Found Footage: iPhone prototype
Remember the ebay auction of an iPhone prototype? Well here's a video of another prototype from Germany -- although it looks very different from the one in the auction. The UI, still very rough, at least looks more "Apple"-ish in the German video.
There are a few interesting moments too, like seeing a Terminal button (makes sense) and a little demo of the iPhone trying to track a finger as it moves across the screen. While we wait for iPhone OS 3.0 it's interesting to see the pre-1.0 release and realize how much has changed in such a short time.
[thanks to Timothy for sending this in]
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Remember the ebay auction of an iPhone prototype? Well here's a video of another prototype from Germany -- although it looks very different...
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no dude. it just looks like someone else made some crappy firmware of their own. apply would have done better than that.
March 18 2009 at 4:56 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyPlease can people remember this is most likely NOT pre-1.0 version of iPhone OSX. Currently the best guesses are that the software is the fake software used by the hardware developers (remember software devs used fake hardware as well to restrict leaks about the product), and these released handsets are most likely ones sent to AT&T and other carriers pre-launch to test with their systems.
March 18 2009 at 3:21 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyOk guys, the software from the prototype is on the net.. go torrent it, install it and make your own damn video.. really not that hard.
March 17 2009 at 4:13 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyIf only it were that simple. People have tried, repeatedly, and failed. Sadly.
March 18 2009 at 3:22 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyIsn't this the exact same video that was uploaded by the eBay seller before?
March 17 2009 at 2:51 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyYes, yes it is.
The TUAW Staff fail for this one. Its the same video, rehosted
Kermit, you "FAIL" you freakin idiot. Try clicking the link in the text and reading the page, before you start bashing TUAW for "failing"
March 17 2009 at 4:35 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyIf this is a pre v1 iPhone, why is there a iPhone 3G listed in the Apple site in the browser window? Seems odd to me...
March 17 2009 at 12:44 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyHe is visiting apple.com via web browser. Go ahead and type it in your address bar and I'm sure you'll see exactly what he saw. Now if it were an actual application I'd be a little more suspicious.
March 17 2009 at 12:49 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Replytalk about a BLONDE moment from William...
Just because the iPhone is old doesn't mean the video has to be.
If I had a 5 year old phone and filmed myself showing you the features of it and then I opened the web browser to show how webpages look like, do you expect the Apple website or Yahoo website from 5 years ago to pop up? Of course not - it would be the current page as of today! Sometimes I wonder if people think a little before they post.
Or you could just jailbreak and use SBSettings to have all these toggles on a drop down screen with a finger swipe...
March 17 2009 at 12:39 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyI've jail-broken before and I have had nothing but problems. Hundreds of dropped calls, Every update was like a juggling act so I didn't loose data. I agree with you that there are "other options" but I shouldn't have to hack my device to do it either.
March 17 2009 at 12:47 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Replyjailbreaking never gave me any problems....
March 17 2009 at 3:47 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyWow. That's the zippiest iPhone I've ever seen. Things instantly appear when you select them. Look how far we've digressed.
March 17 2009 at 12:39 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyI think I really like how he hits the home button and a menu pops up asking what he'd like to do, rather than just going back to the home screen. Its right at the end (2:52 mark) and in the video I never seem him hit the home button any other time. Maybe its just me but having a way to double tap the home button to access wifi, bluetooth and 3g on and off toggles would be amazing.
March 17 2009 at 12:26 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyIf u jailbreak ur device, u CAN have instant access to those toggles and more with a simple swipe of the status/title bar. It's a little package called SBSettings.
Look it up. I'm sure there are screenies all over.
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