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Roku unveils the Channel Store lineup, includes Pandora, Flickr, Revision3, TWit and more
It has been a few weeks since Roku officially announced the Channel Store, but it looks like that wait has come to an end. Well, almost to an end. The official availability is that the Channel Store will come as a free update and be rolled out to “all existing Roku customers over the course of the next two weeks.” That aside, the new channels include Blip.tv, Facebook Photos, Flickr, FrameChannel, Mediafly, MobileTribe, Motionbox, Pandora,…
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Blockbuster trying to stay relevant, will begin renting movies on SD cards
Blockbuster has decided to begin testing a new pilot program that will allow in-store visitors to rent a movie on an SD card. The plan…
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Best Buy partners with CinemaNow for movie streaming
Physical media is slowly dying, or so it seems, and we all know it. The retailers know it, too, and some have been striving to…
Roku makes the Roku SD, Roku XR official, also unveils the Roku Channel Store
Roku has officially added to their lineup of set-top boxes, which means they are now offering the Roku SD, Roku HD and the Roku HD-XR. To begin with, all three models still stream Netflix like we have to come to expect in the past. Additionally, they all still offer both… Continue Reading »
Future-proof your movie purchases with Disney’s Keychest
What if you could make sure your movie purchases would work tomorrow, on any device, and you could lose worries of scratching a disc? That is the idea behind Disney’s Keychest, a new way to future-proof your media purchases and instantly access your media on any device that is supported. … Continue Reading »
Rootkits on Sony/Beuna Vista rental DVDs
Although so many people get movies streamed right to them a host of different ways, occasionally, some do still venture forth into that old brick and mortar building called a video store. So, there you are, it’s a Friday night and you go to your local Blockbuster, grab a movie,… Continue Reading »
Samsung adds Blockbuster, Amazon video to HDTVs and Blu-Ray players
It seems like no set top box is safe from getting Internet video options lately. Amazon, Blockbuster and Netflix have been hard at work to get their respective video stores on as many boxes as possible. We’ve seen a number of companies add the functionality through new hardware and firmware… Continue Reading »
Missed the big tech news? Get caught up with InterrupTech for September 28, 2009
Welcome back to InterrupTech. Catch up on the week’s most important tech stories in a hurry. We cover Microsoft’s leaked Courier tablet PC and Pink phones; Netflix’s plans to be on the Wii, PS3, and everywhere else; and the Intel Developer Forum. Continue Reading »
Spider-Man is calling: Vringo brings Marvel video ringtones to phones
Vringo has partnered with Marvel Comics to bring you cellphone video clips and video ringtones from Marvel’s Super Hero library. A dedicated storefront at vringo.marvel.com lets you choose from pre-cut video clips/ringtones or search for a Marvel video and clip it to the 30 seconds you want. Then you simply… Continue Reading »
Sony 3D Vaios, Bravias all coming 2010
3D TV is coming. At IFA in Germany, Sony’s Sir Howard Stringer will throw down the gauntlet and announce next year we’ll see 3D TVs from the company. Sony could use a big hit and bringing the hardware is an important step as content and distribution look to figured out.… Continue Reading »
Blockbuster and Motorola partner to bring OnDemand movies to your phone
Blockbuster and Motorola have recently announced a partnership that will allow users to stream OnDemand movies to their phones. The details are pretty light, however it was noted that the streaming will come in the form of a Blockbuster OnDemand application that will be made available for select Motorola phones.… Continue Reading »
Netflix and Amazon advance streaming movie efforts
Instant streaming movies really seem to be the way everything is going. Blu-ray isn’t exactly the hottest selling format and an increasing number of players are also including streaming services for those who want to watch something right that moment rather than going to get the disc, or waiting for… Continue Reading »
Cable about to bite it? Blip.tv gets broad distrbution deal and new partners
You know how the big three networks are all over Hulu and YouTube about copyright and how they fear/need the internet to survive? Blip.tv is what they fear. Today, Blip announced some big changes that are going to mean something to anyone with a TiVo, has Verizon FIOS, or a… Continue Reading »
Black Friday 2009
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Palm Pre Information & Updates
Palm just introduced their next-gen smartphone, the Palm Pre, and next-gen operating system, Palm webOS. Gadgetell's got the latest Pre and webOS information and news for you right here.
