iPhone = iChat Mobile? WWDC?

Felldownthewell · 09:46 PM

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

yg17 · Aug 2, 2006, 09:43 PM

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?

Felldownthewell · Aug 2, 2006, 09:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by yg17

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.

poppe · Aug 2, 2006, 09:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Felldownthewell

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!!!

MacRumors · Aug 2, 2006, 09:53 PM

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...

gekko513 · Aug 2, 2006, 09:57 PM

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

yankeefan24 · Aug 2, 2006, 09:57 PM

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.

runninmac · Aug 2, 2006, 09:59 PM

Im calling this a fake. Unless they have a cool way to flip the camera there is no way this could be real.

kainjow · Aug 2, 2006, 10:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gekko513

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

JRM PowerPod · Aug 2, 2006, 10:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kainjow

See Apple's all-seeing screen

Alright that would be far too cool if that were the case

spicyapple · Aug 2, 2006, 10:05 PM

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.

poppe · Aug 2, 2006, 10:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kainjow

See Apple's all-seeing screen

I was just about to post that this is pretty old then realized it said April 2006. To me I love that design... If it could double as the front row remote... Man...

ITASOR · Aug 2, 2006, 10:06 PM

I think it's fake...

spicyapple · Aug 2, 2006, 10:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kainjow

See Apple's all-seeing screen

That would have to be the iPhoto Mobile.

Apple's answer to the digital camera, but also plays your favorite tunes!

tk421 · Aug 2, 2006, 10:09 PM

I agree with everyone else. Fake!

It doesn't look very functional at all. Awkward buttons and the camera on the wrong side, and a not-so-Apple-like interface on the screen. It really does look like several Apple products cobbled together.

Thataboy · Aug 2, 2006, 10:10 PM

It's fake, but isn't totally awful.

I get annoyed when people expect a ton of consumer announcements at WWDC, but I COULD see an iPhone announcement if only to announce a mobile OS software platform for which developers could write software.

But let's get real... 5% about the intel transition ("gee we did that fast!"), 15% Mac Pro, 5% XServe, and 75% Leopard. End keynote.

Xander562 · Aug 2, 2006, 10:10 PM

its a way cool design but it's fake, not for the serial number reason, but because there are no FCC Logos. this is the best mockup by far though.

TESEV · Aug 2, 2006, 10:12 PM

I think and dearly hope it is a fake. It's hidious in terms of functionality. No touch wheel, i would have some volume control on the side. Ugh.... Navigation would be so frustrating.

zflauaus · Aug 2, 2006, 10:14 PM

A wild swing, but could it be a mobile VoIP phone? Like, take it to any WiFi hotspot and use iChat Mobile like the new Skype phones? Just a thought.

mlrproducts · Aug 2, 2006, 10:16 PM

IMHO, the biggest fake is that the "SKEW" is off! It was clearly done in photoshop!

When are these people who produce "snapshots of posters" and other 2D items going to learn to make them in 2d, as apple would, print them out, and then take a photo of them.

mlrproducts · Aug 2, 2006, 10:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Xander562

its a way cool design but it's fake, not for the serial number reason, but because there are no FCC Logos. this is the best mockup by far though.

I thought so at first too, but aren't the FCC logos photoshopped out on Apple's large banners that get displayed in store, etc?

w_parietti22 · Aug 2, 2006, 10:17 PM

Fake.

I kinda like the name though. iChat Mobile. Much better than iPhone

poppe · Aug 2, 2006, 10:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Xander562

its a way cool design but it's fake, not for the serial number reason, but because there are no FCC Logos. this is the best mockup by far though.

What FCC logos. Do you mean on the Box or the phone. Because my phone doesn't have FCC anything on it except on the inside where the battery lays.

Xander562 · Aug 2, 2006, 10:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mlrproducts

I thought so at first too, but aren't the FCC logos photoshopped out on Apple's large banners that get displayed in store, etc?

i'm not sure,

i gueess that is a possibility

Rocket Rion · Aug 2, 2006, 10:23 PM

So fake. So very fake.

View Poll Results: Obligatory Fake/Real poll...
Fake	233	86.62%
Real	36	13.38%
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Aug 2, 2006, 09:38 PM	#1
Felldownthewell macrumors 65816 Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Portland	iChat Mobile 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 __________________ "Under a government which imprisons unjustly, the true place for a just man is also a prison" -Henry David Thoreau Last edited by Felldownthewell : Aug 2, 2006 at 09:46 PM.

