Apple unveils latest store

Apple Computer will open its latest store, its second location in New York, on Friday, May 19th. The Apple Store Fifth Avenue is Apple’s most architecturally innovative store, featuring a distinctive 32-foot glass cube that creates a stunning new destination on Fifth Avenue, one of the world’s most popular shopping areas. The Apple Store Fifth Avenue will be open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, to offer an unprecedented level of service. Staffed by almost 300 employees, over 100 Macs and nearly 200 iPods will be available for customers to try out. The store will also feature a combined 45-foot Genius Bar, iPod Bar and The Studio that will provide face-to-face support, free advice and more.

CNET has pictures of the store and its glass cube entrance.

If you’re in New York, the store will give away one MacBook per hour for the first 24 hours!

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