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Nationwide iPhone Line Gallery

The Apple nerds are out in force, lining up to buy iPhones not just in major megalopoli, but even in the far suburbs and hinterlands. Line-sittah Greg Packer at NYC's 5th Avenue Apple Store is over-exposed in more ways than one. Instead, admire the fortitude of another G-man — George Thaut, "17-year-old waiter at a rice-pudding restaurant" camping out in front of an AT&T store in Orem, Utah. George the Younger narrowly beats out the seven-month-old baby heading up the line in Palo Alto for the title of linesman extraordinaire. Check out the full map of iPhone line imagery so far, and weep for our nation. Of course, there's no reason you can't become part of the problem — submit your own line photos or Youtube videos to iphonelines@gmail.com (include city, location, and date/time), and we'll add them to the map. Check out Gizmodo's wall to wall iPhone coverage for maximum overdose. More »

11:55 AM on Thu Jun 28 2007
By Chris Mohney
14,290 views, 2 comments

Latest by Nationwide iPhone Line Gallery on The Secret Diary of Steve Jobs: The name says it all. See here. more »

flooding the zone

Nationwide iPhone Line Gallery: Call for Photos

As part of our veritable pogrom of dead-horse beating known as the Ultimate iPhone Campout Guide, we're pleased to also bring you a map of reader-submitted and media photos and video of iPhone campout lines throughout this great country of ours. Them iPhones don't go on sale until 6 p.m. on Friday, June 29, and yet some campers have already been at their posts for days. Send your cellcam pics or other photos to iphonelines@gmail.com, and we'll add them to the map. Links to Youtube video are welcome as well. Tell us the city, store, and day and time of the photo/video. Your shots can be anything even tangentially line-related at any iPhone line, anywhere in the U.S. Once we have enough entries, we'll debut the map itself hereabouts. Submit now! More »

4:35 PM on Wed Jun 27 2007
By Chris Mohney
3,445 views, Comment

los angeles

Ultimate iPhone Campout Guide: LA The Grove

The Grove is a swanky new-ish outdoor mall at the busy intersection of 3rd and Fairfax that's always as packed as Disneyland and comes complete with a trolley in case you're too lazy to walk the quarter-mile from one end to the other. Its prime location next to the Farmer's Market means there's plenty to do within walking distance. You won't lack for food, drink, places to relieve yourself of both, and the odd sphere of free wifi. More »

10:20 AM on Mon Jun 25 2007
By cvasko
1,765 views, Comment

san francisco

Ultimate iPhone Campout Guide: Santa Clara Valley Fair

If you can't make it to THE company store at Apple headquarters in Cupertino to pick up your iPhone, try having your iPhone campout at the next closest available Apple store — Westfield Shoppingtown Valley Fair in Santa Clara. Here's a guide for those of you making the leap into the Ultimate Coolness that IS the iPhone (albeit a leap that will momentarily risk your street cred by your camping out with the other n3rds). More »

10:15 AM on Mon Jun 25 2007
By ddeguzman
1,636 views, Comment

los angeles

Ultimate iPhone Campout Guide: Beverly Center Los Angeles

When deciding where you should do your iPhone campout, it would be quite the folly to discount the Beverly Center. First, all of the yuppies and the hipsters will be camping out at the Grove, meaning your odds of getting the phone are much better. Second, your main competition is likely to be a bunch of agency assistants who can be dispatched by writing "oxycontin" on a bottle and throwing it in the street. Third, Cedars Sinai Medical Center is next door, so you won't have to feel guilty trampling anybody as you make haste for the Jesus Phone. More »

10:10 AM on Mon Jun 25 2007
By jfahs
2,988 views, Comment

new york

Ultimate iPhone Campout Guide: NYC Staten Island Mall

Staten Island is famous for big hair, thick accents, and the Wu Tang Clan. The island is the only New York borough that isn't accessible via subway, and natives tend to classify themselves based on their proximity to two area landmarks: the dump and the Staten Island Mall. Due to the relatively suburban nature of Staten Island, the mall is a hub of social activity. It's also home to one of only three Apple Stores in New York City. The Staten Island Mall also offers you a second option to get your hands on the tiny touch screen status symbol at AT&T/Cingular Wireless. If you're wary of the crowds in Midtown and Soho, but don't feel like heading out of town, Staten Island could be an easier way to snag an iPhone with less hassle. To get the lowdown on area accommodations and attractions, I tracked down my friend, Shaolin resident, guitar master, and problem drinker D-Blaze. More »

10:05 AM on Mon Jun 25 2007
By hwalker
2,297 views, 1 comment

Latest by Monday PM Linkage on Curbed: · First condo sale officially closes at the Plaza [TRE] · ISO iPhone line stooges; must have experience [Racked] · More iPhone camping out: Try the Staten Island mall! more »

los angeles

Ultimate iPhone Campout Guide: Santa Monica 3rd Street Promenade

The Third Street Promenade tends to attract legions of eccentric wanderers (read: homeless vets and mental patients), street performers, and sunstruck tourists, as much for its bustling beach location as for its constant buzz of shoppers and strollers. iPhone seekers camping here won't have any problem finding bathrooms, restaurants, lodging, booze, or wifi, but this guide will let you focus on the important stuff, like getting your hands on that sought-after gadget. More »

