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Anyways, I agree. DRM is a pain.]]>Dec 19th 2008 4:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/19/sony-joins-the-bandwagon-declares-death-to-annoying-clamshell-p/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/19/sony-joins-the-bandwagon-declares-death-to-annoying-clamshell-p/
- Labels that don't peel off properly
- 'Chromed' plastics
- Telephone cables that tangle
- Sony MemoryStick
- Water saving toilets with tiny splash pools (common in Europe)]]>Dec 19th 2008 9:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/19/sony-joins-the-bandwagon-declares-death-to-annoying-clamshell-p/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/19/sony-joins-the-bandwagon-declares-death-to-annoying-clamshell-p/Dec 19th 2008 4:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/19/sony-joins-the-bandwagon-declares-death-to-annoying-clamshell-p/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/19/sony-joins-the-bandwagon-declares-death-to-annoying-clamshell-p/Dec 19th 2008 3:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/19/sony-joins-the-bandwagon-declares-death-to-annoying-clamshell-p/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/19/sony-joins-the-bandwagon-declares-death-to-annoying-clamshell-p/Dec 19th 2008 3:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/19/sony-joins-the-bandwagon-declares-death-to-annoying-clamshell-p/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/19/sony-joins-the-bandwagon-declares-death-to-annoying-clamshell-p/Dec 19th 2008 4:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/19/sony-joins-the-bandwagon-declares-death-to-annoying-clamshell-p/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/19/sony-joins-the-bandwagon-declares-death-to-annoying-clamshell-p/
Somehow.... I don't understand how, but the guy above (Ryback) related it to how BluRay does not have sound on his OS. I mean, how did you even come up with that. Seriously?!??! Sony+change packaging = BluRay no sound ???? WOW

But anyways this is great news!! It really bothered me when I buy something from Bestbuy and run back to the car giggling with Joy to find out that I can't even open it. Or when I buy those darn Wii points card and from all the time I've spent my life on earth, I cannot seem to find anything sharp enough to open that package. And ALL I NEED is to scratch that thing in the back.]]>Dec 19th 2008 4:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/19/sony-joins-the-bandwagon-declares-death-to-annoying-clamshell-p/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/19/sony-joins-the-bandwagon-declares-death-to-annoying-clamshell-p/Dec 19th 2008 3:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/19/sony-joins-the-bandwagon-declares-death-to-annoying-clamshell-p/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/19/sony-joins-the-bandwagon-declares-death-to-annoying-clamshell-p/Dec 19th 2008 4:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/19/sony-joins-the-bandwagon-declares-death-to-annoying-clamshell-p/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/19/sony-joins-the-bandwagon-declares-death-to-annoying-clamshell-p/Dec 19th 2008 10:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/19/sony-joins-the-bandwagon-declares-death-to-annoying-clamshell-p/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/19/sony-joins-the-bandwagon-declares-death-to-annoying-clamshell-p/
Or are they going to come up with a better easy to open clam shell package, which also has been done:
http://www.melodiesinmarketing.com/2007/04/03/nice-package/

I actually got a couple things that had this type of thing. I was halfway through the normal knife and scissor routine before i figured that i just had to bend the plastic at certain points and it just broke open. Nice and easy]]>Dec 19th 2008 1:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/19/sony-joins-the-bandwagon-declares-death-to-annoying-clamshell-p/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/19/sony-joins-the-bandwagon-declares-death-to-annoying-clamshell-p/Dec 19th 2008 2:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/19/sony-joins-the-bandwagon-declares-death-to-annoying-clamshell-p/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/19/sony-joins-the-bandwagon-declares-death-to-annoying-clamshell-p/Dec 19th 2008 4:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/19/sony-joins-the-bandwagon-declares-death-to-annoying-clamshell-p/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/19/sony-joins-the-bandwagon-declares-death-to-annoying-clamshell-p/Dec 19th 2008 4:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/19/sony-joins-the-bandwagon-declares-death-to-annoying-clamshell-p/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/19/sony-joins-the-bandwagon-declares-death-to-annoying-clamshell-p/Dec 19th 2008 2:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/19/sony-joins-the-bandwagon-declares-death-to-annoying-clamshell-p/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/19/sony-joins-the-bandwagon-declares-death-to-annoying-clamshell-p/Dec 19th 2008 4:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/19/sony-joins-the-bandwagon-declares-death-to-annoying-clamshell-p/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/19/sony-joins-the-bandwagon-declares-death-to-annoying-clamshell-p/Dec 19th 2008 11:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/19/sony-joins-the-bandwagon-declares-death-to-annoying-clamshell-p/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/19/sony-joins-the-bandwagon-declares-death-to-annoying-clamshell-p/Dec 19th 2008 4:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/19/sony-joins-the-bandwagon-declares-death-to-annoying-clamshell-p/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/19/sony-joins-the-bandwagon-declares-death-to-annoying-clamshell-p/Dec 19th 2008 12:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/19/sony-joins-the-bandwagon-declares-death-to-annoying-clamshell-p/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/19/sony-joins-the-bandwagon-declares-death-to-annoying-clamshell-p/
As for fewer thefts in Japan- that's probably the case. Why steal things when you can buy used women's underwear in a vending machine? They have their own problems.]]>Dec 19th 2008 2:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/19/sony-joins-the-bandwagon-declares-death-to-annoying-clamshell-p/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/19/sony-joins-the-bandwagon-declares-death-to-annoying-clamshell-p/Dec 20th 2008 1:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/19/sony-joins-the-bandwagon-declares-death-to-annoying-clamshell-p/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/19/sony-joins-the-bandwagon-declares-death-to-annoying-clamshell-p/Dec 19th 2008 4:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/19/sony-joins-the-bandwagon-declares-death-to-annoying-clamshell-p/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/19/sony-joins-the-bandwagon-declares-death-to-annoying-clamshell-p/
Am I alone?]]>Dec 19th 2008 4:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/19/sony-joins-the-bandwagon-declares-death-to-annoying-clamshell-p/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/19/sony-joins-the-bandwagon-declares-death-to-annoying-clamshell-p/Dec 19th 2008 10:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/19/sony-joins-the-bandwagon-declares-death-to-annoying-clamshell-p/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/19/sony-joins-the-bandwagon-declares-death-to-annoying-clamshell-p/Dec 19th 2008 5:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/19/sony-joins-the-bandwagon-declares-death-to-annoying-clamshell-p/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/19/sony-joins-the-bandwagon-declares-death-to-annoying-clamshell-p/.>]]>Dec 19th 2008 1:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/19/sony-joins-the-bandwagon-declares-death-to-annoying-clamshell-p/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/19/sony-joins-the-bandwagon-declares-death-to-annoying-clamshell-p/Dec 19th 2008 12:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/19/sony-joins-the-bandwagon-declares-death-to-annoying-clamshell-p/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/19/sony-joins-the-bandwagon-declares-death-to-annoying-clamshell-p/Dec 19th 2008 5:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/19/sony-joins-the-bandwagon-declares-death-to-annoying-clamshell-p/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/19/sony-joins-the-bandwagon-declares-death-to-annoying-clamshell-p/
but simple stuff in a decent plastic bag, semi-fancy stuff in nice plastic hardshell casing, and really fancy stuff in the packaging of all packaging.]]>Dec 19th 2008 6:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/19/sony-joins-the-bandwagon-declares-death-to-annoying-clamshell-p/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/19/sony-joins-the-bandwagon-declares-death-to-annoying-clamshell-p/
