Bang & Olufsen Launches New BeoVision TVs

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Bang & Olufsen, the Danish company that offers $1,100 landline phones and $11,000 speakers, today announced the availability of a new line of overpriced LED HDTVs. The BeoVision 10 series of TV sets retail for up to $8,000. Read more

Posted on Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:28:54 CDT | by Mark Raby

Microvision SHOW WX Laser Pico Projector Finally Ships

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The first time Microvision talked about its Show WX pico projector was back at CES in 2009. The company has more recently unveiled a laser version of the pico projector that some have been eagerly waiting for. The Show WX Laser Pico Projector is finally available in America.

The projector is going to ship in the US on March 24 at a price of $549. That price is quite a bit more expensive than the converted price the projector has been going for in Europe. Microvision will also be offering a special limited edition version of the projector. Read more

Posted on Tue, 9 Mar 2010 09:00:00 CST | by Shane McGlaun

Nokia 5230, With Ovi, Heading To T-Mobile

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With a 3.2-inch touchscreen display and 70 MB of internal memory, Nokia's 5230 "Nuron" handset seems to be a solid entry-level smartphone. The device was officially unveiled for the first time today.

The Nuron is slated to come out exclusively for T-Mobile within "the coming weeks," according to a Nokia press release. The phone has all the standard features one might expect - USB connectivity (micro USB), a 2 MP camera, MP3 player with FM radio, and a microSD card slot. Read more

Posted on Wed, 3 Mar 2010 12:22:01 CST | by Mark Raby

iPhone OS Moving To Additional Devices?

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It appears that the iPhone OS may be expanding to additional devices. RedmondPie reports that a recent Apple job posting hints at this. Apple is looking for an engineer to manage several software engineers in bringing the iPhone OS to new platforms.

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Posted on Fri, 26 Feb 2010 12:08:06 CST | by Robert Evans

Epson MovieMate 60 Projector with DVD is Amazon Deal of the Day

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The Epson MovieMate 60 V11H319220 home theater projector is the featured Deal of the Day at Amazon today. The Epson MovieMate 60 projector sells for $479.99, which is 31% off the list price of $699.99.

Features of the Epson MovieMate 60 include WSVGA widescreen resolution (960 x 540) for images up to eight times larger than on a 40", built-in DVD player, 2,000 ANSI lumen brightness, 1.35x digital zoom and HDMI.
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Posted on Sat, 20 Feb 2010 12:44:10 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

B&O BeoVision 7-55 $20k LED LCD HDTV Review

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Bang & Olufsen unveiled the BeoVision 7-55 LED LCD HDTV last November. The panel of the BeoVision 7-55 is LED backlit and has local dimming for improved contrast. A Blu-ray player is built into the TV as well. The TV is designed for floor placement and has two motorized stand options including a low and a high stand. The price of the 55-inch BeoVision 7-55 is about $20,000.
FlatPanelsHD has tested the insanely priced BeoVision 7 HDTV an compared it also to the newest B&O BeoVision 10 HDTV.
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Posted on Thu, 18 Feb 2010 09:30:12 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Home Away Super Bowl 2010 Commercial and Movie [Videos]

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The HomeAway Super Bowl 2010 Commercial features Chevy Chase and Beverly D’Angelo as Clark and Ellen Griswold from the 80's movie National Lampoon's Vacation.
Besides the Super Bowl Ad, Home Away also released a fun 15 minute movie online dubbed Hotel Hell Vacation.
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Posted on Mon, 8 Feb 2010 07:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Prince of Persia: Sands of Time Movie Superbowl Commercial

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Like most gamers, I get a terrible feeling in the pit of my stomache when I hear that one of my favorite titles is about to be made into a movie. Ever since the terrible betrayal of the Street Fighter movie (I was 8 at the time) I've been unable to look forward to any video game movie. Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time is no exception to this rule.

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Posted on Sun, 7 Feb 2010 19:43:58 CST | by Robert Evans

First Three Movie Trailer Super Bowl 2010 Ads hit the Web [Videos]

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Hollywood will have a strong showing at the Super Bowl 2010 on Sunday. Walt Disney Pictures, Universal Pictures and Paramount Pictures will promote several new blockbuster movies during the big game.
According to an earlier report 9 Movie Trailer Super Bowl ads are expected. Some movie trailers for the Super Bowl have been confirmed in the twittersphere and three movie Super Bowl 2010 commercials have been published on the web.
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Posted on Sat, 6 Feb 2010 08:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

New GoDaddy Super Bowl 2010 Ad Spa replaces Movies Ad in Super Bowl XLIV

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In a last minute move GoDaddy replaces the GoDaddy Movies Super Bowl commercial with a new one titled Spa.
GoDaddy unveiled Movies starring Danica Patrick in hot movie scenes already back in mid-January.
GoDaddy cites issues related to licensing arrangements with various movie studios as reasons to replace Movies.
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Posted on Fri, 5 Feb 2010 01:00:23 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Nokia Ovi Maps Gets Downloaded a Million Times in a Week

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Nokia announced its Ovi Maps navigation service a while back and it ships pre-installed on some new Nokia handsets. The service takes the Ovi Maps, turns it into a navigation service along the lines of standalone GPS devices, and offers it at no cost for Nokia users.

