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Entertainment

After Two Years, They Finally Arrested The Guy Who Spliced Porn Into The Super Bowl

8:00AM February 6, 2011 | Casey Chan

Do you remember the prank of 2009? It was near the end of a very exciting Super Bowl (Cardinals-Steelers), when the video feed in Tucson, Arizona abruptly switched to a porn scene. Well, they finally caught the guy who did that. More »


Computing

NFL Teams Want To Make The iPad Their Playbook Of The Future

11:20AM February 5, 2011 | Adrian Covert

If Vince Lombardi and Tom Landry still coached NFL teams, they’d probably scoff at the idea of using an iPad as their playbook, even if it saved a truckload of paper. Thankfully, today’s teams are more willing to embrace technology. More »


Geek Out

What Superbowl Ad Has Google CEO Eric Schmidt All Atwitter?

10:13AM February 7, 2010 | Kyle VanHemert

Curious. Very curious. Eric Schmidt, head Googler, just tweeted about his excitement for tomorrow’s Superbowl. But he’s not as excited for the gridiron action as he is for a mystery commercial running during the third quarter: More »


Entertainment

Comcast Apologising for Superbowl Porn with $US5 Discount?

4:28AM February 3, 2009 | Mark Wilson

Everybody has a price, even to let their kids watch a waggling penis during the Superbowl. But I think that price is more than $US5, Comcast.

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Entertainment

Prank of the Year: Comcast Tucson Airs Graphic Porn During Super Bowl (NSFW)

8:08PM February 2, 2009 | John Herrman

Tucson, Arizona was probably not the best place to watch the game last night. Partly because of the disappointing result, but mostly because of the huge, flapping penis.

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Entertainment

Super Bowl Ads: Alec Baldwin Is An Alien, Vizio, and How About That Ending?!

12:31PM February 2, 2009 | Jack Loftus

Aside from those movie trailers we posted earlier today, there weren’t too many gadgety ads or Palm Pre sightings that were worth a major post. But there were a few. And Baldwin is an alien.

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Entertainment

NBC Explains Why We Won’t Have Headaches Watching 3D Super Bowl Ads Tonight

6:00AM February 2, 2009 | Jack Loftus

Advertisers promise “moving” 3D cameras will keep our eyes from jumping out of our skulls and running away in pain during the Big Game. Let’s hope so, as there are two such ads planned tonight.

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Entertainment

Star Trek Super Bowl Trailer Seething With Captain Kirk’s Youthful Angst, Hormones

5:36AM February 2, 2009 | Jack Loftus

One. More. Trailer. This final dive into the Super Bowl movie geekfest involves a captain, pointy ears, and the J. J. Abrams touch. It’s Star Trek! Thirty seconds of updated Trek, to be precise.

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Entertainment

G.I. Joe Super Bowl Ad Doesn’t Really Feel Like G.I. Joe, You Know?

4:03AM February 2, 2009 | Jack Loftus

Hey, while we’re at it, let’s take a look at the G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra ad that’s going to show tonight during the game. It also features explosions and sexy women, and… dialogue.

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Entertainment

Intense Transformers Super Bowl Ad ‘Accidentally’ Leaked Early

2:12AM February 2, 2009 | Jack Loftus

Here’s the multimillion dollar 30-second Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen ad that’s set to run this evening during the Super Bowl. Explosions, bad guys and sexy, sultry Megan Fox—all there.

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