I think it’s needless to say that today is the big day, the iPhone finally comes out. After long months of anticipation, waiting and suppositions now it’s time to reveal what the iPhone is really made of. Of course all the fuss created around it could backfire on Apple, as now people have huge expectations that will be very hard to raise up to.

I’ve noticed that in these last few days there was a trend of remembering “the begining” when everybody was keen on imagining what the iPhone will look like and what’s it going to do, features, specs and all that. Then the constant evolution, media craving for new details Apple was happy to give, little by little in order to maintain the hype. So little by little we’ve learned about the touchscreen, smart keypad, Safari browser, YouTuble watching capabilities and so on. Of course there was criticism too, regarding third party applications that can only be added through Safari and regarding the fact that it won’t support formats like JavaScript or Flash.

Also many feared that the iPhone will fail because many reasons, of which still stand, such as the fact that it will be coded to only be available in Cingular. But about other matters Apple cleared all fears, let’s take the keyboard for example, a feature many feared that will render the gadget useless. But the latest movie showing off the iPhone’s keyboard looks pretty good and quite functional, thus removing any doubts.

The launch itself is a huge effort from Apple and by launch I don’t mean only the distribution of iPhones but also offering support for the new product.

“With our legendary Genius Bar support, free workshops and our One to One personal training, we’re here to help customers get the most from their new iPhone.”

Ron Johnson, Senior vice president of Retail for Apple

The iPhone will become available at 6:00 p.m in all 164 AT&T retail stores in the US. The stores will remain opened until midnight and buyers will be allowed to purchase up to two iPhones at first. Also it’s said that if you want to get your iPhone today you’ll have to buy an accessory also, if you want just the phone you’ll have to wait 3 – 5 business days for it to be delivered to you.

The best part is that starting Saturday there will be a series of workshops held in the AT&T retail stores that will teach you all you need to know about your iPhone and how can you get the best experience with it. Also customers will have the famous Genius Bar at their disposal along with the new One to One program, that will take customer to a personal level.

But until then people are waiting in front of stores to get their hands on the iPhone. And when I say waiting I mean sitting in the cold weather for a long, long time. Here you can find some pictures of people waiting in line to be the first who get the coolest gadget of the century.

And last but not least there is pricing, for now you can get the 4GB model for $499 and an the 8GB model for $599. But besides that you’ll have to add carrier prices, accessories, internet access subscriptions and so on. All in all it won’t be cheap but you’ll be surprised to find out how many people think (take a look at those people waiting in line ).

And that’s the big picture on the iPhone right now, but I’m sure all that’s going to change in a few hours when we’ll get the first ‘hands on’ impressions.