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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/09/iphone-prototype-surfaces-on-ebay-aims-to-fetch-a-pretty-penny/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/09/iphone-prototype-surfaces-on-ebay-aims-to-fetch-a-pretty-penny/</guid><description><![CDATA[Can it forward texts?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[seriousam7]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 9th 2009 7:47PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/09/iphone-prototype-surfaces-on-ebay-aims-to-fetch-a-pretty-penny/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/09/iphone-prototype-surfaces-on-ebay-aims-to-fetch-a-pretty-penny/</guid><description><![CDATA[hell, if it can receive calls without sending them straight to voicemail half the time it would be a step above my IPhone 3g ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[you]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 9th 2009 7:57PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/09/iphone-prototype-surfaces-on-ebay-aims-to-fetch-a-pretty-penny/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/09/iphone-prototype-surfaces-on-ebay-aims-to-fetch-a-pretty-penny/</guid><description><![CDATA[Well, it has at least some credibility, that's the same cheerios box used in the diagnostics menu.  As seen here:<br><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/14/ipod-touch-ships-without-os-x/" rel="nofollow">http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/14/ipod-touch-ships-without-os-x/</a>]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Terc]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 9th 2009 9:28PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/09/iphone-prototype-surfaces-on-ebay-aims-to-fetch-a-pretty-penny/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/09/iphone-prototype-surfaces-on-ebay-aims-to-fetch-a-pretty-penny/</guid><description><![CDATA[>>you<br>I had the same problem, got it warranty replaced, new phone did it WORSE<br>Went to the Apple store, they called it while holding it in their hand and it didn't ring<br>=new iPhone<br>Took me 3 months to get it replaced, but definitely worth the hassle]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Evan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 9th 2009 9:31PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/09/iphone-prototype-surfaces-on-ebay-aims-to-fetch-a-pretty-penny/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/09/iphone-prototype-surfaces-on-ebay-aims-to-fetch-a-pretty-penny/</guid><description><![CDATA[BUT CAN I USE THE PARTS FOR MY  IPHONE?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Flashpoint]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 9th 2009 9:34PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/09/iphone-prototype-surfaces-on-ebay-aims-to-fetch-a-pretty-penny/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/09/iphone-prototype-surfaces-on-ebay-aims-to-fetch-a-pretty-penny/</guid><description><![CDATA[@you @evan, Mine does the same thing. Thought I was always just missing hearing it ring.  But after enough times of having it sit on my desk and suddenly beep telling me I had a voicemail I've been convinced of the issue.<br><br>But having it repeat this in an Apple store is completely hit or miss.  It's akin to taking your car to the mechanic only to have it suddenly cure itself...]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nick]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 10th 2009 1:56AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/09/iphone-prototype-surfaces-on-ebay-aims-to-fetch-a-pretty-penny/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/09/iphone-prototype-surfaces-on-ebay-aims-to-fetch-a-pretty-penny/</guid><description><![CDATA[@Flashpoint: If you need parts, it would be cheaper to get a new iPhone 3G and break it up. The prototype bod has crossed $2000 !  :)<br>]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jash Sayani]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 10th 2009 1:41PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/09/iphone-prototype-surfaces-on-ebay-aims-to-fetch-a-pretty-penny/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/09/iphone-prototype-surfaces-on-ebay-aims-to-fetch-a-pretty-penny/</guid><description><![CDATA[it would be really stupid to buy this <br>it only makes call and rgets sms<br>i bet some stupid fanboys will pay thousands for this ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[damiaking]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 9th 2009 7:50PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/09/iphone-prototype-surfaces-on-ebay-aims-to-fetch-a-pretty-penny/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/09/iphone-prototype-surfaces-on-ebay-aims-to-fetch-a-pretty-penny/</guid><description><![CDATA[yo igoon <br>eye eye<br>etc. <br>this is your calling !]