A poll carried out by Brand Republic’s Marketing magazine of TV adverts placed the Jedward ad from Nintendo among the most annoying ads of the year. The ad, produced by Karmarama, came in at 7th place just behind the Foxy Bing ad and just ahead of the Moonpig.com ad. Gocompare’s annoying opera singer ad series […]
The Asus SonicMaster – laptops march on fashion
Mobile phones made the jump from being geek tech to being mega popular once they became fashionable. People who don’t normally care about tech care about their phone. I think there are a number of reasons for this. There’s the fact that people tend to get their phone out in public. There’s also the fact […]
Christmas comes early to 56 Sage Street
56 Sage Street is a free online game with a twist. In this case the twist is that’s actually provided by a bank. It’s an advergame but, in this instance, they manage to get the balance right. You feel like you’re playing a game rather than taking part in an advert. In 56 Sage Street […]
Offensive PlayStation Move ad banned in the UK
A post for PlayStation Move has been banned by the British Advertising Standards Authority. The regulator had recieved complaints that the poster was offensive and inappropriate for public display. The text on the post read; “Move into the fight £34.00 RRP! PlayStation move, the game is just the start…” but the picture showed someone about […]
Does Love Zombie have the cutest zombies?
Thanks Japan! The DS has a zombie simulation game called Love Zombie. In the game you take control of an army of farmer zombies. Those evil humans stole the zombies “precious something” and now they want it back. It’s 8-bit meets a farming game meets zombie. What’s not to love about that? Here’s a trailer […]
Buy a RPG and win £40,000?
PayPal have a rather good offer on at the minute and are reaching out to bloggers to tell the world about it. The proposition is simple; if you use PayPal (UK) to buy something then you go into a weekly draw to win £40, 000 You can increase your chances of winning by visiting more […]
Darth Vader walks with you: Galaxy S on Docomo
This blog would be worse off without great ads from Japan. Starting with a Japanese ad is a good start, adding in sexy tech like the Samsung Galaxy S makes the post sound even more promising and when we can throw in some Darth Vader Star Wars. What do you think? I think I’d probably […]
Lego – right when it’s wrong
This is a rather cool colletion of ads for Lego. They’ve been produced for Lego Russia but their local advertising agency Leo Burnett. Geek Native has written about Leo Burnett before. You see; there’s a Pokemon clip in which Leo Burnett is exposed as the devil. When James is played backwards the claim is made. […]
Star Wars ad for Currys and PC World: R2-D2 and original C-3PO
If, like this geek, you watch British TV then you may have seen the new Currys and PC World ad that features the always cute R2-D2 and C-3PO. If C-3PO sounds an awful lot like the “original” C-3PO then that’s because it is. It’s Anthony Daniels doing the voice. The ad features a website called […]
Q-Workshop dice elves go on strike
It’s hard to stand out in the competitive world of dice selling and manufacturing. However, Polish based Q-Workshop are trying to do just that. For a start, they are a successful company. It might not be brand you’re familiar with but they’ve won awards you will have heard of. For another, they use worker elves […]
