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VUDU intros XL2. The streaming device that fits into a 1U rack-mountable box

November 18th, 2008 at 7:55 pm » Comments (0)

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The new VUDU XL2 is designed for installation into rack-mounted home theater systems. Occupying only one rack unit of space, the XL2 looks right at home in any rack while providing instant access to VUDU’s massive library of movies and TV shows. The XL2 features the same great integration options and the [...]



Zune 3.1 update released. Now featuring Sudoku

November 18th, 2008 at 7:50 pm » Comments (0)

The team has been doing a little extra work heading into the holiday season; in fact this week is a busy one. You are going to see some pretty cool things coming for Zune that we thinks you’ll enjoy…Aside from the sweet Common commercial – Afrika Bambaataa!  Starting today, Zune gets a little update which [...]



Google launches iPhone voice search app

November 18th, 2008 at 7:47 pm » Comments (0)

After an unexplained three-day delay, Google Inc. late Monday added voice capabilities to its search application for the iPhone. Google Mobile App 0.3.142 hit Apple’s App Store, the only official online mart for iPhone software from third-party developers, on Monday. It can be downloaded free of charge. After launching the application, the user [...]



New Xbox Experience Marks “A New Dawn in Home Entertainment”

November 18th, 2008 at 7:40 pm » Comments (0)

Hyperbole comes in all sorts of different forms, but Microsoft’s new push going out today strikes me as downright silly. A press released entitled “A New Dawn in Home Entertainment for Everyone Begins Nov. 19″ was sent out today containing the objectionable comparison between the release of the New Xbox Experience tomorrow and the release [...]



Xbox Experience now available to all who signed up, Netflix HD streams too

November 18th, 2008 at 2:58 pm » Comments (0)

Microsoft’s new Xbox Experience dashboard doesn’t officially launch until Wednesday the 19th. But if you signed up for the preview (and who didn’t?) with a valid console ID then it’s available now according to Major Nelson. What’s more, Netflix has confirmed its Xbox 360 launch details: more than 12,000 movies and TV episodes and 300 [...]



New Enterprise movie trailer now available online in HD at up to 1080p

November 18th, 2008 at 7:00 am » Comments (0)

Paramount has teamed up with J.J. Abrams (of Armageddon and Mission Impossible III fame) to create a new Star Trek The Original Series (TOS) movie, set for release May 8, 2009. This movie will reclaim Kirk, Spock, Bones, Uhura, Scotty and the rest in their familiar roles. However, they will be played by new actors. [...]