Finally, at 11:35 (over an hour and a half later) the iPhone 3G is announced.  So far it doesn't look all that special.  An all plastic casing, slightly thinner, and 3G.  I'm going to do a little live blogging here to burn off some of that excitement energy while watching...

"the iPhone 3G is 36% faster than the nokia N95 and Treo 750" - Steve Jobs

Download times compared: Edge: 59 seconds, 3G: 21 seconds, WiFi: 17 seconds

Built-In GPS (as expected).  It uses all three (WiFi, Cell Towers and built in GPS) to calculate location.  If you leave the program open as you drive it shows a dotted line as you move along the map.

You know how you can tell its an Apple announcement?  When the Starbucks pereson comes over and instead of thinking you're crazy for continually pushing the F5 button she asks "Did he announce it yet?"

$199 for the 8Gb, $299 for the 16Gb...

Uh oh...July 11th Worldwide Rollout Date? 

Well, and that's about it.  I'm really disappointed now.  Not just that I couldn't buy one today but that there was no "surprise" feature.  No Video Chat.  No new Macbooks.  No "One More Thing...".  Nothing. 

Honestly, I thought I'd be so excited that I'd go buy something from the Apple store even if there was no iPhone today but this whole experience was kind of a downer.  2 hours with no surprise is pretty lackluster for an Apple announcement.