Boogie Boards & Brookstone Logos

The Boogie Board is something of an LED Magic Slate.  It looked entertaining, so I bought it despite the annoying logos.  Not only does one get "Boogie Board," but Brookstone added its logo as well.

To increase my frustration, it turns out amazon sells it for $10 less than Brookstone with a slightly less intrusive logo in place of Brookstone’s:

Smart Phone Logos

Although I am an Apple fan, I'm slightly annoyed that when I receive a message from someone, the default tag is "Sent from my iPhone." The Blackberry adds a similar tag. Why should I care what type of phone the sender is using?

Once again, an obnoxious logo.

Musical Instruments

While watching the Stewart/Colbert rally, I was struck by the obtrusive logs on musical instruments. Why would one want to advertise the instrument rather than the musician?

More on Pickup Logos

As I mentioned in my previous post, pickup trucks are the champions of obtrusive logos. I'd be interested in comments as to why this is so. If you own a pickup truck with a really big logo, why?

Chevrolet is the industry leader, no doubt at all. Many Chevrolets have the long name across the full back of the truck.

Then there are models with "Chevrolet" in smaller letters.

And their upscale "Silverado" model has only the Chevy symbol, with the name "Silverado" in small letters.

Does this agree with my theory that the more expensive the vehicle, the less obtrusive the logo?

Why Do Pickup Trucks Have Such Big Logos?

Why do pickup trucks have such huge names on the back? Not all of them, and not all models, but many Chevrolet, Ford, and Toyota trucks announce their makers in large letters to anyone following. I'm going to be snapping pictures over the next few weeks to add to the collection.

Cars don't have such prominent names. Indeed, the fancier the car, the less obtrusive the logo. Think Audi or BMW (although even a pickup probably couldn't handle Bayerische Motoren Werke).

Here's the first, a Ford:

Television Bugs Getting Worse

I've recently noted that television bugs are getting worse — now many of them move. As I write, I'm watching Obama's speech. Fox has moving logs in the lower right corner. ABC has things happening as well. They are annoying enough when they don't move. Why do networks have to make it worse by making them even more obtrusive?

Three Cheers for David Pogue

David Pogue, the outstanding New York Times technology columnist, has begin a "Squash the Bug" campaign, an effort to eliminate those annoying little identifying logos on television screens. More power to him. I'm signing on.