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New HP iPod Ad: "You Let Musical Worlds Collide"

by , 12:15 PM EDT, August 30th, 2004

Hot on the virtual heels of Apple's new "Walkie Talkie Man" iPod ad, HP has posted its first iPod commercial on the HP Web site. HP's ad is taking a completely different tack than Apple's highly successful iPod ads, and are based on a theme of "You let musical worlds collide."

Those words scroll by on an iPod screen, and the ad then features several kinds of dancing from different subcultures, each with music from yet other subcultures. For instance, the first scene shows line dancing in a country music dance hall with hip-hop music playing. The music is properly timed to the dancing, right down to the obligatory line-dancing clap.

Other scenes include 50s music at a punk show, dance music at a square dance, and bluegrass fiddles blaring away for some street break dancing. Some screen shots from the ad:


Hip-Hop line dancing.


Bluegrass break dancing.

The ad closes with a voice over saying: "Introducing the Apple iPod from HP; your PC will never be the same again." You can find the ad at HP's TV advertising Web page. Thanks to Observer Creole for the heads up on the new ad.

The Mac Observer Spin:

We like this ad, and we like the completely different approach that HP is taking with its campaign. The notion of being able to carry all of your music with you being a collision of musical worlds is a very interesting theme, and the style of the ads should be noticeable.

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View Name:Guest
Subject: cool, but no quicktime!
Close Name:Follower Posts: 6 Joined: 15 Oct 2001
Subject: Give them time...

....they're our friends now, too.

I'm bummed there's no QuickTime contect on HP's webiste, but I'm more happy that there will soon be QuickTime pre-installed on every HP consumer PC.

View Name:Guest
Subject: White?
View Name:Guest
Subject: hp "invent" ?....
Close Name:calpundit Posts: 9 Joined: 21 Oct 2003
Subject: hPod at Costco?

I just checked the Costco web site and the HP iPod is right there on the front page.

Since Costco sells HP computers, I wonder if this means that the HP iPod will be available at Costco's warehouses. If so, they will probably sell a ton of them. People go into Costco with checkbooks open looking for big ticket items.

View Name:Guest
Subject: HP & iPod
Close Name:coop56 Posts: 6 Joined: 13 Dec 2002
Subject: Windows Media Player

The video plays but it is very choppy and not good video. Is it just my 800mhz iBook G3? Are there any settings to get right?

Close Name:jadams Posts: 33 Joined: 03 Nov 2003
Subject: Isn't it Ironic?

Hp Invent is their slogan but they sell the iPod invented by Apple... At least they recognize a better product when they see it. Now if they would just have a good look at the Mac and OS X...

View Name:Guest
Subject: not impressed
View Name:Guest
Subject: grammar quicky
Close Name:hboydstun Posts: 1 Joined: 15 Sep 2004
Subject: Song

Hey does anyone know what the name of the song with the hip hop line dancing is? Thanks for your help

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Subject:
View Name:Guest
Subject: Seconded!!
View Name:Guest
Subject: song
Close Name:DawnTreader -   TMO Staff Posts: 13786 Joined: 04 Jan 2002
Subject: Re: Its "The Boogie that Be" by the Black Eyed Pea

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Anonymous wrote:
Here's the rest of the songs: http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/newsroom/hpads/you/music/index.html


Thanks for the link, Guest

View Name:Guest
Subject: Those Country Line Dancers...
View Name:Guest
Subject: "The Boogie That Be"
View Name:Guest
Subject: Hey
View Name:Guest
Subject: i need to know the name!!plez!
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Subject:
View Name:Guest
Subject: song -- the boogie that be
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View Name:Guest
Subject: Re: Those Country Dancers...
View Name:Guest
Subject: It sucks
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Subject: ipod
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Subject: waddup dawg
View Name:Guest
Subject: u aint got nuttin
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