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[KAIKAI]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 9th 2009 9:02PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/09/iphone-prototype-surfaces-on-ebay-aims-to-fetch-a-pretty-penny/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/09/iphone-prototype-surfaces-on-ebay-aims-to-fetch-a-pretty-penny/</guid><description><![CDATA[Haiku is 5 syllables first line, 7 syllables next, then another 5 for the final line.<br><br>Just so you know.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[The WC]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 9th 2009 11:42PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/09/iphone-prototype-surfaces-on-ebay-aims-to-fetch-a-pretty-penny/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/09/iphone-prototype-surfaces-on-ebay-aims-to-fetch-a-pretty-penny/</guid><description><![CDATA[can it do mms?<br><br>can it copy and paste?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[chambo622]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 9th 2009 7:53PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/09/iphone-prototype-surfaces-on-ebay-aims-to-fetch-a-pretty-penny/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/09/iphone-prototype-surfaces-on-ebay-aims-to-fetch-a-pretty-penny/</guid><description><![CDATA[haha originality!]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Derry Quinn]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 9th 2009 8:09PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/09/iphone-prototype-surfaces-on-ebay-aims-to-fetch-a-pretty-penny/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/09/iphone-prototype-surfaces-on-ebay-aims-to-fetch-a-pretty-penny/</guid><description><![CDATA[any jailbroken iphone can do both of those...stop complaining and being so damn ignorant!]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[EI8HT]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 9th 2009 8:44PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/09/iphone-prototype-surfaces-on-ebay-aims-to-fetch-a-pretty-penny/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/09/iphone-prototype-surfaces-on-ebay-aims-to-fetch-a-pretty-penny/</guid><description><![CDATA[Oh I'm fully aware, I've been copying and pasting on my iPod Touch for months.<br><br>I wonder when Apple will feel the love and give us this feature out of the box?  I think WinMo has had this since like 2001 lol.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[chambo622]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 9th 2009 8:45PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/09/iphone-prototype-surfaces-on-ebay-aims-to-fetch-a-pretty-penny/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/09/iphone-prototype-surfaces-on-ebay-aims-to-fetch-a-pretty-penny/</guid><description><![CDATA[Some of us actually don't hack our devices or steal intellectual property (apps) from others.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[ark_v2]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 9th 2009 10:24PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/09/iphone-prototype-surfaces-on-ebay-aims-to-fetch-a-pretty-penny/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/09/iphone-prototype-surfaces-on-ebay-aims-to-fetch-a-pretty-penny/</guid><description><![CDATA[@ark_v2<br><br>Jailbreaking our phones does not mean we have to steal any software.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[adrian]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 10th 2009 5:16AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/09/iphone-prototype-surfaces-on-ebay-aims-to-fetch-a-pretty-penny/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/09/iphone-prototype-surfaces-on-ebay-aims-to-fetch-a-pretty-penny/</guid><description><![CDATA[yes, enlighten me...how is it that i am stealing anything after i jailbroke my iphone to be able to cut and paste and send mms?  ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[EI8HT]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 10th 2009 6:40AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/09/iphone-prototype-surfaces-on-ebay-aims-to-fetch-a-pretty-penny/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/09/iphone-prototype-surfaces-on-ebay-aims-to-fetch-a-pretty-penny/</guid><description><![CDATA[I remember something like this turning up, I think even on engadget with the iphone 2G but I don't think that one could make or take calls.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[George]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 9th 2009 9:35PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/09/iphone-prototype-surfaces-on-ebay-aims-to-fetch-a-pretty-penny/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/09/iphone-prototype-surfaces-on-ebay-aims-to-fetch-a-pretty-penny/</guid><description><![CDATA[Cheerio's! :D]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Zinger314]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 9th 2009 7:55PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/09/iphone-prototype-surfaces-on-ebay-aims-to-fetch-a-pretty-penny/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/09/iphone-prototype-surfaces-on-ebay-aims-to-fetch-a-pretty-penny/</guid><description><![CDATA[Why? ...pay a pretty penny for what is basically an iPhone, only crappier o_0]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[astrodemoniac]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 9th 2009 7:57PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/09/iphone-prototype-surfaces-on-ebay-aims-to-fetch-a-pretty-penny/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/09/iphone-prototype-surfaces-on-ebay-aims-to-fetch-a-pretty-penny/</guid><description><![CDATA[Well, its not just the iPhone that's on sale. It is a complete Prototype for the iPhone with documents, etc.