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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Screen Grabs: Pretty Little Liars is TV's newest home to egregious product placement (video)]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/30/screen-grabs-pretty-little-liars-is-tvs-newest-home-to-egregio/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/30/screen-grabs-pretty-little-liars-is-tvs-newest-home-to-egregio/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/30/screen-grabs-pretty-little-liars-is-tvs-newest-home-to-egregio/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/30/pretty-little-liars-tvs-newest-home-to-egregious-product-place/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/06/pretty.little.liars.bffs.jpg" alt="" /></a></div>
Scene: Impossibly mature high school "girls" mingling in front of a locker. Action! <br />
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<div>Bitter Barbie: "What are you doing? Is that a new phone?"<br />
Bland Barbie: "Yeah, I'm checking my Kin. I'll just write on Hannah's wall from here."</div>
</blockquote> End scene. <br />
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Yes, ABC's new <em>Pretty Little Liars</em> show is the future of American television, where <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/31/screen-grabs-phil-dunphy-gets-an-ipad/">entertainment morphs into infotainment</a> and bakes the minds of an entire generation into a lovely pie of corporate servitude. We blame <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/tivo%2Ccommercials">TiVo</a>. Oh, and just because Palm quit making creepy commercials doesn't mean that they've given up on <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/verizon-advertising-says-droid-is-for-men-pre-is-for-women-vid/">promoting its Pre to women</a>. Looks like <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/28/palm-live-from-d7/">Roger McNamee</a> was right about that backside mirror's appeal. See what we mean in the <em>PLL</em> episode 3 embeds posted after the break.<br />
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[Thanks, Dave]<p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/30/screen-grabs-pretty-little-liars-is-tvs-newest-home-to-egregio/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Screen Grabs: Pretty Little Liars is TV's newest home to egregious product placement (video)</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/30/screen-grabs-pretty-little-liars-is-tvs-newest-home-to-egregio/">Screen Grabs: Pretty Little Liars is TV's newest home to egregious product placement (video)</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Wed, 30 Jun 2010 04:25:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/30/screen-grabs-pretty-little-liars-is-tvs-newest-home-to-egregio/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/19536424/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/30/screen-grabs-pretty-little-liars-is-tvs-newest-home-to-egregio/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>ad</category><category>advertising</category><category>kin</category><category>kin one</category><category>KinOne</category><category>microsoft</category><category>microsoft kin</category><category>MicrosoftKin</category><category>mirror</category><category>palm</category><category>palm pre</category><category>PalmPre</category><category>pre</category><category>pretty little liars</category><category>PrettyLittleLiars</category><category>product placement</category><category>ProductPlacement</category><category>screen grabs</category><category>ScreenGrabs</category><category>television</category><category>video</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Thomas Ricker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2010 04:25:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Palm splits with ad agency Modernista]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/05/palm-splits-with-ad-agency-modernista/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/05/palm-splits-with-ad-agency-modernista/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/05/palm-splits-with-ad-agency-modernista/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2009/08/palm_flow_ad2.jpg" /></div>
According to a report from <em>Advertising Age</em>, Palm has mercifully, finally, really parted ways with its ad agency, Modernista -- the house responsible for <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/04/video-latest-palm-pre-ad-makes-poppies-seem-brutish/">some</a> of our <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/18/palms-bodhisattva-says-something-meaningful-in-latest-pre-ad/">least</a> <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/verizon-advertising-says-droid-is-for-men-pre-is-for-women-vid/">favorite</a> <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/13/video-new-palm-pre-ad-takes-serene-approach-just-goes-with-the/">ads</a> ever. If you need a memory jog, here's them <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/04/palms-ad-agency-loves-that-youre-creeped-out-by-new-tv-spots/">telling the world</a> that they loved creeping people out with Palm ads. The <em>AdAge</em> article says that the company is currently in talks with various other ad shops, though there's no clear word on who that new team will be, or when we'll see the fruits of their labor. We don't have much to add to this in commentary except to say that this is probably the second smartest thing Palm has done in a span of seven days -- the first was striking that <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/verizon-mobile-hotspot-on-webos-devices-now-free/">amazing deal</a> on Verizon for a super-cheap Palm Pre Plus along with free Mobile Hotspot service. Now, we can look forward to a future where our children won't cower in fear when they see a Palm ad on television, and we can sleep at night without the image of that pale woman burned into our minds. Of course, now that we've seen it, we can never un-see it.