Nokia N900 and the case of the best unboxing ever
By Ross Miller 
posted December 21st 2009 7:30PM
posted December 21st 2009 7:30PM
We'll just come out and say it: this is so awesome. In fact, if you want to just take our word for it, skip the copy and head straight to the video after the break -- you really only need to watch the first four or so minutes... Still here? Alright then. The shiny cube comes straight from Espoo and houses a N900, but the only way to get into the box is to plug it into a computer, establish a link, and then type in the right terminal command to unlock the lid (spoiler: it's company motto "connecting people" -- how clever) in addition to -- poof -- smoke! (Our favorite part.) Given the technical prerequisites, our guess is this has something to do with Nokia's the hack-centric "Push" program, but really that's just a guess. Like we said, video after the break, and if you opt to watch past the first couple minutes, you'll get to see a plastic fox. Trust us.
[Thanks, Matija] 
Over the top makes a comeback!
@HardToBelieve Over the top or not, that is the coolest packaging I have ever seen.
@Astrobiology is my wife
Which is what I was implying, really.
@HardToBelieve
Fantastic Mr. Box
@HardToBelieve
Actually i would'nt mind paying extra for that box!
@RitzXDef
LOL!!!:)))))))))))))))))))))
@Nel Me neither, I already checked eBay for the box. Unfortunately it wasn't on there.
3.5 inch is not "a very large display". Hes lucky chains and hooks didn't come flying when he opened the box.
I'll probably end up buying just the box. The password could probably be changed, and something could then be hidden inside.
@(Unverified) Maybe this was the secret sauce ARM CORTEX was 'talking' about? wow, this is highly impressive. Amazing unboxing indeed. And shiny too.. lol Hopefully N900 will be embrace by users in this competitive techvironment: http://bit.ly/nokia-900-full-specs-details-best-or-worst
Wow, that box popping open from shell alone is pretty sweet. Now if the N900 just worked with AT&T 3G bands...
@Nerdtalker
why? its not like there would be any difference. you wouldnt be getting much 3G reception with their spotty coverage...
@wako What about for the people who actually have 3G coverage? Cant deny us lol.
@Nerdtalker
Yeah, but this box IS NOT VERY ECO Friendly packaging.
What to do with it after?
Imagine if just 50 peoples throw into garbage such hard plastic boxes in one place - they will fill any standard garbage container just in second - and there won't be place for other garbage.
This idea is just STUPIDEST on the planet. Waste of space...
@Nerdtalker not sure if it was just a mistake or what, but around 16:30 of the video, he states the n900 does quad-band gsm and then goes on to say quad-band 3g. doubtful though as all the specs i have read say this will be limited to t-mobile 3g in the US
What's a "keelow"?
@yulebellow
Hahahaha, it's "kilo". As in "kilograms".
@yulebellow I really hope you're kidding...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kilogram
kilogram (also kilogramme) (abbreviation: kg)
noun the SI unit of mass, equal to 1,000 grams (approximately 2.205 lb).
It's not that impossible for someone not used to the standard to be confused when a brit says kilo instead of kilogram, although he did says 'weighs' too.
Although this might be meant sarcastic, but that it's a bit hard to tell over the internet.
@Wwhat
It was sarcastic, I much prefer the metric system since its all based on 10s instead of this 1=12=33 / 1=16 crap.
@yulebellow
Kilogram is the metric system dumbass.
1000 grams = 1 kilogram
@yulebellow
33?
@Kyle Krcmaric
A swing and a miss.
@(Unverified)
Ugh I'm on a failing spree, I quit
@yulebellow
Well, I was amused....
Wow. If every N900 came like that. Can you imagine?
@NeoXY
I'd be pissed, because I (the buyer) would be paying for that junk.
@NeoXY
That would be fantastic. "Only those deserving may use this product."
Or those who, you know, can use Google. But either way. With a few foam inserts, that box looks pretty drop proof. So you would cut down on shipping errors too.
epic.
I just want the box!
@Origin -- What's wrong with me in that I want the plastic fox??
@Origin
A box that needs a USB and **pops open** is a plain waste. It should have completely had rotated out of the way and had 3 sides drop down in soft touch style, creating a display podium. Especially if it's that big. But a popup is plain American fast food-ish. Me not want.
Also, the phone itself--4 row > 3 row keyboard hands down.
@Origin I just want the cake...
@recharged95 Actually i think it would have been better if the top, and all the sides had exploded off, impaling people and then leaving the device on a small pedestal. but i still want one.
@MJGAMER 1991 XBL The cake is a lie!
fantasticle
@iroq d mullet
Where did you get that picture? Are you stalking me?
@Rossgadget
if i tell you, you promise to stop closing your curtains at night?
lost me at resistive touch screen.
awesome presentation though.
@SmilinGoat I actually prefer resistive to capacitative. I find that the capacitative ones are more fingerprint-y than resistive. Your real gripe should be Maemo. I used an N810 as my primary music device so as to not look like I was jumping on the Apple iPod touch bandwagon, and it seriously irked me sometimes. Fun toy for coding on though.
I thought the 64K color screen and cramped keyboard were a bit iffy, why make something with all those bells and whistles then sort of fail in that area.
And the not making it possible to swap SD cards without opening the back, but maybe up north people steal those cards a lot eh, still a mistake though, and an unnecessary mistake, it sits there 2 mm from the damn edge.
@Wwhat its got a 16.7mil screen just like symbian phones :)
@Wwhat, 99% of the phones, and most of laptops as well, have 65k colors due to TN-Film LCDs (18-bit color, but for the sake of easy programming it's kept on 16-bit framebuffer) on them. PVA/IPS is way too expensive and too power draining for mobile use, not to mention that you cannot cram sufficiently good backlight for 16.7mil colors into a pocketable package anyways.
@incognito
you forgot about (AM)OLED displays ..
@shalafi, that's why I said 99%... OLED displays on mobile devices are quite a bit of a rarity, LCD still rules those markets... Most people that complain about 65k colors in this case are usually iZealots that fail to notice that even their precious MacBook Pros have only 65k colors (if you exclude dithering methods), not to mention the iPhone...
reminds me of this;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kGyR55dp8A
@JeremyBenthem - How ever did I miss that!?
Thank you for bringing this to my attention.
Wowwww... I wish this would be in retail. All the accessories you'd ever want are included... :O
damn. and i thought Zunes came in cool packaging...