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The iPhone That Wasn’t: A Look Back

Today is launch day and soon the iPhone will emerge, filling those who acquire it with joy and haunting the dreams of the less fortunate. Join us in a journey through time and space as we return to the days before the JesusPhone. This round-up of iPhone hopefuls is a great glimpse into how cellphone…

Line count: 176 iPhone-hungry people

11 Hours Remain for Manhattan Campers

Remember that line at the 5th Avenue Apple Store we showed you last night? Well, it’s gotten a little bigger. Now about 130 people long, the line grows at a steady trickle–single campers, pairs, and groups pass by as we write this. It’s overcast and a little chilly, though the temperature is estimated to rise…

iPhone SF Campout Live (4AM PDT)

All is well, although my meager facilities responsible for writing well are almost entirely gone. I slept an hour tucked in between a phone booth and a light post. Street cleaning came rumbling by and almost clipped a camper’s leg off as it rumbled down Stockton street. Then, just now, someone just drove up the…

iPhone SF Campout Live (2:00AM PDT)

Just spoke with some Apple engineers. Good guys. Thanked them for giving us an alternative to Windows Mobile (The Phone OS that makes me want to vomit.) A lot of people here are definitely here to sell iPhones. Whoa, intersting — down in Palo Alto, Justin.tv’s intern almost got jumped defending his spot in line.…

Camera pointed at some Vanilla Ice wanna bees freestyling.[iPhone SF Campout Live Video, AIM me at lnelyiphoneboy30] https://gizmodo.com/sf-iphone-line-is-a-friggin-circus-p-s-were-live-273439

iPhone SF Campout Live (12:30AM PDT)

I went to get some Mel’s Diner, on Mission and 4th. Shit took forever for basically some Bacon and Eggs. Going to eat, we saw a new model WRX being shot for a commercial. (Ray Wert, we got video.) Now I’m back. The Justin.tv lifecam is working flawlessly, but I just swapped out a battery.…

Proof of iPhone’s Exchange Server Support?

Potentially good news for suits. Think Secret has turned up a menu — a screenshot, really — of the iPhone’s exchange tab in email settings. Who knows? But there’s more iPhone interface in their gallery [ThinkSecret]

AT&T EDGE Speeds on Steroids?

It looks like Operation Fine EDGE might be paying some pretty fine dividends. AT&T customers at both Mac Rumors’ forums and HowardForums are relaying that tonight they’ve been experiencing some fairly jazzed up EDGE action—speeds have been hitting around 200kbps, a far cry from the typical 40kbps that made Pogue-y a sad panda. https://gizmodo.com/iphone-data-to-be-boosted-by-at-ts-operation-fine-edge-265867 Dermot…

A Video Tour Down the SF iPhone Line

We went down the San Francisco Apple iPhone line (the circus of downtown) and asked people what they were going to do with their new iPhones. A couple good answers from the freaks and geeks, but you gotta watch for yourself. https://gizmodo.com/sf-iphone-line-is-a-friggin-circus-p-s-were-live-273439 And Lam’s answer? Put it down his pants? Get your own ideas, Lam.…

Linecount == 40. A bunch of Wired Magazine people just showed up. [iPhone SF Campout Live Video, AIM me at lnelyiphoneboy30] https://gizmodo.com/sf-iphone-line-is-a-friggin-circus-p-s-were-live-273439

Breaking news, crackhead next to me with boombox blasting is cruising for some maximum damage. Someone deliver me some nunchucks. Homeless guy just told me to tell you all, “TONIGHT WE’RE ALL HOMELESS! [iPhone SF Campout Live Video, AIM me at lnelyiphoneboy30] https://gizmodo.com/sf-iphone-line-is-a-friggin-circus-p-s-were-live-273439

iPhone SF Campout Live (10PM PDT)

Everytime someone asks me what I’m waiting in line for, I die a little death. It’s 10pm here, and mercifully, the wind has been tame. The northwest/southeast config of Stockton street just works this way. The line is about 45 deep. And there is this guy I camped out with at Final Fantasy Fan Day…

Hey, there’s a pay phone here…if I give this number to you guys, you’re going to call until I cry for mercy, right? So I guess I’d better not do that….but I kind of want to.

iPhone SF Campout Live (9PM PDT)

The WiFi here rocks. Hotel and Apple store. Anyone know if they’ll turn off the WiFi at night like Starbucks? (AIM me at lnelyiphoneboy30) Justin from Justin.tv came to fix my LifeCam rig. (Or, in the case of iPhone camping, no-life cam). THe weather is balmy, and I hear this is very different from NY,…

Storms Ahead for The Brave 40 on 5th Ave

We’ve seen some comments asking for more details about the action on 5th Avenue. Well here it is, as requested. At the fore, of course, is the man who by now needs no introduction. Greg Packer was incredibly amiable, talking to anyone who approached him. He even paused for a moment to let us snap…

iPhone SF Campout Live (8PM PDT)

Hey McCracken, one of your reporters, Michelle, got really freaked out she was on camera. Tell her I said sorry. Also, some Homeless guy, Stanely Michael Jackson, will stand in line for $200 bucks. That’s like $8 an hour. Text me at lnelyiphoneboy30 (AIM…get it?) if you want to take him up on his offer.…

SF iPhone Line is a Friggin Circus (P.S. We’re live)

Click to viewClick to view [UPDATED: On the main page.]Typical. While NY has sweaty Yankees fans like Greg Packer, SF’s Apple store has Circus freaks. We’re streaming live, but here are some shots of the folks in line, including Jerry, Mark, the hard-looking haircutter of few words, and the Peep Show Mini Golf (the circus…

iSmudginator Allows Defacement of Virtual iPhone

The iSmudgeinator is a cute little Flash app that lets you wreak minor havoc upon an iPhone. Smudging doesn’t seem to be as bad as this time-killer suggests, but some degree of the “answer phone” ear grease smudging is likely to occur. Some scratches are probably inevitable as well, although you’d have to deliberately etch…

How We’re Covering the iPhone Launch in Apple’s Hometown

Justin of Justin.tv is helping Giz cover the iPhone Launch SF, live. Sorry, no Greg Packer nipples. But SF is Apple’s hometown, and you can bet the fans will line up deep before Friday at 6pm. I’m going to relax a bit for an hour or two, since tonight promises to be a long one.…