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Adafruit Infinity Commercial Cameo

Brian Stuckey — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 04:05:17 +0000

Here is something that you’ll appreciate. It is an Infinity commercial that has a cameo by the Adafruit Ice Tube Clock (in addition to a bunch of other cool clocks).

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My robot is better than your robot

Brian Stuckey — Sat, 13 Aug 2011 21:20:09 +0000

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Sonic 4 Episode 1 coming tomorrow!

Brian Stuckey — Sun, 10 Oct 2010 16:57:24 +0000

Well, the version of for the iPhone came out a few days ago and the Wii version comes out tomorrow, 10/11/10 and will cost 1500 points or $15 USD w/o tax. The initial reviews so far indicate that it is essentially a remake of the original versions of the game with newer graphics and sound. The Wii version is limited to standard definition while PS3 and XBox users will get the full HD versions. Unfortunately, it sound like it it little more than a remake but at $15, you can’t really go wrong. Hopefully SEGA takes the hint and makes future episodes a little more evolutionary.

Video after the jump:

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Be sure to check out: http://www.sonicthehedgehog4.com/us/

I’m ready for Portal 2 to be released

Brian Stuckey — Sun, 10 Oct 2010 16:47:52 +0000

Swift stated that future Portal developments will depend on the community’s reactions, saying, “We’re still playing it by ear at this point, figuring out if we want to do multiplayer next, or Portal 2, or release map packs.” While some rumors regarding a sequel arose due to casting calls for voice actors, no confirmed sequel was announced prior to 2010. Portal 2 was officially announced on March 10, 2010, for a release late in that year; the announcement was preceded by an alternate reality game based on unexpected patches made to Portal that contained cryptic messages in relation to Portal 2′s announcement. Portal 2′s release date has been pushed back from the during Q4 2010, but has now been given a release date of February 9, 2011.

Video after the jump

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Be sure to check out http://www.thinkwithportals.com/

How may ways are there to say I Love you?

Brian Stuckey — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 04:11:17 +0000

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Google Wave App store domain names

Brian Stuckey — Tue, 18 May 2010 02:14:05 +0000

I have a collection of about 50 Google Wave domain names that I am considering selling; preferably as a package. They all center around the concept of a wavelet and have a strong marketing focus. These would be perfect a premium application store, service or other Google Wave – centered site. As Wave grows, Google will enable to setup private installations of Wave as well as add premium features. This is where the big commercial opportunity is. Imagine a store that featured premium Wave applications, a service that enabled deep content integration, or even an affiliate program within the context of Wave. All are possible.

iPhone App store – done
Android App store – done
Google Wave App store – not yet!

From Google:

A wavelet is a threaded conversation that is spawned from a wave (including the initial conversation). Wavelets serve as the container for one or more documents (of which the basic conversational document is known as a blip). The wavelet is the basic unit of access control for data in the wave. All participants on a wavelet have full read/write access to all of the content within the wavelet. As well, all events that occur within the Google Wave APIs operate on wavelet level or lower. When you spawn a wavelet from within a wave, you do not inherit any access permissions from the parent wavelet. During the lifetime of a wave, you may spawn private conversations, which become separate wavelets, but are bundled together within the same “wave.”

Source: http://code.google.com/apis/wave/guide.html

My domain names for sale:

MONETIZATIONWAVELET.COM
SOCIALWAVELET.COM
SOCIALWAVELETS.COM
WAVELET.US
WAVELET.WS
WAVELETA.COM
WAVELETADS.COM
WAVELETADVERTISING.COM
WAVELETAPP.COM
WAVELETAPP.INFO
WAVELETAPP.NET
WAVELETAPPLICATION.COM
WAVELETAPPLICATION.INFO
WAVELETAPPLICATION.NET
WAVELETAPPLICATIONS.COM
WAVELETAPPLICATIONS.INFO
WAVELETAPPLICATIONS.NET
WAVELETAPPS.INFO
WAVELETAPPS.NET
WAVELETAPPS.US
WAVELETB.COM
WAVELETBUILDER.COM
WAVELETBUILDER.INFO
WAVELETBUILDER.NET
WAVELETCENTRAL.COM
WAVELETCENTRAL.INFO
WAVELETCENTRAL.NET
WAVELETDIRECTORY.COM
WAVELETDIRECTORY.INFO
WAVELETDIRECTORY.NET
WAVELETHELPER.COM
WAVELETMARKETING.COM
WAVELETMONETIZATION.COM
WAVELETPRO.COM
WAVELETSEARCH.COM
WAVELETSEARCH.INFO
WAVELETSEARCH.NET
WAVELETTRACKER.COM
WAVELETTRACKER.INFO
WAVELETTRACKER.NET
WAVEWAVELETS.COM
WAVEWAVELETS.INFO
WAVEWAVELETS.NET

