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Prototype 3rd Gen iPod Touches with Camera Appear on eBay
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My guess is the auctions were hosted by Gawker Media in an effort to raise money to pay for legal expenses. 
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for the record, i was being sarcastic. recall when apple didn't include a camera in the last iPod touch update citing the reasons i've mentioned.
these are actually first generation "skankphone" iphone touch prototypes from 2008-2009 judging by the OS that looks a lot like the one in the
http://www.gadgetreview.com/2009/03/prototype-iphone-emerges-on-ebay-called-skankphone.html http://www.9to5mac.com/iphone-ebay
and the presence of the skankphone app
http://www.gadgetreview.com/2009/03/prototype-iphone-emerges-on-ebay-called-skankphone.html http://www.9to5mac.com/iphone-ebay
and the presence of the skankphone app
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So with the new iPhone leak DVT or design verification test, is supposed to mean that it is near final design. If this device bearing DVT turned out not to be what we got, how can we be sure that the iPhone we have seen and are now anticipating will actually have a front camera or other features?
So with the new iPhone leak DVT or design verification test, is supposed to mean that it is near final design. If this device bearing DVT turned out not to be what we got, how can we be sure that the iPhone we have seen and are now anticipating will actually have a front camera or other features?
I agree with everyone that thinks there should be a camera on the itouch, but when the new iPhone comes out with a front facing camera, iPod touch users are going to complian that they don't have that. But, it's a good idea and I can't wait to see what else they will do to it by September.
The same photos came out when the 3rd gen was about to release. Complete crap.
They were slightly different I believe.
It's already aluminum... just shined. If you mean brushed aluminum, that's making more sense
Possibly, but I don't think Apple would mind you coughing up extra cash to purchase the more expensive iPod Touch, eh?
And you just showed your lack of intellect. Apple did nothing but ask for the 4G prototype back, the DA in two cities are looking at filing charges because a crime was committed. Psystar, you can't even get that right, was violatiing the rules by which you buy the Apple OS. Go back and read the long threads on this topic, though you're probably not smart enough to understand that topic either. Psystar couldn't even prove it bought OSX for the number of machines it sold, that's because it didn't - again theft of IP.
What other recent news? Apple started getting sued by other companies that are jealous of Apple's success; Apple chose to counter-sue to protect its interest. We could have a long debate as to which company is more in the "right" however I don't think any of us know enough facts, let the courts handle the issues at hand.
The only one I see crying is you becuase you have no basic god-given common sense.
He's not pissed about any of the leaks, nor are Apple in general as they planned this.
This is all part of the process - keep iphones in the news at all times - everyone SUPER aware there is a new model coming. Wake up.
Basically it's product lifecycle management. They need to make sure their higher priced gadgets have more features. With the next gen iPhone looking likely to receive a front facing camera, I imagine a rear camera could be on the cards for the next iPod touch release.
I'm not going to buy an iPhone simply so I can have a camera. What is going to make me buy an iPhone is the fact that I want a cell phone, which I still don't own and don't want.
And I'd much rather have an iPod Touch than a Nano, camera or not, which is why I have one. And I want a camera because the only camera I have is not something I can stick in my pocket. I carry around my iPod Touch with me and would love to be able to take pictures with it. WHy is this so hard to understand?
IF these were real and were rejected for the 'gaming' thing blah blah, you can bet that they were kept under the same lock and key until they were destroyed and not left out for someone to take.
Apple is that secret. I once overheard someone tell a store staff member they had to put a piece of paper in the shredder not the trash. It looked like it was a diagram of how they lay out all the cases and such on the walls. why would something like that be kept so secret, seriously.
According to Gizmodo, who probably aren't above faking that letter to validate that the unit is real
maybe two, I mean come on, he 'found' the phone. might that be code for 'I picked this guy's pocket at a bar and stole his phone'. It would be a reason to protect the source.
More to the point they violated copyright since Apple is not an illegal and abusive monopoly of a non existent Mac Market,they can in fact control what hardware is used and who makes/compiles it. And even without the whole copyright issue they violated the DCMA which makes it illegal to break access control methods placed on a device or in software by the originator.
And yes Apple is suing for violation of their patents. it's part of the patent game. Same for trademarks. You don't protect and it's seen as giving them up. Which is also why Apple is being sued.
So we should expect a 'leaked' iPad with a camera found in a Taco Bell sometime this fall?
Nano is super portable (the clue is in the name), you can't 'kill it' with a brick. And the iPhone you can make calls from.. if anything, the Touch needs justification to continue production.
