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).
Electronics manufacturers are finally coming together for a cause I think we can all support: getting rid of the impossible-to-open, finger-slicing, dangerous-sharp-tool-requiring plastic prisons for our gadgets known as the clamshell package. Amazon started the struggle, and Sony, Microsoft, and Best Buy are jumping in to finish the job.
This strangeness is a leaked photo of an upcoming Nokia handset, dubbed “Wahoo” internally, and we can’t decide if it reminds us more of Motorola’s aging RAZR range or the BlackBerry Kickstart. It’s got a half-QWERTY keypad, is quad-band and UMTS/HSDPA, has an internal and external display, 2-megapixel camera with flash, Bluetooth and AGPS. BGR thinks it’ll be coming to AT&T sometime, though of course there’s no data on pricing or timings. The irony of successful Nokia aping a failing Motorola design isn’t missed on us though. [BGR]
