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Stephen Colbert and his iPad at the Grammys
It must be nice to be the host of your own popular Comedy Central show and a host on the Grammy Awards. Why? You get to play with an iPad.
No, it's not one of Tim Meehan's faux iPads - this was a working unit that flipped from portrait to landscape mode when Stephen Colbert pulled it out of his jacket... or pants. Enjoy this short piece of video from tonight's Grammy Award ceremonies.
No, it's not one of Tim Meehan's faux iPads - this was a working unit that flipped from portrait to landscape mode when Stephen Colbert pulled it out of his jacket... or pants. Enjoy this short piece of video from tonight's Grammy Award ceremonies.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Craig said 10:21PM on 1-31-2010
Brilliant marketing by Apple.
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Dave Barnes said 10:27PM on 1-31-2010
Exactly the first thought that both my wife (iPhone owner) and I had.
solarpos said 10:26PM on 1-31-2010
Marsha Marsha Marsha!
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bayxsonic said 10:27PM on 1-31-2010
"Honey, honey! Does this make me look cool?"
haha her expression is priceless, like...
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Sabi said 10:36PM on 1-31-2010
Epic
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Logan said 10:40PM on 1-31-2010
Stephan asked for one multiple times on his show the other night. Apple fulfilled his wish. As mentioned, it's brilliant marketing.
Of course, anything involving Mr. Colbert tends to be brilliant.
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snowy2004 said 10:52PM on 1-31-2010
Yeah, I loved how he talked about the pundits talking about the State of the Union and "jobs" and showed clips of Jobs showing off the iPad.
I also like how Jon Steward equated the Republican Response to the State of the Union to the iPad: nothing new.
Stan said 10:48PM on 1-31-2010
Try doing *that* with a netbook.
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Duncan said 1:40AM on 2-01-2010
awesome
xamevou said 4:32AM on 2-01-2010
Good point
BB Caspian said 11:37PM on 1-31-2010
Why? why? why? ... :( Mr jobs when can we have our iPad(s)?
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Jack said 11:41PM on 1-31-2010
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HO0h-vTm4Mg
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David L Good said 8:50AM on 2-01-2010
Good job on that iPad. I created a video to mostly poke fun at my friend, Mike, who is a Kindle owner (just purchased two of them). Rather than admit that the iPad is better than the new Kindle (and for about the same price) he tries to talk the iPad down any way he can, although I know he is secretly hitting himself over the head with his newly-purchased Kindles. So... I decided to taunt him with this video:
http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=304274996413
After seeing your video, Jack, I thought you might appreciate mine.
Jack said 3:15PM on 2-01-2010
Very nice david. Did you use Motion?
here's mine using Motion: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbHzil_gai4
David L Good said 10:27PM on 2-01-2010
Jack -- excellent work!! I love Motion, although I used other software for my version (After Effects CS4 with Mocha for the motion tracking). I've spent so many years in After Effects that I find that I can create things more easily in it... but I've constantly working in Motion to try to get my skills at least somewhat close to where I am in After Effects. Lots of room for improvement on my part, but I do enjoy the learning experience.
How did you do yours? Did you do anything special for the motion tracking?
I'm going to do a short tutorial on the process I used to create my version and post it along side my original video, as too many people actually thought my video was 'real', even though I thought it was an obvious 'joke' video. I'd love to see a short tutorial on yours, if you ever feel the desire to make one.
Jack said 11:48PM on 2-01-2010
You may be surprised to know that this was the first time that I have ever used Motion.
I have never taken any classes or anything. I taught myself how to do everything you see in the video just by using it today.
It took me about 3 hours today to make this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZJAqT_func
but it was worth it!
bayxsonic said 11:42PM on 1-31-2010
Can you believe I actually dreamed of having one last night? My reason was because it was better for surfing Internet. lol
It's also weird because I'm not planning on buying one. haha
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Philip from Australia said 11:52PM on 1-31-2010
See? It can fit into a pocket. SEE??
Mental note - buy a Scott-e-vest.
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iPhone user said 1:03AM on 2-01-2010
Apple iPad: $499.
Tailored Armani suit: $2000.
Being first on national TV with an iPad: priceless.
Shock and awe impact on the future of computing: devastating!
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Conrad said 1:42AM on 2-01-2010
I looked at this story on my iPad and I can't see what all the fuss is about.
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