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/05/palm-splits-with-ad-agency-modernista/">Palm splits with ad agency Modernista</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Mon, 05 Apr 2010 19:43:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/05/palm-splits-with-ad-agency-modernista/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/19427543/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/05/palm-splits-with-ad-agency-modernista/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>ad</category><category>ads</category><category>advertising</category><category>advertising agency</category><category>AdvertisingAgency</category><category>agency</category><category>bad ads</category><category>BadAds</category><category>breaking news</category><category>BreakingNews</category><category>Modernista</category><category>palm</category><category>palm pixi</category><category>palm pre</category><category>PalmPixi</category><category>PalmPre</category><category>pixi</category><category>pre</category><category>split</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joshua Topolsky]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 05 Apr 2010 19:43:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fan-made Pre ad gets the point, why can't Palm? (video)]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/26/fan-made-pre-ad-gets-the-point-why-cant-palm-video/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/26/fan-made-pre-ad-gets-the-point-why-cant-palm-video/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/26/fan-made-pre-ad-gets-the-point-why-cant-palm-video/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdMEllAKrcc&amp;feature=youtu.be"><img hspace="4" border="1" vspace="4" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/03/26mar10ibu43palm935.jpg" /></a></div>
We've already talked (<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/palm-this-is-your-survival-guide/">at length</a>) about Palm's failure to properly present its wares to the public. Using promotional campaigns that have fluctuated between <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/verizon-advertising-says-droid-is-for-men-pre-is-for-women-vid/">gimmicky</a> and <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/04/palms-ad-agency-loves-that-youre-creeped-out-by-new-tv-spots/">creepy</a>, the company has never allowed its superlative WebOS its time to shine. As if to illustrate our point to perfection, a loyal Pre user has put together his own, extremely professional, advert for the device, which manages to achieve -- in a mere 30 seconds -- what Palm has been struggling with for nearly a year. It shows off the handsome device, the <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/palm-pre-plus-shows-off-multitasking-upgrade-with-50-simultaneou/">effortless multitasking</a>, the variety of apps, integrated services and video capabilities, and, most importantly, emphasizes the sheer beauty and ease of use of WebOS. See the video after the break.<br />
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[Thanks, Chris F]<p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/26/fan-made-pre-ad-gets-the-point-why-cant-palm-video/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Fan-made Pre ad gets the point, why can't Palm? (video)</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/26/fan-made-pre-ad-gets-the-point-why-cant-palm-video/">Fan-made Pre ad gets the point, why can't Palm? (video)</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Fri, 26 Mar 2010 04:19:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/26/fan-made-pre-ad-gets-the-point-why-cant-palm-video/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/19415323/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/26/fan-made-pre-ad-gets-the-point-why-cant-palm-video/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>ad</category><category>advert</category><category>advertisement</category><category>fan-made</category><category>fanmade</category><category>homage</category><category>palm</category><category>palm pre</category><category>PalmPre</category><category>pre</category><category>video</category><category>webos</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Vlad Savov]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 26 Mar 2010 04:19:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bell's latest Pre ad insults Americans, old people, and bloody roller derby girls in one pass]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/31/bells-latest-pre-ad-insults-americans-old-people-and-bloody-r/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/31/bells-latest-pre-ad-insults-americans-old-people-and-bloody-r/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/31/bells-latest-pre-ad-insults-americans-old-people-and-bloody-r/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihTz5Q9Nx8s&amp;feature=player_embedded"><img border="1" vspace="4" hspace="4" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadgetmobile.com/media/2009/08/bradley-pre-2.jpg" /></a></div>
With the latest installment of Bell's "Meet my Palm Pre" series, paid spokesman Bradley here has basically guaranteed himself that he'll be visited by elderly American roller girls with bad attitudes and a taste for justice. Some of the gruesome highlights:<blockquote>
<div>"Unlike our neighbors to the south, Canadians are an active people."<br /> "Coupe de Kill is kinda scary. I should probably get out of here before she goes on Twitter."<br /> "According to Wikipedia, this game was first played in 1299. And, uh, I think some of these people were maybe there."</div>
</blockquote>Follow the break for the video.<br /> <br /> [Via <a href="http://mobilesyrup.com/2009/08/30/yet-another-palm-pre-promo-video-unlike-our-neighbours-to-the-south/">MobileSyrup</a>]<p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/31/bells-latest-pre-ad-insults-americans-old-people-and-bloody-r/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Bell's latest Pre ad insults Americans, old people, and bloody roller derby girls in one pass</em></a></p><p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/cellphones/" rel="tag">Cellphones</a>, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/handhelds/" rel="tag">Handhelds</a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/31/bells-latest-pre-ad-insults-americans-old-people-and-bloody-r/">Bell's latest Pre ad insults Americans, old people, and bloody roller derby girls in one pass</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Mon, 31 Aug 2009 04:31:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihTz5Q9Nx8s&amp;feature=player_embedded>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/31/bells-latest-pre-ad-insults-americans-old-people-and-bloody-r/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/19145532/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/31/bells-latest-pre-ad-insults-americans-old-people-and-bloody-r/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>ad</category><category>bell</category><category>bell mobility</category><category>BellMobility</category><category>bradley</category><category>canada</category><category>palm</category><category>palm pre</category><category>PalmPre</category><category>pre</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Ziegler]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2009 04:31:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bell's latest Pre ad insults Americans, old people, and bloody roller derby girls in one pass]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/31/bells-latest-pre-ad-insults-americans-old-people-and-bloody-r/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/31/bells-latest-pre-ad-insults-americans-old-people-and-bloody-r/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/31/bells-latest-pre-ad-insults-americans-old-people-and-bloody-r/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center; "><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihTz5Q9Nx8s&amp;feature=player_embedded"><img  border="1" hspace="4" vspace="4" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2009/08/bradley-pre-2.jpg" /></a></div>
