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iPad Wi-Fi + 3G Pre-Orders Arriving, Unboxing Galleries Posted
Comparison of Wi-Fi + 3G (left) and Wi-Fi (right) iPad models (Source: BGR)
Pre-orders of Apple's iPad Wi-Fi + 3G models have been arriving around the United States this morning, and a number of users have been putting together unboxing galleries featuring the new devices. Both iLounge and Boy Genius Report have posted extensive galleries of their own, offering a number of shots of the...
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iPads Arrive, Unboxing, Teardown and More
Photo by anubus84
Apple stores opened at 9am this morning to start selling the iPad to customers. Some forum readers are starting to post impressions and photos in this forum thread. Meanwhile, iFixit already has one that they are disassembling.
Here are some instructions and tidbits we'll be gathering and updating over time:
- First impressions/delivery forum thread
- MacRumors' iPad...
iPad Unboxing and Very Nice Hands On Video Review
For those desperate to see an unboxing video of the iPad, here's the first, from Stephen Fry. Fry, a well known friend of Apple, must have gotten one of the early shipments including all accessories:
Meanwhile, those looking for something a little more depth should really take a look at this video from PCMag. PCMag posted this excellent...
Apple Employee T-Shirt Unboxing Photos
Several weeks ago, we noted "unboxing" photos of an Apple job offer showing off the sleek and modern look expected of all Apple products.
Earlier this week, we received a new set of photos showing the unboxing of an Apple employee T-shirt. The T-shirts were reportedly given as gifts to Apple call center technical support staff and their packaging and presentation again demonstrate the Apple...
TomTom GPS Car Kit for iPhone Unboxing
Forum member The Samurai has managed to obtain the TomTom GPS car kit for iPhone from the Apple retail store in Glasgow, Scotland. After a brief appearance in several European Apple online stores that generated some confusion over what was included with the kit, the car kit reappeared late last week with shipping scheduled for 1-3 weeks. Despite the shipping date having slipped to 3-4 weeks...
Apple Job Offer 'Unboxing' Pictures Posted
On his Deciphering Glyph blog, the founder of Twisted posts "unboxing" photos (via Gizmodo) of a job offer he recently received from Apple. The photos unsurprisingly reveal that the company that places such emphasis on design aesthetics for both products and packaging also appears to have put a fair amount of effort into its human resources materials, resulting in a sleek appearance likely to...
First iPhone 3G S Unboxing Photos Showing Compass and Voice Control
It seems that the first iPhone 3G S unboxing photos have been posted to the Chinese version of Engadget.com. The images show the new 32GB iPhone 3G S unboxed and demoed with compass and voice control applications. Apple will be officially releasing the iPhone 3G S on June 19th.
Physically, the iPhone 3G S is identical to the iPhone 3G but offers a number of internal improvements including...
13" MacBook Pro Teardown and Unboxing Galleries
iFixit posts the first teardown images of the new 13" MacBook Pro. iFixit notes the following changes from the previous 13" MacBook:
- No access door for the battery on the bottom.
- The addition of an SD card slot (and the omission of digital/mic port) is readily apparent.
- FireWire is back!
- Computer lock is now on the other side.
Meanwhile, Gizmodo and Engadget have both posted...
Nehalem Mac Pros Arrive: Unboxing and Benchmarks
MacRumors forum user WonderSausage received his 2009 Nehalem Mac Pro yesterday. The system was configured as a Dual 2.93GHz Quad-Core system with 6GB of RAM and an ATI Radeon HD 4870 card. Additional high quality photos posted to Flickr with commentary in the discussion thread.
The early GeekBench benchmark for the Nehalem system gave a whopping total score of 17,665, placing it at the ver...
Unboxing of the Early 2009 NVIDIA iMac, Early Benchmarks
Engadget has posted an unboxing gallery of the new iMac. Externally, there is not much different in the new machine with the exception the removal of the FireWire 400 port and addition of a mini DisplayPort. The new iMac does come with the keypad-less keyboard (pictured above). MacRumors readers who are...
Unboxing and Disassembly Photos of the New Mac Mini
MacMiniColo.net has posted a series of unboxing and disassembly photos of the new Mac Mini just released today. The above photo, of course, is the same shot that was leaked just yesterday. The retail box image of the Mini curiously only has 9 vents while the actual product has 10. Still, all the pre-release product shots and video turned...
MacBook Airs Arrive, Unboxing Photos
The new version of the MacBook Air has arrived and one reader has posted unboxing photos to Flickr. Another forum member has also received the latest MacBook Air.
Apple revised the MacBook Air during their October 14th media event. The new model features the NVIDIA chipset and integrated graphics card. This should...
iPhone 3G Launches, Photos, Unboxing [Updated]
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Images have been slow to trickle in from other countries from their respective iPhone 3G launches. The images above have...
Video Unboxing of iPhone 3G
BoyGeniusReport has posted a video of the iPhone 3G being unboxed with comparisons to the original iPhone.
Submitted by Eddieowns...
iPhone 3G Unboxing Photos [Updated]
An iPhonePortugal forum user (via Engadget) has posted the first photos of the iPhone 3G being unboxed. It appears that the unit is one of the demo units supplied to stores. According to the poster, the internet speed is quite good and the App Store is not yet online.
The first of the demo units are also said to have been arriving at AT&T stores as early as today.
Updated: Gadgetomac...
Unboxing Video of MacBook Air, More Notes
Unboxing Video
- MacRumors forum member desenso posts a complete unboxing video of the new MacBook Air.
- Macworld posts their review of the MacBook Air and makes an interesting point about the seemingly small weight difference that makes the MacBook Air appealing: One reason I loved the 12-inch PowerBook G4 was that it crossed some hard-to-define weight barrier, one I hadnt even been aware...
MacBook Air Unboxing Photos and Wireless Booting
The first unboxing photos for the MacBook Air come from what appears to be a remote Macworld Expo presentation in Japan. The pictures show that they received their demonstration MacBook Air in the retail packaging. Unboxing sequence: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.
Meanwhile, Macfixit confirms that the MacBook Air is the first Mac to be able to boot wirelessly.
When Apple introduced the MacBook Air,...
iPod Touch Arrives at Apple Stores (Unboxing Photos)
The iPod Touch has started to arrive at Apple Stores.
Forum user kuebby has posted unboxing photos of the iPod Touch. More photos posted by Zwhaler. And another set on Flickr. iLounge set on Flickr.
In anticipation of the questions and discussion about the iPod Touch, we've opened an iPod Touch forum to handle the discussion.
More Photos/Videos
Video: iPod Touch vs iPhone...
Unboxing Photos: iPod Classic, Nano, Shuffle
Forum user Karpfish posted unboxing photos of the iPod Classic.
iLounge posted a Flickr set of the new iPod Classic, Nano and Shuffle
ArsTechnica posted photos of the Classic and Nano.
AppleInsider posts iPod Nano (Black) unboxing...
iMac Unboxing Video
Unboxing.com has posted a video of an unboxing of a 20" iMac.
The 9 minute video walks through the unpacking of the 20" iMac and explores the contents of the...