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Discover Bollywood With iTalkies
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Home Entertainment, Internet, Movies, Music,
iTalkies has adopted Netflix’s idea and the company, which is based in Seattle, has been delivering Bollywood titles since 2004. Now they have expanded and are available to residents of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut. Shaiwal Singh, the company’s founder and CEO, says that there are over 5,000 titles of Indian films in seven languages and features both popular films and award-winners. We like this idea and wonder if it could be the beginning of a trend that will include such individualized online services as iChickFlick and iFreddyKruger.
Read More 
| Hindustan Times
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Destroy Sensitive Discs With Aplomb
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Misc. Tech, Movies, Music, USB,
There are paper shredders, but what do you do when you want to get rid of a disc with sensitive data? Sure, you can key them or melt them in the microwave, or you can be an adult about it and use the USB powered CD Destroyer. The gadget can be used on CD/DVD/CD-R/RW, DVD-RAM, and DVD-ROM, can take care of the evil discs in only 5 seconds, and claims a lifetime of 100,000 CDs/DVDs. At a size of 60 x 120 x 50 mm, it weighs only 130 g, and comes with a 50 cm long power cable at a price of $29.99 at Brando.
(Thanks, Fanny)
Read More | usb.Brando
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Bootleg Sniffing Dogs Receive Rewards
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Home Entertainment, Movies, Portable Audio / Video, Science,
Our props to Lucky and Flo, two honest-to-goodness DVD-sniffing dogs who received medals after ending a 6 month assignment in Malaysia. The two black labs managed to find 1.6 million illegal movie discs, three DVD replicating machines, and 97 compact disc burners, valued at $6 million. They even went as far as discovering some behind a false wall. Although they cannot tell real from bootleg, their handlers can. The canine cops will be traveling to New York, where they will strut their stuff in the Big Apple. We think the officials should have just given them some kibble and perhaps a copy of “Lady and The Tramp” for their reward.
Read More | Daily Mail
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Hellboy Collectible is Too Cute to be Vicious
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Misc. Tech, Movies, Toys,
Entertainment Earth can find anything menacing and turn it into adorable. Knowing that a second Hellboy movie is in the works and will be released next year about this time, we discovered this limited edition vinyl Qee. Standing at 8-inches, Mike Mignola’s creation has flexible arms and legs for breaking up rubber bricks with his right hand. If that isn’t enough action, he also has his signature gun implanted on his left one. With only 1,500 available, this is truly only for fans of the comic/movie at $79.99. Pre-order now as availability should be sometime this month.
Read More | Nerd Approved
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Paramount and Dreamworks Choose HD DVD
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Corporate News, Home Entertainment, Movies,
We have more news on the HD DVD/Blu-ray battlefield. Yesterday, Viacom’s Paramount and DreamWorks Animation announced that they will be releasing their DVDs exclusively on HD DVD. They feel that the format has better quality, lower manufacturing costs, and less expensive players available. Included in the first batch of releases will be “Blades of Glory” on August 28, “Transformers,” and “Shrek the Third.” The agreement includes other movies distributed by Paramount including DreamWorks Pictures, Paramount Vantage, Nickelodeon Movies, and MTV Films, the exception being Spielberg films as they are not exclusive to either format.
Read More | Reuters
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Cowon iAudio and D2 Unveiled
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Movies, Music, Portable Audio / Video,
The Korean company Cowon has released two MP3 players at an attempt to compete with the big Apple. Its iAudio 7 can hold up to 8 GB of Flash memory for 60 hours of play, features IU, swing touch, an alert beep, 3-D sound effects and can be preset for up to 10 JetEffects. The 1.3-inch screen displays up to 260,000 colors and seven lines of text. The D2, with its 2.5-inch, 16 million color, 24 bit touch screen can hold up to 16 GB with an SD card, loves going to the movies, and comes with a touchpen, stylus, and kickstand. Both support MP3, OGG, WMA, FLAC, and WAVs and have FM radio/record. The MSRP for the iAudio 7 is available for 299,000 KRW (~$316.00) while the Cowon D2 can be yours for 329,000 KRW (~$348.00.)
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Simpsons Become Collectors’ Footware
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Wearables, Smart Home, Movies,
When will Simpsonmania end? Every other commercial, Fox promo, and site has at least one ka-ching for Matt Groening and crew. We are pleased that in between the Squishees and Krusty battling the BK mascot, we found these anti-Simpson shoes. The Limited Edition Krusty the Demon Vans seem to be so popular that they are only available on eBay, from prices of $127.00 to upwards of $350.00. We did find one pair of Homer in Shattered Glass shoes by the same designer Tony Muñoz for $22.50, unless someone has already snatched them up to resell on eBay for a higher price, too.
Read More | LA Weekly
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Digital Hero 3 Takes a Dive
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Cameras, Misc. Tech, Movies, Portable Audio / Video,
GoPro’s Digital Hero 3 is a perfect answer/gift for those who surf, swim, or just like to play around at the beach. The 3 megapixel waterproof cam can flip up or lock-in flat, takes still photos and up to 54 minutes of 640 x 480 pixel video and sound with 16 Mb of internal memory (expandable up to 2GB with an SD card.) It can handle depths of 30 meters, is attachable to wrist, handlebars, ankle, etc. and can be used in always-on mode for simplicity in shooting. At a size of only 1.25 x 1.75 x 2.6-inches and a weight of 4.5 ounces, the Hero comes with 2 AAA batteries and can be hooked up to your PC by USB or RCA connection. You can find the camera at BB-Shopping for £99.99 (~$201.59.)
(Thanks, Ian)
Read More | BB-Shopping
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Toshiba HD-A3x Third Generation HD DVD Players Announced
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: HDTV, Home Entertainment, Movies,
Hot on the heels of Samsung announcing their third generation Blue-ray players, Toshiba has just filled us in on their soon-to-be-released third gen HD DVD players. First thing to take note of right out of the gate is that the top-of-the-line model, the HD-A35, will cost $499 USD as opposed to the current $799 that the HD-XA2 goes for. The HD-A35 offers 5.1 channel analog output and High Bit Rate Audio (up to 7.1 channel) via HDMI.All of the new models will also boast 24p support and CE-Link, along with a much nicer streamlined appearance. As for pricing and availability, the HD-A3 will go for $299.99 and is expected to be available in October, the HD-A30 should ship in September at $399.99, and the HD-A35 will ship in October at the aforementioned price of $499.99. Click on over to PR Newswire for the full release.
Read More | PR NewsWire
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Hitachi Reveals First Blu-Ray Camera
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Cameras, Corporate News, Home Entertainment, Movies,
Hitachi has announced the formal unveiling of the word’s first Blu-ray (BDs) camcorders. The DZ-BD70 is a single drive cam that can record approximately an hour of 1920 x 1080 of full high-def video (two hours of 1440 x 1080) on an a single side, single layer 8 cm BD. The DZ-BD7H (shown here) is a hybrid with a 30 GB built-in HDD which can record up to four hours of 1920 x 1080 high-def video (4 hours of 1440 x 1080) and can also copy its contents from HDD to BD within the camera itself. Both models will be available in Japan at the end of August and will come across the seas in October, just in time for the Christmas Disc War to heat up.
Read More | Hitachi (Japanese) via Akibahara News
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