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Some of you may already have one, some of you may already have dropped it, but many of you still don’t know what the fuss is all about.

Here is a closer look at the iPhone when it was announced in January 10, 2007. See the crowd gather around a iPhone encased in a translucent glass encasing as if it was a relic of the Buddha. Big iPhone features included ‘visual voice mail’, touch dialing, speed dialing, regular dialing, and perhaps even rotary dialing. Phil Schiller, of Apple, is heard on the clip saying that the iPhone ‘the most advance phone ever made’ and the ‘the best ipod ever made.’

Here is the Never Been an iPod ad.

Here is the Calamari ad.

Here is a view from the 5th Avenue New York Apple store as people enter the store to buy the iPhone. Listen to the people cheer as if they had accomplished something, other than waiting for a day or two in line to get one.

I was able to head down the Apple store here in Palo Alto before they went on sale, before you ask, no I wasn’t in line to get one. The line extended from the Apple Store on University Ave circling as far back as Lytton Ave (over 1 block). The atmosphere was very festive, many people were sitting in beach chairs and resting comfortably under their parasols. People were well prepared, fully equipped with pizza, water, and other beverages. The people passed the time listening to their iPod or working on their laptops. People were of all ages, but unfortunately the vast majority of them where men. Some people wore black shirts with the iphone logo and on the back of the shirt it said “I was there 6/29/07″, apparently these shirts were distributed by a company not affiliated with Apple. Many news outlets such as TV, radio, newspapers, and bloggers where present to cover the event line.

If you aren’t tired of all the iPhone press coverage here are some more…

iPhone First Impressions
Apple iPhone launch draws gadget geeks
iPhone first hands-on video in HD
Multiple iPhone Activation Errors
iPhone Live Disassembly
iPhone Touch Typing: Day 1
Video Interview with Steve Wozniak
iPhone first hands-on and unboxing
The iPhone’s on eBay already

The Late Show with David Letterman ran parts of Paris Hilton’s post-jail interview and indicated any fallacies with a ding sound. Check out the ding-o-meter fall of the charts. She says, ‘definitely when I have a daughter I have a lot of good advice for her.” I would say she would have some nice advice for her daughter, such if you want to be respected don’t be like mommy.

You might not have known but Jay Leno also has a post-jail interview with Paris. Unlike Larry Queen, Jay has some hard hitting questions such as what is her ethnic background, her jail house nick name, and if her mind ever go blank.

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-Usher Raymond’s fiancée Tameka Foster has announced the couple is expecting a baby this fall.
-Reportedly, Prince William and on and off again girlfriend Kate Middleton are allegedly going on “secret dates”
- Eva Longoria will wed fiancé Tony Parker next weekend in France.
- Chris Benoit WWE wrestling star, found dead, in murder-suicide; other victims include his 7 year old son Daniel, and wife Nancy.
- Allegedly Britney Spears gave a document to her mother that is believed to be a restraining order.
- The Spice Girls have announced they will do a reunion tour. It will kick off December 7th in Los Angeles.
- Paris Hilton might move to a $2.9 Million house in Malibu.
-Apolo Anton Ohno, Dancing with the Stars winner, has announced he will join the tour and appear in five cities.
-Joey Fatone will host a new karaoke game show called “The Singing Bee”
-Nancy Grace, CNN anchor announces that she was secretly wed in April and is expecting twins in January.
-Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds and Tracey Edmonds finalized their divorce.
- Yao Ming, NBA star has announced he’s engaged to long-time sweetheart Ye Li, who also is a professional basketball player.
-Spice Girl Melanie Brown, reports the DNA results proved Eddie Murphy is a daddy again.
-Weekend Today co-anchor, Campbell Brown is expecting her first child with husband, Dan Senor.
-Kevin Federline refuses to sign divorce papers due to recent reports of Britney going back to her habits of drinking and partying.

Paris Hilton agreed to appear on Larry King Live 1 day after being released from the Lynnwood Correctional Facility. Is Paris really going to follow through with changing her lifestyle, we are still waiting for the verdict…

50 Cent is made the fool at the BET Awards when the lyrics stop while he is giving a performance. He walks around the audience for what seems half the song as the song re-cues.

The big winners at this year’s BET were Beyonce for Best Female R&B and Video of the year. Jennifer Hudson also won big as Best New Artist and Best Actress. Beyonce always wins. She should have her own category, Best Beyonce!

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Belgian-born fashion designer Liz Claiborne, founder of the fashion house named after her, passed away yesterday from cancer after suffering with it for years. Liz Claiborne Inc went public in 1981 and the company was soon listed as a Fortune 500 company in in 1985. Liz Claiborne’s fashion line was well suited for the growing number of women entering the work force in the ’70’s and ’80’s. She was 78.

You can read more on the passing of Liz Claiborne from The New York Times, CBS, or Assosiated Press news wire on Yahoo.

Here are some wonderful places to shop in the beautiful city of San Francisco.

• Hayes Valley (500 Block of Hayes Street)
• Union Square
• Castro Street
• Chestnut Street (Chestnut and Scott)
• Fillmore Street (between Jackson and Bush)
• Haight Street (Haight and Ashbury)
• Union Street
• Upper Grant Avenue (North Beach)
• Valencia Street (Mission District)
• Westfield San Francisco Centre (Market and Powell)
• Chinatown
• Embaracdero Center
• Polk Street
• Sacramento Street

While on tour in Zurich, Switzerland Justin Timberlake decided to add a bit of a twist to his show by making fun of ex girlfriend and long time friend Britney Spears. If you listen to the video clip, towards the end of the clip you will hear Justin sing “Tried to go to rehab, she said NO, NO, NO!”

This week in Hollywood was full births, break-ups, law suits, and arrests.. No big surprise!

-Julia Roberts gives birth to her third child, Henry Daniel Moder.

-Tiger Woods and wife Elin Nordegen welcome baby girl, Sam Alexis Woods.

-Reese Witherspoon and Jake Gyllenhaal end their romance.

- ’70s Country Singer Johnny Rodriguez has been charged with felony counts of possession of a controlled dangerous substance, possession of marijuana, and driving while under the influence of drugs.

- Motley Crue is suing one of their managers for $20 million for pressuring drummer Tommy Lee to pursue opportunities on reality television.

-The 41 st annual Country Music Awards will take place on November 7; the location has not be determined.

-Toby Keith’s album “Big Dog Daddy” sold 204,000 copies which earned him the top spot on the pop album charts.

-Good Charlotte has announced they will be the supporting act for Justin Timberlake beginning August 6th in Memphis, TN and their run will end with JT September 16th in Los Angeles, Ca.

-Joel Madden, the new daddy to be is now engaged to Nicole Richie. The couple was seen at an YSL Pool Party, and Nicole’s new bling on her ring finger definitely caught everyone’s eye.

-Lindsay Lohan’s 21st birthday party at PURE in Las Vegas has been cancelled so that the party girl can focus on her recovery.

-Jimmy Kimmel had an emergency appendectomy June 20th, he’s now recovering from the surgery.

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