It’s just hours before Apple cuts the ribbon on the largest consumer electronics launch in history. iPhones could be seen rolling into the company’s flagship shop in Midtown Manhattan a short time ago. Staffers ushered the gadgets into the showroom of the subterranean retail shop on Fifth Avenue using push carts — the iPhones themselves on top.

The rumor is that the first 50 people at each Apple Store will receive “a special gift” in addition being some of the first to claim an iPhone.

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