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US Cellular Ad Tries Really Hard to Make Yapping On Your Phone in Public a Beautiful Thing

According to this US Cellular ad, when you talk on your phone in public, flowers fly out of every one of your puckered orifices, you stop disappointing everyone in all of your personal relationships, and every stranger around you suddenly sees you as King Brilliant of Mount Saint Awesome. According to my personal observations, when you use your cellphone in public you turn into a self-centered jackass that everybody wants to punch in the face. Which is more accurate? You be the judge. [Gawker]

4:40 PM on Thu Jun 26 2008
By Adam Frucci
1,812 views, 40 comments

Latest by GadgetPlay: That was one hairy midget! more »

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Gotham City Has a Bigger Problem Than Joker or Two Face - It Has Comcast

Hasn't Gotham suffered enough? First that huge depression, then deranged lunatics trying to kill everyone in the city via gas, then a prison break, then this dude dressed up as a joker. And now they have to use COMCAST INTERNET? The humanity! Can't Bruce Wayne do anything about this? He can buy them out and put in people who can actually get our connections installed within a month of ordering it. Maybe this libelous expose on his recent comings and goings will get Wayne in motion. (Seriously though, this is a pretty fun recap for people who haven't seen, or forgot what happened in the first movie.) [Gotham Cable News]

1:00 PM on Wed Jun 25 2008
By Jason Chen
4,209 views, 26 comments

Latest by Samifumi: @AJ_Syrinx: At least come back in 2 weeks, when the movie will be somewhat close to being released. more »

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LG Secret Ad Dabbles In Softcore Porn, Oediposity

Some may see LG's latest ad for their LG Secret phone as about as tasteful as softcore porn, with none of the subtleties. We disagree. We'd like to see LG go down this road with all of their products. Especially that Scarlet TV. Just one note from us though: You might want to tone down the Oedipal content a little bit in the future. See the slightly NSFW video after the jump. More »

1:10 PM on Wed Jun 18 2008
By Jason Chen
20,290 views, 67 comments

Latest by n/a: @fuckikoma im just confused now... how did youtube not delete this yet?do i love it? more »

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Leica Ad Pixelates Man's Best Friend

In one of the cleverer advertisements we've seen of late, Leica is proposing that you "see it in more detail" with their D-Lux 3 by placing a pixelated dog in various real world scenes. It's a strangely effective technique, but we can't believe that someone would be so cruel to do that to a dog. Shame on you, Leica. Bad! Bad!

Seriously though, from what other shots reveal, the assembly process took hours of precise supergluing:

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11:40 AM on Thu Jun 12 2008
By Mark Wilson
17,007 views, 35 comments

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iPhone 2 Advertisement Being Shot Today?

I've got it on good authority that an iPhone ad is being shot today by a big name director. It's probably Apple's traditional ad agency, and the only thing that my source and I can't confirm is whether this is for iPhone 2 or the first gen. I'm guessing it's for the second generation given the scope of the ad's resources and the timing.

10:30 AM on Fri May 23 2008
By Brian Lam
12,024 views, 47 comments

Latest by yablunk: @breslincenter: Why don't you? more »

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Music Vest Ad from the '80s is Probably the Pinnacle of Gadget Advertising

Back in the year 1984, there was no Gizmodo to warn you away from lousy gadgets. Instead, you had to take your chances on products that you saw on TV. If you actually sent away $34.95 for one of these Music Vests after seeing the commercial, however, you get no sympathy from me. Although it does look like a sweet accessory for hanging out (read: break dancing). Hit the jump for this unbelievably amazing video. More »

1:30 PM on Wed May 21 2008
By Adam Frucci
10,098 views, 54 comments

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Charter to Sell Your Browsing History for Targeted Ads

It's one thing when Google uses your search for boobs to deliver targeted ads for plastic surgeons in your area. It's another when your ISP uses deep-packet inspection to snoop on which sites you visit and for how long, and then essentially sells that data to advertisers for super-targeted. That's exactly what Charter is about to do, calling it an "enhanced online experience." Naturally, the program is opt-out, not opt-in, so you've gotta take the initiative to hang on to one last shred of privacy. And no, they're not passing on the money they're making off your browsing habits in the form of discounts. Oh, this better not migrate to other ISPs like pay-per-byte billing. [DSL Reports via Consumerist Photo via Getty]

