iPhone Mania

Some early adapters will be getting iPhones this Friday, July 29th after 6pm. The rest of us will be waiting to hear their reports. If it still seems attractive, we’ll be getting ours when Apple ships iPhones to all its authorized retailers.

We understand that some people are in line at Apple Stores now, four days before purchase is possible. The anticipation hard to resist, but if it does turn out to be the revolutionary phone the fan-boys claim, it will be around for a while, we’ll all have plenty of time to buy one.

News of iPhone is hard to avoid. Mainstream and alternative media is full of stories. Apple, of course, has the most complete information with its 20 minute, multimedia guided tour.

Yahoo Finance has a good rundown of the costs of the AT&T service plans for the iPhone. They seem to be on par with plans offered for other top-of-the-line phones.

An authoritative weekly audio podcast covering every aspect of the iPhone story can be found at Apple Phone Show and there are two daily podcast, one audio, Today in iPhone and one video with CNET’s Veronica Belmont, Eye on the iPhone

An inevitable underground market for all things iPhone is flourishing on eBay, the hot bed for such things, as of now shows 1414 hits for the term “iPhone”.

What’s selling? At the highest price, “iPhoneSvcs.com” sold for $140,000. Even e-mail addy’s are up for bid with “iphone.direct.distributor@gmail.com” going for $1400. Not sketchy enough? People are selling what they claim to be the iPhone itself. Whether it’s a cardboard facsimile or a brick in a box we cannot say for sure, but if you ask me steer clear.

While you’re waiting to get your iPhone, it may be wise to get some accessories right away. The main thing you need is a good, protective case for the precious device. While you select your case from JR.com’s definitive selection, consider also a FM transmitter or extra power cord.

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