Advent

Since not all things that are wrapped in amazing packaging are technological, I thought I would mention one of my favorite parts of the holiday season:
Advent Calendars.

It's waiting everyday to press my nails against the perforated lines that gets me. I realized this year when my family bought too many calendars for the kids and sent me home with one that, I have never in my life been so excited to eat a piece of nasty chocolate. It's terrible and I end up regretting it every time. However, I just keep hoping that day 24 is the best!

Intuos4

This baby was love at first touch! I instantly fell head over heels when the Intuos4 was placed in my hands. I was excited for the product itself-I mean a good quality Wacom pad, duh. However, the packaging was slick, yet not grippy. It was clean and not complex. Yet, the simplicity was deep because the whole thing is a soul leeching black with folds and neatly design protection pads to keep the delicate pad safe.
When buying an expensive machine- I better have an impressive box to unwrap. Unlike the non-exsistant packaging a convertible comes with, I want the experience of being surprised...
I was definitely way too excited for the Best Buy sales guy. I probably won't get his number anytime soon.

SO, as I was searching for a better package photo among the inter-webs, I was searching through a site in a foreign language and found out that the pen stand has a secret bottom on it where it stores all the special tips! I was positive that I was going to have to go out and buy them all individually at a costly price. I feel like I just found Atlantis. Today is a good day.
http://www.vincenwoo.com/vincenwoo/site_wacom_et_mapomme/?page_id=485

Better Than What's Inside

I recently bought a new cell phone.
It was 'cyber monday' and there was a great deal on a free little green phone-and I thought, what the heck... I need a phone.
The Samsung Re-Claim has great features and applications including web-browsing and great GPS. It's made with recycled materials and the camera, although does not include a flash-takes great photos and videos.
When the box came, I was THRILLED. It was a slide drawer model packaging. It was clean cut and stayed with the tinted brown paper bag-recycled theme. Breath taking details on the cover.

Besides being a great phone, I still have the box.