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Rumor: Apple testing MacBook Air with A5 processor

by Chris Rawson (May 27th, 2011)

Japanese blog Mac Otakara claims sources have told them Apple is testing a MacBook Air with an A5 processor, the same CPU powering the iPad 2. While the machine performed "better than expected" according to their source, Mac Otakara says it's unclear whether this test machine was running Mac OS ...

Keynotopia templates for rapid iPhone app prototyping

by Michael Grothaus (May 25th, 2011)

Ever have an awesome idea for an iPhone app but don't have the graphic design skills to build a good mockup to show off to potential partners? Well, put away your pencils and napkins and go check out Keynotopia.com. The site offers users templates consisting of thousands of vector user ...

'Invisible' touchscreen prototype tested with iPhone

by Mike Schramm (May 23rd, 2011)

The video on the next page features a prototype for an "invisible" iPhone created by researchers at the Hasso Plattner Institute in Germany. Basically, the idea is that with your iPhone in your pocket, you can hold your hand out and move your finger around on it as if you were holding your ...

Apple TV prototype sold on eBay

by Michael Grothaus (May 20th, 2011)

A prototype of the original Apple TV, or "iTV" as it was known when Jobs first unveiled it in 2006, has been sold on eBay for a Buy It Now price of US$350. As you can see from the image above, the prototype unit has an Apple Development Team barcode and a sticker that marks the unit as a "DVT" ...

Rumor: iPhone "4S" prototypes with A5 chips being tested by game developers

by Steven Sande (Apr 21st, 2011)

Earlier today, 9to5Mac reported on a prototype Mac Pro that might be in the offing, and now the blog also has word that iPhone 4s outfitted with Apple's A5 chips have been seeded with developers at certain "high-level gaming outfits." As noted in the post, these prototypes are not necessarily ...

The Moov wireless case for iPhone streams video to TV

by Mike Schramm (Apr 11th, 2011)

A company named Olion has introduced a neat add-on for the iPhone called The Moov. It's a case for the iPhone 4 that connects to the dock and streams out video wirelessly. The presenter in the video (which you can watch after the break) calls it the "first mobile to TV solution," but of course, ...

Apple reportedly testing three iPhone 5 prototypes

by Michael Grothaus (Feb 15th, 2011)

A Taiwanese Mac news site with a history of accurately predicting future Apple products says Apple is currently testing three different prototypes of the next iPhone. From what can be gleaned from the Google translation, tw.apple.pro says one of the iPhone 5 prototypes features a a slide-out ...

IndieCade 2010: Superbrothers' Sword and Sworcery EP preview

by Mike Schramm (Oct 12th, 2010)

I first saw Superbrothers' Sword and Sworcery in person back at GDC earlier this year. This past weekend, developer Capy's Nathan Vella met up with me at the IndieCade festival in Culver City, California to show off the latest build of the game. It's much farther along in development these days. ...

App Store approval limbo boxes in Briefs

by Michael Rose (Aug 27th, 2010)

There are plenty of hurdles between a good idea and App Store success; even after your killer app hits the virtual shelves, the challenges of discoverability and competitors sandbagging your app with Astroturfed bad reviews add up to plenty of headaches. Still, once past the biggest stumbling block ...

iPhone-controlled marble prototype from GearBox

by Mike Schramm (Aug 6th, 2010)

This is wild -- a new startup called GearBox is working on making "smart toys," and one of their first products is a prototype rolling ball that's controlled with your iPhone (or other smartphone, of course). Not only can you move the ball around on the ground with your phone's touchscreen, but ...

Rumor: Fourth gen iPod touch to include Facetime camera

by Mike Schramm (Aug 5th, 2010)

Is the above picture of the fourth generation iPod touch's faceplate? MacRumors thinks so -- they say they got the pictures from an iPhone parts supplier, who claims it's what you'll see on the front of the newest iPod touch. And of course right there on the right side of the case (which would be ...

Investigation moves forward in Gizmodo iPhone leak case

by Chris Rawson (Jun 3rd, 2010)

Over a month ago, police seized a pile of equipment from Gizmodo editor Jason Chen's home in order to investigate the case of the misappropriated prototype iPhone. Gizmodo (and about ten million armchair lawyers on the internet) claimed the seizure was illegal because of "shield laws" intended to ...

iPod touch with camera shows up in Vietnam

by Dave Caolo (May 19th, 2010)

The Apple sieve continues to leak as a new prototype shows up in Vietnam and promptly hits the web. This time, it's an iPod touch with a 2 megapixel camera. For now, only the iPhone and iPod nano have cameras. Tinhte has the story once again (you'll remember they posted photo and video of a ...

Another lost iPhone prototype?

by Chris Rawson (May 12th, 2010)

It's looking like another iPhone prototype spontaneously vanished from Cupertino's campus, but this one seems like it may have made it all the way out to Vietnam. A Vietnamese forum has posted several pictures of the next-gen iPhone similar in most details to the prototype that Gizmodo bought. ...

Prototype Apple interactive TV box appears on Ebay

by Dave Caolo (May 5th, 2010)

If you're in the market for an Apple prototype but don't have $5,000 to spend, consider Ebay. This week an Apple Interactive Television Box (AITB) showed up, and quickly sold for less than fifty bucks. Built between 1994 and 1995, the AiTB was meant to act as a sort of liaison between the ...