Today was iDay as the media started calling it. The day when the much hyped iPhone was to hit the shelves at 6 PM local time across the US. About four hours before launch apple stores across the country put up black curtains as employees rushed to set up iPhone displays. Thousands of people have waited in line just to get their hands on the first ones, the New york stores opened a while ago and the San francisco stores are about to open in about 30 mins or so ( yes, i havent slept a wink all night, it 6:15 in the morning)

Here are some pics from engadget, PCworld and appleinsider.

I’ll update this post when the first customer reviews come out. Till then this is a great video review by David Pogue of the NYtimes: http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/nytimes-pulpbite/pogues-iphone-video-review-272554.php

And i have posted more stuff here

Great First Impression: Daring Fireball