Tag: DVD
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REEL TO REAL ► Universal Studios Celebrates 100 Years by Bringing Classics to Life with Augmented Reality
The Gadget Helpline‘s REEL TO REAL is a regular feature to the blog, aimed at tech and film fanatics, which will reveal how the sci-fi and futuristic gadgets we see on screen in movies and television are making their way into real-life. Take a seat, grab your popcorn and enjoy the show! This edition is a little…
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Sony Playstation 3 in Scarlet Red Available to Pre-order – 320GB Console Variant Ships May 4th
With all rumours of a 2012 launch of a Playstation 4 dealt an official death blow, Sony look to refresh their existing gaming wares with a stylish new Scarlet Red paint job for the PS3, prolonging the appeal of the Playstation brand to new home console buyers while they await news of what’s next. Six…
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Bus Fight Viral Becomes a Movie – Danny Trejo Stars as “Epic Beard Man” in “Bad Ass”
This Gadget Helpline blogger is a big fan of those lesser-known B-movie gems that can only be found by trawling the very bottom shelves of your local Blockbuster. It’s even better when you find out something off of the interwebs has been made into one such movie! Now, I’m not talking about the Oscar nominated story…
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VLC 2.0 Media Player Now Available on Mac OS X, Windows and Linux
Last week we announced that VLC Media Player would be getting a major overhaul as part of an update to version 2.0, and now that update is officially available to download on Windows, Mac OS X and Linux. Now, if you’re not familiar with VLC it is a free open-source cross-platform multimedia player which is…
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VLC 2.0 Media Player Arriving on Mac OS X, Windows and Linux Soon
If you’re a fan (like me) of the popular VLC media player, you’ll be pleased to know that the latest version – 2.0 – is due to be launched very soon and will be arriving on Mac OS X, Windows and Linux systems. Now, if you’re not familiar with VLC it is a free open-source…
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Blinkbox on Xbox – Video on Demand Also Available on iPad
The multimedia upgrades for the newly refreshed Xbox Dashboard continue today with YouTube and the latest addition of UK-based video-on-demand service Blinkbox. Through Blinkbox telly-addicts and movie-fans can preview, rent or buy over six-thousand TV shows and film titles including recent faves Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows 2, Captain America and The Hangover II…
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Tesco details ‘innovative’ digital movie service using Clubcard
Tesco is set to roll out “a groundbreaking innovation” in the digital streaming movies market by utilising its popular Clubcard scheme and its major shareholder stake in video-on-demand company Blinkbox. Found in all of the UK grocery stores as well as the online store, the Clubcard is linked to a registered account and is typically…
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YouTube / Disney partnership to begin with family movie rentals
Earlier this month it was reported that kid’s fave Disney and Google-owned clip site and time-killer YouTube had entered a partnership – this with the intention of reinvigorating the stale image of Disney’s online presence whilst bettering the appearances of the ‘Tube to critical parents before a dedicated Disney Channel bippity-boppity-boos itself into the currently…
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Netflix gets friendly with Lionsgate – Leaves LoveFilm in the dark ahead of UK launch [Press Release]
Netflix has linked up with ‘Saw’ franchise distributor Lionsgate in an exclusive multi-year deal, ahead of the on-demand online movie service’s premiere in the United Kingdom, which will be news to create another source of torture for native and long-running service LoveFilm. In 2012, Netflix will bring over blockbuster movies from a number of…
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Star Trek: TNG – Remastered on HD Blu-Ray in 2012 – Engage!
After being treated to the latest tweaking of the Star Wars Saga, it’d come as no surprise if all sci-fi fans would quickly reach for the closest laser-based weapon at any signs of yet another classic being re-interpreted through modern film-making techniques. But before tempers hit red alert, take a look at what Paramount has…
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Netflix going global, renames its US DVD rental service to Qwikster!
US-based online streaming service Netflix has announced new plans for its revamped DVD service which it has renamed Qwikster and has promised to launch on a Worldwide platform. Netflix has in recent years risen in popularity in the US for its instant streaming service of top films and television and is now (along with TiVo)…
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Nintendo Wii U will not play DVD or Blu-Ray
President of Nintendo, Satoru Iwata, has confirmed that the brand new Wii U console will not support DVD or Blu-Ray playback, during a conference with investors. We already know that the Wii U will use game discs which carry 25GB of data (that’s the same capacity as a Blu-Ray disc), but not even DVDs? Really…