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Cameron Diaz Goes Monochromatic For SoftBank Mobile
Japanese cell phone manufacturer SoftBank sure knows how to pick 'em! First with Brad Pitt in his action-packed sexy commercials, and now with Cameron Diaz working it in various print ads (she's already been featured in a few fun and flirty SoftBank commercials as well).
This flashy new ad is gracing the pages of Life & Style this week, and although I can't make out what model of phone it is, SoftBank sure does grab my attention!
Brad Pitt's Sexy Softbank Cell Phone Commercials
Between picking up and dropping off the little ones from school in Prague this past June, Brad Pitt was busy making action-packed commercials for the Japanese cell phone company Softbank. Check out one of the commercials by clicking here...papa Pitt makes everything look good!
Softbank Cell Phones Come In 20 Pantone Colors
Tired of monochrome cell phones that choose business over pleasure? If you live in Japan, you're in luck. Softbank has released a simple and sleek cell phone line (it looks like a slightly chunky RAZR) that showcases 20 of our favorite Pantone colors - from Pearl Pink, Mint Green, Beige, Gold to Metal Blue.
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Brad Pitt Graces the Cover of Wired, Talks a Ton of Tech
Coming to newsstands on July 21, the latest issue of Wired magazine heats things up this Summer with heartthrob Brad Pitt on the cover. While Angelina Jolie has admitted her lack of tech-expertise by saying she doesn't even know how to turn on a computer, Brad proves he's an Internet whiz when asked about Twitter and online dating.
When questioned about the taboo topic of talking on the phone in the loo he says:
No, you can't talk on the phone!
Ashton Kutcher Is Playing It Cool For Coolpix Cameras
I swear celebrities get all the fun tech gigs. This week alone we've gotten to see Cameron Diaz showing off the goods for SoftBank Mobile, and now Ashton Kutcher strutting his stuff in TV ads promoting Nikon CoolPix cameras. Launched on Tuesday nationwide was the latest Nikon commercial with Kutcher getting his "raisin-colored" S550 CoolPix passed around by a slew of beautiful women — odd much?!
Geek Quiz: Week of 9/23/2007
We may have learned that characters like Seth Cohen on "The OC," Bill from "Freaks and Geeks" and Nancy Drew are your favorite fictional geeks, but this week centered around hot cell phone news.
- SlingPlayer will soon work on mobiles
- Text messaging the wrong person naughty messages can lead to divorce
- John Mayer has a customized BlackBerry
- Brad Pitt was in a sexy Softbank cell phone commercial
Cells And Cash Offered In Exchange For Parenthood
Apparently, Japan is faced with a rapidly aging and shrinking population right now and in an effort to combat the alarming rates, employers are offering workers "baby bonuses" in the form of cash and cell phones.
According to reports, the government and corporate sector are making wild efforts to increase Japan’s declining birth-rate by offering cash, free services and electronics to encourage people to have children. Canon, Sharp and Panasonic have reportedly started handing out financial aid for working mothers and cover costs for fertility treatments and Telecom firm Softbank is also giving cash bonuses and free cell phones (call costs included), among other electronics.
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