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Watch How This Windows Phone Sets Off A Slow Motion Bar Fight of Epic Proportions

 

When some hipster chick hurls her Windows phone across the room in this new Fun. music video entitled "We Are Young", it sets off one of the most over the top bar fights — played out in glorious slow motion.

The flying bodies are even more impressive than the projectile food in this free iTunes download which reinforces the idea that nobody deliberately throws an iPhone.

The piece was directed by Marc Klasfeld, who was also responsible for Katy Perry's geek-girl video "Last Friday Night". See if you can spot the brief homage to the Fruit Ninja app in the epic slow mo chaos.

You can also check out "The Making Of - We Are Young" if you're interested in seeing how some of this intense production was done.

[Our name is Fun.]

Watch Steve Jobs In JibJab's 2011 Year In Review

I always look forward to the annual musical recap video created by the gang at JibJab. Their "2011 Year In Review" video falls nothing short of brilliant.

My favorite moment is a touching cameo by Steve Jobs playing a harp on his heavenly iPad as a primary player in the grand finale among the dearly departed last year.

So long 2011, I'm glad you're finally gone for good. BUH-BYE!

[JibJab]

Hidden Radio Is The Only iPhone Speaker You'll Ever Need

Don't let the size of this wildly clever portable speaker fool you, it delivers up to 80 decibels of sound capable of filling up a large apartment living space. Say hello to your iPhone's new best buddy.

The beautiful brilliance behind HiddenRadio is its intuitive design created by John Van Den Nieuwenhuizen and Vitor Santa Maria over a four year stretch. The speaker connects wirelessly to your iPhone, iPad or computer via Bluetooth, then just twist and lift the cap to raise the volume. It can also be used as a slick little conference speaker when you're not annoying your neighbors with an endless stream of Lady Gaga music or use the built-in AM/FM radio on board.

HiddenRadio also comes equipped with a 3.5mm audio input plug that lets you to plug-in any device without Bluetooth. Using the companion iPhone app allows you to seamlessly switch playback on multiple speakers throughout the house. The designers promise over 30 hours of streaming music via the rechargeable batteries.

This Kickstarter project touts the kind of inspiring ingenuity that makes buying into the product launch feel like a rare honor. Backers who pledge $119 will be one of the first to get a HiddenRadio device in metallic silver along with global shipping included. The offer would retail for over $175 which makes it a no-brainer to support. Delivery is expected in March 2012.

Watch Jonathan Mann Sing A Duet With Siri

You may remember Jonathan Mann from "The iPhone 4 Antenna Song" he wrote telling us all; 'If You Don't Want An iPhone 4 Don't Buy It!'.

Now the Song A Day Guy is back with a deeply moving duet video performed with Siri, Apple's newest iPhone 4S personal assistant. The "iPhone 4S Song" just may be the greatest duet of our time.

"Hey Siri, you're very beautiful."  "OK, can we get back to work now?"

[Jonathanmann.net]

"I'm On A Mac" Video: An Epic Fanboy Anthem

NSFW: One of fastest ways to get your "Switch to Mac" blog on the radar with a bazillion superior Mac worshipping mega-geeks, is to unleash an epic fanboy anthem of ginormous magnitude. The Pantless Knights have done just that by creating a shameless Mac parody video cut to The Lonely Island's song "I'm On A Boat".

Several important highlights from this m-effing, fist pumping, retard extravaganza include, flying through space on a jet-propelled iPhone, authentic Steve Jobs costumes and a Steve Wozniak cameo while riding an iPod nano watercraft. NAILED IT!!

If you pair this Mac-tastic achievement with back-to-back viewings of the brilliant "I'm On A Phone" parody video by The Misunderstoods, you'll experience the immediate release of endorphins that are 200 times more powerful than morphine. Like I just did. (lyrics after the break)

Thanks to Devin for the tip!

Apple Serves Up Free iTunes LP Holiday Sampler

 
It's a rare treat to get free holiday music in time to actually enjoy for the holidays, but Apple is offering just such a beast in order to let users experience the wonder of their iTunes LP concept. In addition to the the music, iTunes LP includes song lyrics, artist photos and brief artist bio stuff. In this case lyrics can be played along with the songs as animated snow falls all around in full screen mode.

