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In Alternate Universe 2010, the Watch Phone Has AT&T’s Network On Its Knees

Sure, these days it seems like everyone has an iPhone, but in bizarro 2010 literally everyone has a watchphone. They’re miniature. They’re wireless. They have geometric buttons. And they’re eating bizarro AT&T’s bandwidth alive. Oh, 1995, you are so naive. This ad was dug up by Wired Reread, a site that does just what its…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert Mar 9

Does the Mac vs PC Ad Song Sound Like Baby Music?

You know that Mac vs PC music in EVERY ad? Do you think it sounds like baby music? Because everyone at Gizmodo just got into a huge debate over it and are not talking to each other now. Tiebreaker please? I’m not saying it’s bad or uncool, other than we all have it stuck in…

Tech News Brian Lam Feb 26

Remainders – The Things We Didn’t Post: Tricky Tricky Edition

In today’s Remainders: tricks of all sorts. Wisair cuts some cords with their wireless display adapters; Netflix warns the FCC of potential loopholes in the Comcast/NBC merger; the inimitable BrussPup plays with our heads (and ping pong balls); and more. Air Ball I’m all for eliminating cords and wires whenever possible, so I was excited…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert Feb 8

Google’s Superbowl Ad Has Google CEO Eric Schmidt All Atwitter

Curious. Very curious. Eric Schmidt, head Googler, just Tweeted about his excitement for tomorrow’s Superbowl. But he’s not nearly as pumped for the gridiron as he is for a commercial running during the third quarter: Can’t wait to watch the Superbowl tomorrow. Be sure to watch the ads in the 3rd quarter (someone said “Hell…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert Feb 6

New Apple Ads Get In on the AT&T vs. Verizon Slapfest

Click to viewYou think Apple is going to take its fancy phone being relegated to the Island of Misfit Toys in a Verizon ad laying down? Nope. These two new iPhone ads seem to gun right at the big V. Click to view[Engadget]

Tech News Adam Frucci Nov 23

Verizon to AT&T: “The Truth Hurts (Bitch!)”

Okay, so I may have added “bitch” for emphasis—but this AT&T vs. Verizon lawsuit over the “Map for That” ads is turning into an all-out PR smackdown. This stuff isn’t even written in proper legal language anymore. When your lawsuits sound like press releases, it’s because they probably are (not that we care, the whole…

Tech News Dan Nosowitz Nov 16

Microsoft’s New Windows 7 Ads: Colorful!

Microsoft let loose with a crop of new ads for Windows 7, and they’re actually not bad, aside from that weird line about “waiting for a spaceship” in the first one. They focus on the new UI elements (Aero Shake, new Start Bar, themes), which is probably smart given that Windows 7’s main competition, Snow…

Tech News Dan Nosowitz Sep 26

The Star Trek Tie-In JJ Abrams Didn’t Want To See

Spock in a bathtub with another man? Somehow, we don’t think that an image that JJ Abrams wanted people to have in mind with the new Trek so close. Click through for Abrams’ PR nightmare. The video below is actually an ad for the new album from Star Trek-tribute band Warp 11, "I Don’t Want…

io9 Graeme McMillan Apr 26

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. BB Gadgets posted this Honeywell ad for email, which seems to be from 1977 or thereabouts. Seeing the type of damage email was doing back then, I…

Tech News Adrian Covert Apr 20

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]

Tech News Mark Wilson Apr 17

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. Yahoo Japan plans to install billboards equipped with cameras and facial analysis technology that identifies each person’s characteristics, such as age and…

Tech News Odelia Lee Apr 9

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: The PS3? The iPhone? An antique Godzilla beer device bought from a magic shop in Akihabara? Nope. It was the Xbox 360.…

Tech News Mark Wilson Mar 30

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. https://gizmodo.com/microsoft-marketing-team-now-exclusively-advised-by-int-5186672 Mitch Gewirtz of Michigan would like to give you his 17-inch PowerBook. For free. From Mitch: Subject: I AM…

