Earlier today we mentioned that AT&T had begun selling the Samsung Captivate a little earlier than expected. Certainly good news, but how about this fancy Captivate packaging. According to the details of the story, this fancy bundled Captivate was given to one of the higher-ups within the AT&T ranks. So no, this will not be more »

Image via Engadget Despite the fact that the Google Nexus One has seen quite a bit of coverage, most of it has come in the form of a few images here, a few images there and super short videos. Thankfully those short videos have come to an end, and we are now being treated with more »

Its been a busy few days as far as the Google Nexus One is concerned and we have seen everything from trademark filings, to FCC listings, to images and most recently a handful of videos. Now in regards to the videos, the first few were published yesterday and seemed like they were going to lead more »

Just in case you have not yet had your fill of information regarding the Google Nexus One, it seems there have recently been a few more user videos offering a tease of what everyone can expect. The videos are coming courtesy of the newly created The Nexus One blog and are short, and sort of more »

Perhaps in an attempt to save money and to stop frustrating their consumers, Sony is taking the necessary steps to use more friendly packaging instead of the cumbersome packing they call clamshell.

If you have ever bought an MP3 player or headphones from Sony, then you probably know the type of packaging they often include. More than just Sony, I find other electronics coming with similar packaging that leaves me armed with scissors attempting to open up the package. Sony and other companies often use these clamshell packaging in attempts to keep the product clean and theft-free, while allowing the public to view the product easily. In addition, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission found that since 2004, there have been 25,000 injuries that resulted from people trying to open up the package.

Amazon has just begun offering what they are calling “frustration-free packaging,” and I cannot think of anything else to do except offer some applause. I am sure that I am not alone here, just about everyone I know has experienced some issues with getting packages opened and cutting your hands or fingers. Thankfully, Amazon has more »

HP has come up with a pretty unique take on packaging. In fact they have won Wal-Mart’s Home Entertainment Design Challenge for coming up with their latest idea to reduce packaging.

HP has been able to reduce the packaging for their Pavilion dv692 laptop by an incredible 97% simply by cutting the box out of the picture. That’s right, HP will begin packaging the dv692 in its own messenger style bag. The laptop along with all of the accessories such as battery and power cable will still be wrapped in some bubble wrap to protect it while in shipping, but it will not come with any box.

So overall it sounds like a pretty good idea, not only cut out a lot of the packaging, but users will also get a nice bag included with the purchase. However their packaging savings does not stop there, HP is also able to ship three of these notebooks (pictured below) in a single box thanks to the reduced packaging, which according to Wal-Mart “requires a fourth fewer trucks to deliver to stores.”