safety

Disturbing Billboard Bleeds When It Rains

The local government in Papakura, New Zealand isn't screwing around when it comes to road safety. Their new bleeding billboard campaign takes a Red Asphalt approach that they hope will creep out reckless drivers. More »

04:00 PM

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By Sean Fallon

Comment by Purple Monkey Dishwasher: There's a key piece of information missing, how long have they been in place? Anyone can say there hasn't been... 8 Responses | Other threads

bad ideas

Sony Promotional Image Shows Some Dangerous Behavior

Sony's new press image is all fun and cheeky until that model drops his PSP into the tub and ends up with a seriously embarrassing obituary. [Kotaku]

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By Adam Frucci

Comment by CameraShoe_GitEmSteveDave: Wait,wait. How can this guy have legs/forearms that hairy, yet a chest so smooth? That just doesn't make... 15 Responses | Other threads

robots

Robot Parkour Ad by Nike

Without the limitations of, you know, human bodies and gravity and all that junk, the already-crazy sport of parkour (or "extreme running") becomes even more amazing. This bit is from a Nike ad and features a computer-animated, hoodie-wearing robot. More »

06/30/09

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By Dan Nosowitz

Comment by Thangka: Wish people would stop calling free running parkour just cause the term is trendy. 8 Responses | Other threads

microsoft

Microsoft's Windows 7 Tour Videos Feel, Uh, Familiar

I feel like I've seen Microsoft's video tours of Windows 7 somewhere—though I can't quite put my finger on it.
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06/29/09

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By matt buchanan

Comment by mfischer579: Ha! seriously? Such a rip off.. "I feel like I've Microsoft's" You forgot seen.. 10 Responses | Other threads

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Anti-Abuse Bus Stop Ad Only Batters Women When Nobody's Looking

Amnesty International has installed a new anti-domestic-abuse ad fixture in Hamburg, Germany which is equal parts clever and shocking: when you look at the photo, it's a smiling couple; when you look away, it's a dude punchin' a lady. More »

06/26/09

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By John Herrman

Comment by Noobs-R-Us: What about men abused by women? They should show that also. 17 Responses | Other threads

ie8

Dean Cain Wards Off Puke and Porn With Internet Explorer 8 (NSFL)

O.M.G.I.G.P or "Oh My God I'm Gonna Puke" is a serious problem for those living with the sick and perverted. Fortunately Dean Cain and IE8's InPrivate mode can help. Warning: video is NSFL and reading Cain's lips is very NSFW.

06/24/09

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By Sean Fallon

Comment by Kakkoister: Yeah... Your a little late IE. Both Chrome and Firefox already have a private browsing option.. YOU LOSE! 5 Responses | Other threads

olympus

Olympus Discovers Will It Blend, Uses It to Sell Cameras

Have you guys heard of this "Will It Blend?" thing? Apparently it's all the rage on the internet! That's why the cutting-edge minds at Olympus jumped on this new fad to make a viral video of their own. More »

06/22/09

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By Adam Frucci

advertising

Obnoxious Local Ads Coming to DirecTV in 2011

The WSJ is reporting that DirecTV has conscripted the talents of software startup Invidi to show targeted—meaning local—ads to its customers, starting in 2011. More »

06/17/09

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By John Herrman

Comment by darkstar: Why is that bad? Low budget commercials are always the best. + Watch video+ Watch video 3 Responses | Other threads

fcc

Congress Pushing For Bill To Reduce The Volume Of TV Advertising

Under a new proposal taken up today, Congress would give the FCC power to limit the volume of commercial advertising to match the average decibels of the show being watched. More »

06/12/09

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By Sean Fallon

Comment by EdgesRazor: When I saw the word "Volume" in the title I thought that meant I'd get a reprieve from the number... 12 Responses | Other threads

iphone

iPhone Owners Suckered Into Brand Awareness Through Controllable Digital Posters

Knowing that iPhone owners like myself are drawn towards any opportunity to leverage the technology, CBS Outdoor has partnered with Clusta to develop advertising signage that interacts with our phones via Wi-Fi or 3G. More »

