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Canadian Receives Outrageous Cell Phone Bill
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Smartphones, Internet, Movies,
If you think your cell phone bill is high, take a look at Piotr Staniaszek’s dilemma. Last month, he was billed nearly $85,000.00 from Bell Mobility in Canada. It seems he got so excited that he could use his phone as a modem with his $10.00 unlimited browser fee that he downloaded high-def movies and other large files. The man said he thought the first bill for $65,000.00 seemed a mistake and was amazed when it continued to climb. He claims that he will fight the $3,243.00 charges that Ma Bell gave him in a “goodwill gesture” because he felt they should have notified him when he was over $100.00, as they had done previously. We think he should be grateful for small favors
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| BBC
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Netflix Gets Hassled by USPS
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Corporate News, Home Entertainment, Movies,
Apparently, the office of the USPS Inspector General is not happy because the mailers that Netxflix uses have to be sorted by hand. They estimate that it is costing them about $21 million a year and have suggested that the company include a 17 cent surcharge from now on. Tony Wible, a Citigroup analyst who wrote the report, says that the income that Netflix receives per subscriber would fall from $1.05 to 35 cents. We know that Netxflix, which mails out about 1.6 million movies a day, is clever enough to create a redesigned mailer sometime soon.
Read More | The New York Times
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2007 Holiday Gift Guide: Samsung BD-P1200
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Home Entertainment, Movies, Family, Men, Techies,
The BD-P1200 from Samsung is a nice step up from last year’s BD-P1000 player. It offers more features at a lower cost. There are nice bookmarking features, DVD upconverting, and a nice backlit remote control. There’s also an Ethernet port, which allows for simple firmware updates. Of course, the fact that it takes 20 seconds to load a disc is no fun, but that is typical of Blu-ray and HD DVD players across the board.
Read More | Samsung BD-P1200
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AOL Pay-For-Download Service Ends
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Corporate News, Home Entertainment, Movies,
AOL has decided to give up its pay-for-download service and allow Amazon to sell the movies via its Unbox service. Although AOL’s service has only been around a year, it let everyone know last Friday when it displayed a banner for Unbox after a click on its movie tab. We are certain that Amazon is thrilled that it has one more coup and AOL must be relieved to be following in the footsteps of Google, who discontinued the same service in August to concentrate on its baby, YouTube.
Read More | Post-Bulletin
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Creative Releases 32GB Zen PMP
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Movies, Music, Portable Audio / Video,
Creative has finally released its 32 GB ZEN PMP. The company says it will store up to 8,000 tunes in MP3, WMA, Audible 2, 3, 4 and AAC by pay-per-download or subscription. It is also compatible with iTunes and features an FM tuner and voice recording. It will handle WMV9, MJPEG, MPEG4-SP, DivX 4/5 and XviD videos and boasts a 2.5-inch TFT display with 16.7 million color support. The Zen should be good for up to 30 hours of music or 5 video with its Li-ion battery and its memory can be expanded with SD cards. Check with Creative for a price and availability near you.
Read More | Creative
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Profiles In History Auctions Movie Memorabilia
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Internet, Misc. Tech, Movies,
Suppose you had an endless budget for the holidays. You could select the ultimate in gift giving at this upcoming auction from Profiles in History. Choose between the T-800 Endoskeleton from “Terminator 2: Judgment Day” ($80,000 opening bid,) Jean Luc Picard’s “Enterprise E” command chair from the Star Trek film ($45,000 open,), or a screen-used, full-scale T-Rex head from “Jurassic Park” ($60,000 opening bid.) For a few less bucks, you may be able to score Geordi’s Visor from “Star Trek: Generations” ($2,000 minimum.) Taking place December 13 and 14, if you win the lotto by then, show up yourself in Calabasas Hills, CA., or mail, phone, or fax a bid via eBay.
(Thanks, Marc)
Read More | Profiles in History
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Video Players are Credit Card Size
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Movies, Music, Portable Audio / Video, USB,
Looking for stocking stuffers? These digital Mini-Video Players are also good for audio recording and playing, and include FM tuners and integrated speakers. With up to 8 hours of battery life, they have high-res screens and come in Neon M3 with a 2.4-inch screen, which is heat sensitive and will glow by touch and the Ice, with a 2.8-inch screen and brushed aluminum finish. Each credit card-sized device has 2GB storage, is chargeable by USB, comes with headphones, and has a MSRP of $99.99.
Read More | ThinkGeek
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Canon Unveils Autonomous Recorder
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Cameras, Home Entertainment, Movies, Portable Audio / Video, USB,
Canon has introduced its DW-100 Recorder, which will accept both MPEG-2 in SD and HD video with AVCHD. It will also accept Blu-Ray and PS3 so everybody should be happy. At a mere size of 179 × 70 × 275 mm and a weight of 1.9kg, it will record and play 12 cm DVD-R/-R DL/-RW. Compatible with PC or Mac, connect by included USB 2.0 cord. No price has yet been released, but expect availability by March 2008.
Read More | Canon (translated) via Akihabara News
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My DVR Expander Saves Extra Video
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Home Entertainment, Movies, Storage,
Now that all the holiday movies are coming out, this might be a good time to expand your TiVo or Series 3 DVR. Western Digital, the creators of My Book Hard Drive, has released My DVR Expander. It attaches to the eSATA port and gets automatically recognized. It will hold an additional 500GB for up to 300 hours of standard video or 60 hours of HD video. Western promises quiet operation with passive cooling and a minimal LED for less of a distraction. It’s available now for $199.99.
Read More | Western Digital
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Share Your Tunes With Mini-Boombox
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Smartphones, Misc. Tech, Movies, Music,
The Mini-Boombox Cell Phone with sliding keypad allows you to take your Sim card out of your regular phone, slide it in the back, and power up. The unlocked quad-band GSM device features a 1.5-inch 65K color TFT LCD screen, a 1.3 megapixel camera, voice dialing, speakerphone, and SMS/MMS messaging with a WAP browser. It also plays MP3 and MPEG4 files, has a 256MB memory that can expand up to 4GB and transfers via USB (cable included.) It will even announce incoming calls with voice synthesis. While it won’t work with Verizon or Sprint, you can purchase a a pre-paid SIM card from T-Mobile or AT&T. It’s available for $149.99 at ThinkGeek.
Read More | ThinkGeek
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