GTA Coke
This is absolutely the coolest use of Machinima I’ve seen. As a consumer, I don’t care that it’s an ad, it’s very well executed. Technorati Tags: marketing, machinima, animation, coke
Month: August 2006
Verizon’s EVDO ExpressCard For MacBook Pro
Bring it on! This is great news for Mac users seeking reliable WLAN access. “This is the way things are supposed to work. I took Verizon Wireless’ new V640 EVDO ExpressCard down to the Apple Store in SoHo, installed the drivers from the included CD, and popped it into a MacBook Pro. Within a few … Read moreVerizon’s EVDO ExpressCard For MacBook Pro
Nokia Eseries Flash Site
Nokia Eseries Flash Site: “Nokia has designed a new Flash-based site for their Eseries trio of E60, E61 and E70 smartphones. ” [Darla Mack] I just saw the E61 live and briefly got to play with it via a fellow commuter. It’s VERY slick. I’d love to swap my blackberry for this device – now only … Read moreNokia Eseries Flash Site
Sci Fi gearing up for Galactica’s third season
Excellent news … Sci Fi gearing up for Galactica’s third season: “ I can sense the geek excitement building as we near the premiere date for the third season of Sci Fi’s enormously popular Battlestar Galactica. The Galactica team has always been incredibly tech-savvy, and this season will be no exception. Starting on August 28, … Read moreSci Fi gearing up for Galactica’s third season
Michael Gartenberg – leaks the iPhone(s)?
Just reading Michael Gartenberg’s post on returning to NY from WWDC and caught this: “Today was a pretty amazing day, not just weather wise, but sadly it was full of meetings that I can’t talk about for the moment and in some cases, can’t talk about until 2008 :). I do, however, know now with … Read moreMichael Gartenberg – leaks the iPhone(s)?
Nokia to buy Loudeye
News.com reports on Nokia’s plan to acquire Loudeye. “By acquiring Loudeye, Nokia can offer consumers a comprehensive mobile music experience, including devices, applications and the ability to purchase digital music,” Nokia said in a statement. Seems that the momentum around enhanced multimedia is strong within Nokia and they are assuring that they can extend their … Read moreNokia to buy Loudeye
Image Spam rule
Hawk Wings posted a handy tip which I just implemented on killing the ever increasing volume of image spam slipping through my current Spam Sieve settings. Seems to have solved the issue for now. Technorati Tags: Spam, mail
Is Green
So AMD is running a pretty intense campaign which you might have seen all about their claim of power efficiency which is clearly targeting Intel. As someone who actively works on the Intel business from the agency side I’ve clearly been seeing quite a bit of this stuff. Last week I happened to be walking … Read moreIs Green
The Hype Machine
The Hype Machine is a pretty cool web site I’ve been missing somehow until tonight. It’s an audio blog aggregator which means you can search on an artist or song and find links to posted and discussed tracks across a great many blogs in one shot. There’s a great player which lets you listen on … Read moreThe Hype Machine
Classic Microsoft
Not even launched and hacked done to the core – Vista hacked at Black Hat [CNET News.com] The “iPod Killer” from Microsoft is audio only at launch? – Zune Will Probably Be Audio-Only At Launch [Gizmodo] Technorati Tags: Microsoft, Zune, iPod, Music, Video, Gadgets, Marketing, Vaporware
AOL — Amazingly Free
I don’t actively use AOL but have had an account since the early nineties and have had a ding on my monthly credit card bill since out of some twisted nostalgia perhaps… Since they now offer it free, I switched over (you do have to do it manually or they will gladly continue to collect … Read moreAOL — Amazingly Free
Macworld: ‘Cider’ makes Windows games run on Intel Macs
Coming soon: Windows games that will run on Intel Macs thanks to TransGaming’s new Cider software. There’s no rebooting involved and no separate Windows partition to be installed. It all happens transparently. [Macworld] If this really works a whole new world of opportunity for Mac marketshare will become available — not too mention fun! When … Read moreMacworld: ‘Cider’ makes Windows games run on Intel Macs
Ad Overload
I was just reading a piece on Forbes.com and was caught by sneak attack ad two different expanding ads opened on me at the same time. This is the worst ad-based user experience I’ve seen in quite a long time. The remaining content is only about 20% — 80% is ad. I was watching a … Read moreAd Overload