10:00 AM on Mon Jun 25 2007
By hjupiter
1,855 views, Comment

los angeles

Ultimate iPhone Campout Guide: Pasadena Old Town

Pasadena's Apple Store sits in Old Town, a local epicenter of booze and food, nightlife, and women. Since most those things are either inordinately expensive or laughably beyond your geek fanboy abilities, we've sketched out some cheap and easy locations to get your campout on. Do remember that you're in Southern California, not Manhattan. The air is warm, the people are mostly kind, and the streets are relatively clean. After all, just because you're paying a $400 surcharge on a shitty iPod built into a 2004-era cellphone doesn't mean you can't enjoy yourself. More »

10:40 AM on Fri Jun 22 2007
By oceren
3,699 views, 1 comment

Latest by Friday Morning Linkage on Curbed LA: · iPhone Campout Guide for Old Town Pasadena [Gridskipper] · Making 400 sq ft look like 410 sq ft. more »

san francisco

Ultimate iPhone Campout Guide: SF Stonestown

Explain to your nerdcore friends that no, you aren't out in Ingleside to buy up the latest batch of Hello Kitty charms, but because, really, you'll be one up on those fools who chose to stake out the more obvious (or humane) Apple locations. Stonestown Galleria mall: Where you can sacrifice passable cuisine and bathrooms that don't involve keys on plastic buckets for the maybe-almost chance of getting your mitts some touchscreen action before the downtown-dependent softies beat you to it. Bring a flask and EVDO, because it's going to be a long night. More »

10:38 AM on Fri Jun 22 2007
By mgira
1,817 views, Comment

new york

Ultimate iPhone Campout Guide: NYC Fifth Avenue

So you've decided to camp out for the release of the iPhone at the Apple store on Fifth Avenue and 59th Street in Manhattan. Well that's just fine. There's a big open plaza to hang out in, the weather will probably be decent (unless it's raining), and you'll be surrounded by everything you need to survive in the wilds of the lower Upper East Side. And while you can't quite live off the fat of the land here, local merchants and traders will barter with you for baubles and provisions. Of course, you've chosen one of the most expensive neighborhoods in the country to do so, but there are a few ways to save money on the essentials of life. After all, if you're shelling out five hundred bucks and then some for this tiny, shiny, precious object, you'll need to save dough in other places. Commit this survival guide to memory, and sally forth to Fifth Avenue. More »

10:35 AM on Fri Jun 22 2007
By Victor Ozols
8,864 views, Comment

los angeles

Ultimate iPhone Campout Guide: LA Century City

Having just undergone a complete makeover, the new Westfield Century City shopping center has become a definitively modern, upscale, outdoor shopping experience. There's really no reason to ever leave the mall, which features a gourmet food court, restaurants such as Houston's and Gulfstream, a plethora of clean, free bathrooms, and a number of bars and lounges. But for campers awaiting the release of the iPhone, here's a list of nearby Century City lodging options, bathrooms, eateries, pubs, and free wifi. More »

12:05 PM on Thu Jun 21 2007
By hjupiter
6,350 views, 1 comment

Latest by DudeAsInCool: I dont think you can you can park there overnight.... more »

san francisco

Ultimate iPhone Campout Guide: SF Downtown

Pop quiz, hotshot: You're in downtown San Francisco at the edge of the Tenderloin, heart of crapping-in-the-street homeless guy territory, surrounded by soulless shopping and office buildings, camped out on a typical freezing cold SF summer day, and you need to eat, sleep, check your email, and release the bladder demons. What do you do? If you're a top-notch double-o-geek, you will have downloaded, linked, geocached, and tattooed on your forearm this handy survival guide to iPhone campery near the flagship Apple Store in downtown SF. "Mission Accomplished" banner, aircraft carrier, and nut-hugging flight suit are strictly optional. More »

12:03 PM on Thu Jun 21 2007
By mlevin
4,525 views, Comment

new york

Ultimate iPhone Campout Guide: NYC Soho

If you're angling to get your mitts on the new iPhone, be prepared to slash through the southern epicenter of New York's warlike shopping empire. Yes, folks: This. Is. Soho. And like Sparta, it will maim, torture, and dehumanize the unprepared. The Apple Store on Prince Street is smack in the middle of one of the highest-volume mass-consumption arteries in all of Soho, which also places it high in the running among the biggest time-, money-, and soul-draining locations on the planet. Of course, we should expect the impending iPhone frenzy to further amplify the crush of bag-toting AmEx-wielding humanity in the surrounding streets. Markups are predictably high throughout the neighborhood (even the street vendors charge a Soho premium), so you can rest assured that a reasonable hotel room, meal, or drink is not the norm — but not impossible either. More »

12:01 PM on Thu Jun 21 2007
By ikardon
7,569 views, 6 comments

Latest by nizz: I suggest adding the Jamba Juice on Mercer and Houston. There's a BOGO coupon to boot: [www.jambasummer.com] more »