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Funny: Stihl’s self updating calendar

Tam Hanna — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:30:24 +0000

When set up against the job of making an ad for a motor saw manufacturer, most of us will probably think of lightly-clad girls, muscular men and the jungle.

According to DirectDaily, the folks at the chainsaw manufacturer STIHL went a different way. They created a self-updating paper calendar, which is pictured below:

Not much to add here…

Sausage Stylus – now for sale

Tam Hanna — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:50:08 +0000

The iPhone’s lack of stylus was praised when the unit first came out – unfortunately, having no stylus makes using the unit with gloves difficult.

Koreans discovered that a popular type of snack sausage could be used as stylus – and an innovative vendor has now capitalized on their findings. His “sausage” is non-edible, but can be used as a stylus for long times without fear of “degeneration”:

Those of you who feel like taking a stab can do so for the acceptable price of 1 USD – further information is at the URL below:
http://www.casecrown.com/iphone/accessories/iphone-1g-3g-3gs-sausage-screen-stylus

Fun with the Windows Mobile 7 hotel

Tam Hanna — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 06:19:13 +0000

Microsoft has traditionally used the Catalonia Plaza hotel in Barcelona as its “base” during the congress – it offers better logistics and cleaner, better-managed venues. This year, they really overdid it though – and transformed the entire hotel into a huge Windows Mobile 7 ad.

During the day, the clock was always set to Seven:

And at night, it got really funny. Not much to add to the shot below:

Cell phone idiocy from San Francisco

Tam Hanna — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 17:46:35 +0000

Don’t ask me why, but it looks like politicians in the US seem to have a collective alcohol problem, which gets magnified in the Winter due to the availability of various warm hard liquors.

Nope, I am not sarcastic – after the idiocy in Maine, we now have somebody wanting to force retailers to print SAR labels as big as device prices onto the device labels.

SFGate claims the following:

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San Francisco would become the first city in the country to require that cell phone retailers label the devices with the level of radiation they emit under a controversial proposal being discussed at the Department of the Environment and endorsed by Mayor Gavin Newsom.

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Anyone of you want t bet that we will see something dumber in a few days?

Funny stuff: mandatory cell phone cancer warnings

Tam Hanna — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 03:36:20 +0000

Usually, stupid anti-cellphone/anti-internet rhetoric comes from a specific type of individual which does not need to be named further. This time, however, we seem to be dealing with a common idiot who has been elevated into a position of power somehow.

Yahoo News reports the following:

A Maine legislator wants to make the state the first to require cell phones to carry warnings that they can cause brain cancer, although there is no consensus among scientists that they do and industry leaders dispute the claim.

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Maine Rep. Andrea Boland, D-Sanford, said numerous studies point to the cancer risk, and she has persuaded legislative leaders to allow her proposal to come up for discussion during the 2010 session that begins in January, a session usually reserved for emergency and governors’ bills.

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I’d file this one in idiots 101…

A hart-warming tale from customer care

Tam Hanna — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:16:50 +0000

Developers of shareware applications all have at least one heart-warming tale about an especially stupid user – one such story is below:

“I bought your weather application, and I it does not show the weather on my Treo”

Asked him what cities and what prefs he was using.

He said – “how do I know that ?”

I told him – “launch the app, …”

He said – “How do I launch the app…”

Me – “Tap its icon in the launcher”

Customer – “I dont have the app icon…”

So we go hence and forth for about a week exchanging emails…

And the last email was “oh – you mean I need to install the app on the Treo ?”

Enjoy…

Microsoft attacks iTunes App Store – funny video

Tam Hanna — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 07:09:41 +0000

Apple’s iTunes App Store is the largest mobile application store currently on the market. This gives it a disproportional amount of media attention – even though it still is far from perfect.

Microsoft has now launched a funny video making fun of craplet apps, Apple’s extremely complex rejection/approval process and a variety of other issues.

The full video is below – hit the play button if you feel like a good laugh:

Next Windows Phone ad

Tam Hanna — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:55:14 +0000

Microsoft seems to have figured out Apple’s trick of partnering with carriers who then integrate the Windows Mobile brand into their promotions.

The latest one is shown below – it features Verizon’s Imagio:

Funny Verizon ad

Tam Hanna — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 03:37:29 +0000

The ad below is part of Verizon’s attack on AT&T – it is so funny that I simply had to share it:

Enjoy…

Laptop Burka – or – outdoor readability counts

Tam Hanna — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 21:53:00 +0000

The picture on the left shows the so-called Laptop Burka. It was invented by an US electrician called Mark Johnson, who happened to be “fed up with the glare”:

Hey I’m back by popular demand ! Stopping glare on your laptop computer. Providing freedom to the masses ! Pesky Peekers no more mind your own busniess ! Serious latop users go no further .Dont bother with those anti glare filters that dont work ! Enjoy a Laptop Burka in any color ! Laptop Burka works with any laptop anywhere. Light weight easy to carry and store.

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Even though I am not sure whether his idea will really capture the masses (purchasable for 20$ off CraigsList), Marc nevertheless should give quite a few manufacturers loads of food for thought.

While glossy screens look great in-doors, it is very hard to beat reflective technology for outdoor use. As devices become more and more mobile, and as temperatures raise….well, you get the idea .