news.cnet.com - 1/22/2009
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A colleague sent me this video Lenovo made and published to its official blog. My jaw dropped. Not because the content is particularly shocking or offensive, but because of how incredibly misplaced and lame it is as a Lenovo ad.
If anything, it makes clear one thing: Lenovo's talents ...
i.gizmodo.com - 1/22/2009
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i.gizmodo.com —
This video, in short: an creepy guy tells
a ridiculous story involving a lusty lady and a
Lenovo W700ds. He brags about his second screen, then makes a joke about his presumably large genitals. Genius! CNET seems to think this came from within ...
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Lenovo 'Ad' Does Great Disservice to the W700ds, ...
engadget.com - 1/16/2009
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engadget.com —
Forgive us, but we just can't get jazzed
about a trio of Lenovo desktops that offer up
nothing innovative whatsoever. Sure, the IdeaCentre K220 may pack a Core 2 Quad CPU, upwards of 4GB of DDR3 RAM and an optional Blu-ray drive, but that's ...
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Lenovo trots out new trifecta of unexciting desktops
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Viral Lenovo W700ds ad is physically difficult to watch
Engadget —
... Hey, Lenovo: thanks for the $8-an-hour "cameraman," $10-an-hour "actress," and Oscar-caliber "plot," but the dual displays, digitizer, and RAID array are the real porn here. Of course, the suggestive music ripped off an 90s vintage Playboy DVD doesn't hurt -- mildly NSFW footage after the break. [Via CNET, thanks Kunai] Continue reading Viral Lenovo W700ds ad is physically difficult to watch Filed under: Laptops Viral Lenovo W700ds ad is physically difficult to watch originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 22 ...
Lenovo 'Ad' Does Great Disservice to the W700ds, Humanity [Nsfw]
Gizmodo —
... In a way, it actually is kind of genius, but only if viewed as a reductio ad absurdum argument for sex in marketing. In the sequel, a morbidly obese man with chronic psoriasis will wake up, look at his oozing, flaking hands, realize it was all a dream and open up his dual screen, 500GB RAID, integrated tablet Lenovo W700ds to start looking up ways to kill himself. CNET will also call this an official Lenovo video. [CNET] ...
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