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Audience hopes Dell's Project Runway receives auf Wiedersehen
2007-06-27 10:00:00
With white Matrix-esque cloaks and pastel lighting, Dell put on a fashion show to put out a new line of laptops. Alex Goldberg attended on behalf of Consumerist (video):"We hypothesize the fete was conceptually tied to Dell's new line of Insprions which come in different colors, meaning that Dell has finally caught up to Apple, circa 1998."The runway MC seems as if she can't hold back from laughing at the entire event much longer. Oh, where is Tim Gunn when we need him? Dell is so not making it work.tags technorati : dell laptops matrix projectrunway timgunn
More About: Technology , Hopes , Fashion , Advertising , Project Runway

User adapted fitness game fights Wii for weight loss
2007-06-26 16:00:00
Watch out Wii, in two decades this "knockoff of Breakout" could be the new video game fitness fame. Developed by researchers at the University of Udine, the game uses a pulse oximeter sensor as a body-based controller. The pulse oximeter measures the heart rate and physical qualities of the player and adjusts the game correspondingly. What this creates is an extremely slow wayback machine to early 90s computer games. Perhaps it could transform from Breakout to Lumines as a motivator to get your game in shape.tags technorati : breakout fitness game lumines pulseoximeter videogames wii
More About: Technology , Gaming , Fitness , Weight Loss , Weight

Time Square tushes ripe for the spanking
2007-06-26 14:00:00
Juicy for July 1, a two-story tall advertisement is sure to catch ogling eyes. The campaign for Toto Washlet will feature a building wrap-around of models mooning Manhattan. The smiling backsides are to promote the "state-of-the-art" toilet that "cleans and dries with aerated water and warm air (both adjustable, via wireless remote, for temperature and strength)." Though the wireless rear-end remote may make for a good Wiimote hack on Make:, the press release claims that the States remain an untapped market. To put faces to the fannies, visit cleanishappy.com.tags technorati : cleanishappy fanny juicy ny spanking timessquare toilet totowashlet tush washlet wireless
More About: Advertising , Time , Time Square , Span , Square

Tasty text receives brownie points
2007-06-26 12:00:00
Debonair Magazine recently released its "Best Food Blogs"awards. Fourteen delicious daily reads were picked for a variety of culinary categories, including "Best Food Porn" and "Best Eco-Friendly Food Blog" among others."When working in an office, I found it incredibly difficult to inconspicuously ruffle through The New York Times and read an 800-word restaurant review or try to hide my stacks of Saveur and Gourmet. Thankfully, a good food blog offers quick snippets of information that can easily be read between conference calls. "The amuse bouche of blogs are below:101cookbooks.comamateurgoumet.com chezpim.typepad.com chocolateandzucchini.comchowhound.comdavi dlebovitz.comeater.comethicurean.commidto wnlunch.comnordjus.co.uk/enrestaurantgirl .comshewhoeats.comtastespotting.comtravel erslunchbox.com[image via: chocolate cupcake stuffed with ginger caramel, frosted with mango ganache, and topped with a mango-ginger won ton]tags technorati : culinary cupcake delicious food foodporn taste
More About: Culture , Blogging , Text , Points , Brownie

Pink prank prays on pals
2007-06-26 10:00:00
Parallel to a horror version of "while you were out", playing a pink prank is sure to get your friend pissed in the most polite way. Equipped with 2135 SEK ($310 USD) of pink wrapping paper and six hours to kill, five friends set out to create a cuteness overload. The end result was an artsy apartment installation. Unwrapping poorly taped presents never seemed less surprising.[via]tags technorati : apartment installation pink prank sweden tape wrapping
More About: Pink , Prank , Rays , Pray

Pigs prohibited from promoting pregnancy prevention
2007-06-26 08:00:00
ICYMI on every other blog and network besides Fox and CBS, a tv spot for Trojan has been flying around. Mainly picking up buzz due to the two aforementioned networks banning it, the nature of the ban is perhaps the most buzz-worthy. Allegedly, the reason why the condom commercial was banned was due to the fact that Fox/CBS refuse to air ads that promote pregnancy prevention, and will only feature spots that focus on the (turnyourheadandcoughMALEcough) "health reasons" alone. With only one out of every four fucks in the US using condoms, the lack of consideration towards women's bodies from networks is nothing short of them... well, just having short dicks. Carol Carrozza, the VP over LifeStyle condoms responded, "We always find it funny that you can use sex to sell jewelry and cars, but you can?t use sex to sell condoms."tags technorati : cbs condoms fox health hogs lifestyle pigs pregnancy prevention stds trojan
More About: Culture , Pregnancy , Advertising , Promoting , Prevention

