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If the answer to that is very geeky, thank you for asking, then you may wish to head on down to the Grand Opening of Australia's first ever Apple Store, at 5pm tonight.

Opening up on 367 George St (opposite Darrell Lea) the new Apple store will come in three floors, providing the entire range of Macgasms for any bold enough to walk through the door. Tonight, the first 2500 people who do show up will receive a commemorative T-shirt (quite possibly with an Apple logo on it!)

Obviously Australians have been purchasing their Macs from resellers for the past thirty odd years, but it's only now that the Apple corporation has deigned fit to sell direct to the locals. Apparently, Mac resellers aren't that thrilled, having built up a brand name and a business for decades, only to see the Jobzers come in and say 'thanks, we'll take it from here'.

And how high is Australia on the Apple priority list? This is Apple Store number 215. So look out Nepal, you're next, woohoo!

For those wishing to immerse themselves in all things Apple-y, however, this looks to be a Wonka-esque opportunity. Apparently it is permitted to touch all the new Mac equipment, including the Air. Free lessons and advice will also be part of the landscape. The 3G iPhone will also soon be available, and there may have to be some kind of weird customer-corralling device to organise the selling of that little item.

No news on the rumoured Aluminium Macbook, however, dagnabbit. If you are wondering if it's a little too geeky to head on down to the opening of a computer store, don't be too worried - people are already queuing up outside - they have been since this morning. The people from Brisbane and Melbourne are already here!

Anyhoo, if you're in Sydney town tonight, and are looking for a gadget-gasm, head on down to the Cnr of George and King from 5pm till 11pm.