<br><br>Nokia should buy it and learn from it. I know many would oppose this comments as Symbian can MMS, Forward messages, Copy/Paste, etc. But I am talking about the Touch interface and UI.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jash Sayani]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 10th 2009 1:44PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/09/iphone-prototype-surfaces-on-ebay-aims-to-fetch-a-pretty-penny/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/09/iphone-prototype-surfaces-on-ebay-aims-to-fetch-a-pretty-penny/</guid><description><![CDATA[Cool for bragging rights amongst uber geeks but really<br><br>Why?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[DiGiC]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 9th 2009 7:57PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/09/iphone-prototype-surfaces-on-ebay-aims-to-fetch-a-pretty-penny/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/09/iphone-prototype-surfaces-on-ebay-aims-to-fetch-a-pretty-penny/</guid><description><![CDATA[You just said why, moron.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Steve]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 9th 2009 8:35PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/09/iphone-prototype-surfaces-on-ebay-aims-to-fetch-a-pretty-penny/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/09/iphone-prototype-surfaces-on-ebay-aims-to-fetch-a-pretty-penny/</guid><description><![CDATA[omg its steve jobs!]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[mynk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 9th 2009 9:21PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/09/iphone-prototype-surfaces-on-ebay-aims-to-fetch-a-pretty-penny/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/09/iphone-prototype-surfaces-on-ebay-aims-to-fetch-a-pretty-penny/</guid><description><![CDATA[And what about the prototype?!]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[callused]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 9th 2009 9:22PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/09/iphone-prototype-surfaces-on-ebay-aims-to-fetch-a-pretty-penny/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/09/iphone-prototype-surfaces-on-ebay-aims-to-fetch-a-pretty-penny/</guid><description><![CDATA[I have a feeling Apple will have this removed, like they did with that un-released early iPod a few weeks ago.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eric]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 9th 2009 7:57PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/09/iphone-prototype-surfaces-on-ebay-aims-to-fetch-a-pretty-penny/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/09/iphone-prototype-surfaces-on-ebay-aims-to-fetch-a-pretty-penny/</guid><description><![CDATA[Link?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 9th 2009 8:08PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/09/iphone-prototype-surfaces-on-ebay-aims-to-fetch-a-pretty-penny/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/09/iphone-prototype-surfaces-on-ebay-aims-to-fetch-a-pretty-penny/</guid><description><![CDATA[<a href="http://writersblocklive.com/selling-rare-ipod-2009-02" rel="nofollow">http://writersblocklive.com/selling-rare-ipod-2009-02</a>]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[why not the LS2LS7?]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 9th 2009 8:30PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/09/iphone-prototype-surfaces-on-ebay-aims-to-fetch-a-pretty-penny/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/09/iphone-prototype-surfaces-on-ebay-aims-to-fetch-a-pretty-penny/</guid><description><![CDATA[Here's a picture of AN iPod prototype. Don't know if it was this one, though:<br><br><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/unavoidablegrain/3286394887/in/pool-69453349@N00" rel="nofollow">http://www.flickr.com/photos/unavoidablegrain/3286394887/in/pool-69453349@N00</a>]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[KarlW]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 9th 2009 8:31PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/09/iphone-prototype-surfaces-on-ebay-aims-to-fetch-a-pretty-penny/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/09/iphone-prototype-surfaces-on-ebay-aims-to-fetch-a-pretty-penny/</guid><description><![CDATA[I can't believe this would be real. Apple would bring down the hammers of hell if it was.