Tech News Mark Wilson Mar 27

The Unforeseen Downside of Using Your Head for Your Password

Lenovo’s IdeaPad face recognition sounds like a good idea, that is, until someone abruptly minimizes the password field. [Ads of the World via walyou]

Tech News Mark Wilson Mar 13

According to Samsung, Animals Use Smartphones in Strange Ways

Microsoft pulled at our heartstrings with adorable little girls, so Samsung went full-bore into the double dog dare of the advertising world. They released a commercial full of cute animals. The only thing Samsung got wrong with this advertisement for the S8300 Ultra Touch was that they went for humorous instead of cute. Cute always…

Biology Mark Wilson Feb 18

We Now Interrupt Pandora Radio For This Brief Message, Every So Often

Everybody’s favorite web- and iPhone-streaming internet radio service Pandora is now getting brief 15-second audio commercials sprinkled into its free playlists. The campaign, which started yesterday for a targeted segment of pandora listeners, brings a 15-second audio spot for the Fox show “Lie to Me” (yay!) after you stream 10 songs, and then again after…

Tech News John Mahoney Jan 21

New Magazine Ad Displays 3D Car in Augmented Reality

We’ve seen webcam-based augmented reality before, like in NSFW Japanese dating games and the PS3’s Eye of Judgment. But in a publicly distributed Mini Cabrio ad? A realtime 3D rendering is actually useful. https://gizmodo.com/virtual-webcam-girlfriend-is-entrancing-if-a-little-pe-5075130 What appears to be little more than a black and white advertisement in three recent German automotive magazines becomes a 3D…

Tech News Mark Wilson Dec 17

Nikon Reasonably Squeamish to Deploy Fart-Detecting Shutter

If you’re ever lucky enough score two chicks at the same time, make sure to not only grab shots with your Nikon camera, but to open those blinds wide so the whole neighborhood takes shots, too. [Huffington Post via Fleshbot (nsfw)]

Tech News Mark Wilson Dec 10

Dated Computer Ads For Your Perusal and Mockery

There’s nothing quite like the ego boost of looking at an old computer ad. Without doing absolutely anything remarkable, you get to laugh at the accomplishments of yesteryear that got us where we are today. Luckily, Old Computer Ads has pages of…old computer ads…for your casual browsing and snickering. But occasionally you can find a…

Tech News Mark Wilson Dec 10

Panasonic Pwnd On Their Own Times Square TV

In a clever bit of green marketing, the non-profit Electronics TakeBack Coalition ran the above ad warning of “toxic waste” on Panasonic’s own proud Times Square display. The coalition promotes manufacturers accepting their own products back for recycling. Unfortunately, clever ads and even manufacturer support are only half the battle. [via Treehugger]

Tech News Mark Wilson Nov 25

In Alternate Universe 2010, the Watch Phone Has AT&T’s Network On Its Knees

Does the Mac vs PC Ad Song Sound Like Baby Music?

Remainders – The Things We Didn’t Post: Tricky Tricky Edition

Google’s Superbowl Ad Has Google CEO Eric Schmidt All Atwitter

New Apple Ads Get In on the AT&T vs. Verizon Slapfest

Verizon to AT&T: “The Truth Hurts (Bitch!)”

Microsoft’s New Windows 7 Ads: Colorful!

The Star Trek Tie-In JJ Abrams Didn’t Want To See

Holy Crap, Email Was Scary in the 1970s!

50 Photographers Worth Checking Out

Japanese Billboards Scans You, Display Stuff You Want to Buy

What Gadget Is Powerful Enough to Resurrect Japanese Models?

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

The Unforeseen Downside of Using Your Head for Your Password

According to Samsung, Animals Use Smartphones in Strange Ways

We Now Interrupt Pandora Radio For This Brief Message, Every So Often

New Magazine Ad Displays 3D Car in Augmented Reality

Nikon Reasonably Squeamish to Deploy Fart-Detecting Shutter

Dated Computer Ads For Your Perusal and Mockery

Panasonic Pwnd On Their Own Times Square TV

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