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This Ad Has a Secret Anti-Abuse Message That Only Kids Can See

In an effort to provide abused children with a safe way to reach out for help, a Spanish organization called the Aid to Children and Adolescents at Risk Foundation, or ANAR for short, created an ad that displays a different message for adults and children at the same time. The secret behind the ad’s wizardry…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski May 6

8 Totally Bizarre Celebrity Apps With No Reason to Exist

Celebrities endorsing products in weird, non-sensical combinations isn’t anything new. Ozzy Osbourne, for instance, hocked I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter, and Kiss wanted you to rest for eternity in your very own Kiss Kasket. But those were the dark ages. The dawn of the smartphone gave celebs an even easier, more intimate way to…

Tech News Ashley Feinberg May 3

The Oddest Soviet Ads From The Late 19th And Early 20th Century

Mad Men reintroduced us to the American advertising aesthetic of the 1960s, but they don’t hold a candle to the visual wonder (and occasional oddity) of early Soviet and pre-Soviet print ads. Here are a few of our favorite ways advertisers peddled soap, tobacco, gunpowder, and more. Pre-revolution tobacco and cigarette ads (via catsmob) Just…

io9 Vincze Miklós Apr 20

What Famous Ads Would Look Like Today

It’s funny how fondly we look back at classic ads—print, commercials, anything—compared to how we react to ads today. That Apple 1984 commercial? Perfection. Those old VW Bug print ads? Soooo cute! Today? Ew banner ads. Ugh Flash. ZOMG what happened to my ad block!? There’s no room for art in advertising anymore because we’ve…

Tech News Casey Chan Apr 12

What If Buying Hard Cider Was Like Buying an Apple Product

Somersby Cider in the UK created a cheeky commercial that pokes fun of Apple product launches by imagining a world where buying hard cider is like getting a new iPhone. The Genius Bar would be a real bar and workers would talk about how many cores inside the apple, how many pits and how to…

Tech News Casey Chan Mar 28

30 Quadrotors Form a Star Trek Constellation In the London Skyline

It’s supposed to be an hour when everyone conserves energy by turning off the lights and other superfluous power drains. But apparently Paramount is still not up-to-speed on what Earth Hour is all about since over the weekend it celebrated the event by sending 30 quadrotor drones into the air, forming the Starfleet insignia to…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Mar 25

Mickey wields his lightsaber in the first official Disney-Star Wars promo art

I have bad news for the five people who believe that Disney’s acquisition of Lucasfilm would lead to the destruction of the perfect and completely unspoiled Star Wars franchise. It’s happened! Yes, Disney has desecrated the integrity of these beloved movies by merging it with its own cartoon characters, in this despicable attempt to advertise…

io9 Rob Bricken Mar 15

The Oreo Splitting Wars Escalate with Carnegie Mellon’s Brilliant Bot

In what is turning out to be one of the most entertaining marketing stunts of the past few years, Nabisco’s Cookie vs. Creme challenge is attracting all kinds of talented minds from across the country. Including robotic researchers from Carnegie Mellon University who’ve even drafted their advanced bot HERB into Oreo separating service. https://gizmodo.com/an-even-better-oreo-separating-machine-blasts-hot-creme-5988312 Surprisingly,…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Mar 11

How to Opt Out of Facebook’s Creepy New Targeted Ads

Facebook has announced that it’s teaming up with four of the world’s largest corporate data brokers to “enhance” the ad experience for users. Datalogix, Epsilon, Acxiom, and BlueKai obtain information gathered about users through online means (such as through cookies when users surf the web) as well as through offline means (such as through loyalty…

Social Media Rainey Reitman - Electronic Frontier Foundation Mar 9

Best Buy’s Deal of the Day Ad Uses (GASP!) a Jailbroken iPad (Updated)

Can you spot anything amiss in today’s Best Buy Deal of the Day page? Anything out of the ordinary? Look a little closer. Still don’t see it? Here’s a better look: That’s right! Hiding out among all the boring lazy stock iOS apps is Cydia. Good ol’ Cydia, app haven to jailbroken miscreants the world…

Tech News Brian Barrett Mar 5

New YouTube App Code Shows Pay-To-View Is on the Way

Remember those rumors that YouTube was working on rolling out some paid subscription channels? According to Android Police, code in the recently updated YouTube app shows that Pay-To-View is in the works. It’s just a matter of when. https://gizmodo.com/report-youtube-may-start-making-you-pay-for-content-5979851 The code pretty much speaks for itself: < string name="paid_channel_subscribe_message">You can only subscribe to this paid…

Tech News Eric Limer Feb 24

This Billboard Produces Drinkable Water Out Of Thin Air

Lima, Peru, has the unfortunate distinction of being the second largest capital in the world located in a desert. It rarely rains there, and many of the residents are forced to get their water from dirty wells. But on the flipside, the humidity also hovers around 98 percent, so the local University of Engineering and…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Feb 22

