Bert & Ernie tell you where to go

Cute spot. Although I miss Jim Henson's voice.

What would make it really funny is if the totally not gay couple argued so much over which way you were supposed to turn that you ended up in a ditch.

Via Illegal Advertising

F'd ad Fridays: New dress turns invisible when you get excited

This high-tech dress by Studio Roosegaarde could bring a whole new meaning to "wardrobe malfunction".



Here's the explanation:

INTIMACY is a fashion project exploring the relation between intimacy and technology. Its high-tech garments entitled 'Intimacy White' and 'Intimacy Black' are made out of opaque smart e-foils that become increasingly transparent based on close and personal encounters with people. 

Social interactions determine the garmentsʼ level of transparency, creating a sensual play of disclosure. 

INTIMACY 2.0 features Studio Roosegaardeʼs new, wearable dresses composed of leather and smart e-foils which are perfect to wear on the red carpet. In response to the heartbeat of each person, INTIMACY 2.0 becomes more or less transparent. 

Currently Studio Roosegaarde is inviting haute couture designers to develop their own vision for the next INTIMACY. 

Specifications: 2010-2011. ʻBlackʼ and ʻWhiteʼ dresses, length 100cm, width 40 cm. Smart foils, wireless technologies, electronics, LEDs, copper and other media. 

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F'd Ad Fridays: Rich people problems

This campaign reminds me of Hunter S. Thompson's rant about the wealthy, when he covered the Pulitzer divorce trial:

If we were "a generation away" from robots in the early 80s, then I guess these ads are just in time. Too bad there are so few rich people left in the world to appreciate them.

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F'd Ad Fridays: Using technology to tell us what our instincts have forgotten?

This branded viral ad for Cosmo For Guys, featuring tiny hidden cameras to catch women checking out a fake hunky tourist's physical assets, has been making the rounds:



It's clearly inspired by the runaway hit "Rearview Girls", which was an initially unbranded Levi's jeans promo:



And, of course:



What I find strange about this is how much work we're putting into telling us the obvious. I mean, it's amusing and all. But it's also another example of how we use technology to accomplish tasks — like conversing, flirting, or knowing when we're being checked out — that used to just come naturally.

Skyping in 1968

What will those crazy scientists think of next: Talking maps? Personal tracking devices? Computerized books?

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WALL-E PC Casemod That Can Actually Move Around

German tinkerer Thechoozen from Cologne built this incredible-looking WALL-E robot that has a mini PC inside. That’s not all. The whole thing was made out of sheet metal and also has an RC unit so that this case can actually move around, and he has a pair of webcams hidden behind his eyeballs to capture a 3D POV image wherever WALL-E roams.














































































































































































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