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Apple Made Three Versions of the Original iPhone [Video]

Apple Made Three Versions of the Original iPhone [Video]

Posted April 30, 2012 at 5:50pm by
Tony Fadell, former Senior Vice President of the iPod Division at Apple, says that the company created three versions of the original iPhone, including one with a hardware keyboard, before deciding on the touchscreen interface.

Take a look at this interview with The Verge...


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redribbon
redribbon - May 1, 2012 at 4:53am
i wish they re make the original iPhone with new hardware(a6 chip and 8mp camera and so on). i just love the shape of the original iPhone, oh i miss my old one :(
DLR
DLR - April 30, 2012 at 8:47pm
None of the three versions had a keyboard according to Tony. He said that there was a virtual keyboard and the hardware keyboard was only discussed in heated discussions.
Jared
Jared - April 30, 2012 at 10:05pm
I was gonna say... did they even watch the video before posting it? LOL!
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