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buymeaniphone · Mar 8, 2007, 10:08 AM

Apparently Steve has been using his iPhone while out and about, this pic is of him at his son's soccer game. This is what the guy who took the photo said

"Yes, the photo is for real, and yes it is an iPhone that he was talking on, or at least it was the same size and shape. He took it out of his pocket to make calls using the touchscreen."

Does anyone else find it strange that he's wearing his "keynote" black turtle neck and jeans?

stevesnj · Mar 8, 2007, 02:43 PM

yeah in an interview he did on cnbc he said he has been using it for a while

Big Mac · Mar 8, 2007, 04:28 PM

Waaa, SJ gets all the cool toys.

Dark_Lotus · Mar 8, 2007, 07:13 PM

I wish I had a son that was on the same soccer team as his son...

Bob Marley · Mar 8, 2007, 07:42 PM

*reloads rifle*.
Lets see what we can do about it.

Sub · Mar 8, 2007, 08:07 PM

That is a hell of a photoshop.

Nodnarb · Mar 8, 2007, 10:56 PM

Besides sub, does everyone else think it's real?

You even said it yourself: He is wearing the black turtleneck and jeans! You really think he'd wear that to his sons soccer game and stand it that awkward position by himself near a fence listening to music and talking on the phone?

Really? Look at that thing!

However, I wouldn't find it hard to believe the fact that he does have a usable iPhone that he uses often.

Cloud · Mar 9, 2007, 12:33 AM

Coming from a graphic design background I can tell you that Steve's proportion is a significant size smaller than the gentlemen in the middle of the picture. Steve looks like he's 5'7" and 130lbs. He's about the size of the fence!

Also look at the blur marks on his left shoulder.

brassplayersrock² · Mar 9, 2007, 01:32 AM

the person who did the ps job sucked. look at the shadows. steves goes from left to right and the other shadows go right to left, or this is how i see them anyways

-a

C.A.T.S. CEO · Mar 9, 2007, 09:55 AM

photoshop, from a non-experienced stand point that img looks real, but now I see its most likely faked

buymeaniphone · Mar 9, 2007, 11:06 AM

Originally Posted by Cloud

Coming from a graphic design background I can tell you that Steve's proportion is a significant size smaller than the gentlemen in the middle of the picture. Steve looks like he's 5'7" and 130lbs. He's about the size of the fence!

What if the guy in the middle of the picture is 6'2, that would make steve look a little smaller dont you think?
I'm a graphic designer and theres nothing in this photo that conclusively tells me its a photoshoppped fake. I think theres a bigger chance that hes just using an iPod.

Simon · Mar 9, 2007, 11:34 AM

Does it really matter?

If it's fake, well duh.

If not, we learn Steve is using an iPhone. Duh again, because we already know he has been using it in the past. He's probably not the only guy at Apple who's using it. What do you think the engineers are doing? Of course, they might not be able to do it at their kid's soccer game though.

Really, who cares?

Cloud · Mar 9, 2007, 09:22 PM

Originally Posted by buymeaniphone

What if the guy in the middle of the picture is 6'2, that would make steve look a little smaller dont you think?
I'm a graphic designer and theres nothing in this photo that conclusively tells me its a photoshoppped fake. I think theres a bigger chance that hes just using an iPod.

If the person in the middle is in fact 6'2" then the person behind HIM should be about the same size as Steve. However judging from video fees and interviews... he looks a bit BIGGER and TALLER than depicted in this photo.

BTW my reply to this post has nothing to do with Steve using the iphone here. He could very well be listening to an ipod. Although I don't see why he would be using an ipod here at his sons game.... If I were at my sons game I'd have my full attention on the game. I could listen to my ipod any other time.

earthlings · Mar 9, 2007, 09:27 PM

Well, Steve probably has an iphone even if this photo was photoshoped.

papadopolis · Mar 10, 2007, 01:22 AM

this would not even be legal the iPhone has not been FCC approved it prob. just an iPod, he prob. has like 100 of them..... but he did say in an interveiw that he was not able to take it out in public untill now (it was like the day after teh keynote)

earthlings · Mar 10, 2007, 01:30 AM

true

Simon · Mar 10, 2007, 04:24 AM

Originally Posted by papadopolis

this would not even be legal the iPhone has not been FCC approved it prob.

They're not selling the device yet. There must be some legal way to run a not yet FCC approved device for testing. And BTW, Steve used the iPhone at WWDC to call Jonathan Ive. They didn't have FCC approval then either.

That said, I'm far from convinced the pic and story are true though.

red rocket · Mar 10, 2007, 06:51 AM

Originally Posted by papadopolis

this would not even be legal the iPhone has not been FCC approved it prob. just an iPod, he prob. has like 100 of them..... but he did say in an interveiw that he was not able to take it out in public untill now (it was like the day after teh keynote)

It's Steve Jobs, I don't think he's going, OMFG, I hope teh piggies don't arrest me 'coz I don't have FCC approval 4 my iPhone!

If he wants to use his iPhone, who's there to stop him?

Jobs=God, remember?

stevesnj · Mar 10, 2007, 09:46 AM

Originally Posted by papadopolis

this would not even be legal the iPhone has not been FCC approved it prob. just an iPod, he prob. has like 100 of them..... but he did say in an interveiw that he was not able to take it out in public untill now (it was like the day after teh keynote)

If its a working prototype it doesn't need FCC approval.

JoshuaZ · 10:46 AM

Its good to be king.

No doubt he's using it. I'm sure there are several people in Apple actively using prototypes in the real world. So would someone please find them and steal their phones.

Wouldn't that be crazy. "Apple Fanboy Mob Steals Prototype iPhone. Jobs Left Unmolested."