Donnerstag, 28. Januar 2010
Fever Ray Speech
In what could only be described as freaky moaning, Swedish electronica singer Fever Ray (aka Karin Elisabeth Dreijer Andersson) shocked, thrilled and pleased fans with her acceptance speech at the recent Swedish awards show. I’m not sure which is more shocking, her moaning speech, or her grotesque melted face mask.
Primate Film Director
The Chimpcam movie is a film shot entirely by chimpanzees. Betsy Herrelko, a primatologist, came up with the idea to let chimpanzees film themselves, giving an intimate look into how these primates view each other and the world. The Chimpcam captures life as a chimpanzee, bringing light to the natural curiosity they have with modern technology and the world.
Faux Infomercial
VSO Ireland (Voluntary Service Overseas) is taking the humor route to get teachers to go to places where they are needed such as Guyana, Ghana, Nepal and Mongolia. The ad (at first glance) appears to be some horrible 1980s or 1990s infomercial for unnecessary products, but it is actually a cleverly disguised ad for VSO Ireland.
Check out the video above to see how a very serious and helpful organization is using humor to spread awareness and promote voluntary services overseas.
Self Aware Gaming
The next generation of gaming is here with the Microsoft Project Natal game; no controller or joystick is needed.
The game creates a character based on your specifications and allows you to interact with him/her on multiple levels, responding emotionally and intelligently. It is in real time so all the reactions you receive are genuine and directed toward you.
The Microsoft Project Natal game offers something in video game entertainment that’s never been successfully done before: artificial intelligence. Whether you dig it or think it’s downright bizarre, the Microsoft Project Natal game will forever change the way we view virtual entertainment.
Blogger Sheep Shells
For the web-nomad on the go, personal space and quiet privacy can be hard to come by (especially if your office happens to be at Starbucks or a similar environment). Enter the Hermit Nap Station, a privacy sleeping pod by Australian Design Science student Kerry Jia Yi Lin.
The Hermit Nap station is described as an “experimental interactive shell” which encloses a felt shell around you once its RFID tags have sensed that you’ve crossed your arms and put your head down for rest. Watch the video to see what the Hermit Nap Station can do for you.
Muppetified Basketball
The world’s biggest shoe conglomerate has jumped on the band wagon and released the Nike Most Valuable Puppets Campaign to the sell their sports wear.
Puppets can be used to sell almost anything, at least I’d buy pretty much any product endorsed by a puppet, especially if they were representing a celebrity.
In the video you see Lebron James and Kobe as 6 inch tall plush toys. Now, normally I don’t buy a lot of products from this company, but after seeing these two NBA stars dance around like Kermit, the Nike Most Valuable Puppets campaign has got me hook line and sinker.
Star Wars Dance Troops
Whether or not the force is with this dance troop is a matter of personal opinion; however, I will take any chance I can get to write about Evil Star Wars characters totally geeking out in public. In this case, it’s a group of Stormtroopers dancing to South Korean pop group Wonder Girls hit ‘Nobody.’
This particular group of Stormtroopers, formally known as ‘Seouldance Troopers,’ created the pop dance video in response to an earlier Tokyo Dance Trooper in Shibuya video.
Rockstar Soda
In a very unusual pairing of brands, 125 year old soft drink company Dr Pepper has teamed up with the current members of Kiss and purchased a 30 second time slot during Super Bowl XLIV. The Dr Pepper Super Bowl Ad will feature none other than Heavy Metal gods Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley. The announcement was made on the NYSE trading floor.
Apparently this odd co-branding is a “Dr Pepper / Dr Love” thing. Part of the plan includes social media tactics on DrPepper.com, Facebook and Twitter. Watch the video featuring Dr. Pepper Snapple Group CEO Larry Young talking about the Dr Pepper Super Bowl XLIV Ad with Kiss in full metal garb.
Donnerstag, 21. Januar 2010
Samstag, 16. Januar 2010
Robin Hood Trailer
Ridley Scott, director of Gladiator, re-imagines the story of Robin Hood with none-other than actor, Russell Crowe. The film takes a darker, more graphic approach to telling the story of the expert archer who travels to the town of Nottingham after serving in King Richard’s army. Finding the town is run by a corrupt sheriff, he assembles a gang of mercenaries that prey on the indulgent upper class in order to correct the injustices of the sheriff. Robin Hood also stars Cate Blanchett, Mark Strong and William Hurt and is set to release in May 2010.
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