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Computing

What The Heck Was A Comptometer?

3:00AM February 13, 2011 | Casey Chan

This 1942 ad for a comptometer is just perfect because first of all, I had no idea what a comptometer was (a mechanical calculator, basically) and second, the spec sheet is wonderful: no glare dials, elimination of non-essential zeroes, and a “Keystroke Censor.” More »


Mobile

Verizon Bitch Slaps AT&T In "Yes, I Can Hear You Now!" IPhone Commercial

1:40PM February 4, 2011 | Rosa Golijan

While it’s definitely not the first time that Verizon has taken a public jab at AT&T, this new iPhone 4 commercial is certainly rather harsh. Youch! [TechCrunch] More »


Online

Apple Tantalises Black Friday Shoppers With Sale Teaser

9:59AM November 24, 2010 | Sam Biddle

It’s that tiii-iiiime! Those despondent iPad and Pod-less of you might have reason to be extra pumped this coming Black Friday, as Apple has put out a teaser notice, inviting you to “wrap it up.” That means buy stuff soon. More »


Gadgets

Amazon’s Secret: Incest In The Kindle Ad?

4:00AM September 26, 2010 | David Cassel - Me and My Kindle

newVideoPlayer( {"type":"video","player":"http://www.youtube.com/v/eWd9WXFdYI4&hl=en&fs=1&fmt=22","customParams":[] ,"width":500,"height":332.5,"ratio":0.615,"flashData":"","embedName":null,"objectId":null,"noEmbed":false,"source":"youtube","wrap":true,"agegate":false} ); I had to know. What exactly is the story that the woman’s reading in Amazon’s Kindle ad? It appears briefly on the screen before the camera pulls back to reveal the beach. But now I’m almost sorry that I asked… More »


Gaming

Playstation’s MoveMen Will Stalk You, Crash Your Party And Force You To Play Games

1:00PM September 14, 2010 | Rosa Golijan

newVideoPlayer( {"type":"video","player":"http://www.youtube.com/v/Y5WQbuuq7MM&hl=en&fs=1&fmt=22","customParams":[] ,"width":500,"height":400,"ratio":0.824,"flashData":"","embedName":null,"objectId":null,"noEmbed":false,"source":"youtube","wrap":true,"agegate":false} ); I’m not entirely certain what’s going on in this commercial for the Playstation Move, but it appears that there are these freaky MoveMen who’ll troll your Facebook page for mentions of parties, gatecrash, and force you to play a game. More »


Software

I Can’t Stop Smiling Over Google Chrome’s New Ad

4:30PM December 10, 2009 | Rosa Golijan

Entertainment

According To This Commercial, We All Need And Deserve HandJobs

2:00PM December 10, 2009 | Rosa Golijan

Mobile

Horrifying Palm Pre Ad Scares The Holy Poop, Pee, Bejesus Out Of Us

12:00AM July 30, 2009 | Matt Buchanan

I’m still shaking after watching this. I’m not joking. More »


Computing

Greatest Single Phone Call In History Gets Microsoft To Change Laptop Hunter Ads

1:20AM July 25, 2009 | Matt Buchanan

The “greatest single phone call” Microsoft COO Kevin Turner’s ever received apparently worked. Sort of. After Apple asked Microsoft to stop running the Laptop Hunters ads because they’ve dropped prices, Microsoft’s edited at least one of the spots. More »