http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/07/pepsi-posters-let-you-plug-in-your-headphones/ Engadget Comments for Pepsi posters let you plug in your headphones http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/07/pepsi-posters-let-you-plug-in-your-headphones/http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/07/pepsi-posters-let-you-plug-in-your-headphones/]]>Jun 7th 2006 6:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/06/07/pepsi-posters-let-you-plug-in-your-headphones/http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/07/pepsi-posters-let-you-plug-in-your-headphones/Jun 7th 2006 6:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/06/07/pepsi-posters-let-you-plug-in-your-headphones/http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/07/pepsi-posters-let-you-plug-in-your-headphones/Jun 7th 2006 6:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/06/07/pepsi-posters-let-you-plug-in-your-headphones/http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/07/pepsi-posters-let-you-plug-in-your-headphones/
Then again, a nice example of sneak advertising, and a nice new way of interaction between billboards and users.. People will also go by and look at those who have their headphones plugged in a billboard, becoming interested.. ]]>Jun 7th 2006 6:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/06/07/pepsi-posters-let-you-plug-in-your-headphones/http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/07/pepsi-posters-let-you-plug-in-your-headphones/Jun 7th 2006 6:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/06/07/pepsi-posters-let-you-plug-in-your-headphones/http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/07/pepsi-posters-let-you-plug-in-your-headphones/Jun 7th 2006 7:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/06/07/pepsi-posters-let-you-plug-in-your-headphones/http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/07/pepsi-posters-let-you-plug-in-your-headphones/Jun 7th 2006 7:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/06/07/pepsi-posters-let-you-plug-in-your-headphones/http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/07/pepsi-posters-let-you-plug-in-your-headphones/p.s.: dude, you make think that's funny, but trust me, once you're on the other end of a prank like that, you want to tar and feather the person who did it.]]>Jun 7th 2006 7:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/06/07/pepsi-posters-let-you-plug-in-your-headphones/http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/07/pepsi-posters-let-you-plug-in-your-headphones/
and in response to the guy who says there's less crime in Canada; there's less violent crime, but there's more muggings. ]]>Jun 7th 2006 7:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/06/07/pepsi-posters-let-you-plug-in-your-headphones/http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/07/pepsi-posters-let-you-plug-in-your-headphones/Jun 7th 2006 8:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/06/07/pepsi-posters-let-you-plug-in-your-headphones/http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/07/pepsi-posters-let-you-plug-in-your-headphones/
And just where do you buy a gun in Canada if not from a shop? From the back of a nondescript white van in a parking lot? Oh, wait, those are speakers. ;)

Guns aren't outlawed in Canada (as much as I might want them to be), but they are controlled. Plus, we Canucks think that taking an automatic weapon out when deer hunting is less than sporting. :)

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In any case, even if the trains weren't packing us all in like sardines, few people would enjoy standing in front of a poster with a wire dangling into their ears while dozens of other commuters look on in a moving train where the conductors enjoy slamming the brakes.]]>Jun 7th 2006 8:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/06/07/pepsi-posters-let-you-plug-in-your-headphones/http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/07/pepsi-posters-let-you-plug-in-your-headphones/
I walked past one and swore that I saw a headphone jack in the billboard, my friends said I was crazy, fair enough. But coming back past it there was in fact a headphone jack in the absolut poster, so being the trendy consumer that I am I plugged my ipod headphones into it. Although it was a cool advertising campaign idea, I wouldnt do it again. The looks I got from the people walking paast were pretty strange.]]>Jun 7th 2006 9:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/06/07/pepsi-posters-let-you-plug-in-your-headphones/http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/07/pepsi-posters-let-you-plug-in-your-headphones/Jun 7th 2006 10:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/06/07/pepsi-posters-let-you-plug-in-your-headphones/http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/07/pepsi-posters-let-you-plug-in-your-headphones/Jun 7th 2006 10:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/06/07/pepsi-posters-let-you-plug-in-your-headphones/http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/07/pepsi-posters-let-you-plug-in-your-headphones/
I however feel that bluetooth would be a better way to do this if it was more widespread. I feel that the headphone jack is just inviting people to stick stuff in it. Be it gum, pieces of paper, or whatnot.

Its a great idea and great way to advertise two things at the same time. Possibly until bluetooth becomes more apparent you could use a speaker that plays a set of songs, not just one. So a thirty second clip, the name of the song, then it moves onto another track. If you had a large enough set of songs on the list, someone wouldnt hear the same one twice, but would still get the idea they could buy a pepsi, get the code, and go online to get a free song.]]>Jun 7th 2006 10:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/06/07/pepsi-posters-let-you-plug-in-your-headphones/http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/07/pepsi-posters-let-you-plug-in-your-headphones/
anyways, thats a really awsome idea]]>Jun 7th 2006 10:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/06/07/pepsi-posters-let-you-plug-in-your-headphones/http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/07/pepsi-posters-let-you-plug-in-your-headphones/
As far as the crime rate here in the US of A: Yes, it is high. I mean, I live in Phoenix, and it's odd to be a Buddhist AND a gunowner I tell ya! But, there is a population density and the "right to bear arms" is actually a very importiant right for Americans who own guns or not. There are HUGE debates on either side of this arguement so I won't go into it here, but the ironic part is that when someone in South Phoenix tried to mug me for my iPod while I was going to a Suns game, he attacked me with a Pepsi Bottle that was 1/2 full of some frozen water.

Not kidding. And it was all for a shuffle. Go fig.

]]>Jun 8th 2006 12:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/06/07/pepsi-posters-let-you-plug-in-your-headphones/http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/07/pepsi-posters-let-you-plug-in-your-headphones/Jun 8th 2006 7:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/06/07/pepsi-posters-let-you-plug-in-your-headphones/http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/07/pepsi-posters-let-you-plug-in-your-headphones/Jun 8th 2006 9:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/06/07/pepsi-posters-let-you-plug-in-your-headphones/http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/07/pepsi-posters-let-you-plug-in-your-headphones/The picture looks like the Skytrain in Vancouver to me. :-)
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As for the crime rate... all that US vs Canada crime crap aside I always feel 100% safe whipping out my iPod on transit. In fact, almost half the commuters on transit all have iPods so it's no big deal. I can't even recall ever hearing of one related mugging in Vancouver regarding an iPod.

E.
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