Apple is officially launching iPhone in China with China’s Unicom.  According to Sina.com, the first iPhone was sold in the Sanlitun (三里屯) Apple Store in Beijing.  This Apple Store was open for business at 8 PM on Oct. 30 (Beijing Time).  Within a few minutes after it was opened, 6-8 customers have already purchased their iPhones.

The weather in Beijing is a little chilly today, but there is still an influx of Chinese iPhone enthusiasts coming out to support the iPhone official launch in China.  A set of pictures has been brought to you for this milestone event that Apple has in China.

First iPhone Customer

First iPhone Receipt

iPhone Launching Party in China

iPhone Store in Sanlitun

iPhone Enthusiasts in Beijing

Promising Future for Apple in China

Chilly Weather Can't Stop the Apple Fans

Via Wabei

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Earlier this summer, the Onion News Network had this news about the NYU dorm fire.  To examine the cause of the dorm fire, the NYPD went through 43,000 pictures taken about the party.  According to the NYPD detective Ben Stadler, “after examining the evidence from 25 iPhones, 15 Blackberries, 10 video cameras, and 40 digital cameras obtained from the students who attended the party, we were able to reconstruct every segment of the event…..”  Eventually, the NYPD found that the culprit of the fire is a 22 year old NYU student who dropped the lit cigarette onto the carpet as you may see from the following video.

While most people will find it interesting about the way the police resolved the mystery of this case, we couldn’t help but ask one question: Does privacy still exist in the digital age? Yes, tools such as iPhone, Blackberry, and digital cameras are nice, but would you be willing to upload your party scenes onto your Facebook or Flickr photo album?  Is it possible that your current or potential employer discover anything from your social profile that you don’t want them to see?  Here, we want to use the NYU dorm fire case as a featured example and ask this open question.  Feel free to share your answer.

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Jared DiDomenico and Brad Naprixas are a music duo. They produced the first iPhone album Phoning It In.  Jared and Brad both live in NYC.  That’s how we got a chance to know each other.  As a matter of fact, Jared is a member at NY Entrepreneurs Business Network (NYEBN).  Jared and I met first time at a Hudson River Cruise Party that the group hosted, which led to the following interview that I did with this music duo today in the afternoon. (9/3/09)

You both came up with this iPhone album idea. How did this idea come about?

Brad – I downloaded the beatmaker app at the end of May 09, beginning of June.  I played with it for a while. I showed it to Jared.  We both thought that we could record an entire album using the program.

Jared: Brad and I have been music partners for a long time. We make music together.  We used to use different types of music tools.  It was a funny idea at the beginning. But a couple days later, we began to take it seriously.  We made the decision and convinced each other we wanted to commit to this.  Eventually we just gave ourselves one month to finish this project, because we wanted to be the first one to do this.

Wow, I am really amazed that you guys got it done within one month.  How did it feel like? How did you get it done within one month?

Brad- Well, we worked really hard. We traveled together, worked at each other’s apartment.  That one month was very intense, but we got used to it.

Jared – Yeah, as Brad said, it’s a combination of long hours and our prior experience. We are writers and we are used to that intense environment.  Of course there is a learning curve. But it’s a model that we are familiar with. We have a quick way to learn it.

Brad – In fact, we have a long relationship, which really helps to make things faster and more efficient.

What types of music you make?

Jared – Brad and I write electronic music, hip pop, etc. Besides that, Brad is a keyboardist and I am a guitar player going back to our youth.  We created different types of rock music.

Since you have created this first iPhone album, what would be your next goal?

Brad- Our next goal is to promote this album, not only to audience, but to publishers, televisions, video games, and even record labels. We want to be able to take what we’ve done and get much attention for it, while establishing ourselves as a music duo in the public eyes.

Jared – That’s exactly right. Generally speaking, we see everything coming together, including video, music, etc. So, Brad and I would like to work with different types of people on different projects.  Meanwhile, produce music under our name.  You know, it’s just basically a combination of our expression and collaboration.  That’s what a lot of music producers are doing these days.  That is the way things are going.

