> It's the design mock up from the final presentation to Motorola for the iRadio (name later changed to Envoy).

> The head of frogdesign, Hartmut Esslinger met Spielberg on a plane and showed him this mockup. Steven asked if it could be used as a prop in the film, and Hartmut gave it to him.

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cbdevidal 4 hours ago | parent | next [-]

It’s mind-blowing to me that the actual guy who designed it chimed in. Assuming it’s not a fake comment, what are the odds!?

	▲	eterm 4 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		Much greater than now, given the open discoverability of the original post here, versus the walled-off content we have today, locked away in discord servers and the like. Furthermore, the act of replying to that post will have bumped it right back to the top for everyone to see.
	▲	abanana 2 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		That's why I like HN, it seems to happen a lot here! Mention a piece of hardware or software, even something obscure from years ago, and half an hour later you've had an answer to your question from the designer or the CEO.

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jansan 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Wow, Motorola had an iRadio before Apple released their first iPhone? I did not know that.