Apple showing off a cell phone prototype...

[web_god61]

Apple showing off a cell phone prototype...Sorry no pictures.

Link: http://www.engadget.com/entry/1234000540022981/

 

[Hemingray]

Hm, the iPhone is making the rounds again, eh? I dun think so...

 

[Don't panic]

this has probably been said already, but guess where iphone.org leads to?

 

[Jaz]

this has probably been said already, but guess where iphone.org leads to?

Cool if it's is true.

Backing up Don't panic, here's the whois info on iphone.org. Funnily Cisco own iphone.net. Emarkmonitor are also the registrar on Apple.com so they do have a genuine relationship with Apple. Note the create date is Dec 1999.

The smiley is caused by a "colon D" in the Domain ID

Last login: Thu Dec 9 13:43:49 on ttyp1
Welcome to Darwin!
******:~ *********$ whois iphone.org
NOTICE: [Edited out usual disclaimer]
Domain ID15354654-LROR
Domain Name:IPHONE.ORG
Created On:16-Dec-1999 04:59:34 UTC
Last Updated On:27-Jul-2004 18:32:41 UTC
Expiration Date:16-Dec-2005 04:59:33 UTC
Sponsoring Registrar:EmarkMonitor Inc. (R37-LROR)
Status:CLIENT DELETE PROHIBITED
Status:CLIENT TRANSFER PROHIBITED
Status:CLIENT UPDATE PROHIBITED
Registrant ID:mKn-14211604
Registrant Name:Apple Computer , Inc.
Registrant Organization:Apple Computer, Inc.
Registrant Street1:1 Infinite Loop
Registrant Street2:M/S 60-DR
Registrant Street3:
Registrant City:Cupertino
Registrant State/Province:CA
Registrant Postal Code:95014
Registrant Country:US
Registrant Phone:+1.4089961010
Registrant Phone Ext.:
Registrant FAX:+1.4089741560
Registrant FAX Ext.:
Registrant Email:Apple-NOC@APPLE.COM
Admin ID:mKn-14211601
Admin Name:Kenneth Eddings (KE557)
Admin Organization:Apple Computer, Inc.
Admin Street1:1 Infinite Loop M/S 60-DR
Admin Street2:
Admin Street3:
Admin City:Cupertino
Admin State/Province:CA
Admin Postal Code:95014
Admin Country:US
Admin Phone:+1.4089744286
Admin Phone Ext.:
Admin FAX:
Admin FAX Ext.:
Admin Email:eddingsk@apple.com
Tech ID:mKn-14211602
Tech Name:eMarkMonitor, Inc.
Tech Organization:eMarkMonitor, Inc.
Tech Street1:12438 W. Bridger Street
Tech Street2:Ste. 100
Tech Street3:
Tech City:Boise
Tech State/Province:ID
Tech Postal Code:83713
Tech Country:US
Tech Phone:+1.2083895755
Tech Phone Ext.:
Tech FAX:+1.2083895799
Tech FAX Ext.:
Tech Email:ccops@markmonitor.com
Name Server:NSERVER2.APPLE.COM
Name Server:NSERVER.APPLE.COM

 

[Les Kern]

this has probably been said already, but guess where iphone.org leads to?

I'm sure they copywrite everything with even the remotest chance of use later. We may see iPizza, i7iron, iScrapple... insert any word. (iInsert is already taken, as is iPizza)

 

[Dr. Dastardly]

At first I thought this was bogus when I first heard it about a year ago. But now it seems more and more like this is becoming a legitiment possibility.

Apple has already been in discussions with Moto to put iTunes on phones... why unless an Apple was up to something like an iPhone made by Moto.

This iPod flash gets rumored around so much but maybe its not an iPod. Maybe they put a flash drive on a cell phone. That seems more Apple than ANOTHER iPod.

And really Apple's just not listening to the people who really want some sort of palm pilot or newton. I know Steve said that Palm pilots were dead, but look at how many smart phones that are out there now. Palm pilots didn't really die, they just became phones.

Anyway my 2 cents.

 

[blairwillis]

I'm sure they copywrite everything with even the remotest chance of use later. We may see iPizza, i7iron, iScrapple... insert any word. (iInsert is already taken, as is iPizza)

Apple missed out on this one: iScrapple

Interesting to see this aged (2 years) discussion about the iPhone name, when it ended up coming to a head between Linksys/Cisco and Apple this year with the iPhone announcement.

iScrapple.... mmmmm....

The only thing that disappoints me with the iPhone is the wait!