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ed]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 9th 2009 8:16PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/09/iphone-prototype-surfaces-on-ebay-aims-to-fetch-a-pretty-penny/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/09/iphone-prototype-surfaces-on-ebay-aims-to-fetch-a-pretty-penny/</guid><description><![CDATA[It's probably not a KIRF, it matches the diagnostic mode already discovered in production units:<br><br><a href="http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/articles/comments/ipod-touch-diagnostic-mode-revealed-in-pictures" rel="nofollow">http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/articles/comments/ipod-touch-diagnostic-mode-revealed-in-pictures</a>]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[KarlW]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 9th 2009 8:21PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/09/iphone-prototype-surfaces-on-ebay-aims-to-fetch-a-pretty-penny/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/09/iphone-prototype-surfaces-on-ebay-aims-to-fetch-a-pretty-penny/</guid><description><![CDATA[Is this even legal? I know all the prototypes my company makes have a big ol "Property of *" plastered on them...]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[ShyGuy91284]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 9th 2009 8:24PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/09/iphone-prototype-surfaces-on-ebay-aims-to-fetch-a-pretty-penny/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/09/iphone-prototype-surfaces-on-ebay-aims-to-fetch-a-pretty-penny/</guid><description><![CDATA[You work for *?<br><br>Cool! Are you hiring?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marc]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 9th 2009 8:32PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/09/iphone-prototype-surfaces-on-ebay-aims-to-fetch-a-pretty-penny/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/09/iphone-prototype-surfaces-on-ebay-aims-to-fetch-a-pretty-penny/</guid><description><![CDATA[FOURTH!!!!11111!!!!]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[DM]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 9th 2009 8:25PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/09/iphone-prototype-surfaces-on-ebay-aims-to-fetch-a-pretty-penny/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/09/iphone-prototype-surfaces-on-ebay-aims-to-fetch-a-pretty-penny/</guid><description><![CDATA[more like FAIL.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[dcoaster]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 9th 2009 8:41PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/09/iphone-prototype-surfaces-on-ebay-aims-to-fetch-a-pretty-penny/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/09/iphone-prototype-surfaces-on-ebay-aims-to-fetch-a-pretty-penny/</guid><description><![CDATA[SKANK PHONE? LOL.<br><br>SKANK IS THE NEW BLACK!]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marc]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 9th 2009 8:31PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/09/iphone-prototype-surfaces-on-ebay-aims-to-fetch-a-pretty-penny/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/09/iphone-prototype-surfaces-on-ebay-aims-to-fetch-a-pretty-penny/</guid><description><![CDATA[Maybe this mode is how that iPhone 3G at the Apple service center took that picture?<br><br><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/28/iphone-3g-accidentally-snaps-photo-in-factory-reveals-long-lost/" rel="nofollow">http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/28/iphone-3g-accidentally-snaps-photo-in-factory-reveals-long-lost/</a>]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sofunnytom]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 9th 2009 8:34PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/09/iphone-prototype-surfaces-on-ebay-aims-to-fetch-a-pretty-penny/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/09/iphone-prototype-surfaces-on-ebay-aims-to-fetch-a-pretty-penny/</guid><description><![CDATA[Bring the bank bring the bank!]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Das Gluten]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 9th 2009 8:42PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/09/iphone-prototype-surfaces-on-ebay-aims-to-fetch-a-pretty-penny/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/09/iphone-prototype-surfaces-on-ebay-aims-to-fetch-a-pretty-penny/</guid><description><![CDATA[Apple would never create something that ugly and confusing. This is an obvious fake.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Colin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 9th 2009 8:48PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/09/iphone-prototype-surfaces-on-ebay-aims-to-fetch-a-pretty-penny/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/09/iphone-prototype-surfaces-on-ebay-aims-to-fetch-a-pretty-penny/</guid><description><![CDATA[If this is real, then its value is as a collector's item, not as a phone that can be tweaked and used for any real need.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bill]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 9th 2009 8:53PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/09/iphone-prototype-surfaces-on-ebay-aims-to-fetch-a-pretty-penny/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/09/iphone-prototype-surfaces-on-ebay-aims-to-fetch-a-pretty-penny/</guid><description><![CDATA[That's the software they used to get through GSM certification testing.  