Santa

Best Buy airs its own ad ‘Finding Santa’, solely for Apple products

By chrisoldroyd, Monday, Nov 26, 2012 a 4:41 am

Best Buy has put together its own ad for the holiday season, this latest one concentrates solely on Apple products. The ad features a young boy trying to track down Santa. Unfortunately he has little success until the last minute when he manages to get a FaceTime call with the white bearded man in the red suit.

Santa Siri commercial deleted scenes

By Jason Harrison, Wednesday, Dec 28, 2011 a 11:21 pm

Strangely missing from the original cut

Apple’s iPhone 4S Santa Siri ad was the most effective holiday advertisement

By chrisoldroyd, Monday, Dec 26, 2011 a 1:51 pm

Apple’s iPhone 4S Santa Siri ad was the most effective advertisement for the holiday season according to ad analysis company Ace Metrix.

Ace Metrix scores ads based on perceived effectiveness by a selection of randomly selected viewers, which it says are “representative of the U.S. TV viewing audience.”

Apple’s ad scored 652 points out of a total of 950 and beat other huge manufacturers like Coca Cola, Nintendo and Duracell. The ad shows Santa using Siri on an iPhone 4S to help him with his annual task of delivering presents all over the world.

Source: Gigaom

Daily Tip: How to track Santa on your iPhone or iPad

By Rene Ritchie, Saturday, Dec 24, 2011 a 5:50 pm

Little ones trying to figure out just how exactly they can track Santa on their iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad this year? Well, Google Maps and NORAD to the rescue! They've got Dasher and Dancer, Prancer and Vixen, Comet and Cupid, Donner and Blitzen -- and Rudolf! -- of course, on high density, broad-spectrum satellite surveillance and they're tracking him down to the striped wrapping paper in his sleigh bag.

So if you want to know where Santa is just this very second, here's all you have to do:

Santa uses Siri to help make his Christmas rounds

By Andrew Wray, Sunday, Dec 18, 2011 a 2:28 pm

Apple has released a new iPhone 4S commercial outlining how Santa uses Siri on the new iPhone 4S to help make his rounds on Christmas.

While Siri is still in beta, and still has plenty of rough edges, Apple continues to make it the staple feature in its advertising campaigns. Whether that troubles anyone or not, the ad itself is very well done. My favorite part is near the end when Santa asks Siri how how the rest of his day looks, to which Siri responds with... Well, watch it and find out!

How to track Santa on Google Maps with your iPhone or iPad.

By George Lim, Friday, Dec 24, 2010 a 12:37 pm

Want to know how to track Santa on your iPhone or iPad with Google Maps? It's Christmas Time, and what’s one of the joys of Christmas? Having 'Santa' fall down your chimney and leave your presents under the tree, but where is he, exactly?

You can track him on your iPhone/iPad thanks to NORAD.

Launch Google Maps
Search “Santa”

Bonus Tip: If you click no the blue arrow at the location and click on the link, you will see a photo of the location.

It’s as simple as that. Santa’s location updates every 5 minutes, Now you can follow Santa as he delivers around the world this Christmas on your iPhone or iPad.

[NORAD]

Apple Stores merry with FaceTime Santa displays

By Rene Ritchie, Tuesday, Dec 21, 2010 a 10:42 pm

Adding to the endless Beatles loops and festive iPad snow globes, Apple Stores now have their very own FaceTime Santa in the windows, spreading Christmas cheer to boys, girls, families, elves, and Mrs. Clause alike.

I caught this one on video at my local Apple Store tonight. Have you seen FaceTime Santa at yours yet? Any idea how he explains to the kids that they can indeed have an iPhone 4 under the tree but they have to ask daddy and mommy to foot the bill for the monthly voice and data plans?

Ho. Ho. Ho.