Samsung’s Ads From the 80s Got a Few Things Wrong

Back in 1988, Samsung decided that a little future gazing could help it sell its products. Looking back, though, it got a few things wrong. Samsung lauded steak as the health food of 2010, and claimed its microwave would be the ideal device for health freaks to cook it in. Wishful winking which, sadly, hasn’t…

Gadgets Jamie Condliffe Feb 21

The Caleb Moore Crash: Watching Someone Die on YouTube for Fun and Profit

On January 24th, 25-year-old snowmobiler Caleb Moore crashed during the X Games freestyle finals in Aspen. A week later, he died of complications from his injuries. And if you want, today, you can watch the fatal crash in its entirety right on YouTube. It’s been uploaded dozens of times by perverse opportunists, viewed by millions…

Tech News Kyle Wagner Feb 12

How to Vote On the New Insane Flavors of Lay’s Chips

Last week we caught a fleeting glimpse of the potential new flavors in the running for Lay’s “Do Us a Flavor” chip contest. Turns out that glimpse was gloriously right and now you can pick your poison and vote for one of the three official contestants: Cheesy Garlic Bread, Chicken & Waffles, and Sriracha-flavored. The…

Tech News Eric Limer Feb 11

Chicken & Waffles? Sriracha? Oh Please Let These Be the New Lay’s Chip Flavors

Unless you never watch TV and avoid visiting your local grocery store, you’re probably aware that Lay’s is running another contest where they invited people to submit ideas for new potato chip flavors last year. The finalists for the company’s ‘Do Us a Flavor‘ contest are supposed to hit stores next Tuesday, but it looks…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Feb 8

What Kind of Maniac Watches Live-Streaming Super Bowl Ads Online?

There are plenty of people who claim to watch the Super Bowl “for the ads.” Well you can force those people to put their money where their mouths are. Once again Hulu is streaming the Super Bowl ads, and only the ads. God save us all. The whole thing is part of Hulu’s AdZone. Excuse…

Tech News Eric Limer Feb 1

Report: YouTube May Start Making You Pay For Content

AdAge is reporting than in an effort to lure more content producers (along with the subsequent viewers and advertisers that follow) away from traditional television, YouTube is supposedly getting ready to launch paid subscription on specific channels. The subscriptions won’t be too pricey—at least for right now. Based on applications YouTube has reportedly asked a…

Tech News Ashley Feinberg Jan 29

Don’t “Like” Companies on Facebook Or You’ll Embarrass Yourself

The thing you Like on Facebook matter more than ever because of its new super search—they’re easier to uncover. They might come back to haunt you. We’re all going to see them more. Here’s how to protect yourself. https://gizmodo.com/what-is-facebook-graph-search-5976186 Forbes reports, with a push of the privacy panic button, that Facebook is “recycling your likes”…

Social Media Sam Biddle Jan 23

Guillotine Slingshot Is Probably the Most Dangerous Elasticized Weapon Ever Created

It’s hard to imagine what kind of fairy tales a young German boy has to grow up with to inspire a life spent crafting a ridiculous slingshot-based arsenal, but Joerg Sprave seems particularly endeared to Hansel & Gretel. So to celebrate the upcoming film loosely based on that story, Joerg’s created what has to be…

Movies Andrew Liszewski Jan 23

This Ad Has a Secret Anti-Abuse Message That Only Kids Can See

8 Totally Bizarre Celebrity Apps With No Reason to Exist

The Oddest Soviet Ads From The Late 19th And Early 20th Century

What Famous Ads Would Look Like Today

What If Buying Hard Cider Was Like Buying an Apple Product

30 Quadrotors Form a Star Trek Constellation In the London Skyline

Mickey wields his lightsaber in the first official Disney-Star Wars promo art

The Oreo Splitting Wars Escalate with Carnegie Mellon’s Brilliant Bot

How to Opt Out of Facebook’s Creepy New Targeted Ads

Best Buy’s Deal of the Day Ad Uses (GASP!) a Jailbroken iPad (Updated)

New YouTube App Code Shows Pay-To-View Is on the Way

This Billboard Produces Drinkable Water Out Of Thin Air

Samsung’s Ads From the 80s Got a Few Things Wrong

The Caleb Moore Crash: Watching Someone Die on YouTube for Fun and Profit

How to Vote On the New Insane Flavors of Lay’s Chips

Chicken & Waffles? Sriracha? Oh Please Let These Be the New Lay’s Chip Flavors

What Kind of Maniac Watches Live-Streaming Super Bowl Ads Online?

Report: YouTube May Start Making You Pay For Content

Don’t “Like” Companies on Facebook Or You’ll Embarrass Yourself

Guillotine Slingshot Is Probably the Most Dangerous Elasticized Weapon Ever Created

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