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Nissan Quest Errands Commercial – Asian American edition

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Nissan Quest Errands Commercial - Asian American edition

Check out this Asian American family in the Nissan Quest Errands commercial. The Asian American mom balances a tower of items, while pressing a button to open the car door with her toe.

The all-new Nissan Quest is a boldly designed minivan with innovations that make the toughest job on the planet a little easier. See how the Quest helps our mom manage her hectic lifestyle with one-touch technology, permanent rear storage, and an advanced climate control system featuring an air scrubber. The all-new Nissan Quest. Innovation for Family. Innovation for All.

BTW the mom in the commercial is played by Jeanne Chinn.

Nissan Quest Errands Commercial – Asian American edition

Giant Robot’s 8 bit video game car

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Giant Robot's 8 bit video game car

The folks over at Giant Robot modified a Scion into a video game car inspired by the 8-bit Nintendo Famicom system. The pop doors on the car have round red push buttons like arcade games and make various Super Mario Brother sounds when opened and closed. Not only is it a vehicle, but it also doubles as a game system. The “key” is a special game cartridge powers the car and makes sound when put in or taken out. To start the car, you need to push a red game button. The seat belt clamps double as game controllers, while the front headlights offers a projection of the game. The rear of the vehicle has a different projection system. The interior has seats inspired by the Activision color scheme, while the exterior is designed to look like a game controller with the wheels looking like buttons.

This was part of the Pixel Pushers exhibit.

Giant Robot’s 8 bit video game car

Patrick Wang gets first Chevy Volt in SF Bay Area

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Patrick Wang gets first Chevy Volt in SF Bay Area

Earlier this year, online marketing manager Patrick Wang was selected as one of the winners of the Wired Volt Challenge. He submitted one of the four winning entries to get the main prize, which included a tour of where and how the Chevy Volt gets made. Yesterday, the 25 year old from Berkeley also got the San Francisco Bay Area’s first 2011 Chevy Volt and the 10th off the Detroit assembly line. Patrick Wang is pretty passionate about his new electric vehicle. He’s even started a website about it here.

Patrick Wang gets first Chevy Volt in SF Bay Area

So You’ve Decided to Buy a Chevrolet Volt – Patrick Wang’s entry for the Wired Volt Challenge

More about Chevy Volt The Chevrolet Volt is an electric vehicle with extended-range capability powered by the Voltec electric propulsion system. It consists of a 16 kWh lithium-ion battery, an electric drive unit, a 1.4-liter engine generator and a vehicle charge port. The four passenger sedan has up to a 350 miles range on a fully charged battery and full tank of gas. The battery range is 25-50 miles depending on terrain, temperature and driver technique.

Kia Soul hamsters in Korea

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Kia Soul hamsters in Korea

Remember the Kia Soul Hamster commercial earlier this year? Well the CGI hamsters came to life in Korea. They drop by a local home plus store to spread some hamster love. Not only do these cute and fuzzy animals bring smile to customers, but they also show off some of their b-boy moves right in the market. These hooded creatures brought their crew and start breaking right in the middle of the shop. Afterward, they finish the day shopping and filling up the trunk of their Kia Soul.

Kia Soul hamsters in Korea

The hamster costumes and mask were created from scratch. Even the hamster shopping cart was custom made. They also do a lot of b-boy practice before the event. Behind the scenes of Kia Soul hamsters in Korea

Toyota Rollercoaster commercial

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Toyota Rollercoaster commercial

We keep seeing this Toyota ad on YouTube. Check out this commercial featuring an Asian dad with his daughter as part of the “Ideas for Good” campaign. What if we used the Hybrid Synergy Drive to create the world’s first self-sustaining amusement park? The cutest part is the little girl in the back seat saying “Daddy! I’m four.” She’s as cute as Kylie in the Microsoft commercials.

Toyota Rollercoaster commercial