Posts tagged as:

packaging

8GB Apple iPhone 3GS Coming Soon

by Jay Garrett on December 29, 2009

To me this is very plausible.

It seems that Apple may be dropping the 8gb iPhone 3G in favour of a similarly memoried 3Gs.

A forum user on the German ‘apfeltalk‘ ordered a regular refurbed 8GB iPhone 3G and that’s exactly what he got.

But – the interesting thing was that the packaging was for an 8GB version of the latest model, the 3GS!

As everyone here surely knows – you can only get the 3Gs in 16GB and 32GB versions. This means an unlikely typo on the packaging or Apple has got their new boxes all mixed up with the outgoing stock – ooopsy!

User .David commented on the forums (translated via Google Translate):

“Seems to be an iPhone 3G (back and no compass, FW) 3.0.1 on it. However, the packaging is clearly designed for an iPhone 3G [S] 8GB. Ordered was a refurbished 3G iPhone 8GB.

Vote: who have a refurbished iPhone 3G in a new packaging of the packaged iPhone 3G [S] 8GB, because the enhancement is clearly new. Which clearly indicates that the sale of the iPhone 3G [S] 8GB immediately imminent.”

When you weigh up the facts:

  • The 3G model is now over 18 months old.
  • It looks like Apple’s building up to launch a fourth model in June.
  • It doesn’t make sense to have three different models on the market at the same time.

Apple will be holding an event on the 26th of January so as well as the iSlate we might see the entry-level 3Gs there ;)

{ 1 comment }

Mix Tape USB – Retro Romantic Nostalgia in The Guise of a C90

by Jay Garrett on September 30, 2009

MixTapeAnimation3Those of you out there of a certain age will be able to recall the romance of putting together a mix tape.

In the Americanised, but still fab, film version of the great book Hi Fidelity – Rob puts the art of the mix tape thus:

“The making of a great compilation tape, like breaking up, is hard to do and takes ages longer than it might seem. You gotta kick off with a killer, to grab attention. Then you got to take it up a notch, but you don’t wanna blow your wad, so then you got to cool it off a notch. There are a lot of rules. Anyway… I’ve started to make a tape… in my head… for Laura. Full of stuff she likes. Full of stuff that make her happy. For the first time I can sort of see how that is done.”

So for those who laugh at tape cassettes why not put your sounds on a USB stick, put the stick inside the ancient-looking cassette tape, then scrawl all over it for that authentic retro vibe?

There’s 6 different designs as well – will the fun ever end?

Body-pop over to Suck UK and gettem!


Reblog this post [with Zemanta]

{ 0 comments }

Windows 7 – Official Release, Prices and Packaging

June 26, 2009 Click to read more →
Thumbnail image for Windows 7 – Official Release, Prices and Packaging

Microsoft obviously wants to rid people’s minds of ‘Vista’ and all of its hang-ups and has just confirmed official release dates and prices whilst showing off the finalised Windows 7 packaging.
The base prices for the three main Windows 7 flavours, available in October, are as follows: Home Premium costs £149.99, Professional is £219.99 and Ultimate [...]