With the latest installment of Bell's "Meet my Palm Pre" series, paid spokesman Bradley here has basically guaranteed himself that he'll be visited by elderly American roller girls with bad attitudes and a taste for justice. Some of the gruesome highlights:<blockquote>
<div>"Unlike our neighbors to the south, Canadians are an active people."<br />
"Coupe de Kill is kinda scary. I should probably get out of here before she goes on Twitter."<br />
"According to Wikipedia, this game was first played in 1299. And, uh, I think some of these people were maybe there."</div>
</blockquote>Follow the break for the video.<br />
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[Via <a href="http://mobilesyrup.com/2009/08/30/yet-another-palm-pre-promo-video-unlike-our-neighbours-to-the-south/">MobileSyrup</a>]<br type="_moz" /><p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/31/bells-latest-pre-ad-insults-americans-old-people-and-bloody-r/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Bell's latest Pre ad insults Americans, old people, and bloody roller derby girls in one pass</em></a></p><p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/palm/" rel="tag">Palm</a>, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/bell-mobility/" rel="tag">Bell Mobility</a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/31/bells-latest-pre-ad-insults-americans-old-people-and-bloody-r/">Bell's latest Pre ad insults Americans, old people, and bloody roller derby girls in one pass</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Mon, 31 Aug 2009 04:31:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihTz5Q9Nx8s&amp;feature=player_embedded>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/31/bells-latest-pre-ad-insults-americans-old-people-and-bloody-r/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/19145525/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/31/bells-latest-pre-ad-insults-americans-old-people-and-bloody-r/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>ad</category><category>bell</category><category>bell mobility</category><category>BellMobility</category><category>bradley</category><category>canada</category><category>mobile</category><category>palm</category><category>palm pre</category><category>PalmPre</category><category>pre</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Ziegler]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2009 04:31:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bell's Palm Pre commercial couldn't be more Apple if it had an Orba Squara soundtrack]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/21/bells-palm-pre-commercial-couldnt-be-more-apple-if-it-had-an-o/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/21/bells-palm-pre-commercial-couldnt-be-more-apple-if-it-had-an-o/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/21/bells-palm-pre-commercial-couldnt-be-more-apple-if-it-had-an-o/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center; "><img border="1" hspace="4" vspace="4" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2009/08/palm-pre-bell-commercial-rm-eng.jpg" /></div>
Far from being creepy this time around, the latest Palm Pre ad -- this one specifically for <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/04/palm-pre-comes-to-bell-on-august-27/">Bell's Canadian customer base</a> -- is familiar. Very familiar. Plain white backdrop? Check. Peppy male narrator? Check. Hip, upbeat music? Check. Mysterious hands showing off mobile apps and other smartphone capabilities? Check. Side-by-side comparison videos after the break. Hey, at least this one isn't gonna <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/04/palms-ad-agency-loves-that-youre-creeped-out-by-new-tv-spots/">creep you out</a>.<br />
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[Via <a href="http://www.prethinking.com/home/2009/8/20/new-palm-pre-ad-from-bell-looks-identical-to-the-iphone-ads.html">Pre Thinking</a>]<br type="_moz" /><p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/21/bells-palm-pre-commercial-couldnt-be-more-apple-if-it-had-an-o/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Bell's Palm Pre commercial couldn't be more Apple if it had an Orba Squara soundtrack</em></a></p><p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/handsets/" rel="tag">Handsets</a>, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/palm/" rel="tag">Palm</a>, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/apple/" rel="tag">Apple</a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/21/bells-palm-pre-commercial-couldnt-be-more-apple-if-it-had-an-o/">Bell's Palm Pre commercial couldn't be more Apple if it had an Orba Squara soundtrack</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Fri, 21 Aug 2009 00:24:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/21/bells-palm-pre-commercial-couldnt-be-more-apple-if-it-had-an-o/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/19136149/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/21/bells-palm-pre-commercial-couldnt-be-more-apple-if-it-had-an-o/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>ad</category><category>ads</category><category>advertising</category><category>advetisements</category><category>apple</category><category>bell</category><category>canada</category><category>commercial</category><category>iphone</category><category>mobile</category><category>palm</category><category>palm pre</category><category>PalmPre</category><category>pre</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ross Miller]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 00:24:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Palm's bodhisattva says something meaningful in latest Pre ad]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/18/palms-bodhisattva-says-something-meaningful-in-latest-pre-ad/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/18/palms-bodhisattva-says-something-meaningful-in-latest-pre-ad/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/18/palms-bodhisattva-says-something-meaningful-in-latest-pre-ad/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div align="center"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2009/08/palm_flow_ad2.jpg" alt="" /></div>
