Archive: August 7, 2008
2-dollar-coffee

To help boost sales of coffee, Starbucks is implementing a new strategy to get customers back into their stores. To do this, they are offering customers $2 iced coffee after 2PM, but there’s a catch: You must first purchase a beverage that same day before 2PM in order to qualify. But if you normally get [...]

arc-mouse-folding-out

I think I already know what I want for Christmas. Shown above and below are images of the Microsoft Arc cordless computer mouse, a gorgeous piece of hardware that is well-suited for the person who is always on the go. The back portion of the Arc mouse folds in to make the entire device as [...]

spiderman-backpack

For some reason, it seems only reasonable that Spiderman would be turned into a backpack. I can’t image Batman or Superman being so lucky… You know you want one, and you know you definitely want one for $45. [via] Thanks Flo!

Somebody just sent me this video via email and I was just stunned at how fantastic this ad is for Pontiac vehicles. The ad makes use of very bold lines and graphics that accentuate the details in each car. The commercial was released in 2007 (but this is the first time I’m seeing it), and [...]

Boba Fett, the bounty hunter from Star Wars, is here to bust a move in this stop-motion parody of the film, Flashdance. [via] This is one of the best stop-motion videos I’ve seen recently. Props to Patrick Bolvin for doing such a great job. Here’s the original dance from the 1983 movie Flashdance.

guernica

Here’s an impressive re-painting of Picasso’s “Guernica” on a chalkboard. [via] This painting was done in 2004 at Princeton University over a period of 4 hours, with still images taken about every 30 seconds in order to make this time lapse.