Nervous habits go mobile
2007-06-25 20:27:00
Now you can take your nervous habits and quirky obsessions with you on the go. The PuchiPuchi bubble wrap keychain allows you to pop-pop-pop your worries away. After every hundred pops, the toy makes an awkward sound (from barking dogs to "sexy voices"). Since only a bubble wrap simulator, its pocket popping pleasure may only be as satisfying as a pocketpussy.
More About: Mobile , Random , Habits , Mobi , Bile

"New car smell" plastics create problems for privates
2007-06-25 14:00:00
The chemical compounds that help create that "new car smell" can also be found in sex toys. Phthalates are mainly used in plastics to increase flexibility. Not surprisingly, "jelly"-based joy-toys test positive for phthalates. How do phthalates affect your privates? Apparently, environmentalists claim that it's as deadly as DDT. However, others strongly disagree. The debate over dildos has led for a "green" sex toy movement, leading some shops to ban all phthalate-based fun. Jelly may be off the menu, but there are plenty other tasty items to butter up your bread with.[Thanks, Will!]tags technorati : ddt environmentalists green jelly phthalates plastics sextoys
More About: Problems , Privates , Smell , Plastics , Create

Sight for the week's end
2007-06-23 14:00:00
Srsly postcards pwn wishyouwerehere.tags technorati : postcards seriously srsly wishyouwerehere
More About: Design , Sigh , Sight

Playboy in your pocket
2007-06-22 14:00:00
Finding another way to get you to play in your pocket, Playboy is rumored to be creating a branded mobile phone. Perhaps partnering up with Motorola, LG, or Siemens, Textually expects preloaded aural pleasures such as moantones to be offered on the bunny-branded phone. It goes without saying that Motorola/LG/Siemens best be vested in some serious vibration technology, as well as bluedildonic basics. Here's hoping it's moisture resistant.tags technorati : bluedildonics moantones mobilephone playboy porn vibrator
More About: Technology , Pocket

Painting with projection play
2007-06-21 14:00:00
Equipped with a projector, generator and an console, Xbox 360 takes it to the streets, literally. Vanning around Europe, a few Swedes, who are notably one of the top countries in gaming tournaments, roadtripped around for suitable surfaces. Going guerilla gaming, they projected onto and played various buildings. Definitely a recommended DIY experience if you haven't done before.tags technorati : diy generator guerilla projection xbox xbox360
More About: Gaming , Painting , Play , Inti , Paint

Ad tells fatties to face the 'facts'
2007-06-20 14:00:00
Liposuction of fat for an injection of fear, new ads from a Brazil-based yogurt maker are playing on the offensive. With a tag line of "Forget about it. Men's preference will never change. Fit Light Yogurt", the ads feature overweight women in well-known movie scenes. Below-the-belt blunt advertising can work when well done, but this campaign still leaves a bit of a blood in the middle. Created by Salles Chemistri, the campaign is certainly garnering reactions. Unfortunately, negative Word Of Mouth travels at a much more rapid rate. Take your anger out on the treadmills or truffles, ladies.tags technorati : fat overweight salleschemistri yogurt
More About: Culture , Facts , Advertising , Face , Tells

Analog pixels create digital design
2007-06-20 12:00:00
Frustrated by Google Maps lag and insufficient auto-replies to email requests, a man created the Google Carpet in hopes that satellites would be more responsive than the auto-reply robots. The carpet served as a temporary marker for the 150th anniversary exhibition for the Royal College of Art.Taking pixels more personally, designers Mike and Maaike have pinched Google for famous jewelry images. Pixel ating the images to their peak, they're then transferred to leather. Google Image Search may be rewarding for inspiration, but any subsequent lines of 72 ppi only need to go so far as Bejeweled or Supermario.tags technorati : analog google imagesearch jewelry leather pixels royalcollegeofart
More About: Design , Fashion , Digital , Analog

Suck-n-ride vacuum lets you reverse cowgirl your carpets
2007-06-20 10:00:00
As if straight out of some Bug's Life movie, the Ride able Vacuum Cleaner looks like a CG snail. The snail sucker is intended to encourage children to help out with carpet-cleaning chores, by inviting them to ride the vacuum. While a cute idea, adults would have far more fun with this. The concept doesn't specify any weight limits, but given some sturdy standards, the prospect of riding out your vacuum vibrations may 1up sitting on your washing machine.tags technorati : carpet cleaning reversecowgirl rideable vacuum
More About: Design , Technology , Suck

Oprah features Violet Blue, wins the rest of us over
2007-06-19 14:00:00
Not always just about car giveaways, books and teary-eyed families, Oprah 's O Magazine featured sex blogger and all around crush-bait Violet Blue . This month's mag published a two-page article by the "brazen blogger" about porn for women. Beginning blurb:"Eyes Wide Open - What kind of woman watches porn- and likes it? You might be surprised. Violet Blue reports on the pleasures of pressing Play."As Violet points out, this is a very progressive step for Oprah's brand. Resist as many of us have, Oprah may no longer play only to the stereotypical suburban housewife watching Pinesol ads between soap operas.[image via - congrats, violet!]tags technorati : blogger crushbait o oprah porn sex violetblue women
More About: Culture , Features

