The iPhone will be up for grabs in just over 24 hours from now and people are finding it impossible to contain their excitement. So what if it can’t record videos or make use of 3G networks or is locked to AT&T and comes with a hefty price tag, enthusiasts are already queuing up outside Apple stores hoping to be the lucky few to get their hands on the most hyped phone after the Moto Razr.

But it is not just in the States that consumers are awaiting the launch. Even on the other side of the globe, in India, I have come across many folks who proudly claim that their next cellphone is going to be the iPhone. Well, that would be one hell of a wait to change their cellphones as the iPhone isn’t expected to hit the Indian shores anytime before mid-2008. Sorry to break your hearts guys.

A friend of mine, who’s working at an Apple store in Bangalore, told me that in the past couple of weeks they have answered over hundred queries everyday for the iPhone. Now that translates to over 1,400 queries about a product whose launch is almost a year away. 

It’s not just the consumers who are kicked up about the device and even the mainstream media is going gaga about it. At a press conference today, almost everyone had the iPhone on their lips. I even got a call from a journalist who wanted to know how the iPhone will work in India since it is locked to AT&T and it doesn’t operate in India. 

Hats off to the PR and marketing team at Apple for making people in India await the launch of iPhone on June 29th. No surprises that Apple is expecting to sell 15 million units of the shiny handheld.