Somebody Lost Apple's 4th-Gen iPhone Prototype In a Bar
Some unlucky soul at Apple apparently left their 4th-generation iPhone prototype in a Redwood, California bar, where it was promptly returned - to techie press.
Right now, there is an Apple employee - who will probably not be an Apple employee much longer - wetting his pants in terror of Steve Jobs' wrath. Apple's newest iPhone model - cleverly disguised as the current 3GS - was discovered in a bar in Redwood, CA, where its owner appears to have forgotten it.
Somehow, it made its way to Gizmodo [http://gizmodo.com/5520164/], who dissected the thing over a week's time and proclaimed: This is no hoax, it's the real deal. The device's authenticity seems to be further proven by news that Apple has indeed lost a prototype iPhone, and is very keen on getting it back. Well, sorry Mr. Jobs, but too late for that.
The new device brings quite a few changes, which Gizmodo helpfully lists:
[blockquote]What's new
? Front-facing video chat camera
? Improved regular back-camera (the lens is quite noticeably larger than the iPhone 3GS)
? Camera flash
? Micro-SIM instead of standard SIM (like the iPad)
? Improved display. It's unclear if it's the 960x460 display thrown around before-it certainly looks like it, with the "Connect to iTunes" screen displaying much higher resolution than on a 3GS.
? What looks to be a secondary mic for noise cancellation, at the top, next to the headphone jack
? Split buttons for volume
? Power, mute, and volume buttons are all metallic
What's changed
? The back is entirely flat, made of either glass (more likely) or ceramic or shiny plastic in order for the cell signal to poke through. Tapping on the back makes a more hollow and higher pitched sound compared to tapping on the glass on the front/screen, but that could just be the orientation of components inside making for a different sound
? An aluminum border going completely around the outside
? Slightly smaller screen than the 3GS (but seemingly higher resolution)
? Everything is more squared off
? 3 grams heavier
? 16% Larger battery
? Internals components are shrunken, miniaturized and reduced to make room for the larger battery[/blockquote]
So far the verdict seems to be "We like it!" But then again, would Apple faithful really say anything different?
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Some unlucky soul at Apple apparently left their 4th-generation iPhone prototype in a Redwood, California bar, where it was promptly returned - to techie press.
Right now, there is an Apple employee - who will probably not be an Apple employee much longer - wetting his pants in terror of Steve Jobs' wrath. Apple's newest iPhone model - cleverly disguised as the current 3GS - was discovered in a bar in Redwood, CA, where its owner appears to have forgotten it.
Somehow, it made its way to Gizmodo [http://gizmodo.com/5520164/], who dissected the thing over a week's time and proclaimed: This is no hoax, it's the real deal. The device's authenticity seems to be further proven by news that Apple has indeed lost a prototype iPhone, and is very keen on getting it back. Well, sorry Mr. Jobs, but too late for that.
The new device brings quite a few changes, which Gizmodo helpfully lists:
[blockquote]What's new
? Front-facing video chat camera
? Improved regular back-camera (the lens is quite noticeably larger than the iPhone 3GS)
? Camera flash
? Micro-SIM instead of standard SIM (like the iPad)
? Improved display. It's unclear if it's the 960x460 display thrown around before-it certainly looks like it, with the "Connect to iTunes" screen displaying much higher resolution than on a 3GS.
? What looks to be a secondary mic for noise cancellation, at the top, next to the headphone jack
? Split buttons for volume
? Power, mute, and volume buttons are all metallic
What's changed
? The back is entirely flat, made of either glass (more likely) or ceramic or shiny plastic in order for the cell signal to poke through. Tapping on the back makes a more hollow and higher pitched sound compared to tapping on the glass on the front/screen, but that could just be the orientation of components inside making for a different sound
? An aluminum border going completely around the outside
? Slightly smaller screen than the 3GS (but seemingly higher resolution)
? Everything is more squared off
? 3 grams heavier
? 16% Larger battery
? Internals components are shrunken, miniaturized and reduced to make room for the larger battery[/blockquote]
So far the verdict seems to be "We like it!" But then again, would Apple faithful really say anything different?
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