![]() ![]() Update: TechCrunch reports that the investigation is on hold for now following claims by Gawker that Chen should be protected under California's Shield Laws, meant to help protect journalists from revealing sources. For now hang tight and we'll share more info as we get it. As you know, we published images of the iPhone prototype last Saturday, so we're tracking this story as closely as we know all of you are. ![]() That means a criminal investigation led by the San Mateo police and district attorney is almost certainly in full swing, which is, well, crazy. If you want a chance to get in on some iPhone history, though, you can try your luck with this prototype.The backstory of the lost fourth-gen iPhone prototype acquired by Gizmodo last week is certainly already the stuff of some legend, but hold on tight, because it just got even wilder: Giz editor Jason Chen's house was apparently raided by California's REACT computer crimes task force under the authority of a search warrant on Friday night and his computers and several other items were seized. That time around, the device fetched a whopping $61,100.Īpple has successfully had several iPhone prototypes removed from eBay in the past, so it’s unclear if this one will survive. The seller claims they originally listed this iPhone back in 2015, but for some reason the sale did not go through. Only a few are known to existĬurrently, the iPhone is sitting at $1,009.99 on eBay, but the auction’s reserve has yet to be met.
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