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iPhone Launch

Right down the walkway from the Firewheel headquarters is an Apple Store. Today is the day of the iPhone, and people are already waiting in line. This line includes Josh Williams, and John Critz (two of your beloved chefs). To be honest, I didn't feel like sitting under the 90 degree sun today so I resorted to making videos. Here is some one-the-ground coverage of the iPhone launch.

iPhone Launch (Part 1) - 10am
iPhone Launch (Part 2) - Josh plays Pokemon
iPhone Launch (Part 3) - Hot Hot Heat
iPhone Launch (Part 4) - First in line
iPhone Launch (Part 5) - Rain
iPhone Launch (Part 6) - First 100
iPhone Launch (Part 7) - Call of duty
iPhone Launch (Part 8) - Girls with Phones
iPhone Launch (Part 9) - We're In
iPhone Launch (Part 10) - Pwned the Line
iPhone Launch (Part 11) - Careful Cowboy
iPhone Launch (Part 12) - Cool vs Lame

Here an extra iPhone video for your enjoyment.

This thread will be updated as new videos are uploaded to the internets.

Posted by keegan on Jun 29, 2007 in Blab | 57 comments

AVP8472 on Jun 29, 2007

Cool!!

dyar on Jun 29, 2007

How many iPhones will be available at that store, any idea?

gswd on Jun 29, 2007

Anyone see the Daily Show last night?
Daily Show iPhone

josh Vip-micro on Jun 29, 2007

Just stepped back into the office. It's hot out there. Critz is holding my place. I have no idea how many there are. We're like numbers 55 & 56 in line, so we could be screwed.

Psy2k on Jun 29, 2007

How many more hours until the release? 5?

ChickAzul on Jun 29, 2007

(^_^) thank you for posting the vids. Can't wait to see if they do get the iphones after all that waiting, I hope there's enough!

it's so nice to see the guys and not just their avatars :P

tamashii on Jun 29, 2007

i am jealous of your video blogging

dishg on Jun 29, 2007

In the news, some people sell their spot in 5th avenue, anyone you see in your area (TX)?

JBVisions on Jun 29, 2007

[Quote at Forbes.com]

Apple's media blitz didn't escape first-day glitches. On NBC's "Today" show, co-host Meredith Vieira first met with problems simply getting the iPhone to work to show off its features, laughing that "this is why gadgets drive me crazy."

Later, with a team of Apple representatives hovering off-screen, Vieira was supposed to receive a call from co-host Matt Lauer in London. The iPhone - billed by Apple as the most user-friendly smart phone ever - displayed the incoming call, but she couldn't answer it.

And they cost how much? :)

AVP8472 on Jun 29, 2007

We're like numbers 55 & 56 in line, so we could be screwed.

Hope not, but as far I now, people can buy 2 phones on the day.

tamashii on Jun 29, 2007

oh wow - she is the most vapid news personality on the planet too.

I am pretty sure Today is part of M$ (in a way), though I wonder how much of that effects decisions like having someone like her trying to use anything above a toaster.

laughcrazy on Jun 29, 2007

Yup, Keegan is the shiznit...and the whupping boy... =^)

tamashii on Jun 29, 2007

it bothers me when people profit off of the resale of items like this.

JBVisions on Jun 29, 2007

Keegan did you get Chris's email address? I could do with an enterprising referral. :)

gswd on Jun 29, 2007

No new video updates. What's up? Dinner break? Did Etherbrian bring them all Spaghetti?

tamashii on Jun 29, 2007

@JBVisions: His name is Chris Estes. Can't find an email addy, though. Pretty sure he isn't the musician.

JBVisions on Jun 29, 2007

:∫

How'd you know that?

JBVisions on Jun 29, 2007

Don't tell me....... you ran up the road and asked him.

tamashii on Jun 29, 2007

No - I live in Austin.

He listed himself on the Waiting for iPhone site.

rajr19 on Jun 29, 2007

so you just got it i guess?

rajr19 on Jun 29, 2007

its 6:01 central time i believe.

gswd on Jun 29, 2007

Well, it has been available for about an hour in Texas, now. SO based on where they were in line, they might just be getting them, if they even had enough. I wonder if the Apple store was able to activate them, or did they then have to contact AT&T to transfer service.

iconmaster on Jun 29, 2007

Yeah, they got their iPhones. I don't know if you'll ever hear from them again. :)

gswd -- You actually activate it from your own computer, through iTunes.

rajr19 on Jun 29, 2007

neat-o

soprano on Jun 29, 2007

I'm in the Apple Store! They're sweet.

rajr19 on Jun 29, 2007

you got one?

opello on Jun 30, 2007

Pokemon, don't judge me.

