Apple’s new holiday ad has been called, in turn, endearing, note-perfect, and, in a spasm of enthrallment, perhaps Apple’s best iPhone commercial ever. I think maybe I saw a different ad.
Earlier today, the Wall Street Journal published a rumor
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that long-rumored Facebook autoplaying video ads
Kim Dotcom built his reputation on free services — much to the chagrin of some people — and he’s revisiting that turf with his upcoming music offering, Baboom. As he explains in an interview with Wired UK, the service will be an “iTunes-Spotify hybrid” that both sells music and offers it for free through ad deals. However, its approach to ad-supported tunes is bound to raise eyebrows — users will install a browser plugin that replaces web ads with those from Baboom, paying surfers with cash that they can spend on songs. Typical users could earn 10 free albums a year through their browsing habits, Dotcom claims. The tech luminary will demonstrate the concept by soft-launching Baboom with his own music in January, following up with full service a few months later. The business model is intriguing, although it may face stiff resistance; we can’t imagine that rival advertisers and website owners will enjoy losing revenue.
[Image credit: Thierry Ehrmann, Flickr]
Filed under: Home Entertainment, Internet, HD
Via: MusicWeek
Source: Wired UK
Google’s rolling out its new your-face ads today
A man misses his bus so that he can stare at his phone. A woman ignores a meeting so that she can stare at her phone. A man stays late after work so that… well, you get the point. No, this isn’t a cheeky indictment of our smartphone-obsessed culture. This is—somehow—a celebration of it.
Autonomous quadcopter drones aren’t all about flying into dangerous areas where humans fear to tread. Besides being disposable, they also make for perfectly precise pint-sized pilots, as this Lexus ad entitled Amazing In Motion demonstrates. When you watch it, keep in mind that not a single quadcopter in the commercial was faked through CGI—they’re all real drones flying in perfect precision.
Another week, another batch of photoshop champs. This time, we asked you to show us what the upcoming Instagram ads are actually going to look like. While this particular challenge didn’t require too much skill, there was plenty of room for wit, and you guys (mostlyish) delivered.
Earlier today, we got our first look at what Instagram ads will look like
Russia’s naval special forces, like our Navy SEALs, spend about as much time underwater as they do above it. As such, these aqueous commandos typically are required to carry at least two firearms, one for land assaults and a second outfitted for underwater combat. But this amphibious rifle is equally effective in both environments.