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I was covering Irvine when the Apple iPhone was first announced. I sat glued to my computer screen practically drooling over my keyboard. I’m a long time mobile phone user – and my first “smartphone” was an iPag in 2000. I planned six months in advance that I would wait in line – however long necessary – so I could be one of the first to get the new device. But my plan was to wait outside a store in L.A. County so my coworkers in O.C. would not stumble upon me as a story subject. But that got me thinking: maybe I should actually write about my journey for the Register. So, after I admitted my nerdy nature the Register editors cheered me on while I blogged about my 26 hour wait for the first iPhone. That writing led me to cover some tech news in my off-time and to eventually cover tech while the tech reporter was on maternity leave. The link (above) is to a wrap-up story about my first iPhone wait. The links below point to my live blogging. I’ve also included links to my coverage for the second and third iPhone releases.
- iPhone fever hits OC and one reporter in particular…
- Lining up for the iPhone with Sonya
- Inside the Apple store at 6 p.m.
- Slow day at T-Mobile?
- Photos from the iPhone front lines
- It’s iPhone day
- Breakfast outside the Apple store
- Where exactly is Sonya?
- CNN is here!
- Beating the sun at the shadeless Apple store
- Watch the SqueezeOC iPhone video
- iPhone goodies show up online
- Five hours to go and ready to pass out
- Apple store closes! See the photos
- Two hours to go — anxiety sets in
- Making extra money
- I got one!
- Crazy, mad house and the aftermath
- Watch the video — The last 20 seconds
- Watch the video — Apple welcomes first buyers
- Unwrapping the iPhone on video
- After the aftermath, Sonya & the iPhone
- More clues on when Apple will launch the next iPhone
- Apple iPhone 2.0 expected next week
- Let the live Apple iPhone 2.0 coverage begin!
- iGirl’s iPhone 2.0 wrap-up: Cheaper, faster, better!
- New iPhone leaves iGirl wanting more
- iPhone countdown: All you need to know
- 10 reasons why camping out for iPhone is better this year
- OC’s iNerds start lining up for 3G iPhones
- The iPhone 2.0 tweeting has begun!
- Meet the iCrowd at the Irvine Spectrum Apple store
- Closing in on the 3G iPhone, meet the iLine
- It’s iPhone time!
- 28 minutes to get iPhone activated
- iGirl’s iPhone verdict: No regrets but…