Or was it an Apple drop? It is hard to imagine Apple letting people run around with the new model. Even JI or SJ would probably not use one in the wild. Now they have guaranteed page up and page down with free advertising, yet no-one is able to run the thing, so the important element (OS) are still hidden.
Early last year, app trackers did detect the iPhone 3GS around SF area. So it is possible that very few people are allowed to test those devices in the wild. However, I just can't believe that someone with such device would be very careless to lose it! I am not really convince of their story. However, it seems that this is the real deal.
It could be, and this is just a wild guess, that Apple actually field tests these in real world conditions. Labs and controlled external environments will never give you real world conditions.
I think its likely that they do this..but not like this.. they would have put a shell around it like the one seen on the iPad leak in order to protect it in case it gets spotted..
It's the exact same thing they do if they test-drive car-prototypes..they build a custom shell around the actual car so that it looks different..
Hint: Only one side has the [HOME] button, and the controls (volume etc.) are situated on only one side of the device.
One would have to have some serious issue not to know which side was which
Nevertheless, I doubt that Apple would make it more difficult to instantly tell when the device is "right" in your hand.
But maybe they did. If so, I consider that to be a design flaw. It may have its reasons, like price point, but a device which needs inspection to tell "right side/wrong side" seems to me to be a beginner's mistake, and not something that Apple would do.
I find it interesting that no commentors have taken note of the very visible seems on the sides of the device.
Could this mean that something inside is user replaceable... like the battery maybe?
That was mentioned in some of the reports earlier this weekend, and yes, it does seem it is user replaceable. That, really, is the point that makes me think it is either fake or a very early prototype. Overall, I think it is real, but still not sure about that battery.
Nevertheless, I doubt that Apple would make it more difficult to instantly tell when the device is "right" in your hand.
But maybe they did. If so, I consider that to be a design flaw. It may have its reasons, like price point, but a device which needs inspection to tell "right side/wrong side" seems to me to be a beginner's mistake, and not something that Apple would do.
I think its likely that they do this..but not like this.. they would have put a shell around it like the one seen on the iPad leak in order to protect it in case it gets spotted..
It's the exact same thing they do if they test-drive car-prototypes..they build a custom shell around the actual car so that it looks different..
Which is exactly what the reports have said. That at the time it was found, it was enclosed in a custom iPhone silicone case that made it appear to be a 3GS..except for the extra holes. Unless you had it in you hand and examine it, it looked like any other iPhone.
This whole thing is playing a rather unbelievable tune. A mystery phone gets lost in a bar, then ends up in the hands of a tech site. Maybe possible, as a good part of the population in that area works for a tech firm of some type or another. But then, rather than return to the owner, who can clearly be identified in this case (Apple), they decide to take it apart.
I'm no legal expert, but I would doubt that finders keepers applys in this case. Therefore these people have pulled apart and potentially damaged a supposed prototype, which is likely worth several billion dollars (an exaggeration no doubt, but you get the point).
So, what is going on? Should this not be considered stolen property at this point? Unless Apple is really up to something.....
Why would Apple want to play into the Droid's masculine aesthetic shtick? Will Steve proudly proclaim that the iPhone is no longer a "beauty queen", at the behest of Motorola's sexist advertising?
Are there any real complaints that the iPhone currently looks feminine? Would Apple really go for a "masculine" look, thereby making the device less appealing to half (or more) of their target demographic?
My guess is that Apple would never release something which looked like this.
I wouldn't have used the word "masculine". I would say it looks more industrial. There, a gender neutral adjective.
On a side note: this phone looks like it was designed to combat the multitude of Android phones coming out and the end of the year WP7 release. Apple is coming out swinging. iPhoneOS 4.0, front facing camera, more storage, camera+flash, very high resolution screen. Awesome.
Black iHelicopters surrounding Gizmodo's building and SJAT team armed MIB amnesia guns shooting at all employees. . . SJ is pissed!
This is the real thing. I don't think there will be a design change because this went live. I'm signing up for two! Love the new design. I can't wait to see it in action with the new OS4
Apple also changed the back of the device to be completely flat, with a material made either of glass or "shiny plastic," Gizmodo wrote, to improve reception. The handset also has an aluminum border that extends around its outside
I was just thinking about purchasing the TomTom cradle but I'm going to wait a few months.
This is an intentional leak. It's probably a design they decided not to go with. When has a prototype even been "lost"? They've been stolen from Macworld displays.
Am I the only one here that thinks that this is prototype, or whatever it is, is too reminiscent of the ugly candy bar form factor phones of Motorola in the early 2000s. The gaps in the metal siding are very un-Apple like and really create a shotty appearance for the phone. The round buttons move away from the very sleek volume bar they use on the iPod touch, iPhone and iPad and it just looks cheap. I really hope that this is a prototype case to hide the fact that it's the new iPhone. The parts might be real and the screen but I'm really hoping for a more refined case.
It's made a buying decision easy for me but I always feel a little sad when these things leak. Steve so loves his reveals.
As I see it, two possibilities:
1. Accidental loss
(by someone who is now a multiple organ donor.)
2. Cupertino's trying some new marketing...leaking the the actual device to create a real buzz (in competition with the current iPad popularity).
Apple has to do something unique to stand out against their own current market excitement (and to inspire people who just purchased iPads to make another purchase.)
What's the deal with the different screen resolution, I thought changing screen pixel dimensions was a major barrier for putting the OS into different sized devices?
But it can't be a planted Apple drop because the chance of it landing in the hands of a moron and disappearing are too high.
I'm not sure this is the final surface appearance, it looks derivative and not Appley enough.
