Die-hard Apple fans lined up Friday to get their hands on the new iPad, which went on sale at 8 a.m. this morning.

With a starting price tag of $499, Apple's iPad 3 has a much clearer display, faster processor, and an improved camera.

"You've got clearer movies and clearer games," he said. "I use it as a multimedia device."

"I don't think it's worth the price but I guess I'm a victim of society," Athena May, 21, said in Paris.

Some lines began forming outside Apple stores Thursday.

Apple ran out of supplies quickly during the debut of the second iPad last year. The tech giant told its online customers to expect a two- to three-week wait for their orders to arrive.
   
Apple's co-founder, Steve Wozniak, said there's nothing quite like coming out on opening day.

"We're going to do a lot less thinking in the future," he said. "The computer is going to think for us and it's going to get a lot better at thinking than we are."