The news comes from 9to5Mac in the form of a short post in which they post photos of the prototype and record hands-on time in the form of a video.
With model number N90AP, the prototype has a design that is pretty much the exact same as the final design of the iPhone 4, save for the lack of screws at the bottom. Also, instead of having the Apple logo at the back, it has something that looks like, pokemon logo.
According to the original poster, all parts in the prototype are original except for its battery which the poster has replaced with an OEM iPhone battery.
It’s different software-wise too! Instead of the usual Springboard home launcher with its grid of icons, the prototype is running Switchboard which is a suite of tools made for testing the iPhone.
The only thing we find interesting about it is the Switchboard set of testing tools.
The item is still available for sale, so you can go over to page on eBay and enter your bid. Current bid is USD 4,500. Only US residents are eligible for getting hand on this thing. If you carry USD 10,000, you can have the product right now!!
Well, there is no real world use of this thing, but it would be a fair collector item for "$RiCh$" geeks.
SOURCE - Redmondpie
