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Catchy Slogan Fail

JR has a campaign on Twitter to come up with safe-for-work slogans that end in “Since 1971.” While I was searching for a retailer in stock, I found an interesting collision between their slogan campaign and their inventory situation.

Creepy animated rabbits

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.

Original Kindle owners get first dibs on 2.0!

Dear Kindle Owner, We are excited to introduce Kindle 2—the next generation of our wireless reading device. As a current Kindle owner, we’d like to offer you a special opportunity to be among the first to experience Kindle 2. Even though we’ve increased our manufacturing capacity, we want to be sure our original Kindle owners [...]

Bad news for Google Earth Plus

Mini Cooper 3D print ad / Augmented Reality

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! (Sorry, Windows only, folks!  I had to [...]

Space Oddity – Cat Power

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

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

They got a pepper bar.  ‘Nuff said

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

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 [...]

Monday Morning

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. 

This is the German Coast Guard….

Just a clever commercial for English lessons