Here are a couple of really creative ads from Freddy, an official sponsor and supplier for the Italian team in the China, Beijing 2008 Olympic.

Videos:

Gymnastic

Advertising Agency: 1861 United, Milan, Italy
Executive Creative Directors: Pino Rozzi, Roberto Battaglia
Creative Directors: Federico Pepe, Stefania Siani
Art Director: Federico Pepe, Alice Marrollo
Copywriter: Stefania Siani, Serena Toppeta
Directors: Federico Pepe, Tomaso Cariboni
Director of Animation: Dadomani

100 meter running

Advertising Agency: 1861 United, Milan, Italy
Executive Creative Directors: Pino Rozzi, Roberto Battaglia
Creative Directors: Federico Pepe, Stefania Siani
Art Director: Federico Pepe
Copywriter: Stefania Siani
Directors: Federico Pepe, Tomaso Cariboni

Swimming Pool

Advertising Agency: 1861 United, Milan, Italy
Executive Creative Directors: Pino Rozzi, Roberto Battaglia
Creative Directors: Federico Pepe, Stefania Siani
Art Director: Federico Pepe
Copywriter: Stefania Siani
Directors: Federico Pepe, Bill Barluet

This post is for Wii game lovers. Four years back from now, i remember those days, me and other 4 friends we used to play Mario Cart in the Computer and it will be unlimited fun. Initially we used to plan a lot to study, but the result will be the other way we used to have unlimited fun by playing the game called Mario Cart.

And watch out the Wii top 10 Upcoming games.

Mario Kart Wii

” Genre: Racing
Release Date: April 27

Get back on track with the latest version of Nintendo’s famous racing game. Mario Kart Wii features a stable of familiar mascots powersliding around a wealth of crazy tracks, using new and classic power-ups to wreak havoc on opposing racers. ” From: Yahoo

Wii Fit

” Genre: Exergame
Release Date: May 19

Find your balance with Nintendo’s blood-pumping exergame, Wii Fit. Using an innovative balance board peripheral, you can track your health progress over time as you engage in stimulating aerobic workouts and relaxing yoga exercises. ” From: Yahoo

Guitar Hero: On Tour

” Genre: Rhythm
Release Date: June 2008

Rock it in your pocket with the first portable version of Activision’s musical masterpiece. A custom-built Guitar Grip attachment, a handy guitar pick stylus and a ton of exclusive songs keeps the fret-burning fun intact. ” From : Yahoo

Boom Blox

” Genre: Puzzle
Release Date: May 6

EA sets ‘em up and you knock them down in this explosive puzzler developed by iconic film director Steven Spielberg. Using the Wii remote, players are challenged to blast their way through over three hundred levels of brain-busting 3D puzzles, or even create their own using a handy built-in level editor. ” From: Yahoo

To be frank, before the release of Wii fit, i thought Wii is just another game tool, but after seeing the usage of Wii Fit, wow tats amazing.

Yah !! Its coming to US in May, 2008. Hope everyone will go for it Hats off to the technology

” The active-play phenomenon started by Wii Sports now spreads to your whole body thanks to the pressure-sensitive Wii Balance Board (name not final), which comes packed with Wii Fit. The board is used for an extensive array of fun and dynamic activities, including aerobics, yoga, muscle stretches and games. Many of these activities focus towards providing a “core” workout, a popular exercise method that emphasizes slower, controlled motions. Family members will have fun staying active and talking about and comparing their results and progress on a new channel on the Wii Menu. ” From Wii

But some people say’s “this isn’t actually going to help anyone get fit. people who get this thinking they’re going to lose weight are lazy consumerolics.”

“this isn’t actually going to help anyone get fit. people who get this thinking they’re going to lose weight are lazy consumerolics.”

This is DEFINITELY NOT Starfield in Windows XP!

Someone on DeviantArt created a really awesome screensaver. It is sooooo beautiful, perhaps Apple should claimed this as their official screensaver.

You can download it directly from the owner’s page here. Download

In case those who love to see this as your wallpaper, I’ve screen captured a really nice 1440×1028 of the screen saver. Here

Apple isn’t slowing down on its patent. AppleInsider recently published a really insightful patent from Apple. The patent is called “Head mounted display system” Here are some of the picture taken from AppleInsider,

Microsoft has previously gave Yahoo! until April 26th for the friendly takeover. It’s has already been a few weeks and now Yahoo! has roughly 7 days to reply to Microsoft’s unsolicited offer of $31 a share.

Times has recently published an article saying that Microsoft is really eager to take over Yahoo! that it has hired “lobbyists to help it convince regulators to let the deal — hostile if it has to be — go through.”

In the meantime, Yahoo! is exploring options of an alliance with Google Inc, hoping to that it’d “lead to a long-term partnership” and…a combination with online operations of Time Warner Inc.’s AOL.

For those who are skeptical about Apple’s PC market share and doubtful that Apple will soon be ubiquitous around you. Here’s a report to show that Apple have placed 4th place in the U.S. Personal Computer market in the first quarter.

According to Apple’s 1Q 2008 market share reported by Gartner and MacRumors, Apple’s U.S. and worldwide PC shipments have claimed to the 4th place. The table showed that Apple grew 32.5% within a year, “far outpacing the total industry shipment growth of 3.0%” according to MacRumors.

1Q 2008 (Gartner)

1Q 2007 (Gartner)

Apple notebooks have seen strong sales in February. The Macbook Air might have something to do with that.
Apple still has a long way to go before they start bothering Microsoft’s dominance. Slowly but surely Microsoft is loosing ground though by being attacked from two sides. Apple attacks with cool hardware paired with stylish and easy to use user interfaces. On the other front Linux comes in with low priced hardware that just does the job as well as a more expensive Windows system.
More details on Apple Insider.

It’s a sad news for me and for Microsoft WIndow’s XP lovers.

Almost a year and half before, Microsoft announced that they are going to stop their Windows XP production in the beginning of 2008. But the reviews about Windows Vista stopped this till June 2008

“Will Windows XP really no longer be on sale after June 30?

Sorry for the double negative, but no. All this means is that Microsoft will stop selling the OS. Finding a computer with XP preinstalled will likely be very difficult, as well. However, you’ll still be able to find copies for the foreseeable future, and likely the unforeseeable one, too. See for yourself: You can find copies of just about any Microsoft product, including ancient versions of Windows and even MS-DOS, by simply searching online. But hang on to your current copy of Windows XP. You may need it down the road if you don’t want to move to Vista.

Will I be forced to upgrade to Vista soon?

No. But it will get harder and harder not to, especially since new software and peripherals are likely to stop working with XP. That could take years.

Will my XP machine stop working in June?

No, but Microsoft will stop releasing non-security software updates to the masses on April 14, 2009. But let’s be clear: XP will continue to “work” even after this point.

Will Microsoft shut off product activation for XP after June?

No, that would be crazy. While no one has said this will happen, it’s conceivable that Windows could shut down product activation for XP at some point. But that would only happen after XP reaches its end-of-support term (when all support plans expire). The good news for you: That happens on April 8, 2014, which should be plenty of time to get the kinks worked out of Vista-or switch to a Mac, Linux, or anything else. Bottom line: Your copy of XP will work, totally legally, for at least six more years.

What about this exception for Windows XP Home Edition I hear about?

Doesn’t apply to you. Microsoft will continue to sell XP to makers of ultra-cheap laptops like the Asus Eee PC until 2010 because they just can’t run Vista. But it is not going to make XP Home Edition available as installable software to end-users.

What about after 2014?

Well, that’s unclear. But it’s possible XP will stop being installable at that point. Microsoft’s official policy is that these dates have “no affect [sic] on how long you can use a product,” which may imply product activation will work forever. However, two things come to mind:

1) Even the most die-hard XP enthusiast will probably be ready to upgrade at that point (as XP will be nearly 15 years old, and your PC will be dead by then, I’m sure).

2) Even if Microsoft shuts off product activation, the hacker community will certainly make dozens of tools to let you continue using XP with abandon. Fret not.

Can I install XP on a PC that has Vista already on it?

Yes. You can delete any partition with any OS on it (and reformat it) during the installation of XP. If you’re feeling brave, you can even run both OSes at the same time by setting up a dual-boot machine.”

Yes, Fish Spa. It’s currently really popular in Asia, especially China and Korea. I’ve posted a few customer-experience of the Fish Spa that I found on Youtube.

What is Fish Spa or Doctor Fish?

According to the Wikipedia definition of Doctor Fish, Fish Spa is a natural and therapeutic treatment used to remove the dead skins on the body. The two type of fish used are Garra rufa and Cyprinion macrostomus.

Garra rufa

“Garra rufa occurs in the river basins of the Northern and Central Middle East, mainly in Turkey, Syria, Iraq and Iran. It is legally protected from commercial exploitation in Turkey due to concerns of overharvesting for export. Garra rufa can be kept in an aquarium at home; while not strictly a “beginner’s fish”, it is quite hardy. For treatment of skin diseases, aquarium specimens are not well suited as the skin-feeding behavior fully manifests only under conditions where the food supply is somewhat scarce and unpredictable.” -Wikipedia

Xiaxue’s Guide To Life: EP8 - The Fish Spa

It’s a rare photo, do u recognize these people. YUP , they are Microsofties in 1978.

“ Given the youthful, “hippie” appearance of the Microsoft Corporation in 1978, would you have invested? If a corporation started today with a similar informal look, would it secure numerous investors? What does it take today for people to inspire confidence? And should appearance matter? ” Photo

And they are going to reunion again on June 3rd.

Today its about Microsoft, its not Apple for a Change.

This is the chance to meet Bill Gates

Hey Microsoft officially announced that Early Bird registration is been extended to April 18th, friday, 2008.

It’s a huge event for the Microsoft lovers, Don’t miss it.

“This year, for the first time in the United States, Tech·Ed offers a premier technical education conference just for developers. Don’t miss the excitement on June 3 when we kick off the event with a Keynote address from Bill Gates. For four days, you and 5,000 of your peers will experience what Tech Ed Developers is all about: more than 615 learning opportunities covering the latest Microsoft technologies. To begin, take a look at the 16 Technical Tracks. Then check out the Session Catalog and design your own personalized schedule. Don’t miss this first-rate educational Microsoft event for developers! ”

“Register by Friday, April 18, 2008, to receive the discounted rate of just US$1,795—that’s US$200 off the regular rate of US$1,995.”

Source: Microsoft Event