Linked List: June 29, 2007

Friday, 29 June 2007

iPhone Availability at store.apple.com: 2-4 Weeks ★

2-4 weeks availability for both iPhone models. Word on the street is that AT&T stores were not the place to go today — they were doing in-store activation and credit checks or something. I was about 45th in line at the King of Prussia Apple Store and was out of the store, iPhones in hand, by 6:20pm.

Apple’s retail store availability checker shows that they’re still available at all Pennsylvania and New York stores.

iPhone Disassembly ★

This is just sick, but I’m glad someone is doing it.

Of Course I’m in Line ★

I’d say about 150 people here so far. Word is there are only five people in line at the AT&T store at the other end of the mall. Update.

Totally Uncorked ★

Joel Stein profiles winelibrary.com’s Gary Vaynerchuk for Time magazine. (Speaking of Time, anyone else find it conspicuous that they didn’t get an iPhone review unit?)

The Lightswitch That Might Explain a Lot About Java ★

It’s hard to believe this isn’t a joke.

iTunes 7.3 ★

Released with hours to spare.

Finger Tips ★

iPhone how-to movies from Apple.

That’s My Mayor ★

Philly Mayor John Street is third in line at a Center City AT&T store. (I saw him with a BlackBerry a few years ago.)

Gizmodo: AT&T EDGE Speeds on Steroids? ★

I ignored these reports when they started appearing last night, because it just seems too good to be true. But according to numerous accounts in major metro areas (including Philly), data speeds on AT&T’s EDGE network have gone from around 40 kbs to 200 kbs in the last day or so.

Levy Mugged for iPhone, Live on TV ★

Jiminy.

Update: Ends up it was just some jackass trying to steal the reporter’s microphone.

Ping Pong ★

Makes waiting in line look fun. (Via Gedeon Maheux.)

Jeff Atwood: ‘Why You Don’t Want an iPhone — Yet’ ★

Emphasis on just how slow EDGE networking is. Based on the handful of reviews this week, this is clearly the iPhone’s weak spot. Atwood’s also got a good point about the fact that free public Wi-Fi spots are often hard to find.

But I believe Jobs’s explanation that it’s a reasonable trade-off for battery life. I’m buying an iPhone today (I hope), but I have no illusions that I might not be buying a new one a year from now.