Prototype Original iPad with Dual Dock Connectors Surfaces ⇥ macrumors.com

Product prototypes are fascinating, even after the product has been released. They help illustrate the story of its development, and the ideas that shaped what shipped.

There’s a Flickr group dedicated to Apple prototypes with some interesting examples of pre-announcement iPhones, a clear mouse prototype, and even a deconstructed development MacBook.