
Step right up and welcome to “Photo or ‘Shopped?” In this first installment, you get to decide if UMPC Fever actually has legitimate photos of an iPhone 4G handset or if these are some type of image rendering. There’s no wrong answer — at least not until Apple actually announces a new iPhone handset — and participation is free! The prize pool is generally non-existent though, so you’re playing for pride and bragging rights. ;)
From my perspective, the device in question looks like what I’d expect in a fourth-generation iPhone — a larger display but possibly a thinner handset. And the different colors like orange and green wouldn’t even surprise me. Apple went with multiple colors for the iPod, Nano line for example, and for some, color is a feature. The packaging in question looks very Apple-esque as well, so part of me says this could be the real deal. If Apple holds true to a June or July model revamp, they’ll have to start producing them a months in advance.
But then there’s the funky dock, which causes me to cringe. It looks like a bad mashup between a rocking chair and USB cable with a 30-ping connector. Granted, this could just be a third-party solution since it’s not going to fit in the iPhone box, but showing it at all loses street cred for this montage.
How about it, folks: photo or ‘shopped?
Image courtesy of UMPC Fever and digital.xy
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