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When a tipster sent word that some people were already loitering around the Apple Store in NYC I was immediately skeptical. Then I was sent this link and nearly fell on my knees laughing, then later crying as the terrible realization of the implications this has on my prospects of getting an iPhone on Friday. FYI – is it just me or is this guy a tool for taking donations to help him acquire an iPhone, just days before the product launch?

Wait, what am I saying? I can’t talk now, I’m on my way to camp out at the AT&T Wireless store in Fort Wayne Indiana. Goodbye!

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Apple Stores will be stocking an assortment of 25 available iPhone accessories this Friday during the big launch extravaganza. Most of these accessories are limited to cases and screen protectors, though I wonder if iPhone’s screen even supports screen protectors at all. We’ll have to wait for confirmation on that.

The company will also be offering its Bluetooth Headset for a hefty price of $129. Ouch!

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Remember that mysterious iPhone display unit erected in the wee hours at the 5th Avenue Apple Store? Well they have cropped up everywhere now. Both Apple retail stores and AT&T Wireless stores are featuring these frightening iPhone displays that demonstrate iPhone features and threaten to abduct your children.

What impresses me most about these displays is the amount of money invested in development. However much these units cost to manufacture, it wasn’t cheap I can tell you that. This illustrates the importace both companies place on this product.

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Apple has updated its iPhone product webpage with a new guided tour video, demoing the phone and its operation. This is the first official demo of the final software framework in action, but very little is revealed that we didn’t already know. One thing that was finally made clear is the location and placement of the SIM tray on top of the device, which wasn’t clearly visible in previous photos.

The scary part of the video is the Steve Jobs wannabe, wearing a black mock turtleneck with sleeves rolled up. He looked the part but failed miserably to use Steveisms like “Boom” and “wouldn’t it be great..”

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Apple employees are setting up a mysterious iPhone display that looks more like a prop from Stanley Kubrick’s Monolith than an iPhone model. Thanks to Andrew for sending me this tip (and pics).

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Really, nothing puts out fire like fiddlin’. Verizon’s CEO has a bang-up plan to deal with the iPhone and its market success:

“The way we come at this is to let the iPhone hit the market…. I don’t think it changes the game plan for how we approach the market. But we need to see the impact. The burden is on [AT&T and Apple] to prove the market will change.”

You could go and read the interview source at C|Net but it’s all business marketing speak and whatnot, so I’ve translated their plan to make it easier to understand:

1. put fingers in ears
2. close eyes
3. breathe in deeply
4. shout LA LA LA LA LA LA LA
5. say “I CAN’T HEAR YOU”
6. go back to step 3, as necessary

In other news, they have nothing to worry about with the Qualcomm chip embargo either. Everything is perfectly normal, move along quietly. Plz continue to buy ringtones at 3 bucks each and I really hope mobile TV is where it’s at, kthxbye.

This is possibly a picture of the iPhone dock that will be available at AT&T or Apple stores. There may be a variant that allows you to charge the eventual Apple Bluetooth Headset as well, details are still sketchy at this point.

Remember that mysterious unrevealed application that pushed the eleven default apps down into a nice even number, that caused such controversy? Well along with today’s announcement from Apple, the company has posted a new video demo which reveals said application. It’s YouTube.

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Fresh from the PR department, Apple just sent me a release proclaiming that YouTube Live will be available on Apple TV starting today, and later on the iPhone starting this Friday. Huzzah!!!

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Oh boy. My hands are already sweating…

“With the iPhone days away from being launched Nintendo has apparently begun working with Apple, licensing a limited amount of content for the new phone,” Noheat.com reports. Noheat reports, “These exclusive games will be released on the iTunes Store at a $29.00 price point a few months after the iPhone launches. No word on whether Nintendo will be distributing iPod versions of these games.”

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