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BlackBerry Z10 retail box gets shown off

Just one day before the big launch event, the BlackBerry Z10 retail box has been caught on camera.

By Adam Zeis on 29 Jan 2013 09:00 am
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Oh man - just one day before the big launch event, the BlackBerry Z10 retail box has been caught on camera. Forums member bbzak dropped in this photo of the packaging so everyone could get a sneak peek before it hits stores. Nothing really special here though - it's the typical slim, black box that BlackBerry has stuck with for the last few devices, only it's sporting Z 10 on the front. 

Few things to note here as well - the box itself doesn't look to have any carrier branding, but usually carriers have a much more "done up" sleeve that would go over top of the box in the photo. This could also just be a generic box for phones that RIM is giving out before launch.

We don't know what's in the box aside from the device either. We're hoping for more goodies as always - earbuds, a case of some kind - we'll take what we can get. We're down to just hours now until BlackBerry 10 is unvelied to the world and we couldn't be more excited. We'll have plenty of coverage on everything BB10 tomorrow and for weeks to come, so stay tuned. Check another image of the device itself and discuss more in the forums from the link below.

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Topics: BlackBerry 10 BlackBerry Z10 Devices

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SurrealCivic

Z10!

birdman_38

I really don't like the name "Z10", but keeps it simple I guess.

onekingwon

All you have to do now that you have your Z10 is goto the website: http://www.nameres.info. Subscribe and begin improving your quality of life. This Works, by showing you step by step how to make money from the comfort of your home.

europolska00

That's sexy. It's happening people!

Jin Han

take my money now!

Esgetn2hoT

IM THROWING MY MONEY AT THE SCREEN AND NOTHINGS HAPPENING!!!!!

GGGRRRRRRR!!

QuIcKsIlV3r

ZED 10 FTW!!!

SFWriter

Zed 9+1 maybe? It could have been worse - It could have been iTen and that would have been so very wrong.

Raestloz

Be thankful they didn't go with B10, or carriers will jump at the opportunity and launch BlackBerry Ben10, and iSheeps will laugh.

BlackberryTorcher

That is absolutely sexy. Sexy like Angelina Jolie, walking past you in a crowded shopping mall sexy!

BriniaSona

Question is

Bold 9900 looks or Zed10 looks?

John.P

I'm throwing money at my screen but nothing's happening!

CLTrujillo

Same! Just took a Loonie to the eye from the bounce back -_-.

kozmo68

LMFAO... Now that is Freakin Hilarious!

Thanks for the laugh..

KiLuMaNaTi

Lmao,I hope your not using a playbook. That's abuse!

Shermaine Prince

i took the day off just for this

Esgetn2hoT

lmao me too, i booked a vacation day, im gonna get a bunch of wine and sit at my computer and get completely annihilated while watching the launch event :D!

thats right.... at 10am in the morning... ;)

pmich

sweet! I'm not the only one that did it too. A friend of mine is coming over in the morning and we're just gonna hang and watch the livestream. I was due for a vacation day so i just figured why not use it on Jan 30th.

revtech

Same here =) can't wait!

MISNO

@Esgetn2hot....That is the greatest thing I've read this calendar year!! LOL

Esgetn2hoT

:D

bb10 will only be announced once!

it will divide the calendar timeline. Instead of BC and AD it will be BBB10 and ABB10 lol :P

samgbx

So Bad

shabbs

Felt letters stuck on a box... heh heh...

ewakil12

RIM just up and take my money!!

rajdeep.malhi

i hope they put some effort into the ear buds. every time ive bought a blackberry, ive never opened or used the earbuds.

kamalster

Really? I like the premium earbuds that come with the Playbook - if only the little rubber tip thingies wouldn't fall off and get lost so easily.

Skeevecr

If you care about audio in the slightest then all free headphones are rubbish, the only variation is if a company cuts its margins slightly to pay for something that is still rubbish but a little more expensive.

Plazmic Flame

If you've never opened or used them, how can you speak about how bad they are? Just sayin'...

jordandrews90

Sill don't like the name Z10 but I'm excited!!

samuelwhatshisface

Kinda wondering if the floor is the new windows logo, or just random squares lol. Looking good!

koolrosh

Lol.. This picture might have been taken inside Microsoft Headquarters. Probably spying on BB.

vgorous

I know its just a box but that's a little TOO subtle lol.

Crisdean

Wow. Looks nice! Really looking forward to this one now :)

gregorylkelly

Kind of ugly, but its a box. It's what's inside that is gonna blow people away!

sxchan

Looks beautiful!!! It can just be a plain black box for all I care, I know what's inside that counts. It's going to be Christmas in January!! COME ON Z10!!!

revtech

Love it . . Simple, clean, classy, bold, professional yet contemporary . . Just like our BlackBerries ;)

cd1105

smdh boy u ppl @ RIM really kno how to tease ppl wit the pics n videos ...C'MON RELEASE THE DAMN PHONE!!!

ekafara

Reminds me a little of a Zune box.

mcmolineux

I thought the same.