Having created an aura of surreal creepiness around its handset, Palm seems ready to talk about the Pre's features (not just its feelings) in its latest video ad. Whether the change is in response to <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/04/palms-ad-agency-loves-that-youre-creeped-out-by-new-tv-spots/">viewer unrest</a> or a natural progression of the <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/13/video-new-palm-pre-ad-takes-serene-approach-just-goes-with-the/">advertising campaign</a> is unknown. But if princess waiffy pants could send a calendar late notification while pulling into a downward facing dog, well, <em>that</em> would be an ad worth watching. Maybe next time. Check the latest after the break.<p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/18/palms-bodhisattva-says-something-meaningful-in-latest-pre-ad/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Palm's bodhisattva says something meaningful in latest Pre ad</em></a></p><p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/handsets/" rel="tag">Handsets</a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/18/palms-bodhisattva-says-something-meaningful-in-latest-pre-ad/">Palm's bodhisattva says something meaningful in latest Pre ad</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Tue, 18 Aug 2009 05:04:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.precentral.net/new-palm-ads-actually-describe-pre-features>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/18/palms-bodhisattva-says-something-meaningful-in-latest-pre-ad/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/19132408/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/18/palms-bodhisattva-says-something-meaningful-in-latest-pre-ad/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>ad</category><category>ads</category><category>advertisement</category><category>advertising</category><category>mobile</category><category>palm</category><category>pre</category><category>video</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Thomas Ricker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 05:04:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Palm's bodhisattva says something meaningful in latest Pre ad]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/18/palms-bodhisattva-says-something-meaningful-in-latest-pre-ad/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/18/palms-bodhisattva-says-something-meaningful-in-latest-pre-ad/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/18/palms-bodhisattva-says-something-meaningful-in-latest-pre-ad/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div align="center"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/18/palms-bodhisattva-says-something-meaningful-in-latest-pre-ad/#continued"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2009/08/palm_flow_ad2.jpg" alt="" /></a></div>
Having created an aura of surreal creepiness around its handset, Palm seems ready to talk about the Pre's features (not just its feelings) in its latest video ad. Whether the change is in response to <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/04/palms-ad-agency-loves-that-youre-creeped-out-by-new-tv-spots/">viewer unrest</a> or a natural progression of the <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/13/video-new-palm-pre-ad-takes-serene-approach-just-goes-with-the/">advertising campaign</a> is unknown. But if princess waiffy pants could send a calendar late notification while pulling into a downward facing dog, well, <em>that</em> would be an ad worth watching. Maybe next time. Check the latest after the break.<p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/18/palms-bodhisattva-says-something-meaningful-in-latest-pre-ad/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Palm's bodhisattva says something meaningful in latest Pre ad</em></a></p><p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/cellphones/" rel="tag">Cellphones</a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/18/palms-bodhisattva-says-something-meaningful-in-latest-pre-ad/">Palm's bodhisattva says something meaningful in latest Pre ad</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Tue, 18 Aug 2009 05:04:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.precentral.net/new-palm-ads-actually-describe-pre-features>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/18/palms-bodhisattva-says-something-meaningful-in-latest-pre-ad/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/19132316/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/18/palms-bodhisattva-says-something-meaningful-in-latest-pre-ad/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>ad</category><category>ads</category><category>advertisement</category><category>advertising</category><category>palm</category><category>pre</category><category>video</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Thomas Ricker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 05:04:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Palm's ad agency 'loves that you're creeped out' by new TV spots]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/04/palms-ad-agency-loves-that-youre-creeped-out-by-new-tv-spots/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/04/palms-ad-agency-loves-that-youre-creeped-out-by-new-tv-spots/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/04/palms-ad-agency-loves-that-youre-creeped-out-by-new-tv-spots/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;"><em><a href="http://adage.com/article?article_id=138251"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2009/08/palm_flow_ad2.jpg" /></a> </em></div>
<em>Advertising Age</em> has taken a deep dive into Palm's latest string of unsettling, polarizing ads -- you know, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/13/video-new-palm-pre-ad-takes-serene-approach-just-goes-with-the/">the ones with the girl</a> -- in an attempt to explain the company's intention with the creepy spots. The industry paper spoke with Gary Koepke, the co-founder and executive creative director at Modernista, the company which developed and produced the short clips. According to Gary, he's <em>happy</em> that viewers find the commercials upsetting, stating that "The Pre is probably being talked about more than other phones right now because of the marketing and advertising, and that's a good thing. Could the ads work harder to show exactly how the phone works? Yes, but we knew it would be polarizing people to have a woman not shout at them and tell an interesting story." Apparently the agency is taking its own stab at Microsoft's <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/04/seinfeld-and-gates-pair-up-for-intense-shoe-fitting-session-cry/">Seinfeld / Bill Gates strategy</a>, which means viewers don't necessarily have to like (or even understand) the ads... as long as they keep talking about them. Of course, that game plan may work for a company like Microsoft, which arguably has nothing to lose if they run a few ill-received spots. Palm, on the other hand, won't get a second chance to make a first impression with a lot of people, and since its fortune is currently riding on the device these ads attempt to sell to consumers, it's a pretty risky proposition. C'mon, how could the folks that brought you the <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/palm,Foleo/">Foleo</a> be wrong?