After the Palo Alto (N. Calif.) retail store closes at 9 p.m., it goes to sleep just like a Macbook laptop, and now we have the video to prove it. It’s long been known that the twin, back-lit Apple logos on either side of the door are programmed to slowly pulsate, just like the “sleep” light on a Macbook. But during last Friday’s iPhone 3G-S event, I was able to take video of the storefront and create a timelapse that shows the actual cycling of the lights.
This video spans about four minutes, while the city street sweeper and motorists pass by the store. Inside, the employees are preparing the display tables for the new iPhone 3G-S. It’s sped-up by 8 times. If you must, here’s a short video of the pulsing logos in real-time.
