One more linewalk: 5th Avenue, all the way around

Good morning everyone... are you all enjoying your iPhone hangovers? (Kinda like a tequila hangover, but with a stiff back from sitting in line all day.) We'll be posting more first impressions and news as we all recover from the hype singularity of iFriday, but in the meantime I wanted to post my final linewalk video from yesterday at the 5th Avenue store. (If you can't wait for an HD hands-on video, may I recommend a hop over to our buddies at Engadget for a 720p walkthrough?)

The only comparable experience I can think of to match up with the absolute insanity of yesterday at 5th Ave is attending a blockbuster movie premiere. I can remember, as a kid, standing in line at New York's legendary Ziegfeld Theater for the 1983 opening of Return Of The Jedi... that's what this was like. I'm sure our resident gaming expert can also contrast it with splashy console launches like the PS3 or Xbox 360. Like a movie premiere or a console launch, people chose to sacrifice their time and comfort for the opportunity to be among the first to have a new, specific experience.

This was shot at about 6:15 pm yesterday, with the line at the Apple Store 5th Ave NYC still stretching back 3/4 of the way around the block.

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