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30 Rock’s Emphatically Branded Windows Computer Is Confusing
4:45AM Dan Nosowitz | On this week’s 30 Rock, we found out Jack’s (or Jack’s designer’s) choice of computer, and it’s a weird one: It’s a prop model of a computer that doesn’t exist, yet it’s forcefully branded with the Windows logo. More »
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iPhone’s Cheesy CSI Cameo Requires Serious Suspension Of Disbelief
12:00AM Danny Allen | Sorry AT&T. I know CSI never lets plausibility get in the way of a good story, but watching them crawl through an underground tunnel and exclaim the iPhone has “outstanding reception”, made last night’s episode harder to believe than usual. More »
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MacGruber Shills for Pepsi, Changes Name to ‘Pepsuber’
1:00AM Jack Loftus | MacGruber, the gadget-heavy SNL sketch that always ends with an explosion, was heavy on something else last night: Product placement. And not even a cameo by Richard Dean Anderson—MacGyver himself—could save these three commercials. More »
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A Lesson in Gadget Product Placement, Courtesy of Scooter Smiff
11:02PM John Herrman | Moderately musical little person Scooter Smiff has helpfully demonstrated, point by point, how not to endorse gadgets in your music video. More »
Phones
Nokia 5800 XpressMusic Pimped in Christina Aguilera Video
9:20AM Sean Fallon | After making an appearance in a recent Britney Spears video, and showing up again in Christina Aguilera’s video for “Keeps Gettin’ Better” (about 1:07 in), Nokia’s marketing strategy regarding their new 5800 XpressMusic is becoming pretty clear. At least this time the singer can actually, you know…sing. Hit the jump to check out a couple of stills. More »
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