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iPhone 3G Gets Even Babies in Line

A waiting line is already formed in front of Apple's flagship store in New York

By Florin Troaca, Communications News Editor

5th of July 2008, 12:05 GMT

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The queue formed in front of Apple's New York Store

We all know that Apple's new iPhone 3G will be released on July 11 in the US (and other 22 global markets), so there are about six days left until then. Well, six

days don't seem to be enough for some US iPhone fans, as the line in front of Apple's Store in New York has already begun to take shape.

According to GearDiary, there are at least ten people in front of the Cube from Apple's New York flagship store. They have tents, sleeping bags, food and - the shocking part - there's a couple among them who came with their six-month old daughter. The couple says the baby will "probably" not wait all the time in the line. But that doesn't change the fact that a baby as young as six months should not be involved in such an action.

Apparently, this early group wants to set a world record. On their website, suggestively named Waiting for Apples, they have self-titled themselves "The Who Farmers", saying the record should be for the "longest time waiting in line to buy something". Well, as they will have to stay in front of Apple's Cube until July 11, 8 AM local time, when all the US Apple and AT&T stores start selling iPhone 3Gs, they do have some good chances to set a record.

Reading more about the mentioned website, I've found that these iPhone 3G fans say that, during the in-line wait, they will eat "local healthy food", and "especially Apples". Furthermore, they will talk to people who pass by about "local organic farming", since this is "a critical element to sustainable healthy living, food security, youth education, and climate change mitigation".

Well, all this is definitely weird, and the fact that it revolves around Apple's new iPhone will surely bring more publicity for the Cupertino-based company (as if necessary).

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iPhone 3G | iPhone | Apple | New York

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Comment #1 by: pretty pink on 06 Jul 2008, 06:17 GMT

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i've always been a fan of apple product, from ipod to i touch, to laptops and i phone... i had the series 1 of iphone and i think its already really awesome the way it is, what more for the new improve and more affordable version of iphone... i think, my story would probably be the same if only it would be launch in our country.. unfortunately i had to flew all the way to hong kong just to avail one... it ain't stopping me... before july 11... i'll fly all the way to our neighbor country just to own 1...

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