Friday, November 29, 2013

My Creative World - Cormack O'Connor


Take a look at the first of a three-part series featuring young Australian creative minds, thanks to our friends at Optus. Episode 1 features Cormack O'Connor - our Australian Contributing Editor and 17-year old creative genius with skills in everything from creating music, interviewing stars, writing and publishing, to epic photoshoots.

Wednesday, November 27, 2013

Night Train to Lisbon Official Trailer


IN AUSTRALIAN & NEW ZEALAND CINEMAS DECEMBER 5, 2013 Raimund Gregorius (Jeremy Irons), affectionately called 'Mundus' by his students, is a high-school Latin teacher and an expert in ancient languages. His life is transformed following a mysterious encounter with a young Portuguese woman on the old Kirchenfeld Bridge in the beautiful Swiss city of Bern, whom he manages to save from jumping to her death in the icy waters below. Raimund is intrigued but the woman disappears, leaving behind her coat. Inside it he discovers a book by a Portuguese doctor called Amadeu de Prado, which contains a train ticket. He spontaneously decides to use it, setting off on an adventurous journey to Lisbon. While looking for the author, Raimund revisits a dark chapter in the country's history and unveils a tragic love triangle. He is drawn into a mysterious puzzle where the stakes are extremely high, riddled with political and emotional intrigue. Ultimately his journey transcends time and space, touching on matters of history, philosophy, and medicine, encountering love and evolving into a liberating search for the true meaning of life. Check out our Website: http://www.pinnaclefilms.com.au Like us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/PinnacleFilmsAU Send us a Tweet: http://twitter.com/PINNACLEFILMS

Wednesday, November 20, 2013

Think your network is fasterest? Take the challenge.


Between 1-26 August, a bunch of speed tests on Android mobiles revealed Vodafone had the fastest average 4G speed in Sydney and Melbourne. But don't take our word for it, come and put your network to the test for the chance to win a Samsung GALAXY every hour. Visit http://www.vodafone.com.au/speedchallenge for detail on the Fasterest Challenge dates and locations near you.

Just another day in Middle-earth #airnzhobbit


Here in Middle-earth, everyday tasks can reveal out of this world surprises and before you know it everything can turn a bit Hobbit-shaped. Take a look for yourself. Watch and be in to win tickets for two to the World-wide premiere of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug in LA, with Air New Zealand. Go to http://www.theflyingsocialnetwork.com/middleearth You and a friend could be jetting off to LA aboard the Official Airline of Middle-earth, to take your seats at the premiere of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. Or you could be in to win a Middle-earth experience. Click the web address above to enter.

The Search for the Perfect Espresso


Follow Rico Rodriguez on his journey for the perfect espresso - he's only allowed one per day so it has to good! After a few hit and misses on the espresso front, he eventually strikes gold and stumbles upon Caffe Aurora for that perfect espresso.

Thursday, November 14, 2013

Virgin Mobile's Game of Phones - Download.Play.Win


http://www.gameofphones.com.au - Rewards worth fighting for. The battle is on. With over 500 prizes including Sony Xperias, 3D printers and a $50,000 major prize to be claimed, Virgin Mobile's Game of Phones will turn friends into foes. Whether you're a Virgin Mobile customer or not, prepare for battle. Download, play and win now. Music: Hilton Mowday and Dani Pe Net (Lazy BimBoom)

Monday, November 11, 2013

RACV vs A Shrunken Horse


Is RACV more helpful than a shrunken horse? Otherwise known as a pony... Find out more about RACV Roadside Assistance and view more videos here: http://www.racv.com.au/roadsideassistance

RACV vs A tasty cheese platter


What would you prefer, some cheese, or someone who can fix your car? Find out more about RACV Roadside Assistance and view more videos here: http://www.racv.com.au/roadsideassistance

RACV vs An unstable bike


Ventriloquists dolls really hate unstable bikes. Lucky RACV patrolmen don't. Find out more about RACV Roadside Assistance and view more videos here: http://www.racv.com.au/roadsideassistance

Sunday, November 10, 2013

Attention Powered Car Road Trip -- Leg 4 -- Narrogin


In an effort to learn more about driver inattention, one of the biggest killers on WA roads, RAC created the world's first Attention Powered Car -- a car that goes when you're paying attention and slows when you're not. On the final leg of our road trip, we visited Narrogin in the Wheatbelt, which is also often dubbed by emergency services as the 'accident belt'. Here, single vehicle crashes with young drivers behind the wheel are particularly high, so we wanted to see if inattention was part of the problem. Our first driver, Shawn, took the Attention Powered Car and few mates around town. Not surprisingly, his mates proved to be a distraction, as well as thinking about his girlfriend and sadly, friends lost on the road. Next up was Speedway Driver Coby. She performed well on the open road, but had plenty inattention moments to match. Perhaps most telling though, was her insight into the minds of many drivers who even after being made aware of their limitations, aren't likely to change behaviour. Check out the video to see the Attention Powered Car on the road and how our drivers performed. Plus, follow the journey, watch all webisodes from our journey and keep up-to-date with what we have planned next by visiting forthebetter.com.au

Attention Powered Car Road Trip -- Leg 3 -- Albany


The Attention Powered Car, developed by the RAC, is into leg 3 of its road trip around WA visiting towns including Donnybrook, Nannup and Pemberton, heading to Albany and then finishing in the Wheatbelt town of Narrogin. In this episode we put two drivers behind the wheel that drive for a living. We wanted to see if their professional experience influenced their attention levels. How will our Ambo and Australia's best truck driver perform? First up was Mike. As a St John's Ambulance Volunteer, he needs to be calm and confident driving under pressure and at high speed. And it showed. So too with our second driver, Murray, who's TNT Australia's best truck driver. Both came out determined and focused to prove they had the edge. To some degree they did. Incidences of inattention were fewer and further between, but they were still there. Encouragingly, both drivers were much better at refocusing when they did lose attention. Check out this webisode to see just how they performed, as well as what insights we are finding about driver inattention as we take the Attention Powered Car through southern WA.

Friday, November 8, 2013

Happy Birthday, Julie McCoy!


Lauren Tewes, known for playing Cruise Director Julie McCoy on The Love Boat, celebrated her 60th birthday onboard Sea Princess. Happy birthday, Julie!

Tuesday, November 5, 2013

Claire Quirk #madethis


See how communication design student Claire Quirk, uses Creative Cloud to capture the rough beauty and raw textures of the Melbourne streets to add character to her illustrated portraits.

Monday, November 4, 2013

Attention Powered Car Road Trip -- Leg 1 -- Perth to Busselton


In an effort to learn more about driver inattention, one of the biggest killers on WA roads, RAC created the world's first Attention Powered Car -- a car that goes when you're paying attention and slows when you're not. And now, we've hit the road to see how drivers perform in real-world conditions. Leg one of our road trip saw the Happ family pile into the Attention Powered Car and head south to Busselton on a typical holiday drive. Mum Jacquie, was surprised to discover what made her lose attention the most. In Busselton, we met up with the Wrights. Veterans of the caravan driving, they were keen to test their mental metal against our attention hungry i45. Despite feeling quite confident in his abilities to stay focused, Colin lost attention many times. Check out the video to see the Attention Powered Car on the road and how our drivers performed. Follow our journey as we head to Albany and then the Wheatbelt to put more WA drivers to the test at forthebetter.com.au

Friday, November 1, 2013

Sometimes It Blows


This song is for everybody who's gone out shopping for shoes and come home with a couch... and a headache! https://preview.booodl.com/ Stop Shopping and start collecting with Booodl to get the things you really want, every time.