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Simply the Best Earphone Packaging Ever

9:00 PM - July 29, 2010 - By Rico Mossesgeld - Source : Tom's Guide US

Now here's how to make your product stand out!

Here's some packaging that really works: Panasonic RP HJE130 series. So they decided to play up the product's music-friendly qualities, by packaging it as an eighth note. Such creativity no doubt deserves as much visibility as possible, which explains the clear transparent box cover.

We'd love to see more gadgets in packaging that truly reflects their purpose, but how do you do that with more solid products like laptops or smartphones? Feel free to hit the comments with your suggestions. (Thanks Coloribus!)

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polly the parrot 07/30/2010 3:14 AM
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I like the silk bags for PSU's better. The comments for them made me laugh.

tylertooo 07/30/2010 3:21 AM
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Wow! That is TOO cool!

mindspring 07/30/2010 3:26 AM
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Strider-Hiryu_79 07/30/2010 3:28 AM
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creative yet I dislike the apple-like packaging.

Anonymous 07/30/2010 3:29 AM
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That's actually two eighth notes, though :/

gendoikari1 07/30/2010 3:34 AM
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If all products were packaged referencing their use, Apple products would probably be in garbage cans.

sebastienm 07/30/2010 3:54 AM
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i'd prefer a fake bloody chopped-off ear with the earphone still in it, on a velvet cushion, in a mobster-like present box with a ransom note. That would be original... ok, a bit dark maybe, i admit. Maybe for halloween?

halodude23 07/30/2010 4:06 AM
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Guys, take a look at the sennheiser IE's packaging, they are the best

Hupiscratch 07/30/2010 4:22 AM
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This is what happens when people decide to work at design studios.

Kami3k 07/30/2010 4:46 AM
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mindspring :
but ..does it play crysis?



If you're going to use a old saying at least use it when it makes sense to.

As in, a new GPU or CPU.

eklipz330 07/30/2010 5:23 AM
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polly the parrot :
I like the silk bags for PSU's better. The comments for them made me laugh.



dude... the review on the hx750 on newegg? i wrote that ;]

darthvidor 07/30/2010 5:38 AM
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total hit :)

eddieroolz 07/30/2010 6:01 AM
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A very nice idea! It really stands out.

husker 07/30/2010 7:07 AM
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That is not an eighth note. It is TWO eighth notes. But still cool looking.

jsc 07/30/2010 9:23 AM
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Well, unless you are van Gogh, you need two of them.

scifi9000 07/30/2010 11:23 AM
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fine, but guess who pays for this artistic stuff... all i want is top quality sound, comfort and build quality.. the rest I don't want to pay for.

idiom 07/30/2010 12:36 PM
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I bet Steve Jobs is foaming at the mouth for not having anyone at Apple think of this first.

angryfingertips 07/30/2010 1:30 PM
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Looks like apple will be suing them soon.......

hardcore_gamer 07/30/2010 1:30 PM
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mindspring :
but ..does it play crysis?



no..but it does play MUSIC

halls 07/30/2010 2:58 PM
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mindspring :
but ..does it play crysis' soundtrack?


Fixed.

tony singh 07/30/2010 4:06 PM
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creative thinking put into use...more people like him plz..

amjosh 07/30/2010 4:16 PM
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brilliant !!

Arglebargle 07/30/2010 4:50 PM
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I picked up a headset/microphone as part of a Starcraft II deal earlier this week. The supplied headset was fine, but the packaging was that huge, annoying clamshell which you need the claws of Wolverine to open.

bloodymaze 07/30/2010 5:16 PM
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Clear + Transparent? Holy hell! What a concept. Lol

grieve 07/30/2010 11:05 PM
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""but how do you do that with more solid products like laptops or smartphones? Feel free to hit the comments with your suggestions. (Thanks Coloribus!)""

The Iphone 4 box would have this picture.
http://i290.photobucket.com/albums [...] iphone.jpg

[IMG]http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll262/Grieve666/iphone.jpg[/IMG]

triplebug 07/31/2010 9:38 AM
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It got my eyes, nice.

chaoski 07/31/2010 4:13 PM
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very nice, just little too "apple" like....

Userremoved 07/31/2010 4:39 PM
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Musical packaging!

sockso 08/01/2010 2:21 PM
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How fun!

mlopinto2k1 08/02/2010 2:34 AM
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Seems like a page out of Apple's book. Very nice non-the-less.

waffle911 08/04/2010 11:02 PM
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I don't see anything wrong with the way Apple packages things; if people judge books by their covers (and they do) then aesthetically pleasing packaging design is important for being noticed on the shelf. The only reason it could be a negative is if you are over-zealously anti-Apple. I'm talking about emo-rage-quit, super-"FFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUU-" overzealous. It's a friggen' company, not a bloody politician. You don't even see people getting like this about Intel or Bose. Stop drinking the anti-Apple Kool-Aid and let people buy their sexy, overpriced goods in peace.


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