A few hundred Germans become Europe's first "official" iPhone owners

After handing out hot coffee, tea and pretzels for those waiting outside, T-Mobile's well lubricated and exceptionally tanned staff in Cologne threw its doors open to Europe's first "official" iPhone owners. Of course, people the world-over are already toting Apple's finest courtesy of those firmware hacks and unlocks. In fact, the 1.1.2 firmware found on the UK and German iPhones is already hacked. Judging by the buzz in the Hackint0sh forums, the new Jailbreak is seemingly just hours away from release. Fanatics of the hardcore persuasion can check the orderly mayhem in the video after the break.

[Via Pocket-lint, image courtesy of iFun.de]

[James Ollier @ Nov 9th 2007 7:00AM]

She's outnumbered, 5 Guys to 1 Girl...

[FrankTheCrank @ Nov 9th 2007 8:48AM]

Look at that yenta...proud as punch.

Makes me chaloshes! oy!

[Paul @ Nov 9th 2007 1:22PM]

What the hell is that brown thing that's pointing at itself? OMG, I think I found the Stan's Dad's poo from the South Park episode!!!

[xgwynn @ Nov 9th 2007 7:00AM]

Photo caption: 'Check out my scarily brown face compared to my freakishly white hand'

[supermeerkat @ Nov 9th 2007 8:14AM]

What makes your think it's her hand.

[Ethan @ Nov 9th 2007 8:25AM]

Because it's attached to her shoulder? The white shirt helps with the orangey glow too.

[Justin @ Nov 9th 2007 8:26AM]

By looking at her other hand that happens to be attached to the arm that is attached to her shoulder, which *just so happens* to be situated in close proximity to her grotesquely brown face.

That's how.

[supermeerkat @ Nov 9th 2007 8:30AM]

I was refering to the other hand, which aappears to be pointing towards her nose.

[Cris @ Nov 9th 2007 9:27AM]

The evil is on the details.... look at the nails

Welcome to CSI-Engadget ;-)

[Tim Brown @ Nov 9th 2007 9:35AM]

Anyone would think this was taken in Liverpool, Actually not orange enough for that.

[bsm0f0 @ Nov 9th 2007 4:25PM]

in that case, who cares ... her "main" hand ... is the one thats freakishly freaking white.

and LOL @ Wes down below for the M*A*S*H comment.

[Ireland @ Nov 9th 2007 10:17AM]

Fake tan is quite popular in Europe, the fact that the sun isn't. All the girls that wear it actually think it looks attractive. All they are impressing is other brain-dead girls, all the guys here "HATE" it, and the "guys" are who the "girls" are trying to impress.

[anonymouspimp @ Nov 9th 2007 11:54AM]

If I were her, i'd be trying to draw attention AWAY from my face...

goodness... i hope the poor girl doesnt read engadget.

[Twitchy @ Nov 11th 2007 7:16AM]

WTF? They're not German - hell I'm 1/4 Samoan (and the rest is German) and I'm nowhere NEAR as brown as them. That or it's a further symptom of being full of $h1t.

[Ross Maguire @ Nov 9th 2007 7:03AM]

Is that the iPhone release or the new Tango add??

[MacroEQ @ Nov 9th 2007 7:04AM]

I know winter is starting in Europe soon but go easy on the fake tan lol

[Gary @ Nov 9th 2007 7:05AM]

Do not be fooled, in Europe they use different finger to express their frustration

[Bad Beaver @ Nov 9th 2007 7:08AM]

The tan to end end all tans... scary. Good these folks are 4 train-hours away *g*

Oh, btw., some folks say you'll be able to grab an unlocked iPhone from T-Mobile for a low low €800.

[Costas @ Nov 9th 2007 7:09AM]

The epitome of vanity!

A bunch of leatherbag *flowerpots* with enough hours logged on a tanning bed to put the best grilled steak to shame, showing religious admire to a shiny object whose real value barely exceeds the merits of its "me-too" factor.