Aug 2, 2006, 09:43 PM	#2
yg17 macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: St. Louis, MO	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? __________________ 2.66 GHz quad core Mac Pro, 3 GB RAM, 2x500GB WD Black (RAID0), 2x1TB WD Black (RAID1), LG Blu-Ray Burner, GT120, Dell U2410 13" Unibody MacBook 2.4 GHz 120 GB iPod Classic; 16 GB iPhone 3G

Aug 2, 2006, 09:53 PM	#5
MacRumors macrumors bot Join Date: Apr 2001	iPhone = iChat Mobile? WWDC? 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...

Aug 2, 2006, 09:57 PM	#6
gekko513 macrumors 601 Join Date: Oct 2003	Interesting concept, but shouldn't the camera be on the other side if it's to be used for video chat? __________________ Someone get Nekkid™, now!

Aug 2, 2006, 09:57 PM	#7
yankeefan24 macrumors 65816 Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: NYC	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. __________________ MacBook "Black Edition" 23" ACD Disclaimer: Never take facts I state in a post as totally 100% correct unless otherwise stated.

Aug 2, 2006, 09:59 PM	#8
runninmac macrumors 65816 Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Rockford MI	Im calling this a fake. Unless they have a cool way to flip the camera there is no way this could be real. __________________ 2.0 Ghz CoreDuo. 2 GB Ram. 80 Gig HDD. Black MacBook

Aug 2, 2006, 10:05 PM	#11
spicyapple macrumors 68000 Join Date: Jul 2006	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.

Aug 2, 2006, 10:06 PM	#13
ITASOR macrumors 68040 Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Oneida, NY	I think it's fake... __________________ Alumium MacBook 2.0Ghz C2D \| 2GB RAM \| 320GB HD \| Snow Leopard

Aug 2, 2006, 10:09 PM	#15
tk421 macrumors 6502a Join Date: Dec 2005	I agree with everyone else. Fake! It doesn't look very functional at all. Awkward buttons and the camera on the wrong side, and a not-so-Apple-like interface on the screen. It really does look like several Apple products cobbled together.

Aug 2, 2006, 10:10 PM	#16
Thataboy macrumors regular Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: New York, NY	It's fake, but isn't totally awful. I get annoyed when people expect a ton of consumer announcements at WWDC, but I COULD see an iPhone announcement if only to announce a mobile OS software platform for which developers could write software. But let's get real... 5% about the intel transition ("gee we did that fast!"), 15% Mac Pro, 5% XServe, and 75% Leopard. End keynote.

Aug 2, 2006, 10:10 PM	#17
Xander562 macrumors 68000 Join Date: Apr 2006	its a way cool design but it's fake, not for the serial number reason, but because there are no FCC Logos. this is the best mockup by far though. __________________ Macbook Pro; 2.4 Ghz Core 2 Duo; 160GB HDD; 2Gb RAM; nVidia 8600m GT 256Mb; 5.5G iPod www.savetheshirts.com

Aug 2, 2006, 10:12 PM	#18
TESEV macrumors member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: New Orleans, LA	I think and dearly hope it is a fake. It's hidious in terms of functionality. No touch wheel, i would have some volume control on the side. Ugh.... Navigation would be so frustrating.

Aug 2, 2006, 10:14 PM	#19
zflauaus macrumors 6502a Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: The Cylon Universe	A wild swing, but could it be a mobile VoIP phone? Like, take it to any WiFi hotspot and use iChat Mobile like the new Skype phones? Just a thought. __________________ MacBook Pro 15" \| Mac Mini C2D \| 3G iPod \| iPod touch \| iPod shuffle \| Nikon D60 Follow me on Twitter.

Aug 2, 2006, 10:16 PM	#20
mlrproducts macrumors 6502 Join Date: Apr 2004	IMHO, the biggest fake is that the "SKEW" is off! It was clearly done in photoshop! When are these people who produce "snapshots of posters" and other 2D items going to learn to make them in 2d, as apple would, print them out, and then take a photo of them.

Aug 2, 2006, 10:17 PM	#22
w_parietti22 macrumors 68020 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Seattle, WA	Fake. I kinda like the name though. iChat Mobile. Much better than iPhone __________________ wes 1.83ghz 15" MBP Nikon D80 w/ 18-135mm check out my flickr

Aug 2, 2006, 10:23 PM	#25
Rocket Rion macrumors member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Austin	So fake. So very fake.

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