People wait in line outside Apple's flagship store on Fifth Avenue to be among the first to buy the iPhone, Friday, June 29, 2007, in New York. The long awaited gadget hits the market Friday.
Jonathan Bricklin, left, and Bill Mack play ping-pong in the morning hours outside the Apple Store in the Soho area of New York, Friday, June 29, 2007, as people wait in line for the release of the iPhone which is expected to hit the shelves Friday at 6.p.m. The iPhone is to debut in Europe in late 2007 and in Asia in 2008.
Olga Daniels and Vitaly Myatlyuk from New York wait outside the Apple Store in Soho June 29, 2007, next to their Christmas tree and a sign that says "X-Mas Came Early" as customers wait in line for the release of the iPhone.
People wait outside an Apple store June 28, 2007, in Santa Monica, Calif., for the iPhone. The release of Apple's much-ballyhooed iPhone on June 29 is expected to give a boost to the emerging, multi-purpose cellphone market and possibly even help rival "smartphone" devices.
Bianca Palmigiano, the first and only person in line since Tuesday, waits to buy an iPhone for her son in front of the Apple Store in Pasadena, Calif., on June 28, 2007.
Early-bird customers including Joe Bird, left, wait in line two days before the Apple iPhone is set to be released outside the Apple Soho store in New York, June 27, 2007. Hype for the iPhone, which will cost $499 or $599, has driven demand into overdrive as it will be released nationwide at 6 p.m. on June 29.
A sign belonging to Greg Packer of Huntington, N.Y., sits at the front of the line as he waits for the release of the iPhone at the Apple Store in New York on June 26, 2007. Packer, who has been first in line since 5 a.m. on June 25, will be among the first to buy the latest must-have item from Apple when it goesd on sale at 6 p.m. on June 29.
Josh May, right, and Chris Lionel, left, with a group they call "iWait," wait to purchase an Apple iPhone outside of an Apple store in Walnut Creek, Calif., on June 27, 2007. The iPhone goes on sale nationwide Friday at 6 p.m.
George Thaut, 17, left, who has been camped out since June 25, 2007, stands in front of his tent and lawn chair as he waits to purchase an Apple iPhone at an AT&T store in Orem, Utah, on June 27. Thaut says he wants to be among the first people to buy the new cell phone, which can play music and videos and surf the Internet.
A group calling themselves "iWait," wait to purchase an Apple iPhone outside an Apple store in Walnut Creek, Calif., on June 27, 2007.
David Clayman, left, and Anthony Cardozo sit in line in front of an Apple store in New York on June 27, 2007. They are hoping to be some of the first to buy the new Apple iPhone when it goes on sale Friday.
An oversized display of an Apple iPhone hangs in the window of the company's store in New York on June 27, 2007. The iPhone, with a 3.5-inch glass screen and very few buttons, does e-mail, Web browsing, music and videos. It comes in two models: $499 for a 4-gigabyte version and $599 for 8 gigabytes of memory. It requires a two-year contract with AT&T.
Jessica Rodriguez joins the line to purchase an iPhone in front of Apple's Fifth Avenue store in New York on June 26, 2007. The much-promoted mobile phone from Apple goes on sale Friday at 6 p.m.
A customer talks on the phone as she walk past a sign announcing the iPhone at the Apple store in New York June 26, 2007. The iPhone triples as a cell phone, iPod media player and a wireless Web device. It sells for $499 to $599 and requires a monthly service contract that starts at around $60.
Greg Packer of Huntington, N.Y., sits at the front of the line as he waits for the release of the iPhone at the Fifth Avenue Apple Store Tuesday, June 26, 2007, in New York. Months of hype are about to come to a head for computer-maker Apple as it's highly anticipated iPhone goes on sale Friday evening.