A prototype of a Lightning breakout

Seen on eBay, a rather surprising find: a Lightning breakout board that apparently dates back to 2010.

A prototype of a Macintosh II tower

Seen on eBay, a prototype of a Macintosh II in a tower format, while the machine was only released as a standard desktop version (under the display).

Apple had planned the iPhone X in gold

Seen on Twitter, an iPhone X in a gold version, which was considered by Apple and progressed quite far in the development process. The image comes from the FCC, which approved this version.

An early prototype of the iPhone 3GS

Seen on Twitter, a prototype of the iPhone 3GS (the 3rd generation).

A prototype of a transparent Apple charger

Seen on eBay: something rarer than an iPhone or iPad prototype—a charger in a transparent casing.

A prototype Macintosh LC with a development ROM

Seen on a forum, a prototype Macintosh LC with a ROM different from the final version.

A prototype of a Power Mac 4400

Seen on a forum (and on eBay), a prototype of the Power Mac 4400.

A prototype of an iPod touch 2G

Seen on Twitter, a prototype of the iPod touch 2G.

A prototype of the first iPad

Seen on Twitter, a prototype of the first iPad.

The AirPods prototypes were transparent

Seen on Twitter, something cool: transparent AirPods (a nice change from the usual white). Since the 1980s, it’s been a classic at Apple — prototypes often have a transparent casing.