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Apparent Next-Generation iPhone Gets a Thorough Hands-On

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I love it. Its a nice change of pace after having two models be identical.

I can't wait to get one. My 3G will become my drunk phone for when I go out to bars:D
 
sammy2066 said:
Duuude, I was thinking the exact same thing.

1. Steve is eccentric
2. Apple is in a position financially, to be able to abandon this iPhone just to teach the public a lesson.
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sammy2066 said:
Nah, I'm not a fanboy, I just think Steve Jobs is eccentric enough to do something like this. Haven't you heard the Apple horror stories during the development of the original iPhone?
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well to stop the sales of the new iPhone is a lose lose

like another poster said our current phones are behind the hardware frontrunners.

Steve is an a$$hole hence my screename - u know he fathered a bastard child and refused to pay any child support?

I am pumped for the new iPhone! This looks good even if it does change.


Btw can apple issue a legitimate cease and desist on these images?
 
soosy said:
Too bad for Apple, their fun is ruined for a June unveiling. I don't think it's going to hurt sales or excitement much though.

It looks beautiful. Much closer to the original iPhone which I liked a lot.

I'm not sure I'd want to be the Gizmodo guy. Will Apple ever let him attend one of their events again?
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Are you kidding?

This has planned leak all over it. Jobso and company more than likely cooked this whole thing up to get some exposure in the face of the Android release onslaught.

You've got Incredible NDA breaking today and EVO in the not too distant future, and suddenly there's a iPhone fourth gen leak on the same day?

This was a planned maneuver, and I must say, a really great one @ that. :D
 
rwilliams said:
With the amount of money they've undoubtedly spent on the new iPhone, with the annual refresh cycle that their customers are used to, and with WWDC just a couple of months away, there's no way Jobs would ditch this even if it's legitimate. No one would be stupid enough to piss away all of that work and money just because of a leak.
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Agreed. Either this phone getting left behind was accidental or clever marketing/research. Now that we the eager public have seen a device, we're hooked on the news. Hate the look, love the guts. Blah, trah trah. There are a few Apple employees reading tons of forums to get a field for the consumer base. People hate the flatback, let's go with round back 7. We're making Apple's work easy with just about every post.

Plus why would Apple sue HTC over infringement, if it was quitting the market.
 
For me, that's simply BEAUTIFUL. Actually I don't like actual iPhone/iPod touch design: too many curves, too much shiny.

I just hope Apple won't change anything because of this leaking. June isn't that far away.

And btw, here's a good advertising idea:

monolith.jpg


:D
 
kdarling said:
Thanks for that link. Note that he doesn't say it was taken from Apple HQ... just that Apple considers it stolen, not lost. Which is understandable. They want it back pronto.
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My guess is that it was from Apple HQ. Any person who had access to test this outside of Apple would not be sitting at a bar getting drunk and leaving the device there. Jobs at Silicon Valley aren't easy to come by nowadays and no one wants to be stuck with the "guy who lost the iPhone" label when companies contact their former employer.
 
puffnstuff said:
OK so gizmodo had it for 2 weeks how did engadget get it?
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Gizmodo and Engadget share a lot of DNA. The bigger question is why did Gizmodo sit on the info for a week?

Either way, Gizmodo is now in possession of stolen property. So good luck with that. Brian Lam better drive it over to Cupertino stat before the Apple lawyers come knocking.
 
DoNoHarm said:
Wake up guys! Apple is playing catch up to HTC recently and the current iPhone 3GS is the cell phone equivalent of an 88 BMW. Still nice, with a classic design, but.... old.

What they're trying to do with this leak is to keep all of you who are interested in buying a cell phone NOW, not in 3 months, still interested in an Apple iPhone. This is all planned.
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I agree, it has to be a planned leak. And if not, someone is definitely up ***** creek. :D
 
YAWNNNNNN

The same ol same ol from Apple.

If not for their fan boys that thing would have been history already.

While I own a 21 inch iMac, 24 inch iMac and a 15 inch MacBook Pro I just don't see the big deal about the iPhone, I have a Pam Pre Plus and it does more then the iPhone does. True multi-tasking not some contorted system Apple made up. I just could never take such a big step backwards in my phone to go to an iPhone.

How many years has this Apple design of the iPhone been around now? 4 going on 5? Boring!
 
jaw04005 said:
Gizmodo and Engadget share a lot of DNA. The bigger question is why did Gizmodo sit on the info for a week?

Either way, Gizmodo is now in possession of stolen property. So good luck with that. Brian Lam better drive it over to Cupertino stat before the Apple lawyers come knocking.
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Yeah, Giz is definitely not getting invited to any more Apple events. :p
 
pvmacguy said:
Has anyone emailed Steve yet about his feelings on the leak? Lol!
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I thought about it. I'd bet he'd reply, since he's been so talkative. (I like new Steve!)

The email should go like this:

Steve,

Does Gizmodo actually have the new, magical, revolutionary iPhone?

Want to bet on what the one word answer would be?
 
jaw04005 said:
Gizmodo and Engadget share a lot of DNA. The bigger question is why did Gizmodo sit on the info for a week?

Either way, Gizmodo is now in possession of stolen property. So good luck with that. Brian Lam better drive it over to Cupertino stat before the Apple lawyers come knocking.
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In a word: Access
 
str1f3 said:
Thinking about it you're right. It sits flush on top.

It seems that Gruber is right. Gizmodo is Engadget's sister site (along with TUAW) and Gizmodo had the more extensive post while Engadget got first dibs on the story.
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Gizmodo is not Engadget's sister site. The only connection they have is Peter Rojas created Gizmodo, then sold it to Gawker Media. Then Peter Rojas went and created Engadget for Weblogs INC, which was bought buy AOL. Now Peter Rojas is at GDGT with Ryan Block. TUAW is Engadget's sister site though.
 
I want it NOW!!!!! After seeing it compared to the current iPhone, I am sold!!! Love it :D
 
I wonder if Gizmodo will get any more invites to Apple events? I can't imagine that Apple is very happy with them.
 
kdarling said:
Thanks for that link. Note that he doesn't say it was taken from Apple HQ... just that Apple considers it stolen, not lost. Which is understandable. They want it back pronto.
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This has all the hallmarks of an important legal case. I'm very interested to see how this plays out.
 
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