When talking with other people in the line for the iPhone 5, most of them have been doing Apple launches for a long time and are used to living in these conditions. As I’m experiencing it for the first time, I am the one asking many questions. Yet, my neighbors tell those old stories about previous iPad and iPhone launches with passion, starry-eyed.
Some have told me the infamous story of the iPad 2 launch. Heavy rain and cold temperature made the wait even longer than other launches. But instead of considering them as bad memories, they try to remember every detail that made each launch special.
It is now clear that everyone is mostly here for the experience versus the device — or at least those that are not promoting something. Apple gadgets are a mere excuse to line up once again, memorabilia of days spent with strangers sharing the same passion.
Daylight and nighttime, heavy rain and blinding sun are past indications to help them keep track of all of them. Contrary to what I believed, the turnover is very low. People who have time to line up for up to a week are not that numerous.
On another note, the evening is now much more peaceful. We have moved to the plaza, which has made it more difficult for television crews to ask for interviews of the few fame-seeking half lunatics who tend to jump on every opportunity to appear on TV. That was very tiring.
With that video, I tried to capture the energy of the guys who are lining up every year, multiple times a year sometimes. It’s now time to face the dark but mostly cloudless night of New York. Be sure to watch the livestream of the iPhone 5 launch at 7am tomorrow.
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Robotics team to display New Year's ball The Muncie Robotics Team will display its New Year's ball 11 am-2 pm Saturday at JCPenney, Muncie Mall. PhyXtgearS 1720 consists of students ages 13-18 who compete in FIRST Robotics competitions throughout the region. The demonstration will be a chance … Read more on Muncie Star Press
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Yes, the HP Slate 500 is officially backordered, less than a month after its enterprising debut, and Hewlett-Packard claims it’s because of “extraordinary demand,” a phrase that’s presently not quantifiable. The long and short of it, though, is that you’re not getting one by Yuletide if you purchase the pricey portable today, as you’ll have to wait six weeks until they’re ready to ship out. Still, if your budding business bought in on day one, there’s still a chance it might arrive in time — ours is due to our door in early December, if that gives you any idea. We’ve pinged HP for comment, and hope to hear back soon. We’ll be sure to let you know just how “extraordinary” those sales numbers might be.
Update: We’ve yet to hear back from HP proper, but a trusted tipster with a contact inside HP spun us a very interesting tale — HP reportedly only ever planned a limited production run of 5,000 units, and received orders for 9,000 instead. When demand outstripped supply, HP apparently had to re-hire production workers just to get the presses printing out tablets again, and are presently placating angry customers by offering them over $ 100 off their $ 800 purchase as apology.
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Thinking of upgrading your Peek or Peek Pronto to a shiny new Peek 9? You may no longer have a choice — following an epic fail when migrating to a new network provider, loads of older devices were reportedly fried. Normally consumer outrage would run rampant at this news, but Peek CEO Amol Sarva has a plan — he’s offering brand-new Peek 9s to existing customers, free of charge. It’s not clear what will happen to the older units at this point, but a Peek customer service rep says that while fried QWERTY candybars are no more, the unscathed Peeks might possibly be turned back on. “We are currently waiting on T-Mobile to decide our fate,” the rep wrote, “There is still a CHANCE that the sky is not falling and older devices will continue to work.” In the meantime, Sarva has a rather difficult instruction for affected customers looking to get in on the deal: “Just check your email.”
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