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First Look Videos Show iPad Air Launch Experience and Deboxing

Apple's iPad Air has already gone on sale in multiple countries around the world, including Australia, where Ben Pasternak waited in line to get one of the new ultrathin tablets and filmed his Apple Store launch day experience.


After receiving his iPad Air, Pasternak also filmed an unboxing, giving the world a glimpse of an iPad Air out in the wild. Like other iPads, the iPad Air comes packaged in a sleek white box.


While the iPad Air has already launched in several countries like Australia and Singapore, additional countries across Europe will be able to purchase the tablet in a few short hours. In the United States and Canada, online orders will begin at 12:01 AM Pacific Time with retail sales commencing at 8 AM local time.

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Top Rated Comments

TheRainKing Avatar
162 months ago
The first video made me embarrassed to be a human.
Score: 34 Votes (Like | Disagree)
162 months ago
we're calling it deboxing now?
Score: 26 Votes (Like | Disagree)
162 months ago
Not this bloody kid again. Shouldn't he be doing his homework instead of pretending he knows about technology? I don't bash Apple but if you think owning a ton of Apple products and being able to utter the words 'RAM' and 'Gigabyte' makes you a technology genius, think again.
Score: 22 Votes (Like | Disagree)
162 months ago
They seem to make a big deal about the first buyer at these apple launches. Do they get anything free or just the embarrassement?
Score: 17 Votes (Like | Disagree)
xkmxkmxlmx Avatar
162 months ago
Not this bloody kid again. Shouldn't he be doing his homework instead of pretending he knows about technology? I don't bash Apple but if you think owning a ton of Apple products and being able to utter the words 'RAM' and 'Gigabyte' makes you a technology genius, think again.
You questioning someones maturity is ironic.
Score: 15 Votes (Like | Disagree)
rgarjr Avatar
162 months ago
Give the kid a break.
Score: 15 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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