Oh, and only include half of what's needed to keep the packaging as pocketable as possible.]]>Dec 19th 2008 6:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/19/sony-joins-the-bandwagon-declares-death-to-annoying-clamshell-p/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/19/sony-joins-the-bandwagon-declares-death-to-annoying-clamshell-p/Dec 19th 2008 7:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/19/sony-joins-the-bandwagon-declares-death-to-annoying-clamshell-p/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/19/sony-joins-the-bandwagon-declares-death-to-annoying-clamshell-p/Dec 19th 2008 7:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/19/sony-joins-the-bandwagon-declares-death-to-annoying-clamshell-p/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/19/sony-joins-the-bandwagon-declares-death-to-annoying-clamshell-p/]]>Dec 19th 2008 8:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/19/sony-joins-the-bandwagon-declares-death-to-annoying-clamshell-p/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/19/sony-joins-the-bandwagon-declares-death-to-annoying-clamshell-p/



weAREengadget
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05Nk8CH5UVc]]>Dec 19th 2008 8:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/19/sony-joins-the-bandwagon-declares-death-to-annoying-clamshell-p/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/19/sony-joins-the-bandwagon-declares-death-to-annoying-clamshell-p/Dec 19th 2008 8:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/19/sony-joins-the-bandwagon-declares-death-to-annoying-clamshell-p/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/19/sony-joins-the-bandwagon-declares-death-to-annoying-clamshell-p/Dec 19th 2008 10:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/19/sony-joins-the-bandwagon-declares-death-to-annoying-clamshell-p/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/19/sony-joins-the-bandwagon-declares-death-to-annoying-clamshell-p/
is it just me?]]>Dec 19th 2008 10:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/19/sony-joins-the-bandwagon-declares-death-to-annoying-clamshell-p/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/19/sony-joins-the-bandwagon-declares-death-to-annoying-clamshell-p/Dec 19th 2008 10:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/19/sony-joins-the-bandwagon-declares-death-to-annoying-clamshell-p/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/19/sony-joins-the-bandwagon-declares-death-to-annoying-clamshell-p/Dec 19th 2008 10:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/19/sony-joins-the-bandwagon-declares-death-to-annoying-clamshell-p/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/19/sony-joins-the-bandwagon-declares-death-to-annoying-clamshell-p/Dec 19th 2008 10:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/19/sony-joins-the-bandwagon-declares-death-to-annoying-clamshell-p/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/19/sony-joins-the-bandwagon-declares-death-to-annoying-clamshell-p/
Sony does not need people like you as their buyers.]]>Dec 19th 2008 11:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/19/sony-joins-the-bandwagon-declares-death-to-annoying-clamshell-p/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/19/sony-joins-the-bandwagon-declares-death-to-annoying-clamshell-p/
While I don't agree with him on his comment (needless Sony bashing), I'm pretty sure Sony needs every customer they can get. They've underperformed so many years in a row now, it's really not funny.]]>Dec 19th 2008 12:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/19/sony-joins-the-bandwagon-declares-death-to-annoying-clamshell-p/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/19/sony-joins-the-bandwagon-declares-death-to-annoying-clamshell-p/Dec 19th 2008 11:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/19/sony-joins-the-bandwagon-declares-death-to-annoying-clamshell-p/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/19/sony-joins-the-bandwagon-declares-death-to-annoying-clamshell-p/Dec 19th 2008 11:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/19/sony-joins-the-bandwagon-declares-death-to-annoying-clamshell-p/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/19/sony-joins-the-bandwagon-declares-death-to-annoying-clamshell-p/Dec 20th 2008 9:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/19/sony-joins-the-bandwagon-declares-death-to-annoying-clamshell-p/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/19/sony-joins-the-bandwagon-declares-death-to-annoying-clamshell-p/
I'm no enviromental nut, and I actually believe that we will eventually see a new heaven and a new earth that will fix all of the crap we are doing (Revelation 21:1). However, that time is yet unkown and could be tens or hundreds of generations away. Forgive the tangent.

Anyway, I've recently become VERY recycling and reduced waste conscious. Therefore, I'm very happy to see an effort to cut down on packaging. It's be great if they could use biodegradable packaging. The more the better!]]>Dec 19th 2008 12:00PM