iPhrenzy: iPhone Phans Storm MePa

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This morning at 7am, Apple unleashed its newest phone, the iPhone 3G S, upon the world. We checked out the scene in Midtown, now we're on-site in the Meatpacking District.

8:09am: "Ok, THIS is a line. Runs all the way down 14th Street to La Perla. There's a shorter separate line for people who pre-ordered."

8:10am: "I'd say there are more than 200 people here. People at the front of the pre-order line have been waiting an hour. 90 min in other line."

8:16am: "No fun giveaways here either."
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