A prototype of a eMate 300

Seen on Reddit, a prototype of an eMate. According to the poster, the hinge on the prototype differs from the one on the retail model, which is notoriously a bit fragile.

Posté le 13/06/2024 par

Another Apple Watch Edition

Seen on eBay, a gold Apple Watch Edition. As usual, the price is prohibitive (expect to pay over €12,000) for a technically obsolete watch, even if it’s still usable.

Posté le 11/06/2024 par

A prototype of a black iPod Hi-Fi

Seen on X, a prototype of a rare product: an iPod Hi-Fi. Its unique feature is that it’s completely black and glossy, whereas the commercial version is white.

Posté le 07/06/2024 par

An Apple Watch Edition

Seen on Yahoo Auction in Japan, a gold Apple Watch Edition.

Posté le 05/06/2024 par

A prototype of an Apple Set-Top Box

Seen on eBay, an Apple TV box from the nineties. This is the U.S. version, and it doesn’t include the red development ROM that sometimes shows up. The asking price is typical for this kind of item, $660.

Posté le 31/05/2024 par

A prototype keyboard for the Twentieth Anniversary Macintosh

Seen on eBay for a way too high price ($3,000…), a prototype keyboard.

Posté le 29/05/2024 par

The restoration of a DTK in a Mac mini case

Seen on YouTube, the restoration of an ARM development kit by dosdude1. If the machine seems familiar, that’s because it was recently sold on eBay.

Posté le 27/05/2024 par

A prototype of a Lightning to jack adapter

Seen on eBay for $60 (which is 6x the price of a standard adapter), a Lightning to jack adapter.

Posté le 25/05/2024 par

A prototype iPad nano 7G

Seen on eBay for $240, a prototype iPod nano 7G.

Posté le 23/05/2024 par

A hidden Commodore 64 program on a CD

The Germans from Welle: Erdball are big fans of retro computers, especially the Commodore 64. And in many of their CDs, DVDs, and vinyl records, they’ve hidden programs. In Tanzmusik Für Roboter, there are several, but I’ll start with the CD.

Posté le 22/05/2024 par