Pavilion dv6929wm ships in a reusable, protective messenger bag, lowering fuel costs to transport Not only does this approach reduce product packaging overall by 65 percent, according to HP, it will help the company save money on transporting systems “by removing the equivalent of one out of every four trucks previously needed to deliver” them.The system, by the way, is EPEAT-silver registered, meaning it meets several green-tech criteria, including Energy Star 4.0 compliance.The caveat here is that the system is available only at Walmart and Sam’s Club stores. HP designed the packaging for a contest sponsored by Walmart called the Home Entertainment Design Challenge. The big question for me is, will we see HP package other systems similarly? The answer, according to an HP spokesperson, is a big maybe: “HP will evaluate consumer sales and feedback of the notebook throughout September and October and then determine whether to continue or expand such an offering.” Here’s hoping HP as well as other computer manufacturers embrace this approach. I’d think the waste-reducing benefits — particularly the savings on transportation, given the price of fuel — would make it an easy sell. Technology Industry