round connector used in PowerBooks, but it’s also not MagSafe, a technology that arrived a bit later.

Posté le 31/03/2013 par

Another prototype of a PowerBook BlackBird

More photos of a PowerBook BlackBird, a bit different (this one is an EVT), sent by a reader.

Posté le 26/02/2013 par

A prototype of a PowerBook BlackBird

As often seen on eBay, a prototype. This is a PowerBook 520c, alias BlackBird. Apparently, Apple hadn’t even defined the name yet; it’s referred to as a YYY.

Posté le 25/02/2013 par

A prototype of the first iPod touch

Still on eBay (a user apparently has quite a few prototypes), a first-generation iPod touch prototype. It’s an EVT, so there may be differences from the final version.

Posté le 08/02/2013 par

A prototype of an iPhone motherboard

We conclude with (yet) another piece of prototype on eBay: an iPhone EDGE motherboard. The board dates back to November 2006 and notably includes a gold SIM card slot.

Posté le 03/02/2013 par

A prototype of a MacBook Pro motherboard

Yet another prototype on eBay: a 2007 MacBook Pro motherboard. It’s a board labeled ‘M76 Mantaro DVT’, also known as the MacBook Pro 17-inch Santa Rosa. The chip labeled as ‘Secret’ is the 965 series chipset.

Posté le 02/02/2013 par

A prototype of a portrait dock connector for iPad

Still on eBay, an astonishing component: intended for the first-generation iPad (K48), it is the portrait mode dock connector. Indeed, many iPad prototypes had two dock connectors, one in portrait mode and one in landscape mode. Apple abandoned the idea during development, but traces of this second connector are still sometimes found…

Posté le 01/02/2013 par

A prototype of an iPod touch 3G with a camera

Spotted on eBay: a prototype of an iPod touch 3G with a camera, apparently non-functional.

Posté le 31/01/2013 par