06/30/2007, 1:30pm, EDT
Saturday, June 30th
iPhone: Celebrities; skins; 'missing manual'
Mayor of Philadelphia waits in line for iPhone
The mayor of Philadelphia, John Street, was number three in line in his city as he waited to buy his own iPhone yesterday. Despite the 6PM launch of the product, Street was in line at 3:30AM, and sat waiting the entire day amid close media attention. While others in line cheered when he emerged from the store successful, some city residents were critical, noting that he may have delayed mayoral business.
iStyles launches iPhone skins
Accessory maker iStyles has released its first iPhone skins. There are 76 different art selections available, ranging in style from dark, sinister themes to images of nature and national flags. The skins are made of adhesive-backed vinyl with a clear protective layer, and the art itself is printed with UV-resistant ink. A download code gives access to matching wallpaper. Each skin costs $7.
Preview of Pogue's "missing manual"
Missingmanuals.com has posted a preview of "iPhone: The Missing Manual," a forthcoming guide by the famed tech writer David Pogue. The book will explain a number of tricks to exploiting an iPhone, such as the advantages of double-tapping, how to force-quit a program, and how to fool the light sensor into keeping the display on low power. The completed book should be released in August of this year for $20.
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Spike Lee???
Of course win95 wouldn't be auctioned off. They had enough copies for everyone at launch. Its not a limited availabilty product like the iPhone.
But I'm sure the xbox 360 was auctioned off for charity, as it also was a highly desired but limited availability item.
And did you happen to notice that you're not just bidding on an iPhone, but its part of a package.
Uh.. plenty left, I hear.
- Waiting for version 2 with GPS, more memory and a camera which swivels face fornt for iChat.
But you must recall people standing in line, the midnight madness sales, the mad dash to get the first copies. No one ever did that for OS 9.