The freebie will last for just one week so don't sit on the lag wagon or you'll miss out. The 20-song Holiday collection includes a mishmash of artists featuring Stephen Colbert singing "Another Christmas Song", Weezer, Charlotte Church and Sarah McLachlan doing "Silent Night".

My favorite was the Mexicani Marimba Band performing a totally whacked-out instrumental version of "The Twelve Days of Christmas". What did you expect? It's free!

[Direct iTunes link]   [Scroll down on main iTunes page under Free On iTunes]

Beatles Snub iTunes with Apple-Shaped USB Debut

Apple Corps Ltd. and EMI Music dropped an apple-shaped bomb on Wednesday when the companies announced the worldwide release of The Beatles digitally remastered catalog via a limited edition Stereo USB apple. After several stalled negotiations with Apple Inc over distributing The Beatles catalog, Apple Corps chose to bypass iTunes entirely and manhandle the lion's share of the profits for themselves.

The Beatles' stereo USB apples which will be launched in time for holiday, are being produced as a limited edition run of only 30,000 units. Each little green bomb shell will sell for $279.99 U.S. with a "specially designed Flash interface" installed to play back audio in FLAC 44.1 Khz 24 bit and MP3 320 Kbps formats, fully compatible with both Mac and PC. 

"This unique, apple-shaped USB drive is loaded with the re-mastered audio for The Beatles' 14 stereo titles, as well as all of the re-mastered CDs' visual elements, including 13 mini-documentary films about the studio albums, replicated original UK art, rare photos and expanded liner notes," as stated in the product description.

The collectible apple drives became available for pre-order on Wednesday, but will not be released until December 7th in the UK and December 8th in the US. Buyers can place their orders through The Beatles online store, but the website is already warning that "Due to the overwhelming success of the Beatles Apple USB drive" they may be unable to guarantee orders being filled.

This shrewd power-play by The Beatles' record label signals the start of a revolution in digital music distribution for collective works, trumping the lure of the wildly outdated box set concept in favor of a well thought out limited edition offering by the music brokers. Ultimately leaving iTunes in the dust.

On September 9, 2009, Apple Corps Ltd. and EMI Music debuted The Beatles' entire catalog digitally re-mastered in stereo on CD, without any warning that the same collection would be released less than two months later with over a dozen video extras on a collectible digital USB drive. That CD box set is currently on sale through Amazon for $179.99 with free shipping, discounted from the original price of $259.98 which amounts to a hefty penalty for early adopters who dove in head first like crazed Beat-tards.

If you're keeping score in the ongoing battle between Apple Corps and Apple Inc, you can tally a small win for the team across the pond. For drooling fans of The Beatles who want a bite of something new, I have to admit it's getting better.

Beatles Limited Edition iPod Lands At Bloomingdale's

 
Bloomingdale's is promoting a Limited Edition, ultimate collector's Beatles box set featuring a black, numbered 120G iPod etched with the Beatles' logo on the front, an Abbey Road silhouette on the back and a unique number etched in. There will only be 2500 of these box sets available for a hefty $795 each US. I must say, I did not imagine this unexpected bit of Beatles love lunging out of the horizon from Bloomingdale's of all places. It's not exactly steeped in cool factor.

The set includes 13 original Beatles' CDs, along with two masters and the "Love CD", which means the soundtrack to the Cirque du Soleil Vegas show of the same name. A bonus that may make some true Beatle-files vomit slightly. Buyers will also gain an engraved guitar pick, all packaged inside a specially designed box from Psycho Bunny. The iPod was created via Etchstar, the same folks that brought us the Limited Edition X-Files and 90210 iPods. Those purchasing this custom iPod box set will receive complimentary text customization at Etchstar.com

It appears that Apple is not in the mix on this holiday sales boosting scheme, which means that something far better and profoundly cooler might be surfacing sometime soon. That said, there are only 2500 of these to go around and no announcement of a successor. What to do?

[Bloomingdale's]