06/05/09

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By Sean Fallon

Comment by Raul Caraveo Gamboa: nice, now lets wait for lingerie adds =) 2 Responses | Other threads

smartphones

New Palm Pre Ad Is Chock Full of Elaborately Choreographed Prison Inmates

Oh, wait...nevermind! Palm is just fetishizing vague notions of Asian spirituality for capital gain! More »

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By Adrian Covert

ads

New Olympus DSLR Ads Put Animals On Ice

These ads for the Olympus E620 DSLR show animals frozen in blocks of ice. This might be to highlight the camera's image stabilization, or it might be targeted at the coveted animal abuser demographic. More »

05/21/09

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By Adam Frucci

laptop hunters

Meet Microsoft's New Laptop Hunter: Lauren 2.0 Likes Pink

The original laptop hunter Lauren was a cute librarian-type who wanted a giant lapmonster. Microsoft's latest flamespot has a new Lauren. She's a blond law student who likes pink. More »

05/15/09

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By matt buchanan

Comment by OMG! Ponies!: Given that Apple has seen the need to rebut the ads, I'd say they hit a sore spot. 27 Responses | Other threads

advertising

New Apple Ad Mocks Microsoft Laptop Hunters In Usual Smarmy Way

Apple's new ad takes solid aim at Microsoft's recent much-talked-about Laptop Hunters ad series with the Apple style fully intact. In other words, it's really, really smug. More »

05/13/09

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By Dan Nosowitz

Comment by En0s0ne... Now with auto-tune commenting: Sweet sweet Apple... your marketing dollars are well spent. Well spent. Awesome ad, simply awesome. PS to all the iHaters that gripe... 53 Responses | Other threads

intel

I'm Excited About These New "Not Like Your" Intel Ads

Intel's lifestyle ads have been around forever, in fact, inspiring Apple's own marketing direction in the 80s. But everyone does this now, and so, they're changing things up after all these years. More »

05/07/09

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By Brian Lam

Comment by KefkaticFanatic: I find these absolutely awesome and hilarious, but my dad was commenting that singling out that one guy as a... 3 Responses | Other threads

ads

I Would Wear an Xbox 360 Dress, So What?

If you're in Japan and trying to decide between the Xbox 360 and PS3, maybe you should take a look at these reading materials first...including an anime girl wearing a desperately revealing Xbox 360 dress. More »

05/04/09

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By Mark Wilson

Comment by Felipe Fortes: This is one of the reasons why I would never buy a xbox 360. 12 Responses | Other threads

terminator

Terminate Me Web App Now On iPhones

Remember those Terminated kitties? Now you can do it all on the fly, with the Terminate Me web app. Just thought you'd want to know. [iTunes App Link]

04/23/09

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By Wilson Rothman

Comment by cvchung: okay, how do you post photos on here? 2 Responses | Other threads

microsoft

Microsoft Says "I'm a PC" and Laptop Hunters Ads Make People Want Windows More

During their quarterly earnings call (going on right now), Microsoft said there's a 10 percent increase in preference of Windows PCs as a result of their ad campaigns. This, as profits are down 32 percent from a year ago, 'cause of the financiapocalypse. [Microsoft]

04/23/09

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By matt buchanan

Comment by aido2002: I'm guessing this has nothing to do with the ads (they suck, frankly), it's just because the economy is in... 13 Responses | Other threads

clips

The World if Technology Stopped 20 Years Ago

A new Visa ad playing in Australia examines a world in which technology never miniaturized nor went wireless. It has a few clever moments. [TBWA\Whybin via psfk]

04/21/09

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By Mark Wilson

Comment by m0unstr0: You can't hug your children with nuclear arms. Technology will be the downfall of civilization, named ONE good thing technology has... 17 Responses | Other threads

retromodo

Holy Crap, Email Was Scary in the 1970s!

