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Movielink to allow movies transferred to DVDs

Movielink to allow movies transferred to DVDsWhiney Movie IndustryIf the movie industry would quit wasting money "whining" at the beginning of movies about how much piracy is hurting them and spend that money on advertising legal ways to download, burn, and play their movies they would make a heck of...

Tags: Consumer electronics, Digital media, movie, DVD, MovieLink

Discussion threads 2006-07-17

Hollywood beckons for Movielink, CinemaNow replacements

Hollywood beckons for Movielink, CinemaNow replacementsOne word"Vividas"HilariousOkay, this article is just completely ridiculous. First, it calls out the current movie download sites for selling low quality versions of movies at slow download rates for the same price as a high quality DVD (plus with the DVD you get all...

Tags: Digital media, Peer Impact, MovieLink, DVD, movie, CinemaNow

Discussion threads 2006-07-12

CinemaNow

We're guessing when CinemaNow grows up, it will want to be just like Movielink. While Movielink isn't perfect, with its heavy restrictions and limited catalog, it's far above CinemaNow. Movielink focuses on re-creating the theater experience on your PC and showcases Hollywood and independent film. CinemaNow offers many more types...

Tags: Digital media, Broadband Internet, CinemaNow, MovieLink

Product reviews 2006-04-25

Movielink signs up with Blinkx

Movielink signs up with BlinkxDoesn't do me much good..since Movielink still only supports IE.

Tags: Digital media, MovieLink, Blinkx

Discussion threads 2005-03-01

Intel, Movielink co-star in Web movie push

Intel, Movielink co-star in Web movie pushNo thanks- Rent, Rip, Return works fineAnd no unholy DRM!

Tags: Digital media, MovieLink, movie, Intel Corp., Web

Discussion threads 2004-02-17

Additional Resources

ZeeVee ZvBox Zv-100

These days, there's a wide range of products that will stream on-demand movies from the Internet to your living room (Apple TV, Vudu, Xbox 360, TiVo, PS3, and Roku's Netflix Player). The ability to access YouTube videos, video podcasts, and other online content is built into some of those products...

Tags: Corporate communications, Desktops, TVs, TV & Home Theater, ZvBox, video, PC, TV

Product reviews 2008-08-27

HP MediaSmart Connect available for pre-order

HP is jump-starting sales of its MediaSmart Connect, which debuted at CES in January, by promoting pre-orders of the digital media receiver at several online retailers. The MediaSmart Connect is priced by HP at $349, but Amazon.com is...

Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., MediaSmart Connect, Digital Media, Media Center PCs, Advertising & Promotion, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Marketing, Rik Fairlie

Blog posts 2008-06-19

Should Apple fear the Netflix Player?

Should Apple fear the Netflix Player?RE: Should Apple fear the Netflix Player?ut oh, some one is comparing a generic product to something made by Apple, even though they are vastly different products. This should be brutal.Stone the infidels! Apple TV is perfect. Do not challenge!Looks promising, but...Comparing the present functionality...

Tags: NetFlix Inc., AppleTV, Apple Inc., netflix, movie

Discussion threads 2008-05-21

Wal-Mart opens video rental door for Apple

Wal-Mart opens video rental door for AppleWhose is going to support the bandwidth ...requirements for GOOD QUALITY video ??RE: Wal-Mart opens video rental door for AppleSpelling boo-boo in the last paragraph, you have lightening where you meant lightning.First and foremost, it is not Apple's goal to become the movie rental...

Tags: Digital media, Apple Inc., video rental door, Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-01-02

Vudu

Remember that famous Qwest commercial where the guy checks into a hotel and is told that the in-room entertainment offers "every movie ever made?" We're still not quite there yet--but it's not for lack of trying. Over the past few years, more and more on-demand entertainment solutions have become available,...

Tags: Corporate communications, TVs, TV & Home Theater, set-top box, Ethernet Port, Vudu, TV

Product reviews 2007-09-05

News to know: Linux; XP SP3; MySpace profits; HTC Advantage unwrapped

Notable headlines:Paula Rooney: Torvalds, Red Hat are no shows at Linuxworld. Novell CEO Calls For New Linux Distro ISV Standard, Praises FSF.Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft confirms Windows XP SP3 pre-beta is in testers’ hands. A Microsoft Code Name a Day: Volta. You say SkyDrive, I say LiveDrive. Ed Bott: A confusing...

