Update: Shocker…they’ve been pulled from Ebay.
Well looky what we have here. Someone has put up two semi-working iPod touches WITH cameras and a development version of the iPod OS on Ebay. They are marked with ‘DVT-1′ and ’DVT-2′, ‘Apple Development Team’ and one is running some sort of ‘switchboard’ OS window.
Yes, we put our bid in but we have a feeling that Apple is going to be the ‘High bidder’ on this one. Perhaps you’d like to pull a Gizmodo and contact the seller before Apple wakes up?
You’ll recall that prototype images of the iPod touch with video camera surfaced on the web before the September announcement where they were conspicuously camera-less. Production problems were rumored and Steve Jobs later said it was impossible to get a camera in a device so thin.
Thanks Mime454!
Looks pretty legitimate, especially the fact that the one is running strange software. Probably a very early development version of OS 4.0.
The whole camera-spiel on the iTouches is legit – I have an iLuv 3rd gen iPod Touch case that even has a hole for a camera on the back. I bought the case back in 2009 at Marshalls and is still in packaging and everything. I’m sure manufacturers wouldn’t have went the go-ahead to just start manufacturing based on speculation alone.
Yeah they would.
These are not the only ones out there either. I have heard of soemone trying to sell one near me but the asking price is rediculously high!
Looks like apple’s control over witholding leaks is slipping
Agree, it was said that the stolen 4G iPhone was sold for 10k and now — SF officers are filing criminal charge. Today, we may have a yet another stolen device from iPhone. Reactions to iPhone 4g
they paid 5K ONLY. dont exagerate!
I bet they put this auction up themselves. They’re hype-horny bastards after all.
Got a feeling Skankphone will be a popular app…
Chatroulette was taken.
Remember the SkankPhone on the prototype iPhone that got out before (the working one)? It’s just a substitute for the OS (some people say it’s snappier and looks nicer, but…)
Legitimate. That OS is what the hardware team gets to test – they don’t get to see the actual software, just like the hardware team doesn’t get to see the actual hardware. It’s a tradition since the original iPhone.
Those are special diagnostic and testing applications you see.
It’s interesting those leaked out and escaped destruction – just like those that appeared a while back.
The leaked iPhone 4G had DVT written on it as well. Gruber explains: “DVT” stands for “design verification test”, an Apple production milestone. The DVT milestone is very late in the game.
http://daringfireball.net/2010/04/gizmodo_prototype_iphone
Model number is A1318, so it is the current model.
and 7C… is 3.1 OS
“We put our bid in”
9to5mac fishing for stolen property? Nice. Don’t think 9to5mac can condescend gizmodo if you’d do checkbook journalism too.
This. It’s reasonable to believe that Apple wouldn’t sell their prototype devices, therefore, whomever is selling them does not have Apple’s concent.
I’d be very wary about purchasing this, as it could put you in the same legal issues as Gizmodo.
and it’s gone…
“This listing (250617991364) has been removed”
Nice.
It’s no longer available on ebay. Someone got to it.
That move was probably to piss off Steve Jobs more than anything. Doubt anyone in their right mind would think they could pull this off.
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Well put, Coopernick.
I heard Steve Jobs say that a Apple couldn’t get s still camera in the iPod NANO because it was so thin; when did he say a camera would not fit in an iPod Touch?
The current camera in the nano is barely passable for video, and certainly unreasonable for stills. Sticking it in the touch wont be impressive until a better camera is available that fits the device profile.
agreed the nanos camera has a very senstive mic, if you record a video in a quiet surrounding you get anoyying intermitent buzzzing sounds and if your record a loud object (i.e freight train) the audio gets distorted. i figure the nano was used as test, it makes no sense to put camera in them, gotta wonder if they remove the camera in the 6th gen?
Your bid is “9to5Mac” ? You’re willing to sell them the whole website for an iPod prototype ?? LOL
Are you retarded ?
It was a joke you silly moron, he made a j-o-k-e. See who’s retarded now ?!
I’m sure he asked if you were retarded because that joke was so incredibly not-funny only a complete retard would waste the time posting it
Wow. You amateur cum licking homos are completely humorless. The joke was they printed 9to5Mac on the “your bid” field in the screenshot, is it really THAT HARD to understand ? Why don’t you just go commit suicide ? This world will be a slighttttly better place than a couple of less stupid faggots !
It’s funny because you’re missing the point
My Android Eris has a 5 mega pixel camera with zoom and auto focus, its just as thin if not thinner the the new iPod Touch.
HAHAHAHAHAHA! Dream on!
You’re an idiot. I have the newest iPod Touch and the Droid Eris..the iPod is much thinner than that piece of shit phone.
http://9to5mac.com/news
fanboi much?
Yeah, sure…
Tech specs of the iPod touch:
Height: 4.3 inches – Width: 2.4 inches – Depth: 0.33 inch – Weight: 4.05 ounces
And HTC Droid Eris:
Dimensions: 4.45” (L) x 2.19” (W) x .51” (T) – Weight: 4.23 ounces
Fool! The HTC Droid Eris is only 54% thicker than the iPod Touch!
