Hyundai has come up with this crazy stunt film to promote the driver-assist features on the 2015 Genesis sedan. Shot in California's Mojave Desert, the 3-minute spot stars Hollywood stunt-man and hall-of-fame member Buddy Joe. The film starts with a convoy of Genesis sedans led by Buddy. The drivers set their cars on 'Advanced Smart Cruise Control' and jump out of their … [Read more...]
This Fridge Gives You Free Beers If You Sing The Canadian National Anthem
Today is Canada Day and Molson Canadian has come up with a vending machine/fridge that serves free beer. So what's the catch? You have to sing the Canadian national anthem to open the fridge door. And you can't just hum or mumble through it, you have to sing the entire anthem with a fair level of accuracy (you thought they'll give you a free beer just like that, huh, show some … [Read more...]
Argentinian A.C. Manufacturer Makes $4 Million Using Google Maps To Provide Sunlight-Based Discounts
In partnership with the Buenos Aires Ministry of Urban Development and Google Maps technology, BGH Air Conditioners developed a software program capable of measuring the sun's impact on every home in the city. By logging onto their website and entering an address, residents could calculate the exact amount of hours their homes were exposed to sunlight. The accumulated hours … [Read more...]
Watch The Insane Amount Of Money Tech Companies Are Making Every Second
Penny Stocks Lab has come up with an incredible infographic that shows you how much money Apple, Google, Microsoft, Facebook, Amazon and other technology companies are making every second. To give you an example, in the time it took to create this article, Apple had made more than $4 million in revenue, followed by Microsoft ($1.7 million), Amazon ($1.6 million) and Google … [Read more...]
Volkswagen Shocks Theatre Audience With Probably The Best In-Cinema Ad Ever
Talk about 'impactful' advertising. Ogilvy Beijing and Volkswagen came up with this shocker of a stunt at MCL Cinema, Hong Kong. Before the movie started, the audience was shown first-person footage of a car being driven down a straight road. A location-based broadcaster was then used to send out a message to everyone in the theatre. The unsuspecting movie-goers took their … [Read more...]
This Incredible Infographic Shows What’s Happening On The Internet Every Second
Here's a fascinating real-time infographic by Penny Stocks Lab that shows how quickly data is being generated on the internet every second. To give you an example, in the 15 mins it took to create this article, 10,000 Twitter accounts had been created, 2 million hours of YouTube video had been watched and Google had made $1.5 million in ad revenue. What's happening since you … [Read more...]
Back From The Dead – “Michael Jackson” Performs At The Billboard Music Awards 2014
A holographic version of the King of Pop performed at the Billboard Music Awards on Sunday night sending the web into a frenzy with over 1.5 million YouTube views in just one day. Check it out below. … [Read more...]
Brazilian Kids Want To Learn English, Elderly Americans Need Company, This Brilliant Campaign Connects Them Both
Talk about mutual benefits of technology. CNA language school in Brazil have come up with the Speaking Exchange project which connects their students with senior Americans living in retirement homes. Based on the insight that the elderly need someone to talk to and language students need to practice their english, CNA and agency FCB Brasil have created an exclusive online … [Read more...]
Coke Creates Phone Booth That Accepts Bottle Caps Instead Of Coins For UAE Workers To Call Home
Every day, thousands of South Asian labourers arrive to Dubai to work for a better future. They do it to support their family and to provide better education for their kids back home. They long to hear their voice every day, even for a couple of minutes. But with an average income of $6 per day, they have to pay up to $0.91/min to call home, making it nearly impossible to … [Read more...]
Inspirational Poem Against Social Media Gets 20 Million Views In 10 Days (Ironically)
Talk about irony. Writer and director Gary Turk's 5-minute video featuring a spoken word poem highlighting society's addiction to the internet, social media and mobile phones has received almost 20 million online views in just 10 days. … [Read more...]
Draw Solid Objects In Thin Air With The World’s Smallest 3D Printing Pen
Tech-lovers, artists, designers and just about everyone will drool over this marvellous piece of technology that'll top your list of must-have items this year. The LIX 3D printing pen is the smallest 3D printing pen in the world and let's you draw solid shapes and objects in thin air. … [Read more...]
Learn How To Code And Watch Your Instructor Undress As You Progress
Here's a WTF concept that no one probably thought of until now. CodeBabes offers video tutorials in HTML, CSS, PHP, etc., but with a twist. Watch the lesson, pass the quiz and your instructor will lose one piece of clothing. That's right, the more code you learn, the less clothes they wear. Check out this promo video featuring CodeBabe Cami Li explaining the concept. … [Read more...]
34 Funny Charts That Show The Truth About Your Online Life
Almost everyone who's active on digital and social media will relate to these hilarious pieces of satirical wisdom that accurately depict stereotypical behaviour online. We've filtered these 34 digital media-related graphs from the many cool ones you'll find on Truth Facts, a website dedicated to depicting the funny side of everyday life via illustrations created by the … [Read more...]
WhatsApp Powered Toy Connects Kids Fighting Cancer To Their Loved Ones
Children suffering from cancer get lonely due to prolonged hospitalisation and treatments that keep them away from their normal routine. To counter their isolation, Amaral Carvalho Hospital and creative agency DM9Rio (Brazil) developed a line of special teddy bears called "ELO" that receive and store audio notes from WhatsApp. … [Read more...]
