The Green Room

Here’s a graphical representation I put together of the dozens of rumors that have been circulating over the past few months regarding the third generation iPhone that’s likely to be announced next week at WWDC 2009 (our keynote liveblog details can be found here). Click the image for a higher resolution version. There’s a few notes for this one:
* I’ve put some source numbers beside each arrow, these are the references for each rumor and are published at the bottom of this post.
* The rumors (such as release date and price) that don’t really match a particular part of the iPhone’s hardware/software have been placed at a random point on the back of the iPhone.
* The prediction key is based entirely on my own opinion, and is by no means accurate.
Of course, if anything else develops between now and Phil’s keynote, I’ll be listing them here, so be sure to check back before the day, and remember, we’ll be covering the keynote live right here on TGR, click here for the details. – r.

Update: It seems this has generated quite some interest around the internet with more than 10,000 people visiting per day – thanks for your views, tweets and pings!

Update 2: The great folks over at iPodizados.com have translated the graphic into Spanish. Check it out here!

Source list:

1: http://blog.gadgetlite.com/2009/04/10/gen-iphone-percentage-battery/

2: http://stuff.tv/News/iPhone-30-to-have-Nike-pre-installed/12418/

3: http://gizmodo.com/5261343/next+gen-iphone-specs-launch-date-rumor-looks-fishy-oled-screen-light+up-apple-logo

4: http://gizmodo.com/5200034/next-generation-iphone-may-have-fm-transmission-capabilities

5: http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&ie=UTF8&langpair=de%7Cen&u=http://www.iphone-ticker.de/2009/05/28/die-nachste-generation-ersatzteil-sichtungen-in-hong-kong/ (Translated)

6: http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/04/04/next_ipod_touch_iphone_to_support_low_power_802_11n_mode.html

7: http://www.macrumors.com/2009/05/07/digital-compass-magnetometer-confirmed-in-next-iphone/

8: http://www.macrumors.com/2009/04/07/iphone-video-recording-interface-digital-compass-voice-control-and-auto-focus-camera/

9: http://daringfireball.net/2009/05/the_next_iphone

10: http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/05/29/apple_briefs_staff_on_wireless_iphone_movie_and_tv_downloads.html

11: http://www.allaboutiphone.net/2009/05/iphone-30-and-video-recording-now-with-youtube-uploading/

12: http://www.macrumors.com/2009/05/26/next-generation-iphone-case-to-have-matte-finish-enhanced-3g/

13: http://www.macrumors.com/2009/04/03/apple-ordering-3-2-and-5-megapixel-camera-sensors-for-iphone-and-future-product/

14: http://www.macrumors.com/2009/01/31/adobe-and-apple-working-on-flash-for-iphone/

15: http://9to5mac.com/hong-kong-iphone-3

16: http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/backstage/comments/ipod-nano-5g-next-gen-iphone-design-changes-revealed/

17: http://www.9to5mac.com/iphone-video-conferencing

18: http://www.9to5mac.com/broadcom-BCM4329-iphone-802.11n-FM

19: http://www.macrumors.com/2009/05/27/new-comparison-photo-of-matte-iphone-enclosure/

20: http://www.chinaontrade.com/iphone-4g-spare-parts-c-69.html

21: http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.areamobile.de%2Fnews%2F11103-existenz-bestaetigt-iphone-32-gb-bei-t-mobile-in-kuerze-verfuegbar&sl=de&tl=en&hl=en&ie=UTF-8 (Translated)

22: http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2009/05/next-gen-iphone-specs-launch-date-revealed/

23: http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/15/apple-is-indeed-talking-about-opening-iphone-background-tasks/

24: http://www.businessweek.com/technology/ByteOfTheApple/blog/archives/2009/04/making_movies_t.html

25: http://www.phonenews.com/apple-consolidating-av-cables-ahead-of-iphone-hd-launch-7648/