Artificial Insite

We know there are people lined up all over the world for the iPhone 3G — so if you’re among the intrepid souls out there waiting to get yours, send in your photos (and stories) for our international launch lineblog. Just hit us up at iphone@engadget.com.

10:32AM ET: Indeed, depending on what employee you talk to, in-store activation via iTunes is either “slow” or “down” — but either way, they’re handing you the phone unactivated, which needs to be completed by connecting to iTunes from the comfort of your home. Beware: if you’re upgrading, your old SIM will be immediately bricked, so you’ll be phoneless until you complete the activation!