We open the box, check every corner, and tell you exactly what you're getting before you spend your money. Phones, headphones, wearables, gaming gear — honest first impressions, always.
Fresh Out the Box
Phones
Apple's reduced packaging game continues. Here's what's actually in the box, what's missing, and whether the USB-C cable situation has finally improved.
Phones
The box is premium, the device is heavy, and Samsung still includes a charger. We go piece by piece through everything inside.
Audio
Sony went back to the fold-flat design and packed the new XM6 into a noticeably more compact case. We check what's changed and what got left out.
Editor's Pick
Gaming
The PS5 Pro arrives in packaging that feels almost ceremonial — thick foam, a separate tray for accessories, and a vertical stand that actually ships in the box this time. We open it up and compare the unboxing experience to the original launch unit, then cover what's different on the hardware itself before our full review drops next week.
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More Unboxings
The third-generation AirPods Pro arrive with a new charging case design and lossless audio support. We look at what's in the box and whether the accessories situation has improved.
The second-generation Scribe ships with a redesigned stylus that no longer requires batteries. Here's what Amazon includes out of the box and first impressions of the build.
Not everything ships like a half-filled cereal box. Some products genuinely impressed us from the moment we cut the tape. Here are this year's standouts.
Deep Dives
A look at how iPhone box contents have shrunk over six generations — and whether the savings justify the cost of buying accessories separately.
These surprised us — not because of marketing, but because they arrived with thoughtful accessories, great build quality, or genuinely useful extras.
We counted every accessory in the V16 box, tested each one, and wrote down which ones actually earned their place in the bundle.
