Australian YouTube channel BrandHitTech has posted one of the first hands-on unboxing videos of the iPad Air. Check it out below:

Also below is a video of the iPad Air launch at the Sydney Apple Store, where Ben Pasternak was first into the store, after 17 hours of waiting in line:

The iPad Air is set to launch in Canada on November 1, 2013. Online sales are set to start at 12:01AM PDT. Apple Stores are set to open at 8AM local time for the launch tomorrow. Anyone planning on waiting in line?

Update: Here is another unboxing video by Italian YouTube channel HDblog:

http://youtu.be/HSChX4FxBBs