So here, for ALMOST the first time ever, is your inside look at the unboxing of the new iPebble touch:

Ooo, the anticipation!

There she is. Beautiful!

Out of the packaging… the iPebble is remarkably light. It fits into most pockets easily, and is more likely to scratch your keys than the other way around.

Notice how thin it is? Pebbles from Dell are usually five times as thick, and have sharp edges that cut your fingers. Also, they smell.

Only gripe: the standard Apple earbuds. Don’t know how to plug them into the iPebble OR our ears. Will have to find some good Sony replacements before we go jogging.

Specs-wise, the iPebble touch is a fantastic addition to the Apple line-up. Its UI is, naturally, very limited, but it shows the Jobsian minimalist streak in full force. Jonathan Ive deserves a Nobel Prize for the sheer genius of the design… it just seems so natural. So far, our tests indicate a 27-hour battery life, though it’s hard to say without visual feedback of any kind.

Tomorrow we’ll take our screwdrivers to the iPebble and see what’s inside. Stay tuned!

Update: Our “inside look” at the iPebble will have to wait a few days. Dan was taking a chisel to see if he could get root access for Jailbreak, and got some rock chips in his eye. This does not bode well for expandability… once again, Apple is stonewalling the modding community!