<p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/04/palms-ad-agency-loves-that-youre-creeped-out-by-new-tv-spots/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Palm's ad agency 'loves that you're creeped out' by new TV spots</em></a></p><p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/cellphones/" rel="tag">Cellphones</a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/04/palms-ad-agency-loves-that-youre-creeped-out-by-new-tv-spots/">Palm's ad agency 'loves that you're creeped out' by new TV spots</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Tue, 04 Aug 2009 09:48:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://adage.com/article?article_id=138251>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/04/palms-ad-agency-loves-that-youre-creeped-out-by-new-tv-spots/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/19118568/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/04/palms-ad-agency-loves-that-youre-creeped-out-by-new-tv-spots/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>ad</category><category>ad agency</category><category>AdAgency</category><category>advertising</category><category>advertising agency</category><category>AdvertisingAgency</category><category>culture</category><category>deja vu</category><category>DejaVu</category><category>flow</category><category>Gary Koepke</category><category>GaryKoepke</category><category>go with the flow</category><category>GoWithTheFlow</category><category>Modernista</category><category>palm</category><category>palm pre</category><category>PalmPre</category><category>pre</category><category>strategy</category><category>tamara hope</category><category>TamaraHope</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joshua Topolsky]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 09:48:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Video: New Palm Pre ad takes serene approach, just goes with the flow]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/13/video-new-palm-pre-ad-takes-serene-approach-just-goes-with-the/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/13/video-new-palm-pre-ad-takes-serene-approach-just-goes-with-the/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/13/video-new-palm-pre-ad-takes-serene-approach-just-goes-with-the/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div align="center"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSMj5RoYdEI"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2009/07/pre-go-with-the-flow-rm-eng.jpg" /></a></div>
When we <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/04/video-latest-palm-pre-ad-makes-poppies-seem-brutish/">last saw this fair-faced Pre spokesperson</a>, she was sitting on a rock in an otherwise open field playing choreographer to a sea of robed individuals encircling her. This latest ad takes a decidedly simpler approach reminiscent of the vibe set in the <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/15/new-meet-pre-video-demonstrates-new-functionality-incredible/">Meet the Pre</a> series, though we can't say for sure her if her followers aren't just waiting off-camera for the next directive. Also, interesting choice of onomatopoeia for sliding through the webOS cards, we imagine there's a certain, Redmond-based company out there delighted by the subtle (and probably unintentional) reference. See the ad for yourself after the break -- and in case you're wondering, that song that'll be stuck in your head all day is "Doot Doot" by Freur.<br /><br />[Via <a href="http://www.precentral.net/new-palm-pre-tv-ad-eerily-hypnotizing">Pre Central</a>]<p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/13/video-new-palm-pre-ad-takes-serene-approach-just-goes-with-the/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Video: New Palm Pre ad takes serene approach, just goes with the flow</em></a></p><p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/handsets/" rel="tag">Handsets</a>, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/palm/" rel="tag">Palm</a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/13/video-new-palm-pre-ad-takes-serene-approach-just-goes-with-the/">Video: New Palm Pre ad takes serene approach, just goes with the flow</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Mon, 13 Jul 2009 17:16:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSMj5RoYdEI>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/13/video-new-palm-pre-ad-takes-serene-approach-just-goes-with-the/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/19096638/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/13/video-new-palm-pre-ad-takes-serene-approach-just-goes-with-the/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>ad</category><category>ads</category><category>advertisement</category><category>bing</category><category>commercial</category><category>mobile</category><category>palm</category><category>palm pre</category><category>PalmPre</category><category>pre</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ross Miller]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2009 17:16:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Video: New Palm Pre ad takes serene approach, just goes with the flow]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/13/video-new-palm-pre-ad-takes-serene-approach-just-goes-with-the/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/13/video-new-palm-pre-ad-takes-serene-approach-just-goes-with-the/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/13/video-new-palm-pre-ad-takes-serene-approach-just-goes-with-the/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div align="center"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSMj5RoYdEI"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2009/07/pre-go-with-the-flow-rm-eng.jpg" /></a></div>
