11:40 AM -- So the Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL) iPhone gets unleashed on the world late this Friday. If you aren't sick of the sight of the sleek touch-screen phone by now, well... Give it a few days and get back to me.

In the next five days, I expect that every possible story angle -- from sociological to style pieces -- will be explored by the journalists and editors of this world. The iPhone is way beyond a cool gadget at this point; it is a bona fide cult item.

The only question that really matters at this point, however, is how much AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) will charge per month for service when users buy the $500 to $600 iPhone. The carrier isn't saying yet.

Still, I'm looking forward to articles about what to wear with your new iPhone. If you want to have your say on the new gadget why not vote in our poll? (See iPhone, U Buying?)

— Dan Jones, Site Editor, Unstrung