Okay, so we’ll go ahead and crush a few dreams up front — there’s nothing here that proves this isn’t some funky KIRF iPhone or just an ad hoc or jailbroken app making things look completely funkadelic. Now that our skepticism is out in the open, we’ll be honest and say we really, really hope this is legitimate. According to the eBay description, this here iPhone prototype was constructed a few months prior to the real iPhone’s release, and it actually powers on, makes calls and receives SMSs. It sports a totally beta plastic matte screen, and the software is obviously pre-release. Oh, and the best part? The auction winner also scores a second beta phone that won’t turn on (yet), but we’re sure the right tweaker could fix it up into the most amazing secondary phone the world has ever seen. Forget all that bad economic news you’ve been hearing — you best bring the bring the bank if you’re thinking seriously about claiming this.
[Via iLounge]
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