Apple aired their teaser ad for the Apple iPhone during the Oscars tonight. The ad has run multiple times during the Oscars.
The advertisement started with a collection of scenes from television and film with actors saying "Hello" on a telephone. The scenes are played in rapid succession, and the iPhone appears on the screen. Then a black screen with the words: "Hello" ... then ... "Coming in June" and finally an Apple logo.
Apple Quicktime: Apple has posted an official version of the iPhone Hello ad on their website.
Update: The iPhone now has "AT&T" rather than "Cingular" listed in the corner. image. Cingular is now the new AT&T.
Update 2: Maclantic notes that the background music is Inside Your Head by Eberg (iTunes Link). A sample of the track is available in MP3 format from Eberg's site.
Update 3: Forum user Clonenode has compiled a list of all the actors (with the exception of one) who appear in the iPhone teaser ad. The one actress left off the list was Audrey Tautou according to Mac fly (film)
Friday October 30, 2026 3:20 pm PDT by Joe Rossignol
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Thursday October 29, 2026 11:52 am PDT by Joe Rossignol
In the U.S. and most other countries, Apple's website shows the new iPad mini being held by pinched fingers, but this is not the case in South Korea.
The new iPad mini shown with pinched fingers on Apple's website in the U.S.
On its South Korean website, Apple simply shows an image of the iPad mini on its own.
The new iPad mini shown without pinched fingers on Apple's website in South Korea ...
Here is the list of actors in the commercial. I am only missing the "French Woman"... any help?
Lucille Ball Jackie Gleason Humphrey Bogart Marlon Brando Jerry Lewis Marilyn Monroe Clark Gable Peter Sellers Steve McQueen Richard Dreyfuss Burt Reynolds Betty Rubble Robert Redford Michael J. Fox Harrison Ford John Cusack French Woman Kevin Spacey William H. Macy Dustin Hoffman Will Ferrell Sarah Jessica Parker Jeff Bridges Billy Crystal Cameron Diaz Samuel L. Jackson John Travolta Robert DeNiro Ben Stiller Michael Douglas Mr. Incredible