Unless the aluminium rim in the final production model were to extend up to the level of the front and back panel like the edges of their displays - which would make it look worse but more Appley.
This look reminds me of my favourite ice-cream sandwich from when I was a kid. And I'd totally have one.
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Or was it an Apple drop? It is hard to imagine Apple letting people run around with the new model. Even JI or SJ would probably not use one in the wild. Now they have guaranteed page up and page down with free advertising, yet no-one is able to run the thing, so the important element (OS) are still hidden.
Early last year, app trackers did detect the iPhone 3GS around SF area. So it is possible that very few people are allowed to test those devices in the wild. However, I just can't believe that someone with such device would be very careless to lose it! I am not really convince of their story. However, it seems that this is the real deal.
It could be, and this is just a wild guess, that Apple actually field tests these in real world conditions. Labs and controlled external environments will never give you real world conditions.
I think its likely that they do this..but not like this.. they would have put a shell around it like the one seen on the iPad leak in order to protect it in case it gets spotted..
It's the exact same thing they do if they test-drive car-prototypes..they build a custom shell around the actual car so that it looks different..
Hint: Only one side has the [HOME] button, and the controls (volume etc.) are situated on only one side of the device.
One would have to have some serious issue not to know which side was which
Nevertheless, I doubt that Apple would make it more difficult to instantly tell when the device is "right" in your hand.
But maybe they did. If so, I consider that to be a design flaw. It may have its reasons, like price point, but a device which needs inspection to tell "right side/wrong side" seems to me to be a beginner's mistake, and not something that Apple would do.
My guess is that Apple would never release something which looked like this.
Whether the choose this design over others they may be looking towards, the Fact Is - It Does Exists, and It Is 100% Real Apple Tho the Core. ;-)
I find it interesting that no commentors have taken note of the very visible seems on the sides of the device.
Could this mean that something inside is user replaceable... like the battery maybe?
That was mentioned in some of the reports earlier this weekend, and yes, it does seem it is user replaceable. That, really, is the point that makes me think it is either fake or a very early prototype. Overall, I think it is real, but still not sure about that battery.
Nevertheless, I doubt that Apple would make it more difficult to instantly tell when the device is "right" in your hand.
But maybe they did. If so, I consider that to be a design flaw. It may have its reasons, like price point, but a device which needs inspection to tell "right side/wrong side" seems to me to be a beginner's mistake, and not something that Apple would do.
Sure...
I think its likely that they do this..but not like this.. they would have put a shell around it like the one seen on the iPad leak in order to protect it in case it gets spotted..
It's the exact same thing they do if they test-drive car-prototypes..they build a custom shell around the actual car so that it looks different..
Which is exactly what the reports have said. That at the time it was found, it was enclosed in a custom iPhone silicone case that made it appear to be a 3GS..except for the extra holes. Unless you had it in you hand and examine it, it looked like any other iPhone.
I'm no legal expert, but I would doubt that finders keepers applys in this case. Therefore these people have pulled apart and potentially damaged a supposed prototype, which is likely worth several billion dollars (an exaggeration no doubt, but you get the point).
So, what is going on? Should this not be considered stolen property at this point? Unless Apple is really up to something.....
Sure... :
It will be interesting to see the reality. I'm going out on a limb, which I usually don't do.
Why would Apple want to play into the Droid's masculine aesthetic shtick? Will Steve proudly proclaim that the iPhone is no longer a "beauty queen", at the behest of Motorola's sexist advertising?
Are there any real complaints that the iPhone currently looks feminine? Would Apple really go for a "masculine" look, thereby making the device less appealing to half (or more) of their target demographic?
My guess is that Apple would never release something which looked like this.
I wouldn't have used the word "masculine". I would say it looks more industrial. There, a gender neutral adjective.
On a side note: this phone looks like it was designed to combat the multitude of Android phones coming out and the end of the year WP7 release. Apple is coming out swinging. iPhoneOS 4.0, front facing camera, more storage, camera+flash, very high resolution screen. Awesome.
This is the real thing. I don't think there will be a design change because this went live. I'm signing up for two! Love the new design. I can't wait to see it in action with the new OS4
Apple also changed the back of the device to be completely flat, with a material made either of glass or "shiny plastic," Gizmodo wrote, to improve reception. The handset also has an aluminum border that extends around its outside
I was just thinking about purchasing the TomTom cradle but I'm going to wait a few months.
Let the paranoid conspiracy theories abound!
Its clearly real and somebody's fucked up.
It's made a buying decision easy for me but I always feel a little sad when these things leak. Steve so loves his reveals.
As I see it, two possibilities:
1. Accidental loss
(by someone who is now a multiple organ donor.)
2. Cupertino's trying some new marketing...leaking the the actual device to create a real buzz (in competition with the current iPad popularity).
Apple has to do something unique to stand out against their own current market excitement (and to inspire people who just purchased iPads to make another purchase.)
Apple only stands to gain this (leak) happening.
What's the deal with the different screen resolution, I thought changing screen pixel dimensions was a major barrier for putting the OS into different sized devices?
But it can't be a planted Apple drop because the chance of it landing in the hands of a moron and disappearing are too high.
I'm not sure this is the final surface appearance, it looks derivative and not Appley enough.
Unless the aluminium rim in the final production model were to extend up to the level of the front and back panel like the edges of their displays - which would make it look worse but more Appley.
This look reminds me of my favourite ice-cream sandwich from when I was a kid. And I'd totally have one.
I find it interesting that no commentors have taken note of the very visible seems on the sides of the device.
Could this mean that something inside is user replaceable... like the battery maybe?
I think it makes it easier to attach accessories.
http://q10a1.blogspot.com/2010/04/20...e-grooves.html