Awesome.

lparziale on Jun 30, 2007

Josh & Keegan = Lost in iPhone land, no new features now for weeks! : (

JBVisions on Jun 30, 2007

I'm more worried about JC being in there with em.

AVP8472 on Jun 30, 2007

Can't wait for next video!!

Is it true that you get a dock, plug-in usb adapter and usb cable in the box too?

JoMilla on Jun 30, 2007

VIDEOS KEEGAN!

lparziale on Jun 30, 2007

V I D E O P L E A S E

Steax on Jun 30, 2007

Is it true you get a jetpack, plug-in brain chip and lightsaber in the box too?

Me want videos!

AVP8472 on Jun 30, 2007

Is it true that you get a dock, plug-in usb adapter and usb cable in the box too?

I checked it out. All the above + ear phones/microphone + branded cleaning-cloth.

Is it true you get a jetpack, plug-in brain chip and lightsaber in the box too?

If only :)

Steax on Jun 30, 2007

Are those guys still in Apple Heaven? Looks like none of the Chefs have even talked on the forums for a while...

zelda013 on Jul 01, 2007

maybe they'll take a long weekend to play with their new toys...

drelin on Jul 02, 2007

A links of the iPhone news ;-)
iPhone has arrived!

robopopo on Jul 02, 2007

awwwww... im getting so nerdy about iphone...WANT IT BADLY! ,)

whoisgregg on Jul 02, 2007

My brother waited in line for a few hours and got one for him and one for me.

It's a *nice* little machine. Completely blows away every other cell phone I've ever owned (and that includes a SLVR, RAZR, and a bunch of cheapies). Setup was a breeze and I'm still discovering cool little features. (I refuse to read documentation.)

keegan on Jul 02, 2007

Just uploaded the rest of the videos. Enjoy!

rajr19 on Jul 02, 2007

"i just pwned like 200 people in line"
"pokemon. don't judge me"

lol

lparziale on Jul 02, 2007

Cool vids, thanks Keegan!!

gswd on Jul 02, 2007

So, I think we got a little taste, but when do we get the virtual tour of the offices?

rajr19 on Jul 03, 2007

giveawayoftheday has an iPhone converter thign

tamashii on Jul 03, 2007

haha - I have the same exact Nokia!

AVP8472 on Jul 03, 2007

Hey guys. After a week or so can you give us a quick review on the iPhone as you see it. Also does the keyboard get easier to use as the days go by. Thanks!!

gswd on Jul 03, 2007

Hackers descend on the iPhone - info here.

richardm on Jul 06, 2007

Down here in Oz, we have to wait another 5 months ... argh! the pain, the PAIN!! :(

lexipixie on Jul 06, 2007

so did you get one???
my friend and i waited in line for 6.5 hours, in a lovely air conditioned mall where we were given free chick-fil-a sandwiches, starbucks coffee, bottled water (from the Apple employees), popcicle and muffin from williams-sonoma, and some body butter from the body shop! haha... it was awesome! and totally worth the wait... i LOOOOVE my iphone! ;)

zelda013 on Jul 06, 2007

zowie. sounds like it would have been worth it to wait in line even if you didn't even want an iPhone !

a2 Vip-micro on Jul 06, 2007

I'll say, that sounded like a day at the spa and a 5 star restaurant all in one!

tylermenezes on Jul 08, 2007

Just thought everyone might find this kind of funny: http://stupidiphonelady.com/

zelda013 on Jul 08, 2007

that's HILARIOUS !!!!

zelda013 on Jul 08, 2007

hype : it's a crazy thing...

rajr19 on Jul 08, 2007

yeah i already heard that story. its hilarious though

debbye on Jul 08, 2007

i just found this & felt it appropriate for this thread:

Ms. Duh Monthly

@tylermenezes - i just love YouTube … no one is safe!

tamashii on Jul 10, 2007

keegan: would you mind explaining the steps and what not you went through to film, extract, export and upload your videos?