Tag: movies

Death of The Video Rental Store

A few weeks ago, I was sitting at a traffic light by the Hollywood Video store near my home and glanced over at the empty parking lot. This was not an unusual sight because for years the parking lot at the Hollywood Video was always empty. But looking a bit closer, I realized the space… Continue reading Death of The Video Rental Store

Netflix no longer requires disc for PS3 and Wii

Coming on the heels of Netflix announcing that PS3 consumers no longer need a disc to stream Netflix content, Netflix customers with a Wii console can begin streaming movies from the service without the Netflix disc starting this week. Last week, Sony launched the disc-less service for PS3 console customers. PS3 customers, unlike Wii customers,… Continue reading Netflix no longer requires disc for PS3 and Wii

The Social Web gets its own set of movie trailers

We all really relate to movies, don’t we? We jump to see movie-versions of books and compelling news stories. Well how about a movie version of the origins of Facebook? Well, that’s actually coming to a movie theater near you this Fall. It’s called “The Social Network“. The trailer is after the jump. But not… Continue reading The Social Web gets its own set of movie trailers

Mobile Entertainment company mspot now offers movies on demand for your cell phone

One of the up and coming services that gets you even more entertainment on your cell phone is mspot. mspot started out as a music, ringtone and streaming radio company but has recently branched out into movies too. So if you’re interested in watching movies on your phone, then you can get an mspot movie… Continue reading Mobile Entertainment company mspot now offers movies on demand for your cell phone

Mvix updates Ultio media player – Ultio Pro can now record with DVR

MvixUSA has updated their flagship media center product, the Ultio, to now include DVR (digital video recording) capabilities. The Ultio Pro plays back Blu-ray quality 1080p hi-def video, photos, and music on your high-def TV via HDMI and stores it all on its internal hard drive which you can get as large as 2TB. And… Continue reading Mvix updates Ultio media player – Ultio Pro can now record with DVR

Sony and Netflix got together so you can stream Netflix movies to your PS3

Got a PlayStation3 ? Then you might want to think about getting one, because Sony just came up with one more reason for you to buy one: Netflix. Yes, Sony and Netflix got together so that you can stream Netflix movies to your PS3. As long as you have a Netflix account, there is no… Continue reading Sony and Netflix got together so you can stream Netflix movies to your PS3

New movie Gamer, puts a twist on gaming

Gamer is an upcoming action movie with an interesting twist. Set in the future, mind-control is common and used in FPS video gaming where players control inmates in actual battles. This flick has some big names in it like Gerard Butler, Michael C. Hall, John Leguizamo, Kyra Sedgwick and Ludacris. Comes out Sep 4. Take… Continue reading New movie Gamer, puts a twist on gaming

Adobe Flash coming to a TV near you

Adobe plans to bring its Flash technology to your TV screens by having TVs and set-top boxes built with support for Flash. Flash is the format used for roughly 80% of video online as well as many online video games. This will certainly make it easier for studios to create content that is viewable on… Continue reading Adobe Flash coming to a TV near you

YouTube Looking To Accept Full-Length Content… Legally

YouTube and Sony are currently in talks  to display full-length content from Sony Pictures on YouTube. About a week ago, a deal was closed between YouTube and Disney to do the same with some short Disney clips – but it seems that Sony Pictures may provide some longer content for YouTube. This may be a… Continue reading YouTube Looking To Accept Full-Length Content… Legally