14 DAY TRIAL // In a video interview with The Verge, former Apple executive Tony Fadell discusses iPhone prototypes and how Apple eventually did away with the hardware keyboard, in favor of a touch-screen.
Regarded as the father of the iPod, Fadell left Apple a few years ago to start his own company, Nest. Fadell sells the best-looking (and probably best-working) thermostat you’ll see on the market today.
But we’re not here to talk home appliances. We’re here to show you this two-minute clip (embedded above) featuring Fadell eager to discuss iPhone prototypes, particularly the prototypes for the original version of the iPhone.
Fadell reveals to The Verge that Apple fiddled with the idea of a physical keyboard, but eventually went for the touch-screen interface. He also says Apple had three prototypes, the third of which was supposed to be the next-generation iPhone. As it turns out, that prototype eventually shipped as the original iPhone.