Posts Tagged ‘home entertainment’

VUDU on-demand HD content coming soon to an LG BD390 Blu-ray player near you

File this little guy under gadgets we need ASAP. VUDU has been tearing it up lately as the company wisely broadens its horizons beyond dedicated set top boxes. The HD on-demand content provider recently announced partnerships that bring its service…

Toshiba dances on HD DVD’s grave, gets in bed with Blu-ray

Following a long a grueling battle that forced the company to bury its now-defunct “next generation” home entertainment media tech, Toshiba was left bleeding worse than a naked cheerleader in an axe murderer flick. It’s been just over a year…

Intel and Adobe bringing Flash to a living room near you

As is always the case, we can all expect plenty of home entertainment-related news to come this week as CES kicks off. New TVs, new Blu-ray players, new set top boxes and plenty of new technology will be showcased later…

Blockbuster finally releases its very own set-top box

After making an announcement ages ago, Blockbuster has finally launched its movie rental service via set-top boxes. Since word got out about the box and service, the only other option was to have DVDs delivered to your home, Netflix style,…

Tivo launches a new mobile website

Tivo announced today that it is officially launching the beta version of its mobile website (m.tivo.com).  Anyone with a mobile browser can browse and search Tivo’s new mobile website for programming content. The search interface allows users to search by…

Signs of the Apocalypse, volume one: TiVo meets Domino’s

Well people, it was fun while it lasted. Green fields and sunny pastures may soon be a thing of the past as TiVo has officially announced the Domino’s widget – a fast food ordering service that allows TiVo subscribers to…

Memorex Readies $270 MVBD-2510 Blu-ray Player

Here it is people, the first Blu-ray player to be announced with an MSRP under $300. It might not be quite as high-class as Goldmund’s Eidos 20 BD and it might not be quite as versatile as LG’s BG-3000 with…

Movie Downloads Finally Coming to Blockbuster

Come on Blockbuster, all the cool kids are doing it. Almost a year since announcing the acquisition of video download service Movielink, it looks like Blockbuster is finally getting ready to round out its portfolio with a download service of…