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iPhone = iChat Mobile? WWDC?

Wednesday August 2, 2006 7:53 pm PDT by longofest
Engadget posts pictures of what claims to be picturing the long-rumored iPhone (titled iChat Mobile). Engadget could not verify the picture's authenticity, and the depicted phone looks like it is perhaps a photoshopped mish-mash of an Apple Remote and iSight with a keypad and display.

Engadget claims that an Apple cell phone could see a launch at WWDC. Given the most recent rumors and the fact that WWDC has traditionally been geared towards the development/professional crowd, we have doubts that Apple will in fact release the phone at the event. However, Apple has been known to offer up surprises before...
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Felldownthewell
72 months ago
Since this is probably a fake and there is no "iPhone" section yet I thought I would post this here for your fake proving expertise:



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Sorry if this is a repost but I looked around and couldn't find it.

From Engadget
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yg17
72 months ago
Looks waaaaaaaay too big. But I don't see any signs of photoshopping, and iChat Mobile sounds more Appleish than iPhone (c'mon....iPhone would be too cliche if Apple really was making a phone). But I really don't see anything that stands out as an obvious photoshop.



Except for one thing......where's the battery/SIM cover at?
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Felldownthewell
72 months ago

Looks waaaaaaaay too big. But I don't see any signs of photoshopping, and iChat Mobile sounds more Appleish than iPhone (c'mon....iPhone would be too cliche if Apple really was making a phone). But I really don't see anything that stands out as an obvious photoshop.



Except for one thing......where's the battery/SIM cover at?



It feels awkward, I agree, and while I can't see anything glaringly obvious, I don't think it can be real. Too long and the middle buttons are too small with too much space around them.
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poppe
72 months ago

Since this is probably a fake and there is no "iPhone" section yet I thought I would post this here for your fake proving expertise:



and



Sorry if this is a repost but I looked around and couldn't find it.

From Engadget


That looks awesome to me... I'd love something like that... Just thing if you could use it as the Front Row remote also... That'd be awesome!!!
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gekko513
72 months ago
Interesting concept, but shouldn't the camera be on the other side if it's to be used for video chat?
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yankeefan24
72 months ago
I am calling this one a fake. The camera would be very very small. Also, no S/N on the back (which Apple does on the iPod's), where's the battery compartment? They can't fit it under the keys/screen, with access from below or above. not enough room.

EDIT: I also agree with gekko on the placement of the camera.
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runninmac
72 months ago
Im calling this a fake. Unless they have a cool way to flip the camera there is no way this could be real.
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kainjow
72 months ago

Interesting concept, but shouldn't the camera be on the other side if it's to be used for video chat?

See Apple's all-seeing screen
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JRM PowerPod
72 months ago

See Apple's all-seeing screen


Alright that would be far too cool if that were the case
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spicyapple
72 months ago
Page 2 rumor? ;) It must be fake!

The picture and name are very plausible, but it doesn't look something that I'd want to put in my purse, since it looks scratch-prone.
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