Lost islanders snag an iPhone before the street date?

by Darren Murph posted Apr 20th 2007 at 8:26AM

If you're one of the many former Lost fans whose interest slowly faded after the show became predominantly filled with mind-numbing flashbacks, all while the writers attempted to string us all along until the next commercial break, we're right there with you -- but for the folks still hangin' in there to catch the 10PM broadcasts, last night's episode was a treat. Thanks to the wonders of DVR, an eagle-eyed viewer noticed that the "satellite phone" discovered on the island seemed a bit too modern for the circumstances, and upon closer review, an actual iPhone was unearthed. Hidden beneath a makeshift enclosure sat an iPhone interface, complete with an OS X Home icon, which leads us to wonder if the entire show isn't based in the future. Regardless, the islanders no longer have reason to whine about being stranded, as we're fairly confident there would be quite a manhunt going on if they offered up the pre-release iPhone in exchange for a boat ride home.

[Via TUAW]

Filed under: Handsets, GSM, EV-DO, Studies, Apple, iPhone OS

Tags: abc, Culture, iphone, island, islanders, lost, satellite phone, SatellitePhone, television, tv

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

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Ted Wugofski @ Apr 20th 2007 10:13AM

Hopefully the battery life will improve on the production model. The phone on Lost went dead after a few seconds!

Ted
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WWebb @ Apr 20th 2007 1:25PM

Also, I don't think the iPhone's GSM network would be of much use on a remote Pacific island. I can't even get a signal in my basement. But if the Losties did get a signal, imagine the roaming charges!

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derek @ Apr 20th 2007 12:07PM

yea... that doesnt look like the iPhone (ignoring the outer shell thing. the iPhone is wider and not as long.

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Daniel @ Apr 20th 2007 1:34PM

Still my favorite show, the 3rd season had a crappy start but it's getting better over the weeks. oh yeah Penny and Kate are hot!

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kaltherzig @ Apr 20th 2007 3:30PM

It's an Iridium sat phone casing with who knows what for an interface.. but that's not the iPhone. :P

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jim jonze @ Apr 20th 2007 2:57PM

They have actually established that the show is taking place in late 2004. They basically crashed on the day the show premiered and have been on the island about three months or so, so it is currently something like December 2004 in Lost-time. I think the phone is all super advanced for the time because Desmond's lost love Penny (who sent out the search helicopter) is from the incredibly wealthy Widmore family that owns several large manufacturing companies (one episode featured a Widmore brand birth control kit), so she probably has access to some really advanced prototypes for her search teams.