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Drobo is billed as the “World’s first data storage robot.” We like to think of it as super, super simple data storage that also doubles as a fantastic backup destination. Backing up your data is both extremely boring, and excruciatingly essential. Apple has tried to spice things up in this area with their Time Machine technology in Leopard (which Drobo supports), and Windows Home Server offers easy backup for your Windows-based computers.

As you may recall, we got a full feature rundown of Drobo back at CES 2008, so check that out if you need a refresher, or in case you missed it. We were thoroughly impressed, and had to get our hands on one to bring you the scoop on what we think of the device after using it in the real world. While the review is soon to come, we knew you’d want to see the Drobo unboxed. Oh, and as a bonus, we also have the DroboShare as well. This add-on turns your Drobo into a NAS device, and can even pair two Drobos up together for the ultimate in small environment networked data storage.

Check out the video above for the full unboxing of the Drobo and DroboShare NAS device.

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A few days ago, Apple released the new AirPort Express with 802.11n Wi-Fi built-in. The release signified the completion of Apple’s wireless router line moving to the 802.11n Draft 2.0 standard, and they kept the price at an affordable $99 USD. We went down to the local Apple Store to pick one of these up to use alongside our AirPort Extreme and Time Capsule, which means we have a beefy N network rocking here at Gear Live HQ. Using the three in tandem is fantastic, especially for wireless Time Machine support.

We just put up an AirPort Express 802.11n unboxing gallery. We’ve got a good 12 images up there for your perusal giving you a look at how compact the AirPort Express wireless router is, as long as the ports and the power connector, among other things. Go give it a look.

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Gallery: AirPort Express 802.11n unboxing gallery

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Over the past day, we’ve been putting Apple’s Time Capsule through its paces, and so far, we like what we see. We will be updating you with some impressions in a future post, but for now, we figured we’d hit you with another one of our unboxing galleries. We have a good 18 shots of Apple’s backup NAS wireless router that works hand-in-hand with Time Machine in all of its glory over in our Time Capsule unboxing gallery. Check it out.

Also, if you are interested, here is a Time Capsule vs. Airport Extreme size comparison gallery.

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Tired of having to rely on the spotty WiFi connection we had our Nintendo Wii connected to, we decided to go with a tried and true wired connection. We picked up the Datel LAN Adapter for Nintendo Wii, and figured we would share the unboxing experience with you guys. Take a look at the Datel Wii LAN Adapter unboxing gallery, and feel free to let us know what you think.

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If you have been wanting to get on the Internet while on the go on a MacBook Pro, you have been in need of an ExpressCard solution. That is where the Verizon V640 EV-DO ExpressCard comes in, and we unbox it in this episode.

Let us know what you think, or what you want us to unbox next!

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We show off the Belkin N1 MIMO Wireless Router in this episode of Unboxing. We were thoroughly impressed with the way they box their product and have everything nice and labled. Completely appropriate, even for novices. Come to think of it, more manufacturers should focus a bit more effort into the way they package their products, and think about the experience the consumer will have when unboxing their purchase. It makes a big difference when you look at how nicely Belkin has packaged their N1 equipment. We also show off the N1 Wireless Notebook card as well.

Let us know what you think, or what you want us to unbox next!

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Finally, eight months after the MacBook Pro made it’s appearance, and while more and more laptops started integrating ExpressCard slots into their design over PCMCIA, Verizon has released the V640 EV-DO ExpressCard device. We got one in earlier this morning, and promptly created a gallery of Unboxing photos. Take a look, and expect to see images and a quick review of the device later today over at Gear Live.

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From time to time I’ll post up some quick links of various unboxing activities that have caught my eye. For whatever reason (probably because I’m too lazy), I didn’t do a full post on each of these, but they’re still worth a link.

Flickr user mitchrusk11 has some Unboxing pics of a white iPod nano…

… and an ATI Radeon X1300 video card:
Tidemann has some shots of a Fullrate.dk, which appears to be a DSL or cable modem:
And last but not least, we have another proud MacBook owner, Matthew Botos:

Read his blog post describing the speedy arrival of his new toy, and check out the rest of the Unboxing Ceremony photos on his blog.

That’s it for this installment of Unboxing Drive By - stay tuned for more!

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Flickr user paradigm4 has posted a lot of great stuff to the Unboxing Group Photo Pool on Flickr. For instance, his shots of the unboxing ceremony of an Apple Airport Express:

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