Other notes: Yes, these domain names are set to renew. Yes, I have rejected offers for being too low. If you are going to bid $10/name, don’t even bother wasting my time. I will sell them individual but strongly prefer to sell them as a group. To purchase, please leave a comment below with your real email address so I can reach you.

For you, not them!

Brian Stuckey — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 01:47:16 +0000

It’s six feed of Bubble Tape.

If you grew up in the late 80′s or early 90′s, you will undoubtedly remember this classic campaign that rain continuously on Nickeloden and Nick at Night / Snick. So long as you weren’t one of them – this was for you. Gym teachers, lunch ladies, and school officials need not apply. They would probably be slimed later on You Can’t Say That on Television. Honestly, I don’t remember the gum being that good. It lost its flavor quickly and the chewy elasticity quickly died. A single container hardly lasted more than a day – which probably made the Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company very happy.

The container itself was cool – it had a snapping lip at the dispenser end that almost managed to cut the gum cleanly off. A little metal would have actually made it work but some Pepsi generation little kid hyped up on sugar would probably find some creative way to cut off a finger with it.

As an aside, the tobacco like container that housed Bubble Tape provided endless outs for my alcoholic loser gym teacher when the outline of Skoal was seen imprinting in his back pocket. ”No no, that’s just Bubble Tape.” Now, Don could say it was something other than a hockey puck. Of course, he was one of “them.” I wonder how his throat is doing….

Anyways – enjoy the show!

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Commercial #1

It’s the TRUTH

Your principal can’t smile
Can’t swim
Can’t rap
And can’t stand Bubble Tape

Your school bus driver can’t drive

Wears curlers
Makes funny noises
Won’t try Bubble Tape
NO WAY, JOSE!

Bubble Tape – it’s six feet of bubble gum. For you. Not them.

Commercial #2

Attention!

Your gym teacher escaped from charm school
Irons his underwear
Watches hygiene films
He says “Anyone chewing Bubble Tape owes me 50 pushups!”

The lunch lady wears a hair net
Serves mashed potatoes with an ice cream scoop
Puts gravy on everything
She says “Bubble Tape is not part of a well balanced diet”

Bubble Tape – it’s six feet of bubble gum. For you. Not them.

Canon 5D Mark II 24P and 29.97

Brian Stuckey — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 05:17:26 +0000

Good news! It looks like Canon is adding 24P video to the 5d Mark II. Even more exciting, in my opinion, is that the audio auto gain control is being modified so users can disable this feature or manually set the gain. If you’ve ever recorded audio on this camera, you will appreciate this feature. Below is the official announcement.

New Super Mario Brothers Wii

Brian Stuckey — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 03:14:30 +0000

Pre-order it here: $46.99

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According to Amazon.com:

Product Features

New items include the propeller suit, which will shoot players high into the sky with just a shake of the Wii Remote and Mario¿s new ability to transform into Penguin Mario.
New Super Mario Bros. Wii offers a combination of cooperation and competition. Players can pick each other up to save them from danger or toss them into it.
Supports 2-4 players in multiplayer mode.
Mario, Luigi and two Toads are all playable characters, while many others from the Mushroom Kingdom make appearances throughout the game. Players can also ride different Yoshi characters and use their tongues as weapons.
Players can use the motion abilities of the Wii Remote controller. The first player to reach a seesaw might make it tilt to help his or her character. reach a higher platform ¿ and then tilt it incorrectly just to mess with other players.