When we <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/04/video-latest-palm-pre-ad-makes-poppies-seem-brutish/">last saw this fair-faced Pre spokesperson</a>, she was sitting on a rock in an otherwise open field playing choreographer to a sea of robed individuals encircling her. This latest ad takes a decidedly simpler approach reminiscent of the vibe set in the <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/15/new-meet-pre-video-demonstrates-new-functionality-incredible/">Meet the Pre</a> series, though we can't say for sure her if her followers aren't just waiting off-camera for the next directive. Also, interesting choice of onomatopoeia for sliding through the webOS cards, we imagine there's a certain, Redmond-based company out there delighted by the subtle (and probably unintentional) reference. See the ad for yourself after the break -- and in case you're wondering, that song that'll be stuck in your head all day is "Doot Doot" by Freur.<br /><br />[Via <a href="http://www.precentral.net/new-palm-pre-tv-ad-eerily-hypnotizing">Pre Central</a>]<p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/13/video-new-palm-pre-ad-takes-serene-approach-just-goes-with-the/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Video: New Palm Pre ad takes serene approach, just goes with the flow</em></a></p><p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/cellphones/" rel="tag">Cellphones</a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/13/video-new-palm-pre-ad-takes-serene-approach-just-goes-with-the/">Video: New Palm Pre ad takes serene approach, just goes with the flow</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Mon, 13 Jul 2009 17:16:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSMj5RoYdEI>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/13/video-new-palm-pre-ad-takes-serene-approach-just-goes-with-the/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/19096617/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/13/video-new-palm-pre-ad-takes-serene-approach-just-goes-with-the/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>ad</category><category>ads</category><category>advertisement</category><category>bing</category><category>commercial</category><category>palm</category><category>palm pre</category><category>PalmPre</category><category>pre</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ross Miller]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2009 17:16:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sprint takes a bite out of the Apple, touts innovative Pre features like 'multitasking']]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/sprint-takes-a-bite-out-of-the-apple-touts-innovative-pre-featu/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/sprint-takes-a-bite-out-of-the-apple-touts-innovative-pre-featu/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/sprint-takes-a-bite-out-of-the-apple-touts-innovative-pre-featu/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div align="center"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=2081632&amp;id=8389383510&amp;ref=mf"><img hspace="4" border="1" vspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2009/06/5064_96783253510_8389383510_2081632_1728361_n.jpg" alt="" /></a><br /></div>
From the look of it, our BFF <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/RogerMcNamee/">Roger McNamee</a> stole himself a copy of Adobe InDesign and has gone wild in Sprint's ad department, calling out the iPhone for its unitasking nature and spendy contract price. All we have to say is that if this is really going to turn into this generation's Sega vs. Nintendo war, we'd better see a whole lot more licensed Joe Montana titles.<br /><br />[Via <a href="http://www.prethinking.com/home/2009/6/26/sprint-throws-a-punch-at-the-iphone-and-att.html">PreThinking</a>]<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/palm/" rel="tag">Palm</a>, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/atandt/" rel="tag">ATT</a>, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/sprint/" rel="tag">Sprint</a>, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/apple/" rel="tag">Apple</a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/sprint-takes-a-bite-out-of-the-apple-touts-innovative-pre-featu/">Sprint takes a bite out of the Apple, touts innovative Pre features like 'multitasking'</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Fri, 26 Jun 2009 11:28:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=2081632&amp;id=8389383510&amp;ref=mf>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/sprint-takes-a-bite-out-of-the-apple-touts-innovative-pre-featu/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/19079611/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/sprint-takes-a-bite-out-of-the-apple-touts-innovative-pre-featu/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>ad</category><category>apple</category><category>atandt</category><category>att</category><category>iphone</category><category>mobile</category><category>palm</category><category>palm pre</category><category>PalmPre</category><category>pre</category><category>sprint</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Miller]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 11:28:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sprint takes a bite out of the Apple, touts innovative Pre features like 'multitasking']]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/sprint-takes-a-bite-out-of-the-apple-touts-innovative-pre-featu/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/sprint-takes-a-bite-out-of-the-apple-touts-innovative-pre-featu/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/sprint-takes-a-bite-out-of-the-apple-touts-innovative-pre-featu/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div align="center"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=2081632&amp;id=8389383510&amp;ref=mf"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2009/06/5064_96783253510_8389383510_2081632_1728361_n.jpg" alt="" /></a><br /></div>
