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gather the gang, it’s time for a windows 7 torrenting party!

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Microsoft’s weird-ass marketing campaign telling people to hold Windows 7 parties was asking for a parody, and the folks at Funny or Die are happy to oblige.

Here’s a party that millions of pirates will surely be having: a Windows 7 torrenting party! As if giving out tips on how to download illegal stuff wasn’t…

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October 23rd, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: computing just plain fun strange + wonderful video

sony soundville ad fills icelandic town with speakers & music, serenades citizens & sheep

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Directed by Juan Cabral, Sony’s Soundville campaign turned Seydisfjordur village in Iceland into one large sound system for a week.

Some of the songs that the sometimes bewildered citizens heard were from Bob Dylan, Death in Vegas and the Guillemots. And some Mastodon in the morning. I’m kidding. I don’t think any of the music…

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October 13th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: audio strange + wonderful technology

microsoft laptop hunters ad asks: are you cool enough to be a mac person? and by cool they mean rich.

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Microsoft launched a new series of advertisements a couple of days ago called Laptop Hunters. Here’s how it works, as explained by Brandon LeBlanc on the Windows team blog: “These new ads trace real people as they go on a hunt for a new laptop…The Laptop Hunters are not told they are taking part in…

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March 29th, 2009 comments (6) stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

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mini augmented reality ads hit newstands

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This amazing new advertisement for MINI uses augmented reality (AR) technology to create a truly interactive media piece out of a 2-dimensional magazine ad.

Using AR tracking technology, as you hold the ad up to your computer’s webcam, you’ll see a 3-D model of a MINI Cabrio convertible that moves as you turn the sheet…

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December 17th, 2008 comments (11) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: digital imaging future tech strange + wonderful technology

esquire e-ink display proves nearly indestructible

While the October 2008 issue of Esquire magazine got lots of buzz in the marketplace with its E-Ink cover, I have to say I was pretty underwhelmed by the less than exciting visual produced by the blinking display. That said, the real magic of the electronic ink display tech could be its sheer durability.

In…

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September 23rd, 2008 comments (12) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: digital imaging hacks + mods technology