How The Digital World Fuels The Physical Economy
The Internet has had a tremendous impact on the physical economy over the years. As global Internet usage increases, there's no doubt we'll see a furthered fueling of the gross domestic product. FEInternational just released a new infographic that takes an in-depth look into "How the Digital World Fuels the Physical Economy." … [Read more...]
Wife Not Letting You Watch The Game? Introducing The Vuvuzela Remote Control
Check out this cool marketing and product innovation by beIN Sports network. They've come up with a vuvuzela (loud plastic horn used by soccer fans) that works like a remote control and changes the television channel to beIN Sports every time you blow it. Why? So you soccer-fans can finally get your voice heard and watch the game instead of some boring crap. … [Read more...]
Why Page 2 Of Google Search Results Is The Best Place To Hide A Dead Body
Sometime back there was this funny meme floating around the internet that said - "The best place to hide a dead body is page 2 of Google search results". According to research by online ad network Chitika, page one results enjoy a whopping 95% of all search traffic. … [Read more...]
Make Money With These 15 Smartphone Apps That Pay You For Using Them
Make extra money in your spare time with these 15 apps that pay you to use them. This handy infographic also specifies the tasks you have to perform and how much money you can earn via each app. Download links for iOS and Android are available at the end of the post. … [Read more...]
“Never Judge An App By Its Icon” – 20 Famous Sayings Rephrased For Today’s Digital World
Check out these web 2.0 (or is it 5.0 now) versions of famous sayings, perfectly applicable for today's digital times. Thanks to Doghouse Diaries for this cool graphic. Use the comments below to add more to the list, once you're done. … [Read more...]
Short Film Highlights Society’s Addiction To Mobile Phones, Gets 20 Million Views In 2 Weeks
Check out this 2-minute video that's creating a massive buzz online with almost 20 million YouTube views, 1 million Facebook shares and 30,000 Tweets within 2 weeks of upload. … [Read more...]
Coca-Cola Creates Personalized Billboards That Flash Your Name When You Approach
Building on Coca-Cola's global campaign in which people could personalize their Coke bottles and cans, Tel Aviv based creative agency Gefen Team created these super-cool interactive billboards for Coca-Cola Israel. How it works: Consumers were invited to enter their names (just once) into a location based smartphone app. The app identified the consumers as they approached … [Read more...]
20 Years After His Death, Honda Recreates Ayrton Senna’s Legendary Suzuka Lap
After the incredible Honda Hands video that skyrocketed online last month, here's yet another brilliant campaign from the Japanese automobile manufacturer. … [Read more...]
Who Is Spying On You And How To Stop Them [INFOGRAPHIC]
The internet is full of clever a-holes trying to get a hold of your personal information. Most people realize this AFTER someone's hacked into their accounts. The smarter folks take the necessary steps beforehand, realizing the fact that EVERYONE IS PRONE to threats online. … [Read more...]
This Superhydrophobic Spray Makes Any Surface Completely Waterproof
Guys, you don't have to worry about women complaining about you spilling stuff on clothes or furniture again. Pennsylvania-based Ross Nanotechnology has come up with NeverWet - a superhydrophobic (water repellant) spray that makes metal, plastic, fabric and wooden surfaces completely waterproof. … [Read more...]
Internet For Everyone – The Technology Behind Google’s Project Loon
Google's Project Loon aims to provide internet access to everyone on the planet through a network of balloons travelling on the edge of space. The primary objective is to provide connectivity to rural and remote areas and help people get back online in disaster-hit sites. … [Read more...]
Coke ‘Small World’ Vending Machines Bring Indians And Pakistanis Together
You don't become the most valuable brand in the world 13 times in a row for nothing. Coke is known for its simple yet powerful campaigns, true to its 'Open Happiness' brand slogan and this one's no exception. … [Read more...]
Heineken’s Launches ‘Ingite’ – It’s First Interactive Beer Bottle
Some of the coolest innovations we've seen come from beer manufacturers (remember Budweiser's Happy Hour Extender?). This time around it's Heineken that has jumped onto the digital bandwagon by adding a dash of interactive jazz to the drinking experience. … [Read more...]
WiFi Poster – Movie Advertising For The SmartPhone Generation
Here's another one of those simple but effective ideas you wish you'd thought of. Based on the insight that traditional movie posters have little impact on the tech-savy generation, Cheil Worlwide created 'WiFi posters' for their client CJ Entertainment in South Korea. … [Read more...]
Durex Fundawear Lets You ‘Touch’ Your Partner Over The Internet
Long-distance lovers, your prayers have been answered. Durex has come up with an innovative new technology that'll set your long-distance love life on fire! Labeled 'Fundawear', this revolutionary wearable tech lets you 'touch' your partner over the internet via a smartphone app. … [Read more...]
Gigapixel Panorama Photography – How It’s Done And 22 Incredible Images
Ever wondered how those jaw-droppingly high-resolution panoramas of landscapes, architecture and space are created? This simple yet informative video explains the technology and methodology behind gigapixel photography. … [Read more...]
Is Red Bull’s Space Jump The Best Marketing Stunt Of All Time?
Felix Baumgartner's record shattering 24-mile (38.6 km) space jump has put the Austrian skydiver into the history books and Red Bull's Stratos event into every marketing archive on the planet. … [Read more...]
Brilliant QR Code Campaign Lets You Extend ‘Happy Hour’ At Pubs
For most guys, this is probably the most innovative use of QR codes ever. … [Read more...]