In case you weren't aware, email humbly began as some sort of paranormal force whose sole objective was to materialize out of thin air and terrify middle-aged businessmen. More »

04/20/09

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By Adrian Covert

Comment by OMG! Ponies!: There is a disturbing amount of brown in this scene. The shag carpet is brown. The wallpaper is... 16 Responses | Other threads

ads

The Snarky Fine Print in Apple's "PCs Are 100 Percent Trouble-Free" Ad

Have you watched Apple's new Hodgman ads? The "legal copy" ad is the most cutting—every time Hodgman says how easy-to-use PCs are, a wall of fine print explodes upwards. MacJournals has transcribed all of it. More »

04/20/09

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By matt buchanan

Comment by phijef: Is the apple craze a fad? PC association is making smart commercials right now. 27 Responses | Other threads

apple

Apple Counterattacks Lauren With Four New Hodgman Mac/PC Ads

Apple has fired back, in an unsurprising way, at those new Windows ads we've been hearing so much about lately (you remember Lauren, yes?). The counterattack comes in four new, but familiar, flavors: More »

04/19/09

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By Jack Loftus

Comment by Mechalon: You know, they call PC just PC, yet for all we know, PC could be running Linux and not Windows.... 29 Responses | Other threads

monster cable

Engadget's Monster Cable Endorsement: "Monster Cable Sucks"

If you spotted this ad for Monster's Dr. Dre Beats headphones—which strips an out-of-context blurb from a news post—you'd think Engadget gave Monster Cable an awkward-sounding endorsement. But the mutilated sentence was lifted and applied without Engadget's permission. More »

04/17/09

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By matt buchanan

Comment by alexmg2420: Typical of Engadget...lol. I think in my life I've probably commented 3 times on their site. They just... 7 Responses | Other threads

photography

50 Photographers Worth Checking Out

Hongkiat has put together a list of 50 photographers you should know. Some work is brilliant and some is just cheesy. But all of the portfolios (warning: some nudes) will help kill a Friday. [Hongkiat/photo]

04/17/09

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By Mark Wilson

Comment by Zach Morin: Crap crap crap crap crap. All this digital BS looks the same. Where is Ansel Adams? Cindy Sherman? Alfred Steiglitz,... 9 Responses | Other threads

apple

Apple Responds to Microsoft's Laptop Hunter Ads

If you thought Microsoft's laptop hunter ads (1, 2, 3) were catty, check out Apple's response. More »

04/16/09

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By Jason Chen

zune phone

Microsoft's Prepping Advertising for Zune-On-Phone Software

Adweek is claiming that Microsoft's "pink", which was code for the Zune Phone/Zune on Cellphone project, is in the looking-for-advertiser stage. This probably means it's getting pretty close (months, not years) to shipping. More »

04/14/09

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By Jason Chen

parody

Windows Laptop Hunter: Homeless Frank Gets a PC Too

Shopping for laptops, Homeless Frank winds up with a PC just like Lauren, but—well, he's "poor, not retarded." More »

04/14/09

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By matt buchanan

Comment by Ramel Page: That made me el oh el. All this Mac vs. PC stuff is still getting kind of old. 19 Responses | Other threads

ads

Third Windows Laptop Hunter Ad Picks a Sony Vaio Instead of a Mac (Obviously)

The third of the laptop hunter ads shows a mom and a kid, shopping for a computer under $1500. And yes, the clip takes yet another dump on Macs. More »

04/09/09

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By Jason Chen

Comment by jiveabillion: I have a mac and I put windows 7 on it. I never boot into OSX any more. I don't... 29 Responses | Other threads

billboard

Japanese Billboards Scans You, Display Stuff You Want to Buy

A new generation of billboards displays ads suited for the individual tastes of each passerby. I can't wait to walk by one of these and see commercials for cheeseburgers and useless Japanese gadgets. More »

04/09/09

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By Odelia Lee

Comment by Jrsy Devil's Food Cake®: First thing I thought of... + Watch video 4 Responses | Other threads

ads

Microsoft Explains that Every Xbox Avatar Has a 'Real'

Microsoft's latest clip offers a somewhat brilliant introduction to NXE, the Xbox 360's new interface. It's a commercial, yes, but the spot has a Pixaresque sensibility that makes the whole thing dreadfully charming. [Thanks Leo!]

04/09/09

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By Mark Wilson

Comment by OMG! Ponies!: The avatars, while cute, need more options. It wasn't until a couple of weeks ago that there was a... 3 Responses | Other threads

terminator

Terminate Yourself (Or Your Cat)

If you've ever wondered how you'd look as an evil robot from the future, Terminate Yourself (a promotion for Terminator Salvation) is happy to indulge your curiosity. Note: Cats actually appear less evil as Terminators.

