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The Prototype iPhone Dissected, No User Removable Battery
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Everybody was so surprised that missed one of the major things ... it's has mini SIM card in purpose, best way to fight unlocking it ... no other career in US supports it yet.
Also why Gizmodo didn't even try to say what kind of material is the back casing is.
Also why Gizmodo didn't even try to say what kind of material is the back casing is.
The DSi has a VERY functional front facing camera, thank you very much... I guess when you said MOST... you already thought about the DSi...
Although the giz article says how much of a son-of-a-witch it was to take apart, it seems to be possible to put the components together without splitting the sides of the phone off. If it's not for manufacture purposes, and certainly not design, then why are the cuts in the side there?
After looking at the inside pictures and how some are cosmetic and some are not, it seems obvious to me that they have been at least playing with the idea of a removable battery. Whether or not they actually implement that in the final design (I am guessing not, given Apple's thoughts on the matter) is a different story. It's not out of the question though. I think the specs of this thing are shaping up to be close to what the public is demanding anywho.
I know the naysayers may disagree but Apple might deliver it if it is something we want. This market is hugely competitive (and will become more-so) and Apple wants to get as much share as it can. "Apple doesn't listen to what customers want, they just do what they want". Yeah, right, get a grip.
After looking at the inside pictures and how some are cosmetic and some are not, it seems obvious to me that they have been at least playing with the idea of a removable battery. Whether or not they actually implement that in the final design (I am guessing not, given Apple's thoughts on the matter) is a different story. It's not out of the question though. I think the specs of this thing are shaping up to be close to what the public is demanding anywho.
I know the naysayers may disagree but Apple might deliver it if it is something we want. This market is hugely competitive (and will become more-so) and Apple wants to get as much share as it can. "Apple doesn't listen to what customers want, they just do what they want". Yeah, right, get a grip.
if this is a prototype it means that Apple could change the iPhone structure and design because of this leak? or I'm just imagining things in my head right now...? 
To me carrying around a spare battery sounds like more of a hassle than just charging the damn phone. At some point during a day, 99.99% of people have an opportunity to do that.
In a car.
At a desk/computer.
At night/sleeping.
Of course, everyone's mileage may vary -
I'm sure there are those that really use thier phones that much that they could drain the battery while they don't have the charging opportunity. The new bigger battery should help.
It was a plant, a PR job.
Gizmodo is doing everything that Apple anticipated they would do.
Heck, I'm not even sure that Denton is smart enough to figure this out himself. He's probably reading some script from Apple, telling him what to leak and when.
They started taking it apart but didn't continue because they didn't want to damage it?
They still agreed to give it back to Apple.
Prototypes are used to consider the viability of various design combinations.if this is a prototype it means that Apple could change the iPhone structure and design because of this leak? or I'm just imagining things in my head right now...?
A large corporation like Apple would not bank their future on one design, but probably have dozens of initial designs. If this is indeed an iPhone prototype from Apple (which I believe might be), it is hard to figure out where in the timeline of the product design this particular unit falls into.
Prototype units are often frequently modified in terms of hardware and software. For a company that is so design-conscious, I am skeptical that they would unveil the final retail case design. They are a highly secretive company and have compartmentalized information before (e.g., industrial designers don't know what the operating system guys are doing).
Admittedly, with the assumption of a June/early July launch, it is unlikely that Apple would be able to make major changes with incurring major delays (and thus major revenue losses).
Still, we don't know if this was a PR ploy. Conceivably, Apple could have sent a functional prototype from three months ago into the wild, to be "lost". For a number of reasons, including those about how the media picked up and carried this story, I believe that Apple has basically written this entire chapter.
If the story is all true and the phone was really left in a bar, how do u figure that the finder of the otherwise abandoned property violated any laws? Also given the current facts, I don't see any wrong doing by giz that would warrant any legal actions criminal or civil.
I however, do not buy the whole story and believe there's much more to it whether we ever find out or not...
Oh yes, we can't upset god can we? And yes, of course there are no other tech gadget companies producing items for gizmodo to report on. Only Apple. Have you never opened up a piece of electronics? Because if so you've just done the same as Gizmodo.
Get a grip of yourself, its just a piece of electronis, a mobile phone. Its not the end of the world.
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Sorry, I know this is off topic... but I just wanted to say your sig is awesome!
Sorry, I know this is off topic... but I just wanted to say your sig is awesome!
Apple planned!
Does nobody else think that this whole DRAMA was planned by Apple for publicity? I mean think about it, how likly is it that two future iphones are in the "wild." Apple is very tight with its security and the fact that two of there "prototyps" accidentally got "lost!" Again I think the whole issue was planned!
Does nobody else think that this whole DRAMA was planned by Apple for publicity? I mean think about it, how likly is it that two future iphones are in the "wild." Apple is very tight with its security and the fact that two of there "prototyps" accidentally got "lost!" Again I think the whole issue was planned!
ever thought that this is actually a big publicity stunt? lol
Edit: @bent2013 you're one minute ahead of me
Edit: @bent2013 you're one minute ahead of me
Nah... Too public.
If Apple is truly miffed by this whole thing then,
they will just quietly stop inviting Giz to media events, quietly stop sending them prerelease info/demos, etc..etc...
The fact Apple didn't even bother sending a Cease and Desist right when Giz started all of this just makes it sound so set up to me. When the last iPhone leaked on that Chinese site, it was removed within hours. They let Giz play around with it for days, and now are only just asking for the phone back. Totally sounds like a PR stunt to me.
A couple years back I found some keys in a parking log, right next to the owner's car. I went into the building and had the employees announce her license plate over the PA system so I could give the keys back.
Before I gave the keys back, I disassembled her car, took pictures to put on the internet, and put it back together. I'd never seen this type of car before so I pretty much just tried to put everything back the way it was when I found it. No wrong doing by me either.
/sarcasm
yep. sure does... apple just got a ton of free advertising and a "teaser" for all of us about the new iphone. They successfully took the spotlight off of the palm news, todays RIM news, and any other phone related news over the past few days... and all we know is what the iPhone MIGHT look like in a few weeks... nothing new about iphone OS4... nothing about the processor or ram...
sure gizmodo... you didnt want to "damage" it.. you just had a deal with apple and they told you not to reveal the processor / ram / anything else important. There is no way apple would have let this story go on so long if they didnt want it to.. now people will start to feel like they should wait for the new iPhone, instead of looking into phones like the HTC EVO or any other new devices...
I'm pretty sure that Nick Denton got played, that Apple deliberately leaked the whole thing.
The key figure is the anonymous third-party "leaker", the person who obtained the "lost" iPrototype at that bar in Redwood City.
My guess is that Gizmodo will be invited to future media events. Steve will probably enjoy seeing them there, knowing that he waxed their tails.