[Ireland @ Nov 9th 2007 10:21AM]

That was deep brother, we feel ya... we, feel, ya :P

[Romano @ Nov 9th 2007 7:13AM]

Hehe, you have to know that cologne is well known (in germany) to be very... well... :D
This evening wasn´t a big deal after all. If you look at the video, there has been a lot of media, but just "a little" real buyers (compared to USA).
Also, they planned free buses from other cities to come and join the party, but they canceled them as nobody actually was interested to come...

[-Tj- @ Nov 9th 2007 7:19AM]

Uh... Germans, or mannequins?

[joewhat @ Nov 9th 2007 7:38AM]

Is it a girl?
Is it a boy?
No it's the Tanned Turkish T-Mobile Transvestites...

[Jack @ Nov 9th 2007 8:26AM]

It's a trap!

[Bad Beaver @ Nov 9th 2007 7:22AM]

Yawn... at least learn to spell your slang correctly.

[Homeboy @ Nov 9th 2007 7:24AM]

Wow a gang of shemales.

[Anton @ Nov 9th 2007 7:28AM]

Well, considering that US is the country with highest obesity rate, I was not surprised at all that while being a bit on the "tan" craze, I don't see much people fat people.

[Wes @ Nov 9th 2007 7:29AM]

That one girl looks like Jamie Farr (Klinger from Mash).

[LennyMan @ Nov 9th 2007 7:43AM]

LOL - now that *IS* funny :o)

[Nate @ Nov 12th 2007 12:50PM]

LOL!!

[gallinger @ Nov 9th 2007 7:45AM]

the one chick is pretty hot hahaha

[cyrus @ Nov 9th 2007 7:48AM]

I'm currently in Poland, and the probability of you finding a very tanned woman (regardless of age) here even in Winter is far higher than finding a bear at the North Pole.

[IndiaTech @ Nov 9th 2007 12:43PM]

This is all because of global warming...

[John W @ Nov 9th 2007 7:59AM]

To quote those rocker poets Aerosmith.....

"Dude looks like a lady"

...indeed....

[Karl Viklund @ Nov 9th 2007 8:04AM]

Congratulations EUROPE! :D

[Argot @ Nov 9th 2007 8:18AM]

Wny? It's a phone.

[FThorn @ Nov 9th 2007 8:05AM]

Look at the schnoz on that girl!

[Rich @ Nov 9th 2007 8:13AM]

It's not big, it's just layered with 2" of fake tan.

[SteveMB @ Nov 9th 2007 4:48PM]

Duh, that's obviously what she's pointing at...

[Dave B @ Nov 9th 2007 8:17AM]

You know, I would say some things here about those girls, but they're German, and they would kick my ass. Seriously.

[Jugomugo @ Nov 9th 2007 8:22AM]

Second from the right...

IT'S A TRAP!

[Jack @ Nov 9th 2007 8:28AM]

bugger, beaten to it...

[Balzac2m @ Nov 9th 2007 8:23AM]

Being from germany i can assure you most people here don't look like being pulled out of their poorely pimped BMW 3-Series. Although, I guess, the only people buying this crappy phone over here will be apple-fans and people like the above pictured who hardly earn enough to buy it.
Credits ftw!

[ChzPlz @ Nov 9th 2007 8:35AM]

That's not a chick - it's Pete Burns from Dead or Alive!

[Chad @ Nov 9th 2007 9:02AM]

I have gone over that picture several times and I still don't see any Germans in it.

[dudeInAmerica @ Nov 9th 2007 8:49AM]

"We come in peace - To Serve Man"

[Galley @ Nov 9th 2007 8:49AM]

Overly-tanned hottie on the left, FTW!

[samson @ Nov 9th 2007 8:53AM]

You mean the guy in the tie? Man, I feel for you...

[nathan @ Nov 9th 2007 3:47PM]

I totally agree. Everyone else is focusing on the other chick, when there's the hottie right behind her. Call me for some iPhone on iPhone chat, ba-- *snaps out of it, goes back to office drone mode*

[Meridimus @ Nov 9th 2007 8:52AM]

It's funny how no-one really said anything about the phone. More about the orange people. I never knew Germany got this. I thought they were all still wearing leather. Oh the stereotype pills kicked in.