Apple Set to Release Highly Anticipated iPhone

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on June 29, 2007 - 11:13am.

Cupertino, Calif. - Lines extending several hundred people deep were expected Friday night as Apple and AT&T retail stores began selling the highly anticipated iPhone.

The handheld device, which combines a mobile phone, widescreen video iPod and Internet access tool, is to go on sale beginning at 6 p.m. in each U.S. time zone.

Apple said that it plans to keep each of its 164 retail stores open until midnight to handle the anticipated rush.

A 4GB model will retail for $499, with an 8GB version selling for $599.

At Apple's flagship retail store in New York, customers began lining up on Tuesday, hoping to be among the first to purchase the device first unveiled in January.

In a surprise move, Apple CEO Steve Jobs has promised each of the company's more than 20,000 employees a free iPhone, a move that reportedly will cost more than $12 million.

http://www.apple.com/iphone/easysetup/getready.html

Published in DMW Daily, June 29, 2007

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Sensicast-- better than an iPhone?

Submitted by Patrick (not verified) on June 29, 2007 - 12:53pm.

Who needs an iPhone? I want a “Sensicast-Tranzeo 3000” that I saw on the WIRED site today: http://www.wired.com/techbiz/it/magazine/15-07/local Now datz what I'm talkin about.