EOS 7D: Beyond the Still

Brian Stuckey — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 00:15:59 +0000

I case you were living under a rock and missed it, the EOS 7D is official.

http://www.usa.canon.com/app/emails/eossep09/

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Catchy Slogan Fail

Brian Stuckey — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 02:28:57 +0000

I love J&R Electronics. Right now, they have a campaign on Twitter to come up with safe-for-work slogans that end in “Since 1971.” The take the featured slogans and rotate them randomly throughout the site. Overall, it is a fun way to engage the audience.

Independently, I have been trying (unsuccessfully) to buy a Canon 5D Mark II kit from several retailers. While I was searching for a retailer in stock, I found an interesting collision between their slogan campaign and their inventory situation:

J&R Photo caption fail

Now, in J&R’s defense – no one has the 5D II kit in stock. This is just a funny artifact

Creepy animated rabbits

Brian Stuckey — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 20:39:31 +0000

This is a commercial for the Sony Bravia LCD series TV. It features a bunch of creepy little clay rabbits animted throughout a generic large city, in vivid pulsating colors, set to the Beatles Rolling Stones’ song She’s a Rainbow. Just watch it and pass it on.

Click here to view the embedded video.

Background info from Gothamist

http://gothamist.com/2007/10/04/video_of_the_da_118.php

Those geniuses at Fallon London are at it again for Sony BRAVIA. First they had the bouncing balls in San Francisco, then the tower of paint in Glasgow, and now bunnies on the streets of Manhattan. Fair warning – if for some reason you’re scared of bunnies, don’t watch this video. The advertisement, titled “Play-doh” features 200 plasticine bunnies hopping around and a large 30 foot bunny in Thomas Paine Park in Lower Manhattan.

The ad’s director said it was technically the most difficult thing he’s done, “It is an incredibly difficult situation to control. You have New Yorkers wandering through frames and you have no say over it because we’re doing it for real.” It took 2.5 tons of plasticine, 40 animators three weeks to choreograph the bunnies, and 100,000 images for the 60-second spot. The ad, which was filmed over three weeks this summer, also features a crashing wave, a whale, and lots of New Yorkers.

More facts according to Coloribus:

http://www.coloribus.com/adsarchive/tv-commercials/sony-bravia-play-doh-508151/

Released: October 2007
Advertiser: SONY SONY
Brand name: Sony Bravia Sony Bravia
Agency: FALLON FALLON
Country: United Kingdom United Kingdom
Category: Home electronics & audio-visual Home electronics & audio-visual
Awards:

DGA Awards DGA Awards
Eurobest 2007 Eurobest 2007
Eurobest 2007 Gold Eurobest 2007 Gold
BTAA 2008 BTAA 2008
BTAA 2008 Gold BTAA 2008 Gold
BTAA 2008 Silver BTAA 2008 Silver
BTAA 2008 Bronze BTAA 2008 Bronze
Andy Awards 2008 Television Gold Andy Awards 2008 Television Gold
Andy Awards 2008 Andy Awards 2008
ADC Awards 2008 Craft Gold ADC Awards 2008 Craft Gold
ADC Awards 2008 TV Silver ADC Awards 2008 TV Silver
ADC Awards 2008 Craft Merit ADC Awards 2008 Craft Merit
One Show 2008 Awards TV Bronze One Show 2008 Awards TV Bronze
D&AD 2008 TV & Cinema Direction Yellow Pencil D&AD 2008 TV & Cinema Direction Yellow Pencil
D&AD 2008 TV & Cinema Animation Yellow Pencil D&AD 2008 TV & Cinema Animation Yellow Pencil
Clio 2008 TV Gold Clio 2008 TV Gold
Clio 2008 TV Bronze Clio 2008 TV Bronze
Cannes Lions 2008 Film Gold Cannes Lions 2008 Film Gold
London International Awards 2008 TV & Cinema Silver London International Awards 2008 TV & Cinema Silver
London International Awards 2008 TV & Cinema Gold London International Awards 2008 TV & Cinema Gold
Epica Awards 2008 Film Gold Epica Awards 2008 Film Gold

Original Kindle owners get first dibs on 2.0!

