Unboxing
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For the computer science term relating to data structures, see Object type (object-oriented programming)#Unboxing.
Unboxing is the unpacking of new products, especially hi-tech consumer products. The whole process is captured on video and later uploaded to the Internet. The term has been labeled a new form of "geek porn."[1][2]
The oldest video on YouTube using the name "unboxing" is the opening of a boxed Nokia E61 smartphone, uploaded on June 12, 2006.[3] There are, however, older videos on the site that show the same activity but using other names such as "opening"[4] or "unpacking".[5]
According to Google Trends, searches for the term "unboxing" began to surface in the final quarter of 2006.[6]
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[edit] References
- ^ Unboxing: The new geek porn, The Independent, 14 January 2009.
- ^ Unboxing: the new geek porn, The Register, 8th December 2006.
- ^ YouTube - unboxing, accessed on May 5, 2010.
- ^ YouTube - opening (Science & Technology category), accessed on May 6, 2010.
- ^ YouTube - unpacking, accessed on May 6, 2010.
- ^ Google Trends: unboxing, accessed on May 5, 2010.