From the look of it, our BFF <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/RogerMcNamee/">Roger McNamee</a> stole himself a copy of Adobe InDesign and has gone wild in Sprint's ad department, calling out the iPhone for its unitasking nature and spendy contract price. All we have to say is that if this is really going to turn into this generation's Sega vs. Nintendo war, we'd better see a whole lot more licensed Joe Montana titles.<br /><br />[Via <a href="http://www.prethinking.com/home/2009/6/26/sprint-throws-a-punch-at-the-iphone-and-att.html">PreThinking</a>]<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/cellphones/" rel="tag">Cellphones</a>, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/handhelds/" rel="tag">Handhelds</a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/sprint-takes-a-bite-out-of-the-apple-touts-innovative-pre-featu/">Sprint takes a bite out of the Apple, touts innovative Pre features like 'multitasking'</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Fri, 26 Jun 2009 11:28:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=2081632&amp;id=8389383510&amp;ref=mf>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/sprint-takes-a-bite-out-of-the-apple-touts-innovative-pre-featu/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/19079454/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/sprint-takes-a-bite-out-of-the-apple-touts-innovative-pre-featu/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>ad</category><category>apple</category><category>iphone</category><category>palm</category><category>palm pre</category><category>PalmPre</category><category>pre</category><category>sprint</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Miller]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 11:28:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Video: Latest Palm Pre ad makes poppies seem brutish]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/04/video-latest-palm-pre-ad-makes-poppies-seem-brutish/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/04/video-latest-palm-pre-ad-makes-poppies-seem-brutish/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/04/video-latest-palm-pre-ad-makes-poppies-seem-brutish/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div align="center"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/04/video-latest-palm-pre-ad-makes-poppies-seem-brutish/#continued"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2009/06/palm-pre-zen-ad.png" alt="" /></a></div>
You want obsessive coverage eh, well here it is: the latest Palm Pre ad just unveiled on Facebook. No smack-talk, no <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/get%20a%20mac">smarmy reference to the competition</a>, just an impassioned plea that approaches gently upon the pads of kittens, gazes in your direction, and then walks away. If we didn't know better, we'd guess that Pre was a new brand of feminine deodorant. Give it a whiff after the break.<p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/04/video-latest-palm-pre-ad-makes-poppies-seem-brutish/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Video: Latest Palm Pre ad makes poppies seem brutish</em></a></p><p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/cellphones/" rel="tag">Cellphones</a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/04/video-latest-palm-pre-ad-makes-poppies-seem-brutish/">Video: Latest Palm Pre ad makes poppies seem brutish</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Thu, 04 Jun 2009 01:06:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.facebook.com/palm?v=app_80586168109&amp;viewas=0>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/04/video-latest-palm-pre-ad-makes-poppies-seem-brutish/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/19057202/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/04/video-latest-palm-pre-ad-makes-poppies-seem-brutish/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>ad</category><category>advertisement</category><category>advertising</category><category>palm</category><category>pre</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Thomas Ricker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 01:06:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ad impression report proves the Palm Pre is out there, somewhere]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/21/ad-impression-report-proves-the-palm-pre-is-out-there-somewhere/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/21/ad-impression-report-proves-the-palm-pre-is-out-there-somewhere/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/21/ad-impression-report-proves-the-palm-pre-is-out-there-somewhere/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div align="center"><a href="http://www.millennialmedia.com/press/052009.html"><img hspace="4" border="1" vspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2009/05/palm-pre-web-surfing.jpg" alt="" /></a><br /></div>
With just over a fortnight to go before <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/palm-launching-pre-on-june-6th-official/">Sprint starts selling</a> Palm's <a href="http://www.engadget.com/hub/palm-pre">Pre</a>, it stands to reason that a few of the units have <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/21/palm-pre-casually-boots-from-the-cold-comfort-of-a-blue-corian-c/">made their way out</a> into the wild. According to Millennial Media, that's absolutely what has happened, with this month marking the first in which it recorded "initial Palm Pre [ad] impressions." In other words, those lucky few Pre owners (or "testers," if you will) are really just goofing off online rather than testing tactility and <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/15/cellphones-are-dangerous-not-dangerous-eyezapoppin-edition/">radiation output</a>. Good to know.<br /><br />[Via <a href="http://www.moconews.net/entry/419-report-palm-pre-users-already-viewing-ads-even-before-the-launch/">mocoNews</a>]<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/handsets/" rel="tag">Handsets</a>, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/palm/" rel="tag">Palm</a>, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/sprint/" rel="tag">Sprint</a>, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/ev-do/" rel="tag">EV-DO</a>, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/cdma/" rel="tag">CDMA</a>, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/webos/" rel="tag">webOS</a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/21/ad-impression-report-proves-the-palm-pre-is-out-there-somewhere/">Ad impression report proves the Palm Pre is out there, somewhere</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Thu, 21 May 2009 07:22:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.millennialmedia.com/press/052009.html>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/21/ad-impression-report-proves-the-palm-pre-is-out-there-somewhere/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/1552602/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/21/ad-impression-report-proves-the-palm-pre-is-out-there-somewhere/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>ad</category><category>ads</category><category>advertisement</category><category>advertising</category><category>cdma</category><category>ev do</category><category>evdo</category><category>mobile</category><category>palm</category><category>palm pre</category><category>PalmPre</category><category>pre</category><category>smartphone</category><category>sprint</category><category>web os </category><category>webos</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Darren Murph]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 07:22:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ad impression report proves the Palm Pre is out there, somewhere]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/21/ad-impression-report-proves-the-palm-pre-is-out-there-somewhere/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/21/ad-impression-report-proves-the-palm-pre-is-out-there-somewhere/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/21/ad-impression-report-proves-the-palm-pre-is-out-there-somewhere/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div align="center"><a href="http://www.millennialmedia.com/press/052009.html"><img hspace="4" border="1" vspace="4" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2009/05/palm-pre-web-surfing.jpg" /></a><br /></div>
