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Gallery: New Xbox 360 Arcade and Elite boxes shot once again in the wild

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New Xbox 360 Arcade and Elite boxes shot once again in the wild, spelling doom for the middle sibling originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 25 Aug 2009 10:05:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>arcadeboxelitein the wildInTheWildxboxxbox 360xbox 360 arcadexbox 360 eliteXbox360Xbox360ArcadeXbox360EliteTue, 25 Aug 2009 10:05:00 EST<![CDATA[Zune HD box spotted?]]>http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/22/zune-hd-box-spotted/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/22/zune-hd-box-spotted/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/22/zune-hd-box-spotted/#comments According to one tipster, the Zune HD was a no-show today at both of his Houston-area Best Buys, so hopefully this little tidbit can make it up to that loneliest of all Zune fans. According to CrazyphoneGuy of Twitter and his prodigious Twitpic account, the picture above is of the Zune HD's new box. It looks quite a bit like existing Zune boxes, but that's certainly no slight. Anyone else track down the Zune HD at a Best Buy today, or was NVIDIA just fooling with us?

[Thanks, Brayan]

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Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>boxmicrosoftportable audioportable videoportableaudioportablevideozunezune hdzune hd boxZuneHdZuneHdBoxSat, 22 Aug 2009 17:43:00 EST<![CDATA[Microsoft rolls out Windows 7 packaging]]>http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/24/microsoft-rolls-out-windows-7-packaging/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/24/microsoft-rolls-out-windows-7-packaging/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/24/microsoft-rolls-out-windows-7-packaging/#comments We could swear we've seen this before, but nonetheless, Microsoft's Windows blog has unveiled what it's calling the official Windows 7's packaging -- as in, this it what we'll be seeing in stores when it launches this fall. It's apparently 37 percent lighter and has a 50 percent better econometrics score over the Vista box, which we can't help but draw mental parallels to the platform's overall performance and mindshare improvements. See it for yourself in the gallery below -- couldn't hurt to get a peek now at what you'll be picking up come October 22nd.

Gallery: Microsoft rolls out Windows 7 packaging

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Oh, Brando -- how you make our hearts flutter. One day, you're pumping out new kit fit only for our Crapgadget roundup; the next, you're delivering gems such as this. The 5-bay HDD Paper Storage Box with Cover covertly hides up to five of your precious 3.5-inch hard drives, and it likely provides more security for your personal information than a fireproof lock box. 'Cause really, what data thief is going to shuffle through a cardboard container looking for valuable platters?

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Brando's Paper Storage Box inconspicuously hides your HDDs originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 03 Jun 2009 17:42:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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For staying as silent as they are about the product's details, Palm's doing an awfully good job of letting Pre rumors and speculation fly with wild, rampant abandon -- and we've got a new one here that should at least take you through the night. Actually, this one's less of a rumor and more a visual feast of reality: a retail (or near-retail) box complete with pack-ins has been spotted in the wild, where we learn once again that the device will definitely include a pouch among the usual assortment of odds and ends you normally expect to find with a phone (sadly, the Touchstone's still strictly a pricey add-on) -- and yes, the box looks pretty much like the one shown off at CES. Not as interesting as an actual Pre, we admit... but close. Check out a couple more shots after the break.

[Via Boy Genius Report and PreCentral]

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No matter where you fall in this crazy DSLR war between Canon folks, Nikon folks, Sony folks and "how do you turn this thing on?" folks, there's no denying the D90 has sparked quite a lot of interest from all the right places. The video feature is just plain exciting, as is Live View and that 3-inch LCD (oh, and we hear it also takes pictures), and Nikon could very well have a hit on its hands when it actually starts shipping the thing. Which is where this box comes in. A tipster says it popped up at his Best Buy, but he's getting the impression from inventory that it won't actually be for sale this week. We hope he's wrong, but we're almost out of week. Anybody manage to nab one of these yet? Another blurrycam pic after the break.

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Nikon D90 box in the wild, anticipation is palpable originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 05 Sep 2008 09:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We can't say for certain that this is the most pointlessly sophisticated contraption we've ever seen built, but regardless of all that, we dare anyone to deny its greatness. In essence, the LeaveMeAloneBox does nothing more than turn itself off after a pestiferous human flips it on -- time, and time, and time again. Really, the beauty of this thing can only truly be seen in video, so click on through for what's likely to be the best 29 seconds of your day.

[Via MAKE]

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