04/08/09

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By Mark Wilson

Comment by A Snake a Snake... OH it's a Snake!: What happens when you 'Terminate' a picture of the terminator? 9 Responses | Other threads

advertising

Fish Tank Bus Stop May Not Be Entirely Practical

Wouldn't it be nice, while waiting for the bus, to have an aquarium full of fish to look at? At least for those first few days, until they die, at which point it'd get depressing. More »

04/08/09

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By Adam Frucci

Comment by Kaiser-Machead: Or some random fuckhead might either smash the glass, or put something in there to poison the fish. I was... 10 Responses | Other threads

advertising

Shocking: New Microsoft Ad Implies Macs Are Inferior

Microsoft's new Lauren is a tech-savvy engineer with a complicated, foreign name, tasked with finding a laptop that'll address his needs for under $1,500. You'll never guess what this Microsoft-paid probable-actor decided to buy. More »

04/04/09

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By Dan Nosowitz

Comment by geekpi: *Shocking: New Microsoft Ad Implies Macs Are Inferior* Well duh. Because they are. 45 Responses | Other threads

ads

I'm a PC and I'm a Hyundai!

The sad thing for Microsoft is that there's some guy with a Lamborghini who really wanted this plate. Still, it's a fantastic shout-out to the clever campaign. [Spotted in NY by a guy named Toofy!]

03/31/09

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By Mark Wilson

Comment by TrollSlayer: Driving a Prius or a VW bug/minibus let's everyone know you're a Mac without the extra cost of the vanity... 8 Responses | Other threads

iphone apps

Star Guitar iPhone App Promo Video Brings You All the Charm of Late Night Infomercials

Lisa and Toyo demonstrate the Star Guitar iPhone app with such paid-for enthusiasm that we just need to award them the Giz Video of the Day award. It's that good. More »

03/31/09

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By Jason Chen

Comment by CameraShoe_GitEmSteveDave: Has anyone ever seen the infomercial with the two people, might be two models, where they talk about the "Internet,... 5 Responses | Other threads

advertising

Microsoft Plays MONSTER BALL!!!

Fine Microsoft, you've got us. If you stop these crazy ads featuring mutants and basketball, we'll take Lauren back. We just hate that it came to this, pain and damage that cannot be undone. [copyranter]

03/31/09

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By Mark Wilson

Comment by Dr.Danger is on the motherf**king internet: If you hold L + R + Start + X and enter BAL for they player name, you get to... 5 Responses | Other threads

advertising

Someone Found Microsoft's Lauren! And She's an Actress

We were hoping to catch up with Microsoft's "Lauren," a regular gal who Microsoft surprised with $1,000 to buy a laptop...in a national commercial. And it ends up she's an LA-based, SAG-eligible actress. UPDATE More »

03/30/09

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By Mark Wilson

clips

What Gadget Is Powerful Enough to Resurrect Japanese Models?

According to this Japanese advertisement, a woman died in an asthma attack. But one force in the electronic world was strong enough to pull her back from the other side. (Any guesses?) Spoiler: More »

03/30/09

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By Mark Wilson

Comment by Mr.HandsomePrettyFace: Do japanese consumers find this as big a joke as americans do you think? 5 Responses | Other threads

charity

Lauren, We Have Someone Who'd Like to Talk to You

By now you've probably seen Microsoft's latest ad featuring Lauren, a woman who claims to be neither cool nor rich enough for a MacBook. Well Lauren, one of our readers has a gift for you. More »

03/27/09

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By Mark Wilson

Comment by Steve Rich: Hi, My name is Lauren, and I bought a really cheap ass walmart special notebook, that I'll be swearing at... 36 Responses | Other threads

advertising

Microsoft Marketing Team Now Exclusively Advised By Internet Commenters (But It Works!)

You've heard it before, and it's true: Macs are more expensive than PCs. There's not much more to say about that! Unless, of course, you have a vested interest in casting Apple as elitist. More »

03/27/09

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By John Herrman

Comment by Slappy McSlapp: This is slick-- It's like asking someone to buy the best car they can for $14,000 and then decrying how... 81 Responses | Other threads

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