I remember about a week after the Nintendo Wii launched and immediately sold out everywhere I heard a rumor that a Best Buy near me would be getting more in one morning. I decided to drive up there and see if anyone was actually in line – I thought this would be a good indication of whether the store was in fact getting Wiis or not.

There was a line of a few people so I decided to get in it.

About 10 minutes later a guy came up and just stared at all of us as if weighing whether or not to join the line. He did and we all continued waiting.

Later, the guy tapped me on the shoulder and asked me, “so what is everyone in line for?” He had been in the line for 20 minutes.

People are lemmings. Myself included. There were no Wiis at the store that day.

The 3G iPhone isn’t being announced for at least another 2 1/2 weeks. Who knows when it will actually be out – it could be a month! Yet, there is a huge line at an Apple store in Manhattan.

I hope they are waiting for some earbud replacements.