The iPhone has officially gone on sale in the US with unprecedented fanfare

Us Eastern Time on June 29 18:00(Beijing time on June 30 6:00) The latest news, the highly anticipated Apple iPhone officially launched at 18:00 local time on June 29, entering the hands of the first batch of users waiting in line.

The iPhone, which can be seen as a combination of a mobile phone, an iPod media player and a wireless Internet device, retails for $499 for 4GB and $599 for 8GB, depending on the device. T's wireless division, known as Cingular Wireless, is exclusively distributed. At present, the iPhone is only available in the United States, and there is no timetable for other countries.

The iPhone has sparked an unprecedented frenzy among Apple fans, with some lining up in front of Apple stores as early as Monday. At Apple stores and AT&'s across the United States; T business hall, rain or shine, there are Apple fans. Even Apple co-founder Steve Ballmer. Steve Wozniak and Philadelphia Mayor John F. John Street joined the queue. Although Apple CEO Steve Jobs promised to give Wozniak an iPhone, he wanted to buy one as soon as possible for his children.

The queues are so large that a magazine even has a special iPhone queueing issue that teaches queuing tips, such as how to take a free bath or find the cheapest restaurant nearby. In the crowd, some are hardcore fans, queuing all night to get the first time to get the iPhone; And some are savvy "scalpers" who snap them up in the first place just to get a good price.