One-handed typing creates call-to-action
2007-06-19 12:00:00
Unkept keyboards seem to be the dirty secret of the week. NPR claims that where you touch to type has more bacteria than a toilet seat. This discovery in computer cooties has created a search for solutions, and what better one than the way we make our other "objects" semen-free: the dishwasher. Buyer beware, however, as not all keyboards are as durable and dishwasher-safe as dildos. Lifehacker thankfully offers up a few alternatives to scrubbing down your filthy function keys.tags technorati : bacteria cleanliness cooties dishwasher keyboard one-handed
More About: Technology , Action , Typing , Call , Call to Action

Order me a tall glass of menergy
2007-06-19 10:00:00
Similar to Strongbad, a commercial for Powerthirst, a (hopefully) fictional product, pokes fun at cheesy energy drink commercials. The commercial comes from Picnicface, who invites you to harness the power of 400 babies. With words like "rawberry", Powerthirst states that these aren't your Dad's puns, these are energy puns - TURBOPUNS. Turbopuns aside, what man wouldn't love to grip a hard can and down a throat-full of menergy?[via]tags technorati : energydrink menergy picnicface powerthirst rawberry strongbad turbopuns
More About: Advertising , Viral , Tall , Glass , Order

Tech Digest hosts Robot World Cup
2007-06-19 06:30:00
Goooaaaalllllll or gizmo? Tech Digest hosts the Robot World Cup . Putting real robots head to head, the gynoids and gadgets battle it out to win over hacker hooligans' hearts. Having just completed Round 2, the remaining robots from the first round included Anty the Huggy Robot (pictured), Sega Dream Cat, WiiGoBot, Kansei Facial Robot, Cockroach-run Robot, Echo Roboteddy, and Elvisbot, among many others. Consolation prizes for the most creepy should be considered as facial robots and decapitated androids should certainly qualify.tags technorati : android anty cockroach elvisbot gynoid robot roboteddy sega wiigobot worldcup
More About: Technology

Skipped over Sunday
2007-06-18 06:56:00
[A weekly link post of skipped over (and slightly stale) sights and stories]? That has to be the most distracting set of earmuffs I've ever seen. (28 things to do with an old bra).? Scratch & Strip beer bottles give bored bar hoppers hard-ons, get banned.? eHarmony rejects gays, Chemistry.com won't take no for an answer.? It's fashionable to carry a bit of meat on you.? Astroglide up in your nut-sprinkled sundae: Cool Whip contains lube.tags technorati : astroglide beer bra chemistry.com coolwhip earmuffs eharmony lube meat purse strip
More About: Fashion , Random , Sunday

Sight for the week's end
2007-06-17 09:56:00
Advertising that makes you smile. Imagine that.[via]tags technorati : ad citi marshmallows smile
More About: Advertising , Sigh , Sight

Panty pillows liven up lonely couches
2007-06-14 12:00:00
Not getting any action? You can always play pretend. A flirty and fashionable new set of pillows and couches can help give the illusion of and left out lingerie and messy spills. Created by the Sid Lee Collection, the set is titled Sit! by Sid. Heavy on both graphics and typographics, it's sure to give your home some much needed excitement, as everyone knows you certainly aren't getting any.[via]tags technorati : couch messy panties pillow sid sit! spill typography
More About: Design , Couch , Ouch , Lone , Lonely

Seattle serves up strip clubs, lacks liquor
2007-06-13 22:00:00
The dreary city of Seattle attempts to put some smiles on the faces of the otherwise melancholy metro males. After nearly two decades, the city is lifting the moratorium on strip clubs. As long as the strip clubs keep a safe distance from sins (children, alcohol, Microsoft, etc.), they'll be allowed to operate. Though the urban-planning committee doesn't expect many to open, they claim that "the city is better off and neighborhoods better served by having modest restrictions on nightclubs." And what better way to get out of the gray skies than to walk into the silver pole-lined clubs.[via]
More About: Clubs , Liquor , Strip , Lack

FOOA: Bloggers and advertisers: year-long breakup for a one-night stand?
2007-06-13 09:45:00
Presenting himself as the dating consultant for the seemingly stressful relationship between bloggers and advertisers, Darren Rowse of Problogger took to the FOOA stage towards the tail end of the conference. Rowse, well known for making a decent income from blogging, explained that even though there remains a large percentage of bloggers who make little or no money, the indirect sources of income seem to be growing exponentially. Indirect methods for making money from your blog include book deals, speaking and writing gigs, employment opportunities and more.Rowse went on to explain that advertisers need to understand that bloggers are approached everyday. In order to create content that resonates, consider collaborating with bloggers on advertising, rather than just pushing something out there. Jay Adelson had also echoed this recommendation from the panel before, showing examples of integrated Diggnation ads. Though Rowse's bullets were clear and to the point, one might question ...
More About: Advertising , Advertisers , Night , Bloggers , Long