It looks good though.

Esgetn2hoT

im sorry, the text on the box is too small... im having trouble making out what it is.... :P

EsJayDee

I've never had a Blackberry box...just "insert carrier name here" boxes. Le sigh.

mcmolineux

I expect there will be a carrier-branded sleeve over that box.

Superfly_FR

lol, we're so exited we can comment on a box ...

koool1

Where can I get one??

kyleheney

umm doesn't this "box" only look about half an inch thick?

LeunammiGM

I don't care if they wraped it in a brown paper bag, just give me my Z10.

chevalia

LOL, right, as a matter of fact, don't wrap it at all, put it in my hand, hell, throw it at me

HarryLime

So my wife and I are scheduled for a sonogram at the exact time as the lanuch event, and, I'm gonna admit guys.....i wish it would have been scheduled for any other day or a different time! Don't tell her i said that though. ;)

Wolf35Nine

I'm excited for tomorrow, but this is a photochopped / edited photo.

bbzak

Thanks for the heads up.

I am throwing my hands and money everywhere and nothing is happening. LoL

"To BB or not" Is it a question??

cd1105

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! LIKE THT ONE

cjagasken

"Zed's dead, baby; Zed's dead". Or not....

Scuderia Ferrari

WHEN WILL IT COME TO HOLLAND?????
CAN SOMEBODY TELL ME THAT?

D.Vader

I love BlackBerry but that looks like construction paper.

dougONCT

So here's my question.

Is this phone going to be a "Zee 10", or a "Zed 10"? And what does this distinct choice say about their marketing strategy, geographic priortization, etc.?

howl078

Tomato or tomata, it means the same thing. Some call the letter "z" zee, others call it zed

dougONCT

I understand that logic, and agree with it, personally, but I think RIM should be thinking strategically about this. If i was trying to revive BB in the US market, I'd be DARN sure to say "Zee" at the NYC launch. But then there's every other English speaking country that says "Zed"...

Skeevecr

It is just one more reason why it was such a poor choice of name when even if they had gone with a single letter they could have picked something like L10 (based on the various codenames) or T10 (for Touch or even Torch) that would not have had variable pronunciation even within english-speaking countries.

george_helgerson

In the words of Ali G, some call it a tomato, others call it a potato.

kupfernigk

Well, I would say that people who can get excited by packaging need to get a life. But I was once doing a job in a marketing department (training on new software) and over lunch I heard two of the women (both marketing psychologists) spend over 20 minutes deconstructing the marketing message of the new Mars Bar wrapper. It was most instructive and I've never looked down on marketing people since.

george_helgerson

Is it Zee 10 or Zed 10?

kupfernigk

To quote the manual for Apache Derby, "In the US it is pronounced durrby and in the UK it is pronounced darby"

Having said that, "Zee 10" sounds to me like "C10", one of the crappiest motorcycles ever produced by the British industry. "Zed ten" sounds like something much more businesslike. "ee" is a rather weak vowel and turns up in words like leak, weak, freak, antique, and sneak. "Ed" turns up in words like educational, led, bed, said, and dead. If you were pitching for the advertising contract, which one would you go for?

The correct answer, of course, is whatever the country you're showing it in prefers.

ThaMunsta

I'm actually a little disappointed with the box :\
Slim means maybe no included case and the big Z10 looks almost goofy to me... Damnit! Still excited and can't wait to get it though hahaha

Nate650

Good point, although we don't know exactly how thick/deep the box is from the photo.

iToya

This time next week, hopefully that box will be added to my collection

cd1105

who cares bout the box!!!! WHERES THE DAMN PHONE!!!!! DROP IT ALREADY!!!! ARRRRRGGGHHHHHHHHH!!!! RIM YUH KILLIN ME HERE!!!

mrimg

I'd be really annoyed if my new Z10 didn't come with a decent set of earphones - this is something I put to a BB rep back when I got my 9900, hopefully they've been listening! Aside from that the packaging itself doesn't bother me too much as long as the phone inside is protected...

kupfernigk

Surely if you care about sound quality, the headphones you want to use are the ones you already have (my case), or the ones you're going to get after a listening test?
I have yet to find really good headphones with any phone, because they would put the price up too much for the carriers and most people don't care.

green_ember

Nice box! It'll look good on my office floor ;-)

vlcmfreak7

I think it would of look much more elegant if the Z10 was on the side on the box in smaller print.

Rootbrian

Can't wait to get my hands on the N10 or X10 depending on what it'll be called, once wind mobile gets it. Gonna be fricking awesome at the same time as having it for the next ten years!!!!

Raestloz

The box doesn't inspire me...
Would've been better if they put a half-transparent Z10 on it.