I can see your vision.  That’s an ambitious and achievable goal.  So what else you are promoting now?

Jared- Well, we work with different partners to essentially position ourselves, sell the product, place it in any kind of other media, and attract more publishing opportunities, eventually being able to write for other artists, make beats for rappers, and make soundtracks.  That’s the overall plan.

What is your website?

Brad – nuclearoreilly.com

I checked out a couple songs, and really like the unique beat you have there.  Who else do you have in your band?

Brad- It’s just us.

So you both are comfortable working with each other and achieving superb goals?

Brad- Yeah, we have been working together for well over ten years.

Wow, that’s precious. What is the chemistry that bonded you both together?

Jared – That’s a great question.  In my opinion, our creative partnership is definitely the result of our strong friendship.  Well, that could be a very long conversation.  Brad and I have known each other since grammar school.  To keep it quick, I think it has a lot to do with our mutual respect.  Brad sometimes comes up some ideas which blow me away.  We are both passionate and laid back which generates a unique trust relationship and respects among us. Do you have something to add, Brad?

Brad – There is really no secret formula in terms of how our creative partnership or friendship has lasted this long.  We used to live in the same neighborhood.  We just saw that creative energy in each other and decided to work together.  Over the time, we have done lots of creative projects.  It basically narrows down to trust and inspiration, I think.

Ok. How do you plan to use social media to promote your album?

Brad – Well, we have Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube accounts.  In fact, iPhone is integrated with all those other services.  For example, you can install Youtube, Facebook, and Twitter apps on your iPhone.  It kinda gives us a build-in edge on Web 2.0 promotion.  I am basically using iPhone to tweet for Nuclear O’Reilly that entire time.  All these functionalities make the sharing process easier.

Jared – In terms of social media promotion, I think the biggest element for our social media campaign, right now at least, is Youtube video.  We have a Youtube video (shown below) that shows Brad and I on buses, subways, starting working on the album. It’s just a little visual introduction.  In fact, there is a lot of music on Youtube as well.  People just put up a still image, and play the video to hear a song.   There is going to be a lot of visual context for us on Youtube.  I think that’s a huge thing because it’s so easy to embed a video on a blog, website, or your Facebook status, making it easy to share.

How do people find you on Twitter?

Brad – You can find us on Twitter @NuclearOReilly

Great! I am done with my questions. Do you have anything to add to our conversation?

Brad – Nothing else.

Jared – We feel good!

All right, Brad and Jared from NuclearO’Reilly, the producer of the first iPhone album. Thanks, guys.

NuclearO’Reilly – Thanks for taking the time out.

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News has been spread out about Danyong Sun’s suicidal incident in China at 3:33 am on July 16^th (Beijing Time).  Danyong Sun, a 25-year-old with a bachelor degree from Harbin University of Science and Technology, was assigned to handle 16 fourth generation iPhone prototypes.  The samples were prepared for Apple but only 15 were found later.   As a result, Mr. Sun was blamed, event beaten and investigated for the loss of the iPhone 4G prototype.

Due to high pressure and constant harassment, Mr. Sun jumped off from a high rise building and committed suicide on July 16^th.  Currently, Chinese officials are investigating this incident in details.  Apple is holding off its action until more details are revealed.

The following is one of the text messages that Mr. Sun sent to his girlfriend at 1:48 am on July 16^th. It states: “Darling.  I feel so depressed.  Can’t believe this is actually happening in a Fortune 500 company.  Not only was my cell phone being taken against my will and apartment being illegally searched, I was even beaten.  You take care of yourself.  Don’t let our family know about this.”

The news has since been brought to our attention internationally.  Foxconn, the world’s biggest manufacturer of cell phones, is one of Apple vendors.  Should they be held accountable for this suicidal incident?  What should they do to strengthen their management system?  Share your comments below.

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