Tag archive: DVDs

Here are some of the hottest, most buzzed-about books this week. Download them on your Kindle, read them on your iPad, or go to a bookstore if you like to keep things old-school. 1Q84 by Haruki Murakami In this nearly 1,000-page epic feat of world literature, Murakami tells the story of a young girl in 1984 Tokyo who enters a parallel world after following the strange instructions of a taxi driver. Meanwhile, we follow a young man's story… Read More

With the recent passing of Apple co-founder and legend Steve Jobs, books have been flying off the shelves about the tech genius's life and rise to the top. While we are all deeply saddened by the death of Jobs, it's also a good reason to celebrate the life and work of a man who changed the way we all see technology, whether you're an Apple geek or not. We've rounded up some of our Digital Trends picks in books and movies… Read More

Here are some of the hottest, most buzzed-about books this week. Download them on your Kindle, read them on your iPad, or go to a bookstore if you like to keep things old-school. Boomerang: Travels in the New Third World by Michael Lewis Well-known and well-loved author Michael Lewis is back with a fascinating look at the before and after of the 2008 economic collapse. Before the collapse, Lewis paints a picture of cheap credit and irresistible… Read More

Here are some of the hottest, most buzzed-about books this week. Download them on your Kindle, read them on your iPad, or go to a bookstore if you like to keep things old-school.  Jacqueline Kennedy: Historic Conversations on Life with John F. Kennedy by Caroline Kennedy Just four months after her husband John F. Kennedy's assassination in 1964, Jacqueline Kennedy found the strength to sit down and record seven interviews about her time in… Read More

Like many other industries, the consumer electronics industry relies on that “next best thing” emerging every few years in order to fuel sales. Small stores crave it. Big chains need it. Home installers can’t live without it. So what’s happening to the home A/V industry now? Will there be a breakout technology any time soon? It’s certainly been a while since we’ve had a “next best thing” in home theater or home audio. Yes, there are iPods and… Read More

Easter is upon us, which makes it a perfect time to search for hidden “Easter eggs” — and you can do so on your DVDs and Blu-ray Discs. Say, what? An “Easter egg” can best be described as a hidden extra planted on many discs in your movie or TV show box set collection. Generally speaking, these are found by pressing the correct sequence of buttons on the remote while in the menu screens, and usually not during the… Read More

To celebrate what would be his one hundredth birthday, Criterion is releasing a comprehensive box set of Akira Kurosawa's films which span the director's legenary 50 year career. Twenty-five movies are included in this collection which include iconic titles such as Rashomon, Seven Samurai, The Hidden Fortress, and four rare titles never released on DVD.

Closely mimicking Memorex’s SimpleSave DVD-Rs, Verbatim launched its own line of intelligent backup media on Tuesday with its new PhotoSave DVDs. The writeable DVDs come preloaded with software that makes it easier for novice computer users to locate and backup media files on their PCs. PhotoSave discs can either function in automatic or manual mode. Automatic requires only one click to scan a hard drive for pictures and begin… Read More

Should you be an avid watcher of movies, you may want to steer clear of Netflix. The company has started punishing their customers who rent frequently rather than rewarding them. Customer ManuelVillanueva uses Netflix a lot. He has been a customer for over 2 and a half years and uses Netflix's $17.99 a month plan to rent 3 DVDs at a time. Normally he'd be happy with his service but Netflixis now giving him the shaft because he rents… Read More

New digital delivery services are not likely to supplant the DVD business, but rather bring digital entertainment to people by adding either convenience or accessibility that complements what the”Packaged Goods” can provide, reports In-Stat. More consumers want instant access to video on their TV sets, portable devices and cell phone handsets, but DVDswill continue to be a popular medium and will continue to experience substantial… Read More

If the summerlong Denver test is a hit, McDonald's hopes to become the first fast-food chain to rent top DVDs nationally. DVDs will be rented at Redbox kiosks, situated inside and outside restaurants. Rental fee: $1 a day

Quote from the review: “Most of you fellas must know about 321′s legal woes – I don't wanna really get into it but I will say that you can still purchase the physical software at your local retailer until it is soldout – the ban is only on 321 Studios to prevent shipping or downloads of the “ripper” version after a certain date. Retailers are NOT restricted – they just can't get any more.… Read More

From NEC's press release: NEC Corporation today announced development of technology capable of recording and playing back both current DVDs and next generation DVDs (HD DVD – High Definition & High Density DVD) with a single optical head, and its success in creating a compatible drive based on this technology. With the spread of high-resolution digital images, big-screen displays, and the start of terrestrial digital TV… Read More

The FireWire PocketDVD-RW – to give it its full name – is a compact 152x31x158mm, and provides writing and rewriting capabilities in a host of DVD and CD formats, including DVDs for playback in consumer DVD machines and music CDs, as well as data back-ups of up to 4.7GB. It can also be used for playing back both DVDs and CDs on a Mac. The device is encased in a shock-resistant 'bumper guard' and as a further… Read More