iPhone 3G queue forms in Manhattan
The line for the Apple iPhone 3G began to form Friday--an entire week before the device goes on sale.
Frankly, one shouldn't encourage such behavior by actually covering it. But if I were in Manhattan--instead of Austin, Texas--I, too, would have interviewed them in person by now.
The queue outside of Apple's Fifth Avenue store, covered first by GearDiary and then Engadget, apparently hasn't been formed by iPhone co-dependents, though.
It is instead made up of a group of people who may want to 1) set a world's record for standing in line to buy a product and 2) have a social-agricultural-political message they want the world to hear. However, it was difficult from the video interview on Engadget to determine what the group actually stands for.
On Saturday, the Apple 2.0 blog seemed to get further with the group's agenda. The group, which started off with about 10 on Friday and was slimmed down to 5 by Saturday morning after a night of rainfall, apparently supports organic farming and sustainability for the planet. According to Apple 2.0, they may be interested in turning the White House Lawn into an organic garden and they may be planning to buy iPhones for the presidential nominees.
The seemingly ad hoc group is certainly savvy in deciding to use the iPhone 3G to garner some publicity. However, to be perfectly honest, most mainstream journalists feel more comfortable interviewing gadget nuts rather than alternative souls hoping to use the media to change the world.
Natalie Weinstein is an associate editor who works out of Austin, Texas. She spent a decade as a reporter and editor in the newspaper industry before joining the CNET News staff in 2000. Natalie Weinstein is an associate editor who works out of Austin, Texas. She spent a decade as a reporter and editor in the newspaper industry before joining the CNET News staff in 2000. E-mail Natalie.
It's a stunt that they're doing.
Nice work guys (girls).
(Credit to Hamixda on engadget for this one)
Mary Pozo
mary pozo
HUH? What part of being a member of the press don't you get? You're profession CREATES this kind of celebrity pursuit.. To say that you regret encouraging it is press heresy.
Revel in your power!!!! Cast the scorn of the populous upon the monster you have created... Rack up those readership figures as only a true cynic can..... After all, you deserve it. Don't you?
Christ! Please don't tell me the press is actually getting a conscious!!!!!! How un-American!
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by Mbostick01
July 9, 2008 3:57 AM PDT
- I love my iphone however I don't get enough battery life, I found a lot of apple assecories to give my moble 3g iphone plenty of juice at www.batterygeek.us. I don't think that people realize that the 3g iphone needs even more juice than the other iphones. I found internal and external batteries for all my mobile needs.
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