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Worker Accidentally Takes Pictures of iPhone Factory

gizmodo.com — The covert nature of Apple's production facilities is generally on par with those of military contractors, but according to one buyer's report, an iPhone 3G recently came pre-packaged with three photos taken inside an iPhone production facility.

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  • drethedog, on 07/28/2008, -3/+497From GIZMODO
    "I was sort of wishing that they caught a shot of guys in black turtlenecks and slim fit jeans whipping workers with brushed aluminum cables." - And a giant picture of Jobs face on the factory wall..... :)
  • inurb, on 07/29/2008, -5/+404Made me laugh hard...

    "iPhones aren't "manufactured"; they are hatched out of magical clear plastic egg crates that are laid by Jobs' own pet dragons...

    Jobs' himself then touches each and every one to give it the spark of life, and finally each and every iPhone is temporarily given to a family of unicorns to be raised until it is mature and ready to be delivered to some pretentious douche-bag. "
  • ProjectGSX, on 07/28/2008, -6/+163Dont bother clicking through unless you want a larger view of the picture shown here. The other two pics are blurry beyond all recognition.
  • redheadguy719, on 07/29/2008, -2/+139they appear to be using state-of-the-art plastic trays!
  • vsaint, on 07/29/2008, -8/+126How can this be considered news?
  • MRintheKeys, on 07/29/2008, -2/+86*****, I was expecting a cloudy palace full of rainbows and unicorns. ***** liars.
  • goldenratiophi, on 07/29/2008, -2/+79Actual photos:

    http://www.removethelabels.com/images/iPhone/IMG_0 ...
    http://www.removethelabels.com/images/iPhone/IMG_0 ...
    http://www.removethelabels.com/images/iPhone/IMG_0 ...

    They aren't really all that interesting. Two are extremely blurred and none really give any information or view of the factory.
  • likwidtek, on 07/28/2008, -4/+67finger condom http://www.removethelabels.com/images/iPhone/IMG_0 ...
  • cdigioia, on 07/29/2008, -1/+55Steve Jobs-

    "We will track down the bastards who did this and punish them brutally. I mean, really brutally. Weird stuff...Butt stuff."
  • orangefly, on 07/29/2008, -4/+54what did you expect....???....pictures of umpalumpas.....???....
  • tman84, on 07/29/2008, -5/+511 pointless iphone article on digg down, 8 more to go for the day
  • newwildlife, on 07/29/2008, -12/+52Really? This again?

    *filters out IPhone Articles*
  • Vector713, on 07/29/2008, -4/+43Pretentious douche-bag here,

    Best comment I've read all morning. Thanks for the laugh :)
  • Refluence, on 07/29/2008, -9/+42Buried for Couldn'tCareLess
  • inactive, on 07/29/2008, -0/+30Even stranger, in the notes app was the following message:
    PLEASE SEND HELP, TRAPPED IN IPHONE FACTORY.

    Chilling.
  • smacksaw, on 07/28/2008, -1/+24It would be thought-provoking if instead of a "inspected by 7" sticker on it, the worker took a photo of themselves after assembling your new iPhone.
  • thcobbs, on 07/29/2008, -5/+28WHERE DID YOU GET THIS INFORMATION?!?!?

    We must know. We have been authorized to use ANY means necessary to discover the traitor......

    ANY MEANS

    /me evil look
  • skiiper, on 07/29/2008, -2/+24Next story: Workers accidentally break into factory at night, accidentally steal plans, accidentally produces Hiphone 3G.
  • Rudegar, on 07/29/2008, -2/+24cool! those plastic trays are glossy!
  • penguin5201, on 07/29/2008, -0/+21No, I expected pictures of Oompa-Loompas.
  • Mroutrageous, on 07/29/2008, -3/+23WOW its a factory just like any other. I sure hope it make the front page.
  • chaos7, on 07/29/2008, -2/+21boring pics zzzzzzzzzzz
  • bigmarc27, on 07/29/2008, -0/+17How can you not see the importance of this!!! It proves that IPhones are manufactured instead of the widely held claim that they fall gently from the Heavens into your local Apple store. My faith is shaken.
  • alahao, on 07/29/2008, -1/+17On the stickers, it says "Need missing IMEI code" in Chinese.
  • rebrad, on 07/29/2008, -0/+15I'm sure that the transgressor will be caught. I believe that the standard punishment for Apple's Chinese Slave Labor is loss of a body part for sale on the international transplant network. I just hope this person isn't chosen for the replacement of Steve Jobs latest organ failure. Such an honor might be lethal. All hail Chairman Jobs.
  • thetanman, on 07/29/2008, -0/+15Ah, no oompa-loompa shots.
  • inactive, on 07/29/2008, -0/+15L. Ron, is that you?
  • mk3k, on 07/29/2008, -1/+14They do have amazing marketing. I only own an iPod. Semi Douche?
  • solid12345, on 07/29/2008, -0/+12It's a space station!
  • crapmatic, on 07/29/2008, -0/+12Yeah... I'm pissed how many clicks it took just to see these, too. Buried.
  • MasterPain, on 07/29/2008, -0/+11Those bastard have tables now I know the iphones secret to success!
  • inactive, on 07/29/2008, -18/+28***** you two of my friends died while taking pictures of an iPhone factory.
  • BossKey, on 07/29/2008, -1/+10And then, lolcats break into the factory and start producing OhHaiPhones.
  • ajmccoll, on 07/29/2008, -2/+11That's not a finger...
  • Redemption289, on 07/29/2008, -1/+10Well, it's conclusive. Apple has their products made, they aren't beamed down by space aliens. Thanks for yet another enthralling article Digg.

    But seriously, who the hell cares? It's a factory.
  • Skootles, on 07/29/2008, -1/+10I sure was hoping..
  • megamod, on 07/29/2008, -0/+9And protection screen with bubbles infused into them for extra protection. Fortunately they get those out before the Iphone makes its way to you.
  • ElbertF, on 07/29/2008, -0/+9Wow thanks, I almost clicked! :O
  • Troix, on 07/29/2008, -2/+11Buried for lame.
  • BossKey, on 07/29/2008, -0/+8Over 9000 Bothans died to bring us this information.
  • inactive, on 07/29/2008, -7/+15***** lame digg has this ***** as the #1 story
  • Setari, on 07/29/2008, -2/+9More like, one picture of a tray of iPhones and two pictures of a blurry mess. This is stupid.
  • FredFredrickson, on 07/29/2008, -3/+10Gizmodo is trash.
  • Kyan, on 07/29/2008, -0/+6And multi-touch, too!!!
  • inactive, on 07/29/2008, -6/+12Iphones come from the sun!
    If you look hard you can see the magical dragons who hatch them!
  • iNezy13, on 07/29/2008, -1/+7And THIS makes front page? This is worse than the time people complained for like weeks on end about how 4chan was down for a couple hours.
  • ChayD, on 07/29/2008, -0/+6Damn, if only I could Digg that comment twice!
  • mrmontrose, on 07/29/2008, -0/+6Well you can't expect kids not to play with shiny objects.
  • inactive, on 07/29/2008, -2/+8Constant track playing in the background.

    Apple good, Windows bad - Apple good, Windows bad.
  • octavio247, on 07/29/2008, -1/+6this is the same factory where the make GIGAPETS.

    they are going to catch the guy and chop off his pinky toe. it'll be replaced with a gps tracking device that looks like a flash drive with a little apple logo.
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