Saying that this 'isn't a design job' is absurd - it's the guy who models the damn thing that's the first to see what's potentially wrong with it and who gets first stab at suggesting modifications. The modeler is almost never lead designer, but he almost always has the ear of whoever is.
@nutbastard: While I agree with you in principle, the fact that they repeatedly state that this is not a design job - nor could it lead to one - says loads about who they are looking for and what they will/will not want this person to do.
You mean where you plug in a bunch of calculations for the actual artists and then feed it to a rendering farm to product 3d graphics of the item suitable for use in machining prototypes?
I dont mind the vids for those who like them, but, for myself, the vids sort of seems to glorify the naked, raw consumerist society in us that is contributing to global warming and pollution because of the packaging. I am torn since I love pretty boxes, but dont want to kill the planet to have them.
I enjoy unboxing gadgets just as much as the next nerd but I only obtain satisfaction when I'm doing the unboxing. Watching someone else do it just doesn't have the same affect. And besides you just know the person who made that unboxing video is just sneering over there saying, "Ha-ha bitches. Look what I have that you don't. You suck!!"
Actually I'm wrong. I do get some satisfaction when you guys have to return all those loaners after you're done reviewing them, so ha-ha on you!
I just don't get the joy of watching someone else unbox a gadget as what I feel unboxing it my damn self. There's a photo that the wife took of me last year, sitting on the floor surrounded by a swath of computer parts I had just unboxed and was preparing to assemble.
Watching others unbox something just reminds me that I don't have one of "whatever the hell it is." yet.
I'd appreciate more a coverage of how easy/difficult it is to get a device ready to use. IE: It only takes 5 minutes to pull it out of the box, but it has a forced 30 minute OOBE to sit through.
@JPropaganda: Right, but isn't it more important to know how many stitches you will need to pay for after destroying your hand opening a bubble package?
They are the most obnoxious thing ever uploaded to the internet.
Worse than Tubgirl. Worse than LOLcats. Worse than LonelyGirl15. Worse than the Twitterers who spam about their program to use Twitter to its maximum. Worse than any bait-and-switch ware from Real. Worse than Hamsterdance and Dancing Jesus and the Dancing Baby. Worse than "LEAVE BRITNEY ALONE" and "I'd hit that" and "I, for one, welcome our insect overlords". Worse than Rickrolling. Worse than anything from Japan. Worse than JennyCam. Worse than GeoCities. Worse than every shitty MySpace page. Worse than every generic fake Apple product. Worse than The Drudge Report. Worse than AOL. Worse than Prodigy. Worse than every blinking banner ad that wants you to hit a target to get a lower rate on your mortgage. Worse than every Flash ad that won't shut up. Worse than Digg after Digg 2.0.
@Jason Chen: I'm not hating on facebookers, just the bad facebookers. Unfortunately, kind of like drivers here in Washington, there seem to be more bad ones than good ones. But I admit that may merely be my perception.
i'm conflicted: i love the unboxings for gadgets i'll never buy, but i hate them for gadgets i will buy and want to savor the initial euphoria of opening it all for myself... maybe you need spoiler warnings?
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...and i'll be totally usurped by someone with a fancy college degree. Sigh.
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also, I'm not familiar with the software they'd want me to know. sigh. a man can dream, though.
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"This position requires an advanced understanding and use of 3D surface modeling software, preferably Alias Studio or Rhino."
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It doesn't sound like a design job, it sounds like an industrial job.
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"Candidates must keep in mind that this is not a designer position nor is it a stepping-stone to a designer position."
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At most, a single shot of the device and accessories that it came with is all I care about.
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Actually I'm wrong. I do get some satisfaction when you guys have to return all those loaners after you're done reviewing them, so ha-ha on you!
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Watching others unbox something just reminds me that I don't have one of "whatever the hell it is." yet.
I'd appreciate more a coverage of how easy/difficult it is to get a device ready to use. IE: It only takes 5 minutes to pull it out of the box, but it has a forced 30 minute OOBE to sit through.
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I guess that would be more of an uncasing though.
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Worse than Tubgirl. Worse than LOLcats. Worse than LonelyGirl15. Worse than the Twitterers who spam about their program to use Twitter to its maximum. Worse than any bait-and-switch ware from Real. Worse than Hamsterdance and Dancing Jesus and the Dancing Baby. Worse than "LEAVE BRITNEY ALONE" and "I'd hit that" and "I, for one, welcome our insect overlords". Worse than Rickrolling. Worse than anything from Japan. Worse than JennyCam. Worse than GeoCities. Worse than every shitty MySpace page. Worse than every generic fake Apple product. Worse than The Drudge Report. Worse than AOL. Worse than Prodigy. Worse than every blinking banner ad that wants you to hit a target to get a lower rate on your mortgage. Worse than every Flash ad that won't shut up. Worse than Digg after Digg 2.0.
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