Gruber said the barcode on the device gave an insight into how far down the production process Apple have gone. Gizmodo said the barcode on their iPhone read N90_DVT_GE4X_0493.
Gruber cites Apple sources in putting meaning to the digits. According to them, N90 is Apple’s codename for the fourth-generation GSM iPhone, due for release in June or July, while DVT stands for 'design verification test'.
Gruber concludes: "The DVT milestone is very late in the game; based on this, I now believe that this unit very closely, if not exactly, resembles what Apple plans to release."
For many Gruber's claims will come as a shock. The iPhone's design has remained basically the same since it was launched in 2007.
The Gizmodo prototype was a departure from the curved lines that has made the range such a critical and popular success.
Love it or hate it, it looks like the phone we all poured over on Monday is the one Steve Jobs will showing, albeit with less fanfare, come June time.
Via Daring Fireball
