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The world’s fastest text messager sets new record in a Samsung commercial

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Watch as 23-year-old Franklin Page sets the Guinness World Record for the fastest text message on a touchscreen mobile phone.  The phone used is the Samsung Omnia II which is the first to feature Samsung’s new text entry technology called Swype.  Page, a Swype intern, set the new record at 35.54 seconds, beating out the previous record of 40.91 seconds.  He won the crown typing: “The razor-toothed piranhas of the genera Serrasalmus and Pygocentrus are the most ferocious freshwater fish in the world. In reality they seldom attack a human.”  That’s the 160-character phrase Guinness uses for all text-messaging records.  And the deed was captured on camera and made into an exciting commercial for Samsung.

[Via SeattleTimes; Gizmodo]

First WP7S ad does the trick

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Meet Anna, Miles, and Luca.  They are the ficticious family Microsoft has decided to use in their first commercial spotlighting their brand new mobile OS.  Windows Phone 7 Series is shown off in all its panoramic glory by way of enlarged heads up displays.  Thought it’s nothing spectacular, Microsoft gets it right by featuring the OS’s most prominent features like the connected people hub, photo sharing, and Xbox Live.  With WP7S devices due out this holiday season, let the marketing blitz begin.

[Via Engadget]

PlayStation Move spot takes a couple jabs at Wii, Project Natal

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Sony’s advertisement go-to guy Kevin Butler is back, this time from the future where PlayStation Move is a huge success.  The commercial is filled with mockery against Nintendo’s Wii motion (in)capabilities: “You’ve got the controller and a camera with microphone working together to give you total control over your gaming experience.  Not just like this [he moves his hand side-to-side in 2D space] but this way too [he makes a forward-moving jab in 3D space].  Because real boxers to hit like this [he humorously flails his arms in front of his chest].”  He also makes sure to troll Microsoft’s upcoming, controller-less Project Natal: “PlayStation Move is not only crazy precise, its also got what we in the future call buttons, which turn out to be pretty important to those handful of millions of people who enjoy playing shooters and platformers, or, well, anything that doesn’t involve catching a big red ball.”  Oh, it’s on.

[Via Kotaku]

HP Slate gets demoed, revels in Adobe Flash & AIR

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We caught a first glipse of the HP Slate revealed at CES 2010 by Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer.  Then we were told about the origins of the Slate in a short HP “special update” video.  Now we’ve got two new videos that shed a bit more light on HP’s iPad contender.  Since the Slate runs Windows 7, it’s not surprise that it will support Flash video.  HP is really going out of their way to show off Flash video and games, boasting a popular feature the popular iPad will likely never support (HTML 5, where are you?).  In the video above we also learn about the Adobe AIR apps the Slate will run, and we also get to see the on-screen keyboard it will display.  HP, these product teases are nice and all, but enough is enough–we want product details, price, a launch window at least!  Look after the break for a 30 second spot featuring the Slate.

[Via Engadget]

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