.33″ and .55″ is a huge difference when you’re talking that size. Like a watch – a 9mm thick watch is worldly noticeably thinner than a 11mm thick watch. ….I collect watches.
wrong. ipod touch is thinner than droid eris snd a beauty to hold in your hand.
Apple Fan Boy much? He even put up the dimensions showing that it isn’t much thicker at all
Yes but the droid fanboy said “its just as thin if not thinner” and he was wrong.
0.19 inches is *a lot* when the iPod touch is only 0.33 inches thick in the first place.
Fail math much? 65% thicker isn’t “much” thicker?
Sorry, but if it were 65% thinner, you’d think it “much” thinner, I’m sure.
Troll much?
much much?
The droid eris is a fucking piece (of shit)! At least man up and get a fucking nexus one or wait for the incredible. Seriously though the iphone beats the shit out of everything in the entire world of phones.
see that screen shot??
fAke!!!
http://www.9to5mac.com/
Stolen XFX 5970 Black Edition Limited Card #68 on Ebay! Bullshit!! sir!!
Mac suck!! and 9to5mac.com for doing this..
WTF? How old are you? 3?
Definitely real. I have personally used some of this prototype software before (except much older- it was pre-1.0 OS) including BurnIn, Operator, and SkankPhone.
Operator is a test suite that automatically tests several of the internal components of the device (seen here, mislabeled as BurnIn: http://theiphonewiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Image:1.jpg)
BurnIn is a much more comprehensive testing suite that is fully automatic. It tests components like NAND, RAM, and various system functions like reboots: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPpTROJ48aQ
It then dumps you into Operator on completion.
SkankPhone is a program with integrated mini-apps that show basic components of the phone. There is a phone component for making phone calls, a test thing for the camera, a HORRIBLE web browser, a media player that doesn’t seem to work (probably because I didn’t install the prototype OS correctly), a few simple games/tests, and a bunch more.
Unfortunately the prototype iPhone software I used to have running on my iPhone 1G has become corrupt somehow; eventually I’ll reinstall it and make a YouTube video showing off SkankPhone and the pre-1.0 OS.
(Also posted this on the MacRumors forums)
This is definitely fake. I purchased a replacement housing from China for my iPhone and it had the same ugly home button. It looked identical in every way to my iPhone and had all the exact dimensions. The only thing off was that the home button line was thicker and more round. I immediately noticed that in these pictures. They likely put some hardware into the case drilled a hole in the back and put a camera part there.
Other than being blurry, the home button logo in the pictures is identical to the iPhone button and has the exact same logo.
http://24.media.tumblr.com/preview.8XHzriIma8AMO1yA_500.jpg
http://firstain.com/index.php/2010/04/24/apple-to-sue-gizmodo/
Apple is gonna sue Gizmodo…
Picture proof theyre fake! Photo comparison with chinese replacement part!
http://24.media.tumblr.com/preview.8XHzriIma8AMO1yA_500.jpg
You guys missed the prototype iPhone sale on ebay a few days ago. It never went down. First gen phone; sold for $300.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Prototype-Pre-production-Apple-iPhone-RARE_W0QQitemZ180493957271QQcmdZViewItemQQptZCell_Phones?hash=item2a06473897#ht_500wt_1182
Hold on a second. I wonder if Gray Powell also had a bag of developmental iPod touches with him that night at the bar that night… Dooh!
Hahaha
I think this is done by Apple to confuse people about the previous iPhone prototype leak
I’ve never understood why the iPod Touch uses a metal back round with a plastic piece for the back. Why not just make the back plastic? It’s better for reception and for scratches.
~fin~
I check the serial number of the product (9C9370056K2) and found that it is a 3rd gen iPod touch. It wasn’t registered.
If you used iLog to this check I hope Patrick Hamid isn’t your real name
Considering that the guy has captured the images with a pretty neat compact camera(reflected on back of the iPod), they seem to blury to be real.
they look real, but whats going on at apple that all these prototype are getting released, free media?
Did they get the seller?
So guy’s what happen when you woke up? Realized that this is just fake?
Just ask your self 1 simple question:
Why is that picture with camera is cut in half?
I totally understand that there are some morons that can’t take good pictures , but come on if my Grandma would had iPod Touch 4.0 with Camera.
1.She would take Chantix or some anti-depressant medicine so her hands wouldn’t shake
2. She would go to BestBuy but the most expensive DSLR with Tripod
3. Took about 100 pictures from each mo-fo angle.
4. Took the DSLR and Tripod back to Bestbuy and say , sorry pictures are blury.
5. Contact Gizmodo and Engadget at the same time and request $6.000 and NOT put the sh** on Ebay because they charge for posting pictures.
Well that’s just what my Grandma would do (She said)…
Your Grandma, My friend….
Is officially smarter than ANYONE who has accidentally stumbled across the new 4G iPhone/iTouch.
Wish I had your grandma…
looks like another piece of apple junk.
anyone who fell for this is stupid. There is no picture showing the camera. If someone was selling this it would be very expensive and they would be proud to show the camera