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What’s does being shipped sound like? A student at the Royal College of Art in London shoved a dictaphone inside a parcel and sent it off to Helsinki to find out. Here, charmingly animated, is what it heard.
We gadget freaks obsess over gear, big and small: cameras, phones, notebooks, desktops, home theatre speakers, HDTVs and much more. But how often do we pay attention to the technology surrounding our gear, the packing material that keeps it safe?
We’re no stranger to the excessive packaging online retailers often use when shipping products out, but the New York Times‘ article on how Amazon, Philips and others are improving their ways is a reassuring read – kind of. [NYT]
Looks like Apple decided to refund all rush shipping charges for iPad pre-orders after complaints that people were paying for nothing bubbled up. It makes sense, since all orders, rushed or not, are due to arrive on Saturday.
How strange would this be? Amazon emails you a link to a video that allows you to watch a person packing your product. Well, it just might happen.
If you ordered your iPad by March 27th with expedited shipping, you should receive your iPad by April 3rd. If you ordered your iPad by March 27th with normal shipping, you should receive your iPad by April 3rd. Wait, what??
I’m pretty sure BSMT GARBAGECAN is not where this package was intended to be delivered. But hey, UPS delivered it, and that’s all that counts, I guess.
It’s a competitive category, trust me. We’ve seen some pretty ridiculous abuses of packaging and shipping in our day. But this one’s great, especially since the box is upside-down and sort of crushed-looking. Congratulations to the winner loser. [Geekologie]
