Make sure you’re in Hong Kong in September for the big opening.
Here we go again! Our sources have now confirmed more information following up on our post from a month ago where we originally had the Apple Store in IFC Mall opening this week.
We’ve now recently learned that Apple was not happy with the production of the actual furniture and had the contractors remake them from scratch thus delaying the launch this week. We understand the big light-up Apple logo (actually quoted as “F-ing big Apple logo”) is installed, as is the glass staircase that will link the 2-floors.
No matter how chaotic it was, Apple still sold a boatload on Day 1.
While Gizmodo seemed to relish and liveblog the problems that Apple and AT&T had on the first day of pre-ordering of the new iPhone 4 – but in the end, how you like dem Apples!
The end total in the US was 600,000 on Day 1 which is 10 times higher than the iPhone 3GS. It looks like everyone is looking forward to video calling, HD screens and editing movies on their phones.
This past Friday night Hong Kong time was the official date for the pre-order for the Apple iPad. You still have to wait until April 3rd to have it delivered but the buzz is out of control, as usual with various reports coming in from different sources.
Apple has announced pre-orders open up on March 12th for the Next Coming (also known as the iPad) and will be available to the public on April 3rd.
As history dictates, we in Hong Kong who are a mere 45-minutes away by car from the factories in Shenzhen that are making the iPad, will no doubt have to wait at least 2 weeks or more to see the WiFi version and perhaps longer for the 3G version.
In the meantime, we can only savor the new TV commercial…for now:
Check out the iPadawans.info blog for the latest iPad news.
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