They didn't want to reveal the real UI in case it leaked.  That's why it does everything needed to pass the tests (make phone calls, send SMS, browse the web, pick bands) but not much else.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[steve]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 9th 2009 11:47PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/09/iphone-prototype-surfaces-on-ebay-aims-to-fetch-a-pretty-penny/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/09/iphone-prototype-surfaces-on-ebay-aims-to-fetch-a-pretty-penny/</guid><description><![CDATA[This makes sense.<br><br>Kinda funny that people are going nuts bidding on this, when it's not really a special piece of hardware, just a regular iPhone with shitty software.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[PW]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 10th 2009 3:45AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/09/iphone-prototype-surfaces-on-ebay-aims-to-fetch-a-pretty-penny/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/09/iphone-prototype-surfaces-on-ebay-aims-to-fetch-a-pretty-penny/</guid><description><![CDATA[Anyone else think it is weird that it is a prototype but only works with AT&T?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Whytey]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 9th 2009 11:56PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/09/iphone-prototype-surfaces-on-ebay-aims-to-fetch-a-pretty-penny/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/09/iphone-prototype-surfaces-on-ebay-aims-to-fetch-a-pretty-penny/</guid><description><![CDATA[Seriously.  This says it was built a few months before the product release...  By anyone's definition, the iPhone was entirely FINISHED "a few months" before release.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dan Fruzzetti]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 10th 2009 12:54AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/09/iphone-prototype-surfaces-on-ebay-aims-to-fetch-a-pretty-penny/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/09/iphone-prototype-surfaces-on-ebay-aims-to-fetch-a-pretty-penny/</guid><description><![CDATA[Just looks like the diagnostic screen to me...(like on the iPod Touches).]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 10th 2009 1:34AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/09/iphone-prototype-surfaces-on-ebay-aims-to-fetch-a-pretty-penny/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/09/iphone-prototype-surfaces-on-ebay-aims-to-fetch-a-pretty-penny/</guid><description><![CDATA[Holy shit. it has cut and paste!  (heh)]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian!]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 10th 2009 3:13AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/09/iphone-prototype-surfaces-on-ebay-aims-to-fetch-a-pretty-penny/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/09/iphone-prototype-surfaces-on-ebay-aims-to-fetch-a-pretty-penny/</guid><description><![CDATA[wow, he's posted a video of this :<br><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=US&v=sRxnZLLuLQs" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=US&v=sRxnZLLuLQs</a>]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[major86]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 10th 2009 6:50AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/09/iphone-prototype-surfaces-on-ebay-aims-to-fetch-a-pretty-penny/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/09/iphone-prototype-surfaces-on-ebay-aims-to-fetch-a-pretty-penny/</guid><description><![CDATA[Wow! I bid $1 million for that baby.  That was like the birth of the smartphone.  I mean the REAL smartphone.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[iphonerulez]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 10th 2009 7:32AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/09/iphone-prototype-surfaces-on-ebay-aims-to-fetch-a-pretty-penny/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/09/iphone-prototype-surfaces-on-ebay-aims-to-fetch-a-pretty-penny/</guid><description><![CDATA[Did anyone else see that the text below the serial number on the one shot says "skank is the new black"?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[ADAM]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 10th 2009 7:59AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/09/iphone-prototype-surfaces-on-ebay-aims-to-fetch-a-pretty-penny/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/09/iphone-prototype-surfaces-on-ebay-aims-to-fetch-a-pretty-penny/</guid><description><![CDATA[That's a fake... can't be built BEFORE the launch (he say it was built 49th week of 2006... look at his youtube video, he open the diagnostic menu and the software say "build 8 : March 2007"... what a fake!]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sebb630]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 10th 2009 9:32AM</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
