Apple (AAPL) hasn’t even announced its new iPhone yet and some people are already waiting in line outside New York City’s most prominent Apple Store to buy it.
Apple is widely expected to unveil its high-end iPhone 5S smartphone and midrange iPhone 5C at a press event on Tuesday. The new handset is rumored to go on sale in the U.S. on Sept. 20. But MacRumors found four people already camped outside the company’s Fifth Avenue retail store in Manhattan to be first to buy the new handsets when they likely go on sale in two weeks.
The new iPhones are the subject of anticipation among Apple fans and are providing fodder for comedians.
Pedestrians walk past advertisements for the iPhone 5 at the Apple Store in central Tokyo on Friday. Getty Images View Enlarged Image
YouTube video creator Matthias posted a funny short that mocks the iPhone 5S in the style of an Apple promotional video. The video says the S in iPhone 5S stands for “same,” because the company is simply renaming last year’s iPhone 5 to make it sound new.
“I think there is this profound and enduring beauty with how much we’re able to get away with,” Apple employee Bill said.
“Late Show” host David Letterman chimed in on the upcoming iPhone, too.
“Are you excited about the new iPhone? Every two months we get a new iPhone. This one is thinner, lighter weight, and more slender. So it’s much easier to lose in a cab,” he said.
“Late Night” host Jimmy Fallon also took a dig.
“Apple is expected to unveil the new iPhone at a press conference next Tuesday. Experts say it’s similar to the current iPhone, but different enough to make you hate your current iPhone,” Fallon said.
Online comic The Joy of Tech made fun of Apple’s rumored gold or champagne-colored iPhone 5S. The comic says the gold peels off to reveal a layer of chocolate.
Count on lots more Apple jokes next week, after the actual product launch event.
Fallon and fellow late-night comics Conan O’Brien and Jay Leno joked about tech subjects other than Apple this week, as well. Their targets included Facebook (FB), Google‘s (GOOG) Moto X smartphone and the Electronic Arts (EA) video game “Madden NFL 25.”
Fallon: A new study found that using Facebook has actually changed how our brains work. Yeah, it’s true. Before Facebook, when you said you liked something, you actually did.
Conan: They’re now making the first smartphone that’s not made overseas. (Google’s Moto X.) It’s made in Texas. It’s also the first smartphone that doubles as a handgun.
Conan: The co-founder of Google (Sergey Brin) and his wife have split up. When asked why, he said, “Search me?”
Conan: The new football video game “Madden NFL 25″ has a feature that lets you control the career of a player over several seasons. So you can move Tim Tebow to fullback, trade Tony Romo from the Cowboys, or plead guilty for Aaron Hernandez with just the touch of a button.
Leno: John McCain was caught playing video poker on his iPhone during the Senate hearings the other day. Everybody is criticizing McCain, but compared to what other politicians are doing on their iPhones, that’s not so bad, OK?
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