The Siri Horror Movie

This holiday season, don't worry about what presents you're tearing into, beware of the presents tearing into you.
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If Microsoft will make iPhone

Parody preview trailer from UCB Comedy.
In 2007 on the Internet there was a preview trailer "If Microsoft makes iPod" which derided inability of this company to reach the simple and easy decision as it have made Apple. The device overloaded with unnecessary and senseless functions, unlike iPod has as a result turned out.

The new trailer also derides Bill Gates's company, but this time it is a question of that, the smart phone like iPhone as though looked. The monster under the name "Fune", generated by imagination of parodists, without special work can cause a nervous tic.

Delight to fans Apple

Judge: the huge device similar to a brick working under Windows Vista, with possibility of listening of favourite tracks in format MIDI and an exit in the Internet through AOL, working as a fax, and also having AM-radio and even a roulette! You will tell nothing, fans Apple have laughed with all the heart.

Apple strikes back

It is curious, that name Fune is transparent enough hints at player Zune of manufacture Micrisoft. Probably, this attack is the answer to an advertising campaign from Crispin Porter + Bogusky in which expenses of users iPode and Zune were compared.

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Steve Jobs — has reincarnated in the Big Brother

New parody to the famous advertising Apple "1984" from competitor DoubleTwist.

DoubleTwist — the company making the multimedia software, and somewhat is contender Apple. In due time DoubleTwist has promised to make library iTunes accessible to any device, and not just for devices Apple. On October, 6th on a company site the final version of the program will be started — the free beta version is accessible on a site and now.

Parody to cult advertising

To note start of the working out, DoubleTwist has presented an animation parody to advertising Apple "1984". The original preview trailer beats the anti-Utopia with the same name. In 20 years the roller remained all as is popular, as well as in the beginning, therefore it has been updated more to correspond to a spirit of the age and is again started in an aether.

Steve Jobs — The Big Brother

To parodies DoubleTwist already Apple it is presented as an iron heel of the power, and Steve Jobs acts in a role of the Big Brother. Community of supporters of an open initial code for a long time slantwise looked at policy Apple to "be locked". And now, when in the world it is sold more than 200 million iPod and about 50 million iPhone and iPod Touch, the analogy to a totalitarian mode arose by itself.

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«Laptop Hunters» Microsoft became victims of parodists

Resource LandlineTV represents a roller parodying advertising campaign Microsoft "Laptop Hunters".
In a videoclip to the homeless by name of Frank offer one thousand dollars with a condition, that he will buy on them the laptop.
While within the limits of this campaign, calling to prefer to PC computers Mac, there were three rollers, constructed on one scheme. Microsoft offers users the certain sum for purchase of the laptop of the dream. Those choose the device, proceeding from own requirements. It always appears PC.

As well as in "firm" trailer, Frank comes into shop Apple, but thin MacBook Air for 1700 dollars it appears the expensive, and the vagabond goes to other manufacturers. Finally he chooses PC which takes cover in the street.

Campaign Microsoft is the answer to a series of preview trailers Apple "Get a Mac", acting in film already throughout several years. Microsoft asserts, that in in their advertising ordinary people who do not know about the one who removes rollers act in film. Nevertheless, at attentive studying of rollers some observers have called these statements in question. They have identified the professional actress in one of participants of rollers.

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Top-5 competitor iPhons

Since the introduction of the Apple iPhone on January the 9th, the world has gone touch pad crazy, touch pad technology is the way of the future and many companies have heard the call and made their own touch pad phones in direct competition with the iPhone.
This is a top five list of iPhone Competitors, some of the phones are the real deal, some are just concepts at the moment, all are cool.

1. HTC Touch

The HTC Touch uses TouchFLO touchscreen technology that was developed by HTC. It runs Windows Mobile 6 and a rotating “cube” shows you icons for your contacts, music, and more.

Unfortunately there’s no Wi-Fi which is one of the down-sides to this phone, but it is fairly affordable at 250$ from Sprint after instant savings and a mail-in rebate.

2. LG Voyager

The LG Voyager is priced at about 299.99$ from Verizon Wireless with a 2-year contract. Of course it’s touchscreen like the iPhone but also includes a physical keyboard that pops-out.

Overall it does look pretty sleek and includes Ev-DO support, but doesn’t have Wi-Fi.

3. Samsung Instinct

Samsung’s Instinct hasn’t reached the stores yet, but from the looks if it, it’ll be a great competitor to the iPhone. Gizmodo says that it may be the best stab at the iPhone yet! As far as size goes, in dimension and weight, it’s about the same as the iPhone. Even with battery life, it’s right up there with with 5.75 hours of talk-time. Sprint will be the one to carry this one for an estimated 200—250$.

4. Garmin Nuvifone

Sometime this year in the 3rd quarter we’ll be seeing the Garmin Nuvifone hit the market. The phone will be big on GPS and helping you navigate, and will feature an on-screen keyboard like the iPhone.

Just a few days ago, rumor started floating around that it will be sold to AT&T subscribers for a whopping $500! While it may be pricey, that GPS could be worth it!

5. Sony Ericsson Xperia X1

Yet another phone that is expected later this year is the Sony Ericsson Xperia X1.

It’ll have a full QWERTY keyboard, and will run on the Windows Mobile 6 operating system.

What will be unique with this phone is a “paneled” interface and an “optical” joystick for easy web scrolling.

The price is expected to be over 400$, so it’ll definitely be on the hi-end of the pricing spectrum.

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