Tags: Google Inc., Linux, High Tech Computer Corp., Google News, Microsoft Windows XP, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., MySpace, IBM Corp., Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2007-08-09

Wal-Mart's video download store

Wal-Mart's video download storeThe answer of course.Is to get rid of the DRM. It won't work in the long run as you just pointed out. You could possibly watermark video but you can't watermark audio so that's out as well. But then, in the middle of your discussion you...

Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Corporate communications, Consumer electronics, Digital media, Sony Corp., DVD, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., digital-rights management, Apple iTunes, video, extender, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2007-02-14

Don't give up on NetFlix

NetFlix new Watch Now service will let a select view of the DVD distributors six million customers watch movies over the Internet.Select view, meaning 250,000 or so additional subs per week, until a June target date for complete subscriber base enablement.Since this content will not be downloaded but will live...

Tags: General, trends, Streaming media, NetFlix Inc.

Blog posts 2007-01-25

Dell Web site snubs Intel's Viiv

Dell Web site snubs Intel's ViivSee Journal of Pervasive 64http://sharikou.blogspot.com/HA-HA-HATake that, Intel!http://one.revver.com/watch/77170/format/flv/affiliate/23672So what of Platform Strategy?I checked out one of the links.THEN (Jan 2005)"Paul Otellini, Intel president and COO, said in a statement. 'Each operating unit has the autonomy to allocate computing and communications resources to be successful, making Intel's...

Tags: Saving Money, Web site, Intel Viiv, Dell Computer Corp., Intel Corp.

Discussion threads 2006-10-11

AOL Video

Following in the footsteps of online movie vets CinemaNow and Movielink (as well as upstarts Guba.com and Amazon Unbox), AOL Video now offers a selection of A-list Hollywood movies for viewing on a computer and on many portable devices. Yet another content choice for Windows users, AOL...

Tags: video, America Online Inc., AOL Video

Product reviews 2006-09-28

RCA Video On Demand Player (Akimbo)

If you were to ask most people what the ultimate home-video experience would be, we're guessing most people would want the ability to be able to pull up any program or movie they can think of and start watching it right away. While cable companies are doing their best with...

Tags: Digital media, TV & Home Theater, TVs, video, Akimbo, RCA Video

Product reviews 2006-09-27

EFF on Zune: Risk of DRM/DMCA checkmate no longer a risk. It's reality

By way of Cory Doctorow, comes a pointer to the Electronic Frontier Foundation's take on Microsoft's new Zune: a brand that has broken ranks with the Redmond-based company's previous digital rights management DRM strategy that attempted to establish an ecosystem of compatibility (under the name "PlaysForSure") between content...

Tags: Microsoft Corp., Digital Millenium, Digital Millenium Copyright Act, Microsoft Zune, digital-rights management

Blog posts 2006-09-18

Amazon Unbox Video Downloads

The latest source of legal downloadable movies and TV shows comes from online retail behemoth Amazon.com. The Amazon Unbox Video Downloads store and rental service joins a growing number of like services such as CinemaNow, MovieLink, Vongo, AOL Video, and Guba and premieres just a few days before Apple's...

Tags: Digital media, Amazon.com Inc., Amazon Unbox

Product reviews 2006-09-11

It's (almost) Showtime

Apple's invitations to their 12 September 2006 press event (the un-keynote) feature a large Apple logo bathed in Hollywood-style search lights with copy reading "It's Showtime" across the bottom. A thinly veiled reference to the movie download service that the company appears to ready to announce in six days....

Tags: Apple Computer Inc., movie

Blog posts 2006-09-06

Guba

Editors' note: Guba has just signed a distribution deal with Sony Pictures. Adding 100 of the studio's feature films (available 7/12/06) to the Guba premium lineup is definitely an improvement for this fledgling service. (7/11/06)Take the homemade and user-driven sensibilities of a YouTube and add the feature-film pedigree of a...

Tags: video, Guba

Product reviews 2006-07-06