lol two gambling posts in a row.

Odds that I won't be buying an iPhone?

Odds that I just bought a HTC Trinity?

I like those odds.

I don't get it, how could they take bets on something like "someone gets trampled". All you have to do is bet a ton of money on it and then go find a friend to trample in line. I just don't see how that could work.

Could be my mistake... but aren't people already camped out for the iphone? They may take some losses on that bet.

no scanner is that good

Well now that all the world knows you're the number one.. just go home.. grab some food and go again and sit in that non-comfy chair....

could th 2 line plug be firewire / usb connector?

That looks like one of the old USB2/Firewire combination cables.

$600 would be better spent at a dentist

What a technowhore!

[www.tian.cc]

What is the point in having a Bluetooth enabled iPhone dock when the iPhone itself has Bluetooth?

So at first, I thought Apple was going to include the dock with the purchase of an iPhone, such as they did with the 1st 2nd and 3rd gen iPods. But now since it has a bluetooth slot, perhaps it will be sold serperately now and not included in the box. Because most likely the bluetooth headset will not be included with the iPhone. Well lets at least hope they include a damn wall charger.

THREE iPHONES IN ONE SQUARE FOOT OF EACHOTHER.

HOLYSHITCHARRRGE

/lamepun, if you are smart. or lame.

Ug.

Does this dude even have a cell phone? Does he know the Yankees have no chance to make the playoffs barring a run at the wild-card spot?

Again I ask who is he line sitting for? My guess is Paris Hilton...

three iphones together they shine so bright .......sniff.....its sooo beautiful

I guess that also I would be asking for a bit of support for what the rates on the iPhone are going for and the limited abilities it will start out with. Heck, I'm only 3 hours from Japan and could almost swear it would be cheaper for me to fly there and grab a comparable iPhone like device and still manage to spare the poor sap some change.

The world's scary sometimes... Wonder if he'll be the first one shot over this phone?

Been wondering just who is actually camping out to buy the iPhone when it gets released? Wonder no longer. Gizmodo has an interview with the lucky guy out front of the Apple Store in New York, and, let’s just say I don’t think they would hire him to dance in an iPod commercial.

The AT&T/iPhone Moral Quandary [Gizmodo] iPhone Alternatives [Forbes/Yahoo]Apple's iPhone casts big shadow on cell industry [Chicago Tribune]iPhone Guided Tour Shows New Features [iLounge]Non-Interview: First iPhone Campers Not What Apple Expected [Gizmodo]...

There was an article about the guy in the video (maybe CNN?). He's insane, he loves camping, being first in line, and then doing media interviews. He goes to CD launch parties, book signings, etc. In general he doesn't care about the products, he just likes being first and faking excitement.

Isn't that a real life Jay Sherman?

I've created a new scale that shows which diseases I'd rather have than watch this movie. Well, let's see, we're past scurvy, leprosey, unidentified yellow discharge, and the winner is: spastic colon! Good night!

Sad. (That guy brings back all the 25 year old stereotypes of Apple fanboys who don't care to understand the tech, just go gahgah over pretty, easy, toys) But. True. Weeping.

Nonstop iPhrenzy began yesterday, when we wrote kiddingly that Monday'd be the day that people should/would start lining up for an iphone. Exceeding all our expectations, yesterday was indeed the first day that people began their wait outside of the Apple store on Fifth Avenue.

For some reason I equate this guy and the like with those that proclaim "first!" when they get the first post on something.

But then I have to wonder if this is the Zune Tattoo Guy's brother, and if his owning an iPhone will spark a decade long family feud that will undoubtedly result in more, poorly chosen tattoos.

@HazyTodd:

what about disolving some of that fat from his head?

SFGate has what I think must be the best headline so far: "Can iPhone change the way we live?" See here. Lame-ass Scoble tries to cash in on the hype by running some badly made video comparing the iPhone to some non-iPhone from Nokia.

With less than four days until the Apple iPhone finally hits shelves across the country, anticipation is reaching a boiling point.

This Guys name I believe is Steve and he works for the sanatation dept in a town in Long Island. As a autograph seeker this guy is at every event and I belive has some mental issues. He never buys anything he stands in line for and he main goal is to get on Tv, which he has many times. If you want a Iphone you can give him the money to buy it for you because there is no way he's paying for one. My kids have nicknamed him Stinky and there are to many stories for this place to post about his antics.

Guys like that always reafirms my belief that gadget/console-release waiting lines is the place NOT to be, apart from people who are really profitting from it (like people who write news and reviews and get paid for that).

Other that that, I'd say it's a pretty stupid thing to do. Release prices are always sky high, it's more likely that you'll have bugs buying the product this soon, and finally, you'll be that stupid idiot complaining about the product not working as promised if that happens.

As for all the benefits, unless the gadget freezes time, or prints money, it's pretty hard to imagine why people can't wait a little longer to have a cellphone with enhanced stuff-you-don't-really-need.

Has nobody pointed out that this is "man in the street" Greg Packer? [en.wikipedia.org]

Fake Steve has already mentioned him by name.

I was in line overnight outside Central Park, for the (free) Dave Matthews Band concert. I beat this guy there, but not by much.... ~2am the day before a 4pm show :)

I bet he is an offensive, selfish, self-serving, media whore that only cares about what he is there for, and whether he gets to give his name to a reporter. I've seen this trash before. It's what zombies dream of biting first. I hope he is first in that line. Perfect protayal of the fat, lazy, unemployed (or on disability) 'merican.

@spare_change

He makes a hobby of standing in lines, even the ones were he doesn't get attention.