BREAKING: Newer iPhone Gadget on Sale!

Photo of proud new iPhone owner Greg Packer courtesy Engadget.

According to Engadget, it’s “an absolute zoo” at Apple's 5th Avenue store, as consumers surged forth at 8 a.m. to purchase the next generation of iPhone, the 3G. Some of them have been camping outside the store (and at Apple stores around the world) since last week to be the very first geeks to own the new cell phone, and, with it, a priceless sense of self-satisfaction.

The amount of yelling makes it seem like a riot could break out at any moment... While the line doesn't seem as long as last year, the feeling of desperation is considerably thicker... Apple employees are doing their ego-booster/cult thing by standing at the door and cheering like maniacs... About 15 minutes after it all began, customers are slowly trickling out with phones in hand. Here's wishing you good luck, AT&T network!

Though nothing could match the euphoria of the very first iPhone release last year, the 3G does have plenty of exciting new features (sort of), even if it falls a little short of the quintessential American cell phone that "makes pancakes and rubs your balls" described by the late George Carlin.

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By John Del Signore in News on July 11, 2008 9:40 AM

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pk4l

I don't like the iphone ... treo is alot better.

NannyState

Steven Jobs: The Techie Wankers' Willy Wonka.

Rfive

The dickhead in the photo will probably be @ this weekend's Bon Jovi dickfest in the park. Maybe even first on line.

hungryghoast

this is so sad i can hardly manage to get angry about it....

Leon Freilich

TECHIE WECKIE

Joined the iLine

Took a day from new work

And snagged the iTem.

Greetings, youJerk.

JenChungsBaby

I tried out the new iPhone at an AT&T store last month and it actually seems very cool, even to someone like me who owns nothing from Apple and who's perfectly happy with a three year old cell phone. But being associated with idiots like this turns me off from wanting to buy one.

Rocknrope

“Why don’t you stick that thing up your ass, you Wall Street dick.”

bxbrian

@amsci:

Word is bond.

See now what I love about the whole iPhone thing is how you'll be at a bar and some dude will whip it out to impress the ladies.

You know who comes over? Other fratboys looking to talk gadgetry.

Guaranteed lulz.

smacky

pathetic and sad. No one notices your gay Iphone anymore.

Chosun

Wow, just re-reading what I read. I think I out-nerded anyone I know with that comment. Good times!

Chosun

For those who aren't into everything Apple, check out the HTC Dream which is slated for release (supposedly) on Oct 1 from T-Mobile. It's the first production-level phone using Google's Android, which is open-source. Looking forward to that...

mdow

everyone but #2: word.

ChampionOfTheSun

When you get through the doors of the Apple store, someone should kick you in the groin and call you a loser.

jenspellnogood

greg 'fudge' packer lemming wearing a bon jovi shirt - the ultimate douchebag. they should all have to pass through a sterilization machine to prevent them from poisoning the gene pool.

amsci

bxbrian: Word. You can usually count on JDS to bring the snark.

bxbrian

I'm really digging the snark level in this post.

Rocknrope

Sheeple.

Peter

My wife called me about 10 minutes ago from the Smithhaven Mall in Suffolk County. She was waiting on a line outside the Apple Store trying to get a new iPhone, and said that there were about 125 people ahead of her and many others behind.