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more about #packaging Curves: It looks like a really cool way to possibly incorpoate corporate logos into packaging and make it a little free advertising. The Cisco logo came to m... more » SewerShark: LOOK BEHIND YOU, A THREE HEADED MONKEY!!!: I've seen these before a few years ago. #barcodes more » jlbrew3: I agree that these should be used more often. The Kindle has one on the box it ships in with a guy reading a book against a tree. It looks really cool... more » BergenCountyJC can't beat MW2: What an original idea -- I feel a Giz contest coming on #barcodes more » Firebrand: This is cool too.. #adeptquattro more » Coolmodo: Strange, while it's performing a mundane task, I couldn't look away, the efficiency is calming somehow... #adeptquattro more » RoboBagins: Cool, now someone needs to program it to build with lego. #adeptquattro more » the-hq: behold the ABB Robotics PickMaster #adeptquattro more » Kaiser-Machead: How far we've come... #adeptquattro more » OCEntertainment: Someone needs to harness this power for more time-sensitive needs than chocolates and pancakes. Like....organ transplants. #adeptquattro more » FooSchnickens - Full of SCAR: I think you meant "must." #adeptquattro more » bluegene: in some of those parts, wouldn't just a rounded U turn be much more energy conservative than that? more » kitsuneconundrum: toliet paper, hatem more » Purple Dave: Meh. I actually just went out earlier this year and bought two CRT TVs. Got a 13" and a 27" for a fraction of what it would have cost me to buy a si... more » SigmundTheSeaMonster: Walkie Talkies. CB. Previous media players. Light bulbs. But you know, the constant is that drawer filled with "obsolete" things... more » massmith2: you are all a hoot. i know i am showing my age - will be 60 the 26th - but always young at heart and learning technology at a later age due to added t... more » ryemac3: What about microwaves with the turn dial? I was so glad that was replaced with a keypad. I hated those! more » jeevesofRKdia: Does anyone else find it ironic that she's holding a paper book titled "Obsolete"? Those are becoming antiquated as we speak (albeit kind of slowly) more » Jrsy Devil's Advocate®: Check out her other book.. more » mattycakes: I still remember calling cards. Do people use those anymore? I guess with skype and whatnot, there's really no longer any need, but I remember using t... more » -
#design
All Barcodes Should Be This Creative
There's no reason for barcodes to be so drab and utilitarian when the sky's the limit. More » -
#robots
Someone Stop The Fastest Robot Packager in the World at Once
For some reason, I can't stop looking at the frenzy Adept Quattro robopackager, which reaches more than 300 cycles per minute. Go to 1:30 to see it running at full speed. Must. Close. Window.[Adept via RobotBuzz via Botjunkie] -
#bookexcerpt
Four Old Gadgets We Love (and Four We Hate)
Anna Jane Grossman is the author of Obsolete: An Encyclopedia of Once-Common Things Passing Us By. She has compiled a special short list for Gizmodo: Four old gadgets we love and we'll really miss, and four we're glad are gone: More » -
#apple
Original Snow Leopard Was Too Blood Thirsty for Mac OS X Box
Yes, I'm obsessed with the new Mac OS X box. But I treated the poor snow leopard badly. This is not a clipart pussy cat. This is one serious blood thirsty beast who was censored by Apple. Spot the difference: More » -
#apple
8 Years of Great Mac OS X Box Design End In a Stupid Clip Art Cat
Mac OS X Snow Leopard leaked box is real. And painful to watch. What happened to 8 years of great packaging design? Are ideas running so low in Cupertino that they have grabbed a cat from a clip art package? More » -
#zunehd
Zune HD Box Spotted in the Wild
According to a Twitter tipster, this right here is the official Zune HD packaging. It's pretty much the same as previous Zune boxes, but with color, because the Zune HD is the rainbow of the Zune family. [Twitter via Engadget] -
#packaging
HP Ships Power Cord in Giant Box With Attached Pallet
If you get a package this size, reinforced with a wooden pallet, your first thought is probably that you've accidentally received, say, six laptops, or a fridge, or a mid-sized sedan. But you'd be wrong. More » -
#imagecache
We Have a New Winner of the "Worst Shipping Practices" Award
It's a competitive category, trust me. We've seen some pretty ridiculous abuses of packaging and shipping in our day. But this one's great, especially since the box is upside-down and sort of crushed-looking. Congratulations to thewinnerloser. [Geekologie] -
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#packaging
Thoughtful Packaging
Toothpaste for Dinner has a take on the ridiculous packaging phenomenon, where Amazon (or whoever) sends you a box that you can shove a toddler into for an SD card. [Toothpaste For Dinner via Consumerist] -
#palmpre
Video: Palm Pre Unboxed
We don't know where, when, or by whom this was filmed, but it looks very real to us, confirming our earlier suspicions that the Pre will be packaged in a box. Update: More » -
#palmpre
Palm Pre Box Shots Leak, Suggest Pre Will Come In Box
BGR snatched up some Pre box shots from a forum. No surprises here—we don't even get a look at the way the phone is packaged, and the list of gear is obvious... More » -
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Boxed Water: It's What's for Drinking
Boxed milk and juices are a supermarket staple, but one company is now selling boxed water. More » -
#moreridiculouspackaging
Motorola Sends Teeny Ear Clips In Huge Cardboard Box
Giz reader Thomas just received two 2-inch Bluetooth earhooks from Motorola—in a 320-cubic-inch box. As he puts it, "the package was filled with about 99% air." Haven't they heard of envelopes? More pics: More » -
#shippinghallofshame
Best Buy Mails Tiny Photo Paper in Massive Box
How much packaging is necessary to ship a small package of 4"x6" photo paper, Best Buy? More » -
#packaging
Sony Declares Death to Clamshell Packaging by Way of Campy Video
As someone who's ended up on the wrong end of clamshell packaging, I welcome all news about manufacturers that abandon the practice. Sony did just that this week (but the video still needs work). -
#smackdown
Dell on Apple's Environmental Ads: 'We Wish Apple Would Be More Bold in Making a Difference Rather than Making Ads'
In a blog post, Dell VP Bob Pearson outlines his views on Apple's environmentally-focused MacBook ads, and dismisses Apple's claims as rhetoric rather than action. He also blasts Apple for their lack of transparency. More » -
#shippinghallofshame
Apple Ships Mini DisplayPort Adapter In Huge MacBook-Sized Box
Speaking of Mini DisplayPort, here's another entry from Apple in the shipping hall of shame. They're shipping the five-inch Mini-DiplayPort-to-DVI adapter in a box that's bigger than the MacBook's. Check out the waste. -
#packaging
Call for Ridiculous Packaging Photos for Hall of Shame
We've covered a few before, but since you guys keep uncovering examples of companies supplying you with gizmos in ridiculously voluminous packaging, we're building a new Hall of Shame to give these things a home, and embarrass the perpetrators. More »
