[patrickj]

for the ever-growing rumor mill on 3G launch.

Take this with generous helpings of salt of course, as with all the stuff flying around lately.

I got an email this morning from an iPhone case manufacturer, just mainly talking about general subjects. He casually threw in at the end that they'd be releasing their first 3G model cases in 3 weeks, and would get me some samples etc.

I'm sure it's possible his release dates could change, but I don't believe he has any reason to invent stuff in a simple email exchange - and it was quite nice to see 3 weeks mentioned ...