With just over a fortnight to go before <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2009/05/19/palm-launching-pre-on-june-6th-official/">Sprint starts selling</a> Palm's <a href="http://www.engadget.com/hub/palm-pre">Pre</a>, it stands to reason that a few of the units have <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2009/05/21/palm-pre-casually-boots-from-the-cold-comfort-of-a-blue-corian-c/">made their way out</a> into the wild. According to Millennial Media, that's absolutely what has happened, with this month marking the first in which it recorded "initial Palm Pre [ad] impressions." In other words, those lucky few Pre owners (or "testers," if you will) are really just goofing off online rather than testing tactility and <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2009/01/15/cellphones-are-dangerous-not-dangerous-eyezapoppin-edition/">radiation output</a>. Good to know.<br /><br />[Via <a href="http://www.moconews.net/entry/419-report-palm-pre-users-already-viewing-ads-even-before-the-launch/">mocoNews</a>]<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/cellphones/" rel="tag">Cellphones</a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/21/ad-impression-report-proves-the-palm-pre-is-out-there-somewhere/">Ad impression report proves the Palm Pre is out there, somewhere</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Thu, 21 May 2009 07:22:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.millennialmedia.com/press/052009.html>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/21/ad-impression-report-proves-the-palm-pre-is-out-there-somewhere/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/1552594/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/21/ad-impression-report-proves-the-palm-pre-is-out-there-somewhere/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>ad</category><category>ads</category><category>advertisement</category><category>advertising</category><category>palm</category><category>palm pre</category><category>PalmPre</category><category>pre</category><category>smartphone</category><category>sprint</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Darren Murph]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 07:22:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Engadget Podcast 146 - 05.15.2009]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/engadget-podcast-146-05-15-2009/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/engadget-podcast-146-05-15-2009/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/engadget-podcast-146-05-15-2009/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div align="center"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" title="Engadget Podcast" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2007/02/engadget-podcast.jpg" /></div>
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Josh Topolsky and Paul Miller walk into a bar, but the bar is a recording studio. <br />
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The bartender, who is the recording engineer, asks, "Why the long faces?" <br />
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"Sigh," Paul says, and looks down at his feet. "Nothing but a buncha crummy phone rumors and probably fake slim PS3 pictures this week." <br />
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"It's hard to podcast when there's no exciting news to podcast about," says Josh, staring off into the distance.<br />
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The door slams open: it's Nilay Patel. "I know what'll cheer you guys up!" he says as he slams three stiff drinks down on the table. "Trashing AT&amp;T about the Slingplayer app!"<br />
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Smiles creep over Josh and Paul's faces. They nod, the engineer hits the record button, and history is made: The Engadget Podcast, volume 146.<br />
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<strong>Update:</strong> We added a <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/engadget-podcast-146-05-15-2009/#continued">video feed of your charming hosts</a> from the recording studio after the break. It's definitely an experiment at this stage, so let us know what you think!<br />
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<strong>Hosts:</strong> Joshua Topolsky, Nilay Patel, Paul Miller<br />
<strong>Producer:</strong> Trent Wolbe<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Song:</span> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpcLxmSmlLQ">Around the World</a><br />
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00:01:42 - <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/wild-and-slim-ps3-redesign-caught-on-camera/">Wild and slim PS3 redesign caught on camera?</a><br />
00:17:20 - <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/12/atandt-issues-official-statement-on-slingplayers-3g-blackout-for/">AT&amp;T issues official statement on SlingPlayer's 3G blackout for iPhone</a><br />
00:28:49 -<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/11/microsofts-latest-ad-itunes-is-crazy-expensive/"> Microsoft's latest ad: iTunes and the iPod are crazy expensive</a><br />
00:37:26 - <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/12/microsoft-pink-specs-leak-out-tegra-snapdragon-omap-3-oh-m/">Microsoft "Pink" specs leak out: Tegra, Snapdragon, OMAP 3, oh my?</a><br />
00:50:57 - <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/13/fuzzy-math-palm-pre-to-run-about-470-full-retail/">Fuzzy math: Palm Pre to run about $470 full retail?</a><br />
01:01:29 - <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/11/hold-the-phone-t-mobile-g1-v2-to-really-be-the-samsung-bigfoot/">Hold the phone: T-Mobile G1 v2 to really be the Samsung Bigfoot?</a><br />
01:06:13 - <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/11/motorolas-first-android-phone-to-be-the-t-mobile-g1-v2/">Motorola's first Android phone to be the T-Mobile G1 v2?</a><br />
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