Was Hasselhoff Drunk Eating Video Just A Publicity Stunt?
There's a video of a shirtless David Hasselhoff drunk eating a hamburger off of a hotel room floor going viral right now. But is it just a publicity stunt?
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ABC and Cox Communications Kill TiVo-like Ad Skipping Abilities
Shut up, put the remote down and watch your commercials!
Well, at least that's what Walt Disney Co.'s two big TV networks, ABC and ESPN, are telling TV viewers. According the the Wall Street Journal, this week they struck a deal with cable operator Cox Communications Inc. to offer hit shows and football games on demand -- but with the unusual condition that Cox disables a TiVo like fast-forward feature that allows viewers to skip ads.
Charge Your Gadgets For Free With The Soldius 1 Solar Powered iPod Charger
Looking for ways to save money on your electric bill? Thankfully, the energy emitted from the Sun is still free (for now anyway). The Soldius 1 Solar Charger can help you tap into this free source of energy; you just plug it in and point it towards the Sun. It generates enough power to fully …
Bill Gates Hates Apple Ads
Recently Bob Garfield, from AdAge, got to interview Bill Gates during the Corbis Creativity 2.0 panel in Manhattan. Garfield asked Gates about a number of topics from Vista to IPTV. He also tried to get Gates to comment on a very sensitive topic... Apple's "Get a Mac" advertising campaign. The campaign features actor/author John Hodgman who looks like Bill Gates and personifies a PC.
Policing Web Video With ‘Fingerprints’
Can “fingerprinting” bring a truce to the Web’s video-copyright wars? The technology is based on the premise that any video content has unique attributes that allow it to be identified even from a short clip — just as a human fingerprint identifies a person. Proponents of fingerprinting technology say it can help spot TV shows …
Apple Asks Video Podcasters to Increase Quality for Apple TV (2007)
Apple is asking video podcasters to increase the quality of their productions and start formatting their videos for HD devices like the Apple TV.
Garmin Offers Minor Mac OS X Support For Their GPS Devices (2007)
Mac OS support is coming soon for Garmin customers.
Only 244 Legal Copies Windows Vista sold in China
Microsoft spent millions of dollars advertising its next generation OS ‘Windows Vista’ in China, in fact the IT juggernaut threw up the biggest Vista Ad on the 421 meter high Jin Mao tower in Shanghai China. However after 2 weeks (Jan 19 to Feb 2) from launch Microsoft managed to sell a mere 244 copies …
Who has the 100 Millionth iPod
Last week Apple announced that the 100 millionth iPod had been sold, making the iPod the fastest selling music player in history. The first iPod was sold five and a half years ago, in November 2001, and since then Apple has introduced more than 10 new iPod models, including five generations of iPod, two generations …
Fast Food: Ads vs Reality
Here’s a photo comparison of fast food items and their advertising images. Each item was purchased, taken home, and photographed immediately. Nothing was tampered with, run over by a car, or anything of the sort. It is an accurate representation in every case. Shiny, neon-orange, liquefied pump-cheese, and all… You can see more pictures from …
TODAY Show Launches ‘Where In The World Is Matt Lauer?’ Web Games
The popular TODAY Show franchise 'Where in the World Is Matt Lauer?' now has its own gaming microsite. It's a great monetized marketing effort and I thought it deserved a closer look.
27 Ridiculous Examples Of Computer Science In Movies
The portrayal of computer science in movies is often extremely ridiculous. Here are some of the amazing things that computers can do... only in the movies.
‘UP’ SIDE DOWN: TV ADVERTISERS HOLD BACK FOR INTERNET DEALS
The annual TV “upfront” ad sales season kicks off in just a few weeks, but advertisers are in no rush to make a deal. With a dizzying array of alternatives and disagreements over audience measurement, advertisers expect the ad bazaar to be unusually complicated and drawn out this year. The haggling will start in May, …
Have You Seen The $1 Million Dollar Remote For Sale On Amazon?
Do you have $1 million dollars burning a hole in your pocket? Someone on Amazon is selling a $999,999.00 1/2 ounce plastic SiK Rex remote control that works with the Apple MacBook Pro, iPod Universal Dock, Apple TV, Front Row,(Amazon link) iPod Hi-Fi and is Front Row compatible. No joke. You can see the SiK …
First Generation Apple TV Review – Is Apple’s New TV Product Worth It? (2007)
Newspapers, other blogs, and even your weird Aunt's roommate have already reviewed this thing, but we'd thought we'd add our two cents. Here's our first generation Apple TV review.
NBC and News Corp. to Create YouTube Rival
Two big media companies, the News Corporation and NBC Universal, finally announced today their joint venture to sell video clips and entire shows and movies via a new Web site and throughout the Internet on an advertising-supported basis. The venture, which does not have yet have a name or a management team but is expected …
First Generation Apple TV Unboxing Photos
Guess what showed up in the mail today? After a lot of anticipation, my first-generation Apple TV was finally delivered. Here are some of my first generation Apple TV unboxing photos. You can see more Apple TV unpacking photos here. Update: This article has gotten a lot of attention. Apparently we were the only ones …
