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November 30, 2007

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Gollum lovesss his iPod touch

Posted Nov. 30, ’07, 10:49 AM PT by Dan Moren
Category | Apple » People

GollumWell, not so much Gollum as the man behind Gollum, British actor Andy Serkis. In an interview with the Guardian, Serkis describes his new iPod touch as his “favourite” piece of technology. He talks a bit about what he loves about it (“Because it’s widescreen, it’s perfect for filmmaking.”), and a few improvements that could be made (“At the moment – and maybe this is because I’ve only just started using it – I’m struggling to download QuickTime movies onto it.”).

But lest you think Andy’s some kind of Johnny-come-lately to the Apple scene, think again:

Mac or PC? Mac. I’m a Mac user. I think it depends on how you were brought up and I was introduced to Apple quite early. They’re certainly the best for visual stuff and film-directing.
Apple, this is a gold mine: why pay both John Hodgman and Justin Long to be Mac and PC when you could simply have a Gollum vs. Smeagol spot? Come on. “We lovesss the Mac; we hatesss the PC.” One iPod to rule them all, right? Right? This isn’t the worst idea ever, right? Right? Guys?

Anyway, hit up the interview above to find out what Andy thinks of the touch’s chances in the next decade, what piece of technology he’d most like, and whether or not robots rule the world.


2 Comments

Alex said:

Thanks for the idea! I just made a Smeagol vs. PC mashup on YouTube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JhA3prkCW8

November 30, 2007 3:10 PM
Peter said:

I think a better ad, that would easily fit the current 15 second standard, would be Gollum desperately looking for something, going "Where is it? Where is it? I must find it!", and then with a look of relief, saying "Ah, there it is" and as the camera pans down to his hands he is holding the iPod touch, the voiceover says "My precious".
Flash apple logo, fade to black.

December 3, 2007 8:31 AM

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