I don’t cover technology news with an incredible fervor here on the site, but it is something I like to write about from time to time. So, when I read this, I found it way too interesting not to mention. This story is so hot off the presses that I’m burning my hands just handling it, but here it is.
Apple’s new iPhone has been found, in a bar. Yes, you read that right. While it’s been known that Apple have been working away on a new model of their popular iPhone, no details, and certainly not any pictures or prototypes have been released to the public. At least, not on purpose.
Gizmodo, a popular technology website, has just released a complete run down of the new iPhone, an iPhone which, they allege, was found in a bar in Redwood City, California. Yes, you read that right, and it gets even more interesting. Not only was this new model iPhone found in a bar, it was found disguised to look like an older model iPhone. That is, this technology was so new, and presumably so secret, that whoever was using it didn’t want anyone else to know what it was. Interesting, eh?
Gizmodo has had it, they say, for a week and spent enough time with it to know for sure that it’s indeed a new Apple product. The fact that it was found in a bar, left there, I assume, by some Apple insider, is certainly going to rub the super-secretive company the wrong way. Whether they come out and admit that what Gizmodo has found is real, we’ll have to wait and see.
In case you haven’t seen the latest…Gizmodo apparently paid $5000 to get their hands on this iPhone. And Apple has sent an official letter requesting its return. I guess it is legit!
Amazing, just got home from work and caught up on it all. How incredible of a story is this!
It was only a matter of time before Apple’s security let a new device slip. I’m amazed they lasted this long. The disguise isn’t that surprising either; I know RIM employees are often walking around with new devices that look like old ones. You have to test devices in real world usage and network conditions. The only way to do that is to use the device in all sorts of situations and that means leaving the lab.
I feel bad for the guy who lost it; apparently it was his birthday.
The new iphone does sound like it fixes a few problems with the 3GS, especially the screen resolution. When iphone came out 320×480 was average but now everyone else has 800×480 and browsing with iphone seems weak compared to nexus one or droid.