“Engadget declared that it ‘confirmed’ through a source that Apple’s new commercials will be directed by Sam Mendes, who won an Oscar for his work on ‘American Beauty.’ The tipster said that Apple’s next-generation handset is being referred to internally as Mammoth/N90,” Oliver reports. “‘A trusted source has confirmed to us that the ads will feature at least one spot where a mother and daughter are having a video chat conversation using the new front-facing camera that’s been spied on the face of that iPhone floating around Vietnam and Northern California,’ editor Joshua Topolsky wrote.”
Oliver reports, “The website also discovered actors on Twitter who revealed that they are auditioning for the commercial. One actress in New York confirmed that the spot will be directed by Mendes, while an actor in California said last week he was off to an audition.”
Read more in the full article here.
I wonder, does that mean that the video function in Skype will work?
What ever happened to this ad supposedly shot in Truckee, CA for an “unreleased product”? At that point, the iPad was the product being readied for release, but none of the iPad commercials I’ve seen look as though the used a diner in a small logging town.
Any guesses?
Also look for iChat for Windows during WWDC. This will seal up the video conferencing market for Apple. It may be time to also put that iSight in the hole of the iPad.
Good stuff. Sam Mendes has Trinidadian roots (like me) and is of Portuguese heritage (like me)
I would not be talking about it…
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Let’s hope it will see the light. It’s IP telephony related and Apple is well known to censor any kind of ip telephony or tethering app from their App Store to please their phone carrrier business partners.
@ mako–
Apple is annoyed by ATT lately. They no longer care to please them, and they know they’re in a position where other carriers would line up to be treated the same way by them!
i wish the commercial would feature Eva Mendes instead of Sam Mendes…
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i wish the commercial would feature Eva Mendes instead of Sam Mendes…
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i wish the commercial would feature Eva Mendes instead of Sam Mendes…
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i wish the commercial would feature Eva Mendes instead of Sam Mendes…
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i wish the commercial would feature Eva Mendes instead of Sam Mendes…
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i wish the commercial would feature Eva Mendes instead of Sam Mendes…
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i wish the commercial would feature Eva Mendes instead of Sam Mendes…
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@ mako: Whistle Phone is free VOIP to all phones including cell & landlines via 3g in the app store so you are mistaken.
“while an actor in California said last week he was off to an audition.”
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How the hell can ATT’s network handle video chat?
Oliver reports, “The website also discovered actors on Twitter who revealed that they are auditioning for the commercial. One actress in New York confirmed that the spot will be directed by Mendes, while an actor in California said last week he was off to an audition.”
As Long as it’s not ‘Lauren’. That girl was pretty fine, but was pimping Windows… slut.
MaWo: ‘decision’. As in, “Actress Lauren Delong made a poor one by deciding to be MS’s beyotch… she is now the poster child of the ‘fail-tech’ community.” Happy laptop hunting, Lauren.
@ lobol: “while an actress in California was rejected at her audition.”
@R2 There are many questions about what AT&T;’s network can and cannot handle. I’m beginning to suspect it can handle anything if there’s another $50 per month per user in it for them.
Apple is going to need to boost production to meet the demand if commercials effectively show the changes in communication that this brings. It will connect to the inner child of everyone who remembers the Jetsons. I can’t wait to see what other apps will benefit from this besides iChat (besides Skype).
@fandango
I`d forgive Lauren…… this one time.
On another note, Apple should buy Skype.
Wha writes, “On another note, Apple should buy Skype.” What for? Apple don’t need to own Skypt to allow it to run on their kit. Besides, it would disadvantage competitive VOIP solutions, and one of them could well make a better package than Skype.
@ thethirdshoe
Off topic but I’m proud to be Trinidadian (and of Portuguese descent). We just last night democratically got rid of a megalomaniac Prime Minister and replaced him with the first female PM the country has ever had.
So I AM talking about it!
Still
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