Category Archives: Youtube

“All electric house”: future as seen from the 50s

Posted on June 19, 2022 by Stefano

Future looked so bright back in the 50s. Thanks to this Westinghouse video, we get to know everything about the “All electric house“.

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Timex Sinclair 1000 (AKA ZX81) TV Commercial

Posted on June 17, 2017 by Stefano

“The power is within your reach” says this 1982 TV Commercial introducing the Timex Sinclair 1000, that is Sinclair ZX81, to US computer users. Actually, the TS1000 was the US-version of the well-known ZX81, which was selling hot in Europe. … Continue reading →

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A well-done Steve Jobs animated biography (and some IT history too)

Posted on October 31, 2015 by Stefano

“Oh no, yet another Steve Jobs movie?” Not exactly… It’s an animated multi-timeline Steve Jobs‘ biography, featuring all relevant IT people from 1955 to 2011, along with main IT events and computer/technology introduction events. It’s so well done (IMHO) that … Continue reading →

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Windows 95 Video Guide with Jennifer Aniston and Matthew Perry: PCs explained by “Friends” actors

Posted on May 12, 2015 by Stefano

Back in 1995! The world was raving for Friends sitcom and Windows 95 has just been released. Someone thought it was a good idea to put Hollywood stars Jennifer Aniston and Matthew Perry in this video acting like themselves trying … Continue reading →

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“A Lego Brickumentary”: that’s what a great movie is made of (literally)

Posted on May 2, 2015 by Stefano

“A Lego Brickumentary”, in Theaters July 31st, 2015, with Jason Bateman as the narrating voice, this is the movie you’ve been waiting for! Lego-addicts all around the world are eagerly awaiting this one and, for sure, this will “build” great … Continue reading →

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Jurassic Park (and several other blockbusters) completely recreated with Lego by a dad and his daughter

Posted on March 25, 2015 by Stefano

Animator Paul Hollingsworth (with Digital Wizard Studios) and his daughter Hailee did something very weird, truly unusual and so cool! Using some $100,000 of LEGO pieces, they digitally managed to recreate the 1993 dino-thriller Jurassic Park along several other video … Continue reading →

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SNCF (French railways) marketing: Europe? It’s just next door

Posted on December 20, 2014 by Stefano

A brilliant campaign to promote SNCF, French railways, throughout Europe. TBWA/Paris installed coloured doors (with high-tech connected monitors) in several european cities’ public squares (Milan, Brussels, Barcelona, Geneva or Stuttgart…). Opening the door provided users a great experience of being… … Continue reading →

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Atari: ‘Game Over’ documentary due for November release about the mass burial of videogames

Posted on November 4, 2014 by Stefano

This promises to be really awesome! You may recall about the Atari videogame burial site affair… “Atari E.T. Dig- Alamogordo, New Mexico (14036097792)” by taylorhatmaker – Atari E.T. Dig: Alamogordo, New Mexico. Licensed under CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons. … Continue reading →

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Ikea Catalogue becomes bookbook: a great Apple-spoofing video (and a great marketing tool too!)

Posted on September 5, 2014 by Stefano

Once again we’re getting the 2015 Ikea Catalogue filled with (nice) pictures, products and suggestions. Ikea Catalogue is not just the Ikea’s best selling item (even though it’s free) beyond meatballs and Billys shelves, it’s a dramatically powerful marketing tool. … Continue reading →

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Zooming into a microchip: that’s where the (computer) magic happens!

Posted on June 12, 2014 by Stefano

This reminds me some Tron Movie sequence. Take a look at this nice video, you’ll zoom in into a common chip, thanks to a scanning electron microscope, and peek into the micron scale to see what’s really like to be … Continue reading →

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