Celebrity: Joshua Jackson
Product: Samsung BlackJack II
An agreement with the Fox show Fringe got AT&T's Samsung BlackJack II into the hands of actor Joshua Jackson this February. Jackson plays a researcher of "fringe science" in the new science fiction series. In one scene, he uses the phone and AT&T's "Video Share" service to stream video from the scene of a crime to his partner.
Celebrity: Lauren Conrad
Product: Samsung Eternity
The Hills is a series about young people in Los Angeles, but it often feels like a show about cellphone culture. AT&T recently capitalized on the show's passion for cellphones by providing phones at The Hills' premiere and finale parties. Footage of the parties was also shown on air.
Celebrity: Kiefer Sutherland
Product: Sprint Instinct
Ever notice that 24's Jack Bauer always seems to be using a Sprint cellphone? The deal generates plenty of exposure for Sprint, but occasionally strains the series' sense of reality. In an episode late last year, Bauer used a Sprint phone while in Africa. Later, some viewers noted that Sprint's cellular technology, known as CDMA, won't work in Africa.
Celebrity: Leighton Meester
Product: BlackBerry Storm
You will probably never see an iPhone featured on Gossip Girl. The reason: Verizon Wireless has had an "integration deal" with the series since 2007. That means lots of Verizon handsets like the BlackBerry Storm and no AT&T-exclusive devices like the iPhone.
Celebrity: Shia LaBeouf
Product: Special Edition LG Versa
LG phones will make some type of appearance in the new Transformers movie, Revenge of the Fallen, which opens June 24. The company is keeping quiet about details but did strike a marketing deal with producer Paramount Pictures and designed a special edition of its Versa handset to promote the film.
Celebrity: Daniel Craig
Product: Sony Ericsson Cyber-shot C902
Sony Ericsson outfitted actor Daniel Craig with a special "titanium silver" edition of its Cyber-shot C902 phone for Quantum of Solace. Sony Ericsson's parent company, Sony, has a keen interest in James Bond movies. The previous Bond film, 2006's Casino Royale, featured so many Sony products that some viewers likened it to a commercial.
Celebrity: Jim Carrey
Product: Nokia 6300
Yes Man opens with Jim Carrey talking on his cellphone in a video rental store. Yes, it's a Nokia handset, this time the 6300. As Carrey's character grows more social--part of his character's vow to say "yes" to everything--he makes more calls, yielding more screen time for the phone.
Celebrity: Katy Perry
Product: Nokia N96
Another Nokia phone pops up in Katy Perry's "Hot N Cold" video, in which Perry plays a jilted bride. As she--and a crew of female friends--prepares to attack her would-be groom, he pulls out a Nokia N96 phone, only to find Perry singing at him from the handset's screen.
Celebrity: Christina Aguilera
Product: Nokia 5800 XpressMusic
The Nokia 5800 has a smaller cameo in Christina Aguilera's "Keeps Gettin' Better" video. The shot is brief: Aguilera sitting in a recording studio, pressing icons on the handset's touch-screen.
Celebrity: Britney Spears
Product: Nokia 5800 XpressMusic
Britney Spears normally limits endorsements to products that bear her own name or likeness. But she incorporated Nokia's 5800 XpressMusic phone into her "Womanizer" video as part of a product placement deal. In the video, her love interest is the one who actually uses the phone, first to check his calendar and, later, to film her dancing.
Jennifer Aniston may have lost Brad and Vince Vaughn, but at least she hung on to her Blackberry! This week's Life and Style Magazine is featuring a picture of Jen to showcase her $2,400 Jennifer Meyer 18-karat yellow gold leaf necklace. We of course, love the photo for showing off the beautiful Blackberry.
Though not as slender and chic as the Blackberry Pearl model, Jen's phone, the Blackberry 8700, offers mail, phone, browser, instant messaging and organizer into one compact, integrated device. Wise choice Jen, very wise.
