Posted March 4th, 2011 in Ume's Interests | No Comments »
Browsing internet in the bed before getting up is what D does each morning. Since I don’t go to work anymore, we wake up around the same time and get up around the same time. When he was watching the video of Apple releasing new iPad next to me, I just had to watched and listened too.
These computer things… new one keeps coming and coming! If I was alone, I would be so far away from such news and wouldn’t even know what iPad was.
On the video, they’re saying how fast, thin, and light the iPad2 is, but what I liked (kind of) was the magnetic cover called “smart cover“. There’re 10 designs, 5 with polyurethane (the one used for space uniform) and 5 with leather. The cover also wakes up the iPad as you open it, and put to sleep as you close it. It’s an optional accessary and you will need to buy it.
It does stand up the iPad too.
When I saw the cover, it reminded me of bath tub cover in Japan.
🙂
iPad2 will be released on March 11 in US, and in some of other countries including Australia and Japan on March 25.
Posted June 26th, 2010 in Perth WA | No Comments »
The first Apple store in Perth was opened today, 26 June 2010 on Hay Street!
“The shop will open its door at 9 am, UME!”
It was what my husband said to me last week. “Ok, then we can go there and get a free T-shirt, then head to McDonalds for brekkie”
It was our plan….. but, as I thought, he couldn’t wake up early today >0<
He works at home and normally goes to bed in the early morning (he is a nocturnal person), and last night was not an exception…
His sleeping face was so peaceful that I couldn’t woke him up. So, I headed there by myself to see what the shop looks like and then later I can tell him the story 🙂
It was again another freezing morning… The radio said it was actually below 0° this morning! WOW.
As I walked to the new Apple shop, I started to see people walking with small white boxes. I knew straightaway that they were from Apple store, and the box contained the free T-shirt! I had to hurry! It took me 30 mins to park as I was stuck in the traffic (construction in the city… T_T), so it was already 9am past.
I was walking from East Perth direction, and when I reached to the traffic light on William street x Hay street, I started to doubt my eyes…. “am I seeing polices and security guards there?”
I was little overwhelmed, as there’re many people taking photos, and few security guards were standing at the door. The shop was filled with people…
I didn’t stop walking, and headed to the store. Then, two door men greeted to me and said,
“Good morning ma’am, thank you for visiting our new store. I’m sorry but you will have to queue the line and wait.”
Then I finally realized there was a loooooooong queue of people waiting to get into the store! Crazy!
After a short consideration in my head, I decided to queue. I don’t normally do such thing (and I could come to this shop anytime in future) but I did.
I waited, waited…. and 10~20 minutes later, I was finally inside the store! Cute girls in uniform were cheering and handed me a free T-shirt.
The shop looked great. Many variety of goods, and many staff in blue T-shirts 😀 I played with those displays for few minutes, and had a quick chat with one of the staff, then left. The atmosphere almost made me want to buy something! phewwwww.
I didn’t think so many people would be here today. I’m sure there’re some people waited before opening the door :p
This shop opens 7 days. You can find info here →
http://www.apple.com/au/retail/perthcity/
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