{
  "id": 2104618,
  "title": "A ton of Apple memorabilia is up for auction, including Steve Jobs 8th grade science project",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/a-ton-of-apple-memorabilia-is-up-for-auction-including-steve-jobs-8th",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-20T08:26:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mashable",
    "slug": "mashable",
    "url": "https://mashable.com/tech/apple-auction-steve-jobs-prototype-ipod"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A substantial assortment of Apple memorabilia, including a first-generation iPhone, a prototype iPod, and Steve Jobs' 8th grade science fair project, is up for auction as part of Apple 50th Anniversary Auction Part Two. This event, currently live on RR Auction, showcases 212 items primarily from the tech giant's history, commemorating half a century since Jobs and Steve Wozniak founded Apple in Jobs' California home.\n\nAmong the auctioned items is an iPod development prototype, known as the Stealth iPod, which allowed engineers to refine the device's hardware and software while concealing its design during its secretive development. The prototype is notably larger than the final production model, measuring 8.5 x 12 x 2.5 inches.\n\nOther rarities up for bid include bank statements from Apple's founding year, a 1976 cheque Jobs wrote to a circuit board manufacturer, and various signs and displays featuring the company's previous rainbow logo. These items are primarily from the estate of Steve Jobs' stepbrother, John Chovanec, who inherited them after Jobs' death in 1993. Chovanec acquired Jobs' 8th grade science project, showcasing silicon-controlled rectifiers, and is now auctioning it alongside other memorabilia from Jobs' life.",
  "summary": "A large collection of Apple memorabilia is up for auction, including a prototype iPod and Steve Jobs' 8th grade science project.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "ZDNet",
        "title": "4 iPad accessories I swear by (including a cheaper Apple Pencil alternative)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/4-ipad-accessories-i-swear-by-including-a-cheaper-apple-pencil",
        "published": "2026-08-20T11:00:55.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}