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out of the box

alt. 1 (&lit See out of, the#Article the, box English) 2 (context idiomatic of a product English) Immediate(ly), without intervention from the customer. 3 (context idiomatic English) outside the box; unconventional(ly): outside the limits of conventional thinking. prep.phr. 1 (&lit See out of, the#Article the, box English) 2 (context idiomatic of a product English) Immediate(ly), without intervention from the customer. 3 (context idiomatic English) outside the box; unconventional(ly): outside the limits of conventional thinking.

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Out of the Box (TV series)

Out of the Box is an American children's television series which premiered on Playhouse Disney on October 10, 1998 and ended its run on September 27, 2004 with reruns until June 2005. The series takes place in "The Box", a playhouse made entirely of cardboard boxes, where two hosts, Tony James and Vivian Bayubay McLaughlin, make crafts, sing songs, and act out plays.

Two special episodes were released on VHS by Walt Disney Home Video, Out of the Box: Trick or Treat, and Out of the Box: Happy Holidays. Trick or Treat is also available on the DVD entitled Rolie Polie Olie: A Spookie Ookie Halloween.

The series was created and executive produced by Douglas Love and was based on his series of books from HarperCollins. Three seasons were filmed at Kaufman Astoria Studios in New York City. The series earned three Parents' Choice Awards for excellence in television and an Emmy nomination.

Out of the Box (Jade Valerie album)

Out Of The Box the title of the debut mini-album released by Jade Valerie. It was released on October 17, 2007 as two versions, a CD only and a CD + DVD version, and later on, was released in Korea in a new edition. The Korean edition parted with 'Goodbye' and 'Mr. Pay Me' from the original release, with the addition of highlight tracks from Jade's following album, Bittersweet Symphony. The album saw a combination of new influences by Jade, mostly centering on modern musical trends. 'Crush', featuring guest vocalist Baek Ji-young on the Korean release, and sampled a classical piece in the style of Sweetbox, while many tracks showcased Jade Valerie experimenting with new vocal and musical styles. The album reached #27 on the Oricon Charts Weekly Albums chart.

Out of the Box (Joel Turner album)

Out of the Box is the second studio album from Joel Turner. It was first planned for release in early 2006 but did not reach stores until October 6, 2007. No reason has been given for the many postponements.

The album was largely produced by UK artist Colin "C-Swing" Emmanuel, with pre-production duties shared by Turner and his Two Kingz Produktionz partner Preech. Following on from Turner's self-titled debut, Out of the Box is again an eclectic mix of styles and features hip-hop blended with undertones of R&B, pop, rock, reggae and techno.

Musically, the album is centered on strong beats, catchy hooks and guitar-based melodies. The lyrical content focuses on a variety of social, political and personal themes, in addition to more lighthearted tracks such as "Dope", "La", "1, 2, 3" and "Going On". Apart from a few short skits and some vocal percussion on songs, the album sees less of an emphasis on beatboxing than its predecessor, with Turner keen to reserve his best material for live performances. Turner also performs vocals, guitar and bass on the album.

Although Turner’s second album saw him marketed for the first time as a solo artist, Out of the Box is in fact a collaboration with various MCs, with Turner’s Modern Day Poets colleagues C4 and KNO featuring the most extensively. Other tracks see contributions from Preech and London-based artist Me-One, while a couple of De La Soul members also appear – Dave Jolicoeur on the track "You" and Posdnous on the remix of Turner's 2004 hit " These Kids". Furthermore, UK rappers Mystro and Torsion (the latter of Da Mighty Elementz) appear on "La" and the anti-war ballad "Why" respectively.

Out of the Box did not make the ARIA top 100 albums chart but reached the top 30 of the urban albums chart. The only single to be released was " City of Dreams", which reached the top 30 of the singles chart in September 2007. During a court case in October 2008, Turner blamed the album's poor sales on insufficient promotion due to being sidelined by an attack that left him with a broken jaw.

Out of the box (disambiguation)

Out of the box is a term for a product feature that is usable without any modifications.

Out of the box may also refer to:

  • Out of the Box (TV series), a show on the Disney Channel
  • Out of the Box Publishing, a publisher of board and card games
  • Out of the Box (Jade Valerie album), 2007
  • Out of the Box (Joel Turner album), 2007
Out of the box (feature)

An out-of-the-box feature or functionality (also called OOTB or off the shelf), particularly in software, is a feature or functionality of a product that works immediately after installation without any configuration or modification. It also means that it is available for all users by default, and are not required to pay additionally to use those features, or needs to be configured.

Usage examples of "out of the box".

Riccetti took one out of the box and held it up, flicking a bitten fingernail against the three-inch fuse.

For better or for worse, Balshazzar had sufficient ready food and water and a nearly ideal climate to support over eight hundred people right out of the box.

He was surprised at her reluctance to think out of the box on this one, but even the thought of mortals acting on their own made strigoi nervous.

The younger wizard was helping his crippled fellow out of the box while the driver fought the reins of his four horses.

It seemed to be of pure gold, judging from the effort it took for the Eldest Daughter to lift it out of the box.

The next slash of lightning had him jolting, spilling half the matches out of the box, and cursing himself.

Toby brought another lizard out of the box and held it dangling between them while he spoke the words of the incantation again.