The only catch to the free maps service is that only specific Nokia handsets are compatible with it right now. However, Nokia has said that it is working hard to make the service available on more Nokia handsets. Read more

Posted on Thu, 4 Feb 2010 09:00:00 CST | by Shane McGlaun

HomeAway Hotel Hell Mini Movie Preview Unveiled [Video]

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As reported, HomeAway a vacation home rental company brings back Chevy Chase and Beverly D’Angelo as Clark and Ellen Griswold from the 80-ties movie National Lampoon's Vacation. Not only will HomeAway feature the Griswold family in a Super Bowl Ad, the company is publishing a 15-minute mini movie on their site right after the Super Bowl commercial airs.
Many Super Bowl viewers will miss 15 minutes of the game as the HomeAway Hotel Hell Mini Movie promises to be very funny. Below you can watch a preview of the HomeAway Hotel Hell Mini Movie.


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Posted on Thu, 4 Feb 2010 06:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Nine Movie Super Bowl Ads During Super Bowl XLIV?

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For Hollywood the Super Bowl is a great venue to advertise new blockbuster movies. According to Indy Moguls BeyondTheTrailer three studios will be promoting all-in-all nine movies. Nine movie ads sounds like quite a lot, but anything is possible during Super Bowl.
What is known so far is that the studios are Walt Disney Pictures, Paramount Pictures and Universal Pictures.
In a fun video report that you can watch below, Indy Mogul presents three movies from each of the above mentioned studios that are supposed to get advertised during Super Bowl 2010.
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Posted on Tue, 2 Feb 2010 14:23:03 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Avatar Is New Top Grossing Movie Of All-Time Waving Goodbye To Titanic

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James Cameron did it again. Avatar just has taken the top spot as top grossing movie of all time beating Titanic. As you know Titanic was also directed by James Cameron as well. Cameron did not do any other movie since then. Titanic got released in 1998.
Avatar broke the $1.843 billion record of Titanic on Monday.
Experts expect Avatar go beyond $2 billion. The revenue is fueled by the more expensive 3D screenings of Avatar.
If you can make a $ billion grossing movie, you only need to do one every 12 years.
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Posted on Wed, 27 Jan 2010 05:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Research Firm Claims Ovi Store is Tops in Emerging Markets for Devs

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According to market research, firm Evans Data Corporation the top application store for developers in emerging markets is the Nokia Ovi Store. The firm reports that the Ovi Store has passed the Apple App Store in developer growth in emerging markets like Asia-Pacific and Latin America.

"The app store model is now an expected part of any wireless developer program," said Janel Garvin, CEO of Evans Data. "And while Apple’s iPhone App Store set the pace in North America and Europe, Nokia has been busy cultivating developers outside the U.S. in their traditional offshore strongholds, and has been remarkably successful in the short time of the Ovi store’s existence.” Read more

Posted on Tue, 26 Jan 2010 12:00:00 CST | by Shane McGlaun

New Nokia Ovi Maps Navigation Software Is Free

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Today Nokia has announced plans to release a new version of Ovi Maps for Nokia smartphones that includes high-end walk and drive navigation at no extra cost.
The new version of Nokia Ovi Maps includes high-end car and pedestrian navigation features, such as turn-by-turn voice guidance for 74 countries, in 46 languages, and traffic information for more than 10 countries, as well as detailed maps for more than 180 countries.

Anssi Vanjoki, Executive Vice President, Nokia says "Nokia is the only company with a mobile navigation service for both drivers and pedestrians that works across the world. Unlike the legacy car navigation manufacturers, we don't make you buy maps for different countries or regions even if you're only visiting for a few days. We offer both navigation and maps free of charge, with all the high-end functionality and features that people now expect."
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Posted on Thu, 21 Jan 2010 05:22:49 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Bang & Olufsen BeoVision 10 Review

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A site called FlatPanelsHD just published a review of the latest Bang & Olufsen BeoVison 10 TV. The new B&O BeoVision adopts LED backlighting and 200Hz technology. Technology is important, but the major aspect of B&O products is design.

The 40-inch BeoVision 10 sells for a bit under $10k and would look awesome in my living room.

Quote from the BeoVision 10 review: "The BeoVision 10 presents resplendent picture quality, with one of the deepest blacks I have ever measured for a television, excellent colour reproduction and incredible handling of rapid sport and action movements due to its 200 Hz system. Read more

Posted on Mon, 18 Jan 2010 10:29:52 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

AT&T to Provide 2010 Winter Olympics Coverage on Mobile, TV, and PC Screens

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AT&T has announced that it will be offering lots of Winter Olympic coverage on the three major screens that most consumers use. The coverage will be available on mobile phones, computers, and the TV.

AT&T will offer around the clock coverage of the games on AT&T Mobile TV and MobiTV starting on February 12th. U-verse TV customers will be able to view the coverage on NBC Universal and with on-demand content. Read more

Posted on Mon, 18 Jan 2010 08:00:00 CST | by Shane McGlaun

Microvision SHOWWX Is World's First Commercial Laser Pico Projector

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Microvision debuts the commercially available laser pico projector, the SHOWWX.
Microvision’s Made for iPod SHOWWX Laser Pico Projector, powered by the