An iPad prototype with two connectors has appeared on eBay
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/ May 29, 2012 11:09 AM EDT
Before the iPad's final release , Apple considered including two ports for the now ubiquitous device: one in its current position and another on the side. Apple engineers even built a prototype of this potential iPad, which has now appeared on eBay . With its two connectors, one on the bottom and one on the left side, this iPad is a functional 16GB model, which, however, has a working touchscreen. Otherwise, the dual-port iPad differs from the final design only in that it runs a hardware diagnostic tool that Apple uses for its devices, SwitchBoard.
