Pouring new images and video to show off the prototype of the IP moment, hidden by a security case that looks like a tiny iPod, barely gives a behind-the-scenes look at the infamous secret company’s product-development screens created by Steve Jobs. First annoyed by a Twitter user a few months ago Apple Pull DemoThis is our first look at the Apple Pal’s own built-in development apps on the pre-OS OS 1.0s software software build.
The video begins by showing what appears to be the original cardboard packaging used to deliver the prototype hardware to the testers. “This product is classified as Apple Pal privacy and is designated as an ‘Ultra’ security program,” the label reads. “This prototype must be returned when recalled or when it is yours,” says the labeling before obscuring the device’s origins. The sticker on the back of the prototype device itself shows that it is a “PVT” configuration, possibly. Similar to the leaked EVT board for the original iPhone, a prototype validation test (engineering) is performed to match the language seen on previous Apple Pull development hardware.
When the touchscreen device is turned on, we can see that it is configured to show Apple’s own built-in apps. One is the “Lisa Tester”, known by the Lisa Simpson icon, but probably the daughter of Jobs Jobs and the name of Apple’s Lisa Computer – the first computer to feature the GUI interface. The application allows testers to tweak the UI elements of the prototype. The “Springboard Zoom” app, found inside Lisa Tester, is similar to the original Watch Choice home screen that was first shipped to the Apple Play Watch in 2015.
There is no digital crown for navigation. Instead the buttons on the right side of the case can be used for home and power. The home button on the front and the volume up / down buttons on the left are never shown to be used and may not be functional. When clicking in settings, the device states that it has not received FCC approval for sale, adding additional confirmation of its prototype status.
Assuming the prototype is real – and it certainly looks that way – then it’s a remarkable example of a pre-production Apple Pull device we’ve never seen.