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LG Product Name, or Alfred Hitchcock Film Title?

GeekSugar — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 04:00:17 -0700

When I did my last quiz, Cell Phone or Perfume Name?, I think we both noted that the primary offender with their one-word, splashy names is LG.

The electronics company uses these names for their cell phones and other tech products to titillate and appeal to customers. You know who else did that? Alfred Hitchcock.

It seems like LG has been taking notes from the seminal horror-film director, but thankfully, there's no "LG Psycho" yet.

See if you can pick out which is which!

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What's in a Cell Phone Name? Quiz Roundup

GeekSugar — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 09:04:29 -0800

Think you're a cell phone and pop culture master? Test your knowledge on one of my quizzes below, and see if you can identify what names are cell phones and what names are for things like Britney Spears songs, Hitchcock movies, and energy drinks!

Cell Phone Name or Britney Spears Song?	Cell Phone Name or Gum Brand?	Cell Phone Name or Alfred Hitchcock Film?
Cell Phone Name or Ladies' Razor?	Cell Phone Name or Perfume?	Cell Phone Name or Sports Drink?

Do the Gimmicks for LG's Dare Make You Want to Buy It?

GeekSugar — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 07:30:02 -0700

Since PetSugar had noticed the controversial portrayal of pit bulls in one of the commercials for LG's Dare, I began recalling the other commercials for the Dare, like this one where a Jessica Simpson-lookalike risks life and limb to get her Dare back from a ledge.

Since LG has begun giving their products cheeky names (many of them so similar to Alfred Hitchcock film titles that it warranted a quiz) and the voice over for these ads says sexily, "Dare You To Touch One" with its "bold features" and "fearless design," it seems like the company is reaching far into its bag of gimmicks to appeal to a young, hip audience (like they did with Lauren and Brody in their Shine commercial) by seeming edgy.

I'm not so sure that the controversy of the pit bull commercial was unintentional, either (thankfully the commercial got pulled); I mean, here we are, talking about it, after all. Juxtapose these ads with Apple's commercials, which, though they rely on catchy songs, the product is always the star - like in the MacBook Air commercial.

But you be the judge: after seeing these ads are you intrigued by the Dare? Do the ads influence your buying habits at all?