Filed under: Humor, Software, Odds and ends, iPhone, iPod touch, First Look
First Look: Will It Blend? for iPhone and iPod touch
Apparently I'm not the only person who loves to watch the Blendtec "Will It Blend?" videos on YouTube. The company reports that the video series has had over 100 million views so far, making it one of the more successful viral marketing campaigns.Now you can see the top 20 "Will It Blend?" episodes in all their high quality color glory, thanks to a new app of that name. Treat yourself and friends to the thrill of Tom Dickson (right) feeding an iPhone 3G into a Blendtec blender in higher quality than you've ever seen it before.
Other favorites -- iPod, glow sticks, and Chuck Norris, to name a few -- are included as well. What's great is that you don't need a 3G or Wi-Fi connection to download these wonderful videos, as they're built into the app.
The US$1.99 app (click opens iTunes) will soon feature the ability to blend anything in your iPhoto Library. It currently updates with new videos on a regular basis, and features links to all other episodes in the classic series. The developer, iAppsNow, is offering the app on sale for only US$0.99 through the end of the year.
What would you blend if you were Tom Dickson? Let us know!
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Cawlin said 6:27PM on 12-27-2008
This is one of the dumbest apps yet.
I would blend this app.
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Blake said 5:52PM on 1-03-2009
Ha! I have one of these blenders and I work in a school with k-5 kids. For a special treat I brought it in and we blended a board game, some legos, a milk carton, a fruit cup and a juice box. They had a ball and they wanted to try the board game shake but I could not let them.
They wanted me to blend my iPhone but I had to say no. I did not want to blend any electronics as it was in the school and the last thing I needed was for some toxic chemical to be released by something inside.
If you work at a Starbucks I say give it a try after hours, it is a load of fun!
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SuperMac said 6:37PM on 12-27-2008
Why buy this when you can just download the videos from uTube??
Useless!
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SuperMac said 11:47AM on 12-28-2008
Haha. I spelled YouTube incorrectly...
Barry said 7:35PM on 12-27-2008
I have a thing against paying for apps that are just advertisements. Blendtec, of course, wants you to buy a Blendtec blender.
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BOK said 7:54PM on 12-27-2008
I feel sorry for anyone who doesn't have an iPhone/iPod touch but visits this site in hopes of finding out about Mac software. Not only is every single story about the iPhone, but apparently nothing in the Mac software universe is worth talking about over some stupid Will It Blend app.
Crack job as always, TUAW.
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thehyena101@gmail.com said 8:30PM on 12-27-2008
There is a little button at the top: "iPhone" with a strikethrough, you know.
balls said 2:58PM on 12-28-2008
Yeah no doubt. I mean, if only they would post about software for the Mac for Pet Management.
C'mon TUAW, get with the program.
(sarcasm tag added for the fucking retarded)
solarpos said 9:49PM on 12-27-2008
I would blend AOL and all their affiliates.
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Jason Martin said 1:20AM on 12-28-2008
Yet you obviously read one of their sites. What's the point of publicly complaining about this story and others when you obviously find some value in their work, at least enough to waste your time here?
If this doesn't appeal to you, simply ignore and move on!
julian said 12:04PM on 12-28-2008
I hate this videos
very stupid
tuaw should not be posting about such a stupid app
... i am aware that i need my tuaw at least twice a day but ... not for this
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Hordakker said 3:23AM on 12-28-2008
This blurs the border of buying videos in the Itunes Media Store or in the App Store, right?!
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TechBloga said 6:53AM on 12-28-2008
thats so dumb!
Will it Blend iPhone with Google Mobile -
http://www.techreviews4u.com/2008/12/28/will-it-blend-iphone-with-google-mobile-video/
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KennyB said 9:57AM on 12-28-2008
Sad but true.... these viral marketing videos got me to purchase a blendtec. The good news is im a happy customer.
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Scott said 12:02PM on 12-28-2008
"Dont breathe this!"
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epa said 6:16PM on 12-28-2008
I'd blend Tom Dickson.
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DaveS said 7:34PM on 12-28-2008
I am so sick of these stupid "will it blend?" videos, right along with those morons who smash stuff. Why is this entertaining at all? Good lord.... can't people think of better things to do or better ways to advertise?
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Clark said 1:32AM on 12-29-2008
Why waste space and insult the intelligence of readers with crap like this; suitable perhaps, for those under twelve years of age?
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PLDM said 6:23AM on 12-29-2008
Erm, it says in the post: over a hundred million views. Hence, a popular series. Hence, people seem to like it. Hence, for all the people with intellects far too supirior than the rest of us lowley mortals, it's something that people might want to read about on, say, some sort of 'entertainment web-log'?
(ps the iPhone-free feed's there for a reason)
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