Gizmodo: spy shots

Palm Pre Spotted in the Wild Back of a Sprint Store

John Herrman — Fri, 15 May 2009 05:05:39 EDT

This strapping, pixelated young gentleman—seen here posing with a similarly strapping, less pixelated Palm Pre—says he took these pictures in the back room of a Sprint store. Is the Pre launch imminent?

First, some lightweight forensics: With faintly recognizable Sprint logos scattered around the room, the photos do look like they were taken in the back of a Sprint store, or at least somewhere within the Sprint industrial machine. The EXIF data on the photos says they were taken with a BlackBerry 8330 yesterday evening. So far, so good.

For some reason, this guy didn't feel the need to obscure his face (we've done it for him), which implies—though in no definite way—that he doesn't really care much about his job, or the job of the friend who let him in, or whatever. Backwards ballcap dude isn't an exec, factory worker or a person with special access who has his hands on a Pre: it's just some guy at a local Sprint store. These pictures are sqaurely circumstantial as far as evidence of a launch goes, but hey, that rumored early June date might not be so far-fetched. More pictures below. [Thanks, guy!]

Actual HTC Opal Spyshots Surface (Touch's Twin)

John Mahoney — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 12:40:00 EDT

The Touch-like HTC Opal we saw renderings of earlier this week looks like it definitely exists, according to these leaked shots. Yeah, if you're having a hard time seeing a difference from the original Touch, so are we. We saw some specs too that indicate it's very similar (still no 3G, same processor), but here it is, in the wild. The Touch HD we saw definitely still holds the title of HTC leak-of-the-week, though, and if anything's going to be a true successor to the original Touch, it's that, not the Opal. Another shot post-jump. [Pocketpt.net via Boy Genius]

Forthcoming Nikon D90 Looks Certain, Kit Priced at $1,299

John Mahoney — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 16:35:43 EDT

Rumblings of new Nikon DSLRs have been reaching deafening levels, and this Circuit City SKU pretty much confirms the D90 is on the way. The successor to the fantastic D80 is going to drop soon, bundled with an 18-105mm VR lens (probably the same one the D80 was kitted up with) for $1,299. Not bad, considering a similar D80 kit will probably run you about a grand if you were to order today. But don't, because release date rumors have been indicating the new hotness could become official as early as next month. [Nikon Rumors]

More PSP 3000 Spy Shots

Jason Chen — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:40:00 EDT

A tipster mailed in these additional PSP spy shots to go along with the ones we saw yesterday. Assuming this is real, it shows a black PSP with the new PlayStation button, the mic hole, and a thinner outer ring. There's also the headphone jack with the TV out port which features more arrows than before. Color us amazed. If anything, this says that everyone, from Sony themselves to people who have nothing better to do than to make fakes and seed them to news sites online, aren't really expecting much out of the next iteration of the PSP.

Japanese iPhone 3G Is Perverts' Worst Friend

Jesus Diaz — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 06:58:00 EDT

According to reporter Nobuyuki Hayashi, the camera of the iPhone 3G sold in Japan will make a shutter sound every time you take a photo, even if you put the telephone in silent mode. The reason: all those pervs taking photos up the skirts of unsuspected women in public places.

According to Hayahi, the problem of up-skirt photography is so bad in Japan that most new cellphones have this feature (if you are a women) or bug (if you are a perv.) According to him, "some manufacturers have even put a louder shutter sound." The Japanese edition of the iPhone, however, just makes the normal one.

I really don't see the point of this measure however: the iPhone doesn't have a physical photo button, which really makes extremely difficult to take a clear up-skirt shot.

I mean, I can only guess that's the case.

Two things to Japanese pervs everywhere: fiber optics and video cameras.

Update: as readers have noticed, you can use Pwnage to jailbreak your iPhone and remove the sound. Why would you want to do this, I don't know.

AT&T-Branded Sony-Ericsson W350a Mysteriously Appears On eBay

Matt Hickey — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 00:30:00 EDT

It looks like the Sony-Ericsson W350a is coming to AT&T later this year. One of the handsets has appeared mysteriously on eBay with AT&T branding. It's not a super-new phone, but the fact that it's got the AT&T logo is something interesting. Was this a demo phone? A loaner from SE? Will AT&T carry the phone in the near future? We don't know, but Sony-Ericsson fans have just perked up their ears. [PhoneNews]

This Might Just be the Helio Ocean 2

Adam Frucci — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 11:23:25 EDT

Is this the Helio Ocean 2? According to someone on the Helio City forums who grabbed this screenshot from a since-removed YouTube video, yes. Is Helio even going to be around long enough to release another version of the Ocean? We'll see, but I'm not placing any bets one way or the other. But the fact that this shot makes the phone look very similar (and just as thick) as the original doesn't make me optimistic. [Helio City via Engadget]

BlackBerry 9000 Spy Shot: Is it the Real Deal?

Sean Fallon — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 10:00:44 EST

Someone on the BlackBerry forums with the handle "Cooper" who claims to hail from Waterloo, Ontario (RIMs Canadian HQ) has posted what appears to be a photo of the upcoming Blackberry 9000 series. If this photo is the real deal, you can plainly see that the much-rumored touchscreen functionality would not be part of the equation. Before you get all disappointed, keep in mind that this could be anything from a mock-up to a really awesome fake. [BlackBerry Forums and Boy Genius via Pocket-Lint]

Official Nokia N82 Product Photos Leaked

Sean Fallon — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 13:00:27 EST

The official announcement is slated for tomorrow, but the official press pics of the Nokia N82 have already been leaked to the public. As far as features are concerned, users can still expect to see a 5-megapixel camera with a Carl Zeiss Lens and auto-focus, 3G, 30FPS VGA video capture, secondary video camera, 2.4-inch screen, GPS, FM radio, TV-Out, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth 2.0. [intomobile]

Zune 2 Display In the Wild Again

Jason Chen — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 11:35:35 EDT

We saw a couple leaked display shots of the Zune 2 before the thing was even announced, but a Wal-Mart in St. Louis seems to have them up on prominent display. The site itsnotlikethat.com claims that the sales person "confirmed they were for sale", but it seems to us that it's unlikely that retail stores even have shipments of this thing so far before its 11/13 official launch. If it actually is for sale, can any Giz readers run down to that store for us and pick up a few? Seriously. We'll pay you for it and everything. [itsnotlikethat]

Nokia N82 Spy Shots

Jason Chen — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 13:22:16 EDT

The Nokia N82 got specced way back in May when it was announced with the N81, but we haven't seen pictures of it in the wild until now. The specs are still the same: 5-megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss Lens and auto-focus, 3G, 30FPS VGA video capture, secondary video camera, 2.4-inch screen, GPS, FM radio, TV-Out, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth 2.0. What's new? The announcement's expected to be on November 2 for availability. [Kraj via Unwired View via Mobile Review]

AT&T LG Prada Spy Shots

Jason Chen — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 20:01:50 EDT

This isn't the KE850 LG Prada that we played with before, but a new LG CU920 Prada version that's heading to AT&T—which means there will be two touchphones battling it out on one network. Our source tells us that it's very light, but comes with an antenna (!) that's easy to snap off. It's supposedly 3G, but took a long while to load up Gizmodo (probably because of our huge images). It's got zooming like the iPhone when browsing, but takes a couple steps instead of the iPhone's one. Check out the non-fuzzy pics in our gallery after the jump.

AT&T LG Shine Spy Shots

Jason Chen — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 17:40:06 EDT

Our tipster didn't give us many details on this, but apparently the LG Shine—previously seen in flip-version on Verizon—is heading to AT&T. No real details here other than it's coming (including whether it's this black finish), but check out our previous Shine coverage to see if you're interested.

(UPDATE) iPod Nano Spy Shots Show Fat, Big-Screened Nano

Jason Chen — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 11:53:49 EDT

[Update: Apple asked us to take down their art, so it looks it may be absolutely real. The horror.] 9 to 5 Mac has a couple follow-up spy shots of the iPod nano resdesign we posted about last weekend. If these are real, then it confirms the fat nanos that have a giant screen on the top half (which supposedly plays videos) and the scroll wheel on the bottom half. And it confirms those colors we talked about earlier as well. It also confirms that these nanos are kinda ugly and fat. [9to5mac]

Cellphone Porn: Motorola Canary and Capri Mash It Up

Charlie White — Thu, 15 Jun 2006 09:08:57 EDT

We bring you pictures from a website that treats cellphones like porn: BengalBoy, the so-called "Bleeding Edge Pimp," shows us what Motorola's two unannounced and unreleased handsets, those two well-rounded baubles nicknamed Capri and Canary, look like when they're nuzzling up next to each other.

In case you were wondering, the Capri is the purple slider on the far left, and the Canary, a clamshell that's pictured in gray here, is the Motorola Razr's thinner and smaller successor. And what do you know? Compared next to each other here, the Capri and Canary are just about the same size. So take your pick, slider or clamshell. You might want to take a look at this guy's site for dozens more pictures. But we're warning you, it's not exactly safe for work. – Charlie White

Motorola Canary vs. Capri!! Flip or Slide? Its all PIMP to Me! [Bengalboy]