Although the advertisement itself falls a little short in terms of ... plot? ...a point? ...marketing reliability? ...it's still a really, really cool little computer animated spot.
Now, not only do I own an Apple Mac Mini, but I've just purchased something I swore I never would. I've bought an iPod Nano. I don't listen to music "on the go", I don't like headphones or ear plugs, and if I did, I'd want to be sure it played protected Windows' Media Audio (and/or video) files. ...so why the iPod?
Simple: it's the best digital device for tracking (and assistive training in) running habits when you also purchase the Nike+iPod kit. Supposedly, it doesn't work with any other model (and who'd want to have a 30GB model strapped to their arm?), and all the other competitive devices I've seen just don't quite measure up to this dynamic duo. It is an expensive thing, but when looking at someone's 2nd look at the device in action, I couldn't resist. The ability to hack, gather, and use all that nifty data was just causing me to ooze with curiosity, and the "I want one" syndrome!
After being linked to some music videos today on YouTube by "Ok Go", I started reminiscing about other music videos I've seen. One in particular came to mind (and it took me a good hour to find it again), Moby's "Natural Blues". I think this video tells a wonderful story, and has a great musical backdrop for the story -- the music's great on its own too! While looking for that video, I stumbled across one I had seen awhile ago, "Slipping Away". I love this one almost purely for the amazing video effects work and photo touch ups (most likely done pre-pre-production). The matching of the video to the song was done so perfectly and precisely however, that it's a magnificent piece of art in music.
If you'd like an emotional, touching moment, watch these videos.
