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It would be another 10 years before Apple properly arrived on the phone market - and five more before the launch of the iPad, which is arguably the aborted VideoPad's spiritual successor.
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Mr Jobs is reported to have axed the VideoPad programme after concluding that the necessary technology to ensure a positive user experience was not yet available. The prototype being auctioned sports a fake memory card slot, a power socket, a phone line input socket and two grills for built-in speakers. Had it been realised, the VideoPad would have furthered the MessagePad concept with the addition of a camera and a video screen built into its hinged flip-top. However, it was never really a commercial success for the company, and the MessagePad and it's 'Newton OS' operating system were also shelved by Mr Jobs after his return to Apple.
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This device had gone on sale in the November of 1993 - and sold 50,000 units in its first three months. The VideoPad concept was Apple's attempt to follow up on its previous personal digital assistant, the Newton MessagePad. Proposed features: Folding design, camera, two speakers A rare prototype for the Apple VideoPad 2 (pictured) is expected to go under the hammer for some $8,000❱2,000 (£5,816¿£8,715) at auction in Los Angeles early next month VIDEOPAD 2 SPECS Unlike the VideoPad 1 and 3, the second design - which sports a folding screen and camera for video conferencing - was never officially shown to the public.Īccording to the auction house, Bonham's, the prototype was originally purchased from an Apple Engineer in Palo Alto, California, back in 1995. However, the design was never realised into a commercial product, and the project was scrapped in 1997 when Apple founder Steve Jobs returned to the firm. Three VideoPad concepts were developed by the California-based firm from 1993–1995 based on outline sketches drawn up by Apple's former CEO, John Sculley.