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Not news anymore, but I just realized you could download hi-res images of the same over at the Svedka Website. At the moment there seems to be something amiss, but they were there just the other day. Besides being a cool android the ads are interesting because they totally lack political correctness … and the bot is made by Stan Winston.

Wikipedia - Svedka is a brand of high-quality vodka made in Sweden [...] It is probably best known in America for the controversial ad campaign that its makers introduced in late 2005, with a futuristic “spokesbot” designed by Stan Winston, a claim that in the year 2033 Svedka will be the most popular vodka in the world, and a uniquely satiric edge; the ads poke fun at baby boomers, Scientologists and numerous other current pop-culture targets.

“Svedka says ‘thank you’ for making the gay man’s fashion gene available over-the-counter in 2033.”