Brian Stuckey — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 06:01:34 +0000

Dear Kindle Owner,
We are excited to introduce Kindle 2—the next generation of our wireless reading device.

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We kept everything you love about your Kindle—the convenience of reading what you want, when you want it, the immediacy of getting a book wirelessly delivered in less than 60 seconds, and Kindle’s ability to “disappear” in your hands so you get lost in the author’s words. And we added some features we think you’ll really like.

Sleek and slim, the new Kindle has seven times more storage and holds over 1,500 titles. An improved display provides even crisper images and text for an enhanced reading experience. Page turning is faster, the battery life is even longer, and our new “Text-to-Speech“ features means Kindle can even read to you.

Learn more about Kindle 2 and reserve your place in line today.

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Improved Display: Screen now boasts 16 shades of gray for crisper images and text
Longer Battery Life: 25% longer battery life; read for days without recharging
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Bad news for Google Earth Plus

Brian Stuckey — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 02:15:55 +0000

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the needs of many Google Earth Plus customers will be met with Google Earth 5.0, which is freely available to all our customers. For those customers who require additional capabilities and faster speeds, we have a special offer to try
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Mini Cooper 3D print ad / Augmented Reality

Brian Stuckey — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 04:27:37 +0000

This is simply the coolest print ad I’ve ever seen. Print out the ad http://mini-cabrio.ar-live.de/res/anzeige.pdf and then go to http://www.mini.de/webcam. You will have to work through some German language installers but it is worth it. Once that is done, click on “USB Video Device” or similar to begin!

Click here to view the embedded video.

(Sorry, Windows only, folks! I had to record this one in VMWare)

Space Oddity – Cat Power

Brian Stuckey — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 05:20:14 +0000

From a commercial for the Lincoln’s 2009 MKS.
I really hope this song gets released on an album some day.

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We love the subs. ‘Cause they are good us.

Brian Stuckey — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 14:02:33 +0000

They got a pepper bar. ‘Nuff said

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Sharp LC-8 / EL-8 – the $345 calculator

Brian Stuckey — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 16:43:08 +0000

Here is a great old commercial for one of the first electronic pocket calculators. It was released in the 70s for around $350 which would be closer to about $1200 adjusted to 2008 currency. I think I’ll stick with my TI-89.

I’ve recoded this from the source to provide a better version than you can find on YouTube or other sites. Check it out!

Click here to view the embedded video.

Learn more about this gadget here: http://www.oldcalculatormuseum.com/sharpel-8.html

Here for internal photos: http://www.oldcalculatormuseum.com/facit.html

Monday Morning

Brian Stuckey — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 14:02:27 +0000

This Starbucks coffee commercial pretty much sums up the feeling you get when your alarm goes off at the start of a week. I feel a kinship with the creative director.

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This is the German Coast Guard….

Brian Stuckey — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 06:50:40 +0000

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Just a clever commercial for English lessons

My second favorite commercial of all time

Brian Stuckey — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 03:55:29 +0000

Click here to view the embedded video.

Notes:
In the 1952 movie Singin’ in the Rain, Gene Kelly does his famous dance routine along the street and by a lamp-post. For this commercial a replica of the Singin’ set was built, and three different dancers were filmed doing some modernized Gene Kelly moves. Then Kelly’s face was superimposed onto the new footage.

One of the modern dancers is David “Elsewhere” Bernal, notable for his pop-lock/liquiding style. (Pretty much everything in this ad where it looks like his body is made of rubber)

source: http://www.splendad.com/ads/show/316-Volkswagen-Golf-GTI-Singin-in-the-Rain

One of the best commercials of all time

Brian Stuckey — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 02:54:38 +0000

Click here to view the embedded video.

Notes:
Created by ad agency Crispin Porter + Bogusky in Miami, Florida, Ikea’s quirky “Lamp” commercial won the Grand Prix award in the “Film” category for the world’s best TV and cinema ads at the 50th Annual Cannes Lions Advertising Festival.

source:

http://www.usatoday.com/money/advertising/2003-06-21-cannes-winner_x.htm