8:50 PM on Tue May 13 2008
By matt buchanan
3,010 views, 21 comments

Latest by n/a: Adblock eh? So you're all good and fine with the fact that there is a database that identifies YOUR computer as the one that went to THAT website (we'll leave the "that" to our imagination). And stores said info in some more »

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Adam Sandler Whispers Sweet Nothings In Your Bluetooth Headset

I'm still a little undecided as to whether or not I'll be seeing Adam Sandler's You Don't Mess with the Zohan, but the movie is using a clever, tech-oriented marketing ploy that's definitely gotten me interested. Twenty-five Regal Entertainment theater lobbies will feature a decorated salon chair that when sat in (while wearing a Bluetooth headset) will beam 6 voicetones to the user's ear. We're not sure exactly what Adam Sandler's new character sounds like, but we're betting if you mix the characters of Adam Sandler Billy Madison, Adam Sandler Little Nicky, and Adam Sandler The Waterboy, you'll have a pretty close approximation. [press release via crave]

8:00 PM on Thu May 8 2008
By Mark Wilson
1,732 views, 24 comments

Latest by matto: Wow, let me guess. A premise entirely derivative of Shampoo and Zoolander, and a title thats a bald-faced ripoff of a famous The Big Lebowski line. Adam Sandler just gets more and more original! more »

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HTC's First Big Ad Push Focuses on Fingering

This is HTC's first big TV ad in the US. Rather than focus on their devices individually, HTC's going for a general "brand" awareness. Seeing as how they've previously marketed their phones under the four big providers' own names (AT&T TilT, T-Mobile MDA, Verizon 6700), it's a smart step in breaking away from their control. This particular ad, one of a few that will hit print and online outlets, is underwhelming. It wants compare the HTC Touch with the iPhone (implicitly), but if you've read any of the many reviews of the device, you'll see that it's nowhere near as usable. If we were HTC, we'd focus more on their slide-out QWERTY devices that are like Sidekicks, but for businessmen.

8:30 PM on Mon Apr 21 2008
By Jason Chen
2,074 views, 18 comments

Latest by hanswurst0815: Anyone else thinking of "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind"?+ Watch video more »

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Funny...That Cloud Makes Me Want to Talk to My Doctor About Viagra

Just when you thought advertising couldn't invade our lives any further, a new company has repurposed artificial snow-making machines to create "Flogo"—ads that look and float like clouds. Each Flogo is made using a mixture of soap-based foams and lighter-than-air gases pumped through a snow machine fitted with a computer designed stencil in the shape of the desired ad. More »

4:50 PM on Thu Apr 17 2008
By Sean Fallon
10,318 views, 42 comments

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Sony "Foam City" Ad Turns Miami Into World's Biggest Bubble Bath

In Sony's new "Foam City" ad, Miami becomes a soapy free-for-all when 120 million gallons of bubbles are unleashed in the streets. The world's largest foam machine was custom-built for the shoot, and pumped out over 500,000 gallons of foam per minute. The commercial is for Sony's cameras, and locals got Alpha DSLRs, Cyber-shots, and Handycams to shoot the experience. The amateur footage wasn't in the ad, but you will eventually be able to see it in an online gallery. While it follows the same urban pwnage theme of the Bravia ads—think clay bunnies and Superballs—we can't help but wonder, "Where's all the color?" See the making-of video after the jump. [Sony] More »

7:00 PM on Mon Apr 14 2008
By Benny Goldman
39,022 views, 46 comments

Latest by n/a: yiiihay this is very bad for the enviroment, but hey, it's a tv ad man!!!!!i mean that justifies it... more »

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Big Pussy Beats The Shit Out of a Printer in the Name of Low Ink Prices

In a new spot for Kodak EasyShare printers, Vincent "Big Pussy" Pastore takes a cheap HP out to the docks and yells at it for conning him into buying high-priced ink, before giving it a beating-and-a-half, Office Space style. After sending the printer off to sleep with the fishes, he welcomes the new EasyShare to the family. It's a shame seeing the commercialization of all the goombahs since the Sopranos ended, but at least this one is filmed with some dignity; if I were Paulie Walnuts, I'd be looking for whoever put me up to that terrible Denny's ad and introduce their kneecaps to my baseball bat. [Kodak]

2:00 PM on Fri Mar 28 2008
By Benny Goldman
25,110 views, 39 comments

Latest by yoni: Needs more F-Bombs. more »

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Bad Vista "Reviews" from Apple's Latest Vista Sucks Ad Not Actually Reviews

You'll probably be seeing Apple's newest "Vista Sucks, OS X Rules Your Face" ad, starring hilarious John Hodgman and perpetually besmirked Justin Long all over the web soon. Basically, the banner keeps pulling up bad Vista quotes as Hodgman hammers the emergency banner refresh, but neither of them are from actual reviews of Vista—even though that's what Hodgman calls them. More »

2:30 PM on Sat Mar 22 2008
By matt buchanan
59,462 views, 93 comments

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Comcast Wants to Put a Camera in Your Cable Box

Before you start freaking out, hold on. They just wanna know who's in your living room. That's all. It's for a really cool features, really! When you turn on your TV, the box will recognize you and make recommendations or pull up shows in your profile. Still not sold? Well, if it detects kiddies in the room, parental controls will pop up to block naughty content. Oh yeah, and it'll serve up custom ads, just for you. Awesome-o, right? Well, don't get too excited, it's still in testing. [NewTeeVee]

5:00 PM on Tue Mar 18 2008
By matt buchanan
14,689 views, 97 comments

Latest by n/a: NO Way. I hope this never happens. I haven't had cable in over a year. I'm a Christian. I guess poor people that can't afford televisions are safe, so are the Amish People who don't believe in technology. What are more »

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People in the 1930s Sure Hated Their Dogs

We thought that the dog doodie diaper was the worst pet gadget of all time, but it's been usurped in the hallowed tradition of pet owner stupidity. This advertisement starts with the lead "Dog Rides Comfortably in Sack..." and just gets worse from there. More »

8:57 AM on Mon Mar 17 2008
By Mark Wilson
19,453 views, 52 comments

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Michael Bay, Transformers and Giant Explosions Shill for Verizon FiOS

Verizon's new FiOS ad is a splashy, big-budget popcorn flick compared to Time Warner's cheaper, low-fi satire spot. It even stars the king of big boom summer movies, Michael Bay, blowing a bunch of shit up and hanging out with Transformers, saying the word "awesome" a whole lot. Come to think of it, it's pretty much exactly like his movies, which you can pirate even faster with FiOS. Awesome! [Verizon]

8:00 PM on Thu Feb 14 2008
By matt buchanan
20,774 views, 35 comments

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Escalator Ads Are the Most Awkward Way to Advertise

Here's a creepy way to advertise a hair salon: stick the lower half of some guys face at the bottom of an escalator, and place various hairstyles on the stairs. As the escalator moves, said guy gets a new haircut with every stair that passes by. Creative? Yes, definitely. Unsettling? Oh, hell yes. It's at a mall in Mumbai, so it's not like I'm going to be forced to see it anytime soon, but if there's anything America likes it's slapping advertisements on every surface available, so don't be surprised if you start seeing crap like this in malls and airports in the near future. Check out a shot of the full escalator with all its haircuts after the jump. More »

1:30 PM on Thu Feb 14 2008
By Adam Frucci
15,813 views, 44 comments

Latest by n/a: I already have vertigo, escalators are dizzying anyhow. How much more do I need to throw up? more »

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Time Warner Says Verizon Is a Constipated Gay Man with Magic Fingers


This Time Warner ad taking on Verizon FiOS is so ludicrously hilarious it almost does make want to sign up with Time Warner. In the spot, Verizon is a constipated (wait for it), overly enthusiastic gay-coded dude with magic fingers shooting red lightning and flying Vs (for Verizon!), touting "THE FIBER." It's so ridiculous it almost seems fake. More »

12:40 PM on Fri Feb 8 2008
By matt buchanan
9,236 views, 63 comments

Latest by jamar0303: @razorx: At what cost, though? more »

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