A prototype of a PowerBook G3 « Kanga »

I had already talked about a prototype of Pismo, and here is a prototype of Kanga. Sold on eBay, it is a DVT.

Posté le 23/10/2012 par

The « Avarice » card from Apple

On eBay, sometimes you come across peculiar prototypes (it’s one of those days), like this Avarice card. If anyone has an idea of what it is…

Posté le 22/10/2012 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 22/10/2012 par

A prototype of a PowerBook G4

A prototype of a PowerBook G4 (an aluminum model) is listed on eBay, available for sale as individual components. Here, the motherboard is, of course, red.

Posté le 22/10/2012 par

A prototype of a transparent eMate

A prototype of an eMate 300, the « Newton laptop », was sold yesterday for $2,500 on eBay.

Posté le 16/10/2012 par

Chinese forget data in an iPhone 5

Out of the 5 million iPhone 5 units, at least one contains test images that the Chinese overlooked. The phone evidently did not pass the tests. The QR code contains information about the phone, including the IMEI.

Posté le 27/09/2012 par

Prototypes of iPad and iPhone

Thanks to the legal battles between Samsung and Apple, prototypes of iPhone and iPad have been unveiled. Many photos follow. Some are successful, others not…

Posté le 02/08/2012 par

A prototype of an Apple FireWire 200 card

It’s unique: there’s an Apple FireDrill card on eBay. This PCI card was never officially released (dating back to 1997) and was intended to accelerate audio and video processing with dedicated chips (32-bit processors clocked at 100 MHz).

Posté le 29/07/2012 par

The first iPad from Apple

Fun fact, during one of Apple’s (many) trials, a prototype of an iPad surfaced. It dates back to 2002 and looks like an iBook screen without the iBook. In a 4:3 aspect ratio (already), it measured 1 inch thick (2.5 cm) and was powered by a Pentium M (already as well). This mockup 035 was abandoned quite quickly, or rather, the project was put on hold, for Apple to develop the iPhone before revisiting the iPad a bit later.

Posté le 24/07/2012 par

EVT, DVT, PVT

When talking about Apple prototypes, you sometimes come across terms like EVT, DVT, or PVT. Here’s a brief explanation based on the information I’ve found (feel free to correct me if I’m wrong).

Posté le 12/07/2012 par

A prototype of a PowerBook G3

Spotted on eBay, a prototype of the PowerBook Pismo, the last of the PowerBooks equipped with a G3 processor (here at 500 MHz). It’s a PVT, essentially a near-final version, and it comes with a 4 GB PATA SSD (essentially a CompactFlash card). And it’s up for sale.

Posté le 11/07/2012 par