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Apple Once Prototyped a Mac Mini With an iPod Dock

Sunday August 23, 2020 12:27 pm PDT by
Twitter user @DongleBookPro has today shared images of a prototype first-generation Mac mini with a built-in dock for an iPod nano. The images show a first-generation ‌Mac mini‌ with a 30-pin dock connector cutout on the top for an iPod nano. Otherwise, the computer appears to be virtually identical to the version that came to market in 2005. These types of docks were more commonly seen on...
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Prototype Third-Gen iPod Touch With Rear Camera Shown Off in New Photos

Wednesday May 27, 2020 2:01 pm PDT by
Prior to when Apple released the third-generation iPod touch in September of 2009, it explored a prototype version that had a centered rear camera, a feature the iPod touch ultimately did not launch with. Giulio Zompetti, a developer who collects Apple device prototypes, today shared some photos of the third-generation iPod touch with rear camera, giving us a clear look at the design...
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Rare Original Apple Watch Prototypes Surface

Tuesday April 14, 2020 12:31 pm PDT by
Apple released the first Apple Watch in 2015, but prior to when the original model was released, Apple worked on the design for several years. With every new device, Apple makes multiple prototypes, and today, a few Apple Watch prototypes surfaced on the internet. As highlighted by Vice's Motherboard, prototype collector Giulio Zompetti has shared images of a handful of Apple Watch...
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Vintage Prototype Macintosh Portable M5120 Shown Off in New Photos

Tuesday September 17, 2019 12:16 pm PDT by
It's always interesting to get a look back at Apple's past, especially when it comes to prototype devices that were never actually released to the public, so we thought we'd share some photos of a restored Macintosh Portable M5120, sent to us by Sonny Dickson. Unlike the launch version of the Macintosh Portable, which was sold in the late 1980s in a beige color, this model is a prototype...
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Apple's 1993 W.A.L.T. Combined Telephone and Fax Machine Prototype Seen in Action in New Video

Tuesday April 9, 2019 11:27 am PDT by
At Macworld Boston in 1993, Apple introduced a prototype device called the Wizzy Active Lifestyle Telephone, or the W.A.L.T., the company's first desktop telephone and, like the Newton, a precursor to the iPhone. Little is known about the W.A.L.T., and while it's been seen in images, there's never been a video of it in action, until today. Sonny Dickson this morning shared a video that shows...
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Prototype Development Board of Original iPhone Surfaces in Never-Before-Seen Photos

Tuesday March 19, 2019 7:25 am PDT by
The Verge has obtained never-before-seen photos of a development board for the original iPhone, providing an interesting look back at the measures Apple took to ensure the smartphone remained as much of a secret as possible. The large circuit board contains nearly all of the original ‌iPhone‌'s components, including its processor, memory, storage, 30-pin dock connector, camera, home button,...