Microsoft's answer to Apple's "Get a Mac" ads

Everybody knows that Apple has been doing a great job with the "Get a Mac" ads (by the way, there a few new ones that you should have a look at). They're funny and entertaining, but most of all, they show how Mac can be a real (and better) alternative to PCs, especially those with Windows Vista.

But Microsoft is getting tired of this marketing domination and has decided to bring out the big guns. The new marketing campaign, which will star Jerry Seinfeld and Bill Gates, is said to be based on the idea of "Windows, Not Walls," stressing the need to "break down barriers that prevent people and ideas from connecting." Basically, Microsoft will try to change the public's negative opinion of Windows Vista, for which the Apple's "Get a Mac" ads have made a large contribution :-)

Well, let's wait and see...

Source: The Mac Newbie

Would you believe that this is an computer-generated animation?

This is how far computer-generated face animation has come. Check out the video and prepare to be amazed:



Source: Engadget

Interesting Google ads: volume I

If you think about it...it probably means something's wrong!

Feed changes

Hello everyone! This post is just to warn all my RSS feed readers that the new feed address is http://feedproxy.google.com/tonyvirtual

So many new world records in Olympic swimming...isn't that a bit suspicious?

I told you that this idea of having Olympic swimmers wear special bathing suits would have quite an impact. Now, the Australia swimming team has beaten the previous world record for 4x200m freestyle with a difference of more than 5 seconds!! Is it a coincidence that ALL of them wore the same special bathing suit? I don't think so.

The only alternative that I see, is that the Chinese organization was wrong while measuring the Olympic pool and it is in fact smaller than it should. Well, it wouldn't be such a surprise if they did this on purpose. Considering that they used pre-recorded songs and virtual fireworks in the open cerimony, I wouldn't be surprised if they did this to bring some extra attention to the Olympic Games in Beijing!! Everything to post a good image of China to the World...

Retro-blogging: best posts of August 2007

And we're back! After a few days to get used to the new idea of being a Father, I'll try now to update the blog a little bit.

But for now, let's flashback to the blog's August last year's best posts:

• Download your next iPod
• 1 TB in one CD?
• Ever heard of a "mechanical virus"?
• How to send large files when your e-mail account says "NO"
• A nice MP3/CD Player concept
• A list of more than 450 freeware utilities
• Context-aware image resizing: the future of image displaying
• Power up your cellphone with your body heat
• A four-wheel segway??
  

I'm a Father!

That's right! I'm the proud Father of a beautiful and healthy baby boy:



Needless to say, the rate of posting on this blog is now directly linked to the amount of free time that my son will allow me to have :-)

Portal: another one for the fans

Here's another one for all Portal fans out there:


Also for Portal fans:

• Console commands list
• I'm still alive (performed live)
• Portal: the flash version
  

I haven't seen it (yet), but people say...

I wonder if the movie is THAT good!

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