Entries For: July 2007
07/11/2007
Will The iPhone Blend?
Behold, the perfect storm of internet memes: one incredibly popular web series (in this case, Blendtec's Will It Blend) featuring the most discussed technological advance since, well, fire (Apple's iPhone). Host Tom Dickson doesn't spare any words, so I see no reason to do so either. Just know: the iPhone gets blended into iBits. And a million nerds scream in anguish.
07/06/2007
The EU Exports Its Finest Porn
When the EU announced that they would be launching their own personal YouTube channel, I didn't pay much attention -- after all, when I think of the European Union I think of trade subsidies, tariffs, and very thick stacks of paperwork.
But the EU's first entry onto the online scene is the very opposite of boring. A montage of European film's sexiest moments (I think I recognized clips from both Amelie and Delicatessen in the mix) moves from shot to shot until arriving at a breathless, um, climax. The tagline "Millions of cinema lovers enjoy European films... every year" is of course very true. But the success of European cinema is in preserving the pretense that we care about the art, not the sexy bits. Now the secret is out. We're doomed.
07/03/2007
IPod and Zune Get It On
For a short about not-particularly-great sex, this video is surprisingly good at keeping up its comedy rhythm. Using night vision in a clear homage to one of the Internet's great sex tapes, Chris Pirillo depicts an intimate evening between two pieces of technology with no shortage of insecurities.
Will the iPod be able to overcome her crippling jealousy of the much sexier iPhone? Will the Zune be able to maintain the stamina necessary for this sort of interfacing? Sit back, and let the NSFW drama unfold.