Skipped over Sunday
2007-06-11 06:45:00
[A weekly link post of skipped over (and slightly stale) sights and stories]? Women turned off by webcams, supply still satiates male demand.? Hot handhelds: Atari controller candle? Gamecake: Palatable Pacman? Musical instrument of lemons explores photosynthesis.? Fibre optic threads light up your rainy day.tags technorati : atari lemons pacman umbrella webcam women
More About: Technology , Gaming , Random , Sunday

FOOA: Hypertaskers in hypertext
2007-06-11 04:30:00
Joking about one of the common threads among almost all advertising conferences, it was suggested to start a drinking game for each time the term 'SEO' was mentioned. The second in the lineup for Thursday was a presentation about The Future of Search Marketing made by Ron Belanger of Yahoo!. Belanger's talk quickly thwarted the expected SEO lecture, and discussed more about the power of search and the audience that resonates with it.Belanger explained that it is not only about 'Web 2.0', but also about Consumer 2.0. The new consumer is overworked and overwhelmed, yet is consistently addicted to leisure and information. As the consumer becomes more tech-savvy, search sees an increase in usage. Calling them "master hypertaskers", Belanger pointed out that the common information junkie goes far beyond the traditional idea of a multitasker. Handing out a few stats, surveys show that 50 percent of internet surfers do it while they watch TV, while 36% of TV watchers are actually asle...
More About: Advertising , Asker , Hyper , Pert , Task

Future of Online Advertising kicks off, looks at past
2007-06-11 01:14:00
With animated bar graphs and pie charts and electronic music, the Future of Online Advertising kicked off Thursday morning. This year was the first FOOA of perhaps more to come. Typically, the first presenter gives an overarching speech about the concepts that are important to the conference, setting the mood for the attentive audience. Alas, this was not the case, as the first presenter, Greg Stuart, formerly of IAB, started off by taking a look at the past.Filled with clip art, the presentation focused on why 47 percent of online advertising failed, adding up to $112 billion in excess. Stuart suggested an advertising slogan for the industry as a whole: "Half of the money is wasted." Though the slogan may not have enough of a ring to it to slip into a jingle, one may question Stuart's definition of waste. By some standards, defining what advertising is a "waste" can be quite relative. Stuart called for action in the industry by taking responsibility for what is put out and by alwa...
More About: Online Advertising , Past

Olympic logo creates race to respond
2007-06-06 23:56:00
In wake of the recent Olympic logo chaos, a friend of a coworker of mine made this lovely logo. While less creative than imagining Lisa Simpson giving head, it's still to be one of the many user-generated-content to come.
More About: Design , Viral , Race , Logo

Internet Sexploration book teases technology
2007-06-05 14:00:00
Naked on the Internet : Hookups, Downloads and Cashing In on Internet Sexploration is a recently published book that explores and interviews bloggers and geek girls. Looking into the intimate nature of the internet, the 80 interviewed reveal how they intertwine sex and their computer screen into their lives and lifestyles. Wired's interview with the author, Audacia Ray, states, "women have wide-ranging sexual interests and are savvy enough to figure out how to harness technology to pursue our erotic desires". Technology truly is a turn on.[via]tags technorati : bloggers dating geek internet interweb naked sexploration women
More About: Culture , Blogging , Book

Japanese vending machine pops out brightly colored poo
2007-06-04 20:27:00
Weird Asia News points to a spotted and slightly scary Japanese vending machine. Like sugary cereal, the play-time poo comes in all colors under the rainbow and appears to be magically delicious. A Spanish speaking host displays his excitement over the excrement, pretending that the poo can talk. Uncertain if these vending machine poos are edible, we could only wish to ask him to eat --it.tags technorati : japanese poo vending machine wtf
More About: Machine , Random , Vending , Vending Machine

Shake Well Before Use gears up for FOOA
2007-06-04 14:00:00
Quite aware that posting has been on the light side as of late, I'll be traveling to New York this week to attend the first Future of Online Advertising conference. The schedule is sure to be hectic, as my last attendance was back in November for ad:tech New York. New conferences can always be hit or miss, but it's always the people you meet that matter. The line-up for June 7-8 includes panelists from Blog Ads, Feedburner, Wired, Google, Microsoft, Digg, blip.tv, and the infamous PayPerPost.As always, drop me a line if you'll be in the vicinity or have any recommended sights for June 7-10.tags technorati : adtech conference fooa ny
More About: Blogging , Ears , Fore , Well