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Nokia Ups the Unboxing Ante With Hackable Packaging

by JP Mangalindan on December 29, 2009 at 06:25 AM



When designers put as much thought into the packaging as they do the product inside, every day can feel like Christmas.

Thanks to companies like Apple, which paved the way with thoughtful packaging for Macs, unboxing is now a phenomenon unto itself. The latest, and unequivocally best, unboxing experience comes our way via two UK tech bloggers, Tracy and Matt, who recently received Nokia's N900 cell phone in promotional packaging.


To open the shiny black box, resembling a small subwoofer, they had to first plug the accompanying USB cable into a computer. Then, they hacked into the box by hitting the right terminal command on the keyboard, a subtle nod to the company's motto of "connecting people." Once done, the lid unlocked with a poof of smoke (seriously), revealing the phone and its accessories.

Check out the N900 unboxing video below, as well as a gallery of other notable unboxings. [From: Tracy and Matt's Blog, via: Engadget]



Great Moments in Unboxing

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