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Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

iPad unboxing videos hit the web ...

By | April 1, 2010, 4:35am PDT

Summary: iPad unboxing videos have started trickling onto the web.

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iPad unboxing videos have started trickling onto the web.

Here’s one made by British actor, writer and all-round funny gent Stephen Fry:

Here’s another by Andy Ihnatko:

Here’s a joke video you can send to you pals to fool em:

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Adrian Kingsley-Hughes is an internationally published technology author who has devoted over a decade to helping users get the most from technology.

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Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Adrian Kingsley-Hughes is an internationally published technology author who has devoted over a decade to helping users get the most from technology -- whether that be by learning to program, building a PC from a pile of parts, or helping them get the most from their new MP3 player or digital camera.

Adrian has authored/co-authored technical books on a variety of topics, ranging from programming to building and maintaining PCs. His most recent books include "Build the Ultimate Custom PC", "Beginning Programming" and "The PC Doctor's Fix It Yourself Guide". He has also written training manuals that have been used by a number of Fortune 500 companies.

Adrian also runs a popular blog under the name The PC Doctor, where he covers a range of computer-related topics -- from security to repairing and upgrading.

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RE: iPad unboxing videos hit the web ...
LeeC 2nd Apr 2010
Is there anything sadder than an "unboxing" video? Except maybe the person who watches them?

What next, new coat unbuttoning video? Garage door opening video?

The Internet: Bringing sad people together from all over the world!
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Makes me wish I had a tablet
Cylon Centurion 1st Apr 2010
Let's go HP, I want a Slate by summer! happy
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Did you even care about "Tablets" before the iPad announcement? They've been around since 2001 you know. wink
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Actually I have
Cylon Centurion 1st Apr 2010
But it hasn't been until I played around with Windows 7 on a touch, that really got me interested. I've seen them used around campus, but I found them limiting with XP and Vista...
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Is there anything sadder than an "unboxing" video? Except maybe the person who watches them?

What next, new coat unbuttoning video? Garage door opening video?

The Internet: Bringing sad people together from all over the world!

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