HP DUMPED THE TOUCHPAD, BUT THOSE GAUDY RUSSELL BRAND TOUCHPAD TV COMMERCIALS WILL BE AROUND FOREVER

08/23/2011

HP DUMPED THE TOUCHPAD, BUT THOSE GAUDY RUSSELL BRAND TOUCHPAD TV COMMERCIALS WILL BE AROUND FOREVER

The latest advertising for Hewlett-Packard’s TouchPad is kind of cool, especially compared to the old spots for its webOS cousin, the Palm Pre, that featured the creepy naked lady.

(I still have nightmares that she is going to appear at the end of my bed in the middle of the night and stab me to death with a Pixi.)

In any case, TouchPad’s recent celebrity spokesmodels — comedian Russell Brand and “Glee” diva Lea Michele — are now presumably out of a job flacking the now-defunct tablet device. HP said yesterday that it had decided to stop making them.

Here are the videos of their ads, as well as a few more Brand did for HP about the TouchPad. And, just to remind you of the horror, I also added the creepy naked lady ad, in which she freakishly recounts a weird juggling story.

Enjoy:

Here's the "Let Me Entertain You" TouchPad commercial with Lea Michele which is my favorite. A little background on Michele: Michele began working professionally as a child actress and soprano singer on Broadway in productions such as Ragtime and Les Miserables. She originated the role of Wendla in the musical Spring Awakening and currently plays Rachel Berry in the Fox television series Glee, one of my favorite TV shows.

Here's the "Here's My Robot Button" TouchPad TV commercial starring Russell Edward Brand. A little background on Russell: Russell (born 4 June 1975) is an English comedian, actor, columnist, singer, author and radio/television presenter. After successfully exiting rehab, Brand achieved fame in the UK in 2003 for his Big Brother spin-off, Big Brother's Big Mouth. Although he had previously acted in movies and television, his first major role was in the film Forgetting Sarah Marshall which led to a starring role in 2010's Get Him to the Greek.He has also been a voice actor for animated films such as 2010's Despicable Me and the 2011 children's fantasy film Hop. He starred in the 2011 remake of the 1981 Dudley Moore filmArthur.

Here's "TouchPad Features" TouchPad TV commercial also starring Russell Brand:

Here's "My English Roots" TouchPad TV commercial also starring Russell Brand:

Here's an oldish Palm TV commercial for the Pre smartphone which bombed. HP acquired Palm for its touchscreen OS, which later became the brains behind the TouchPad. The creepy chick in the Pre TV commercial reminds me of that pale skinned British actress Tilda Swinton.