As most already know George Hotz also known as “GeoHot” unlocked the Apple iPhone with a hardware and software hack.
He posted about it on his blog complete with step by step instructions and links to his custom software and needed hardware as well.
The story picked up so much buzz, he was interviewed by CNBC’s Erin Burnett:
He unlocked two iPhones, one for him to keep and one to sell on eBay dubbed as the World’s Second Unlocked iPhone.
In the end, the eBay auction got a ton of fake bids which was expected and made it impossible to sell but have no fear for the 17 year old hacker boy… there is a silver lining…
Terry Daidone, the co-founder of Certicell contacted George and offered to make him a trade for the iPhone. The trade was for a Nissan 350Z and 3 8GB Apple iPhones.
Now that things are starting to calm down a little, GeoHot is heading to his first year at college.
As an added bonus to this cool story, Google offered him a summer internship for his next summer break.
- You Can Order The iPhone Today On eBay For $1,000 | May 14, 2007
- The Apple iPhone Has Been Unlocked | August 24, 2007
- Apple iPhone Software Unlock Now (Almost) Available | September 1, 2007
- Cutting iPhone Price By 33% Equals 300% Jump In Sales | September 11, 2007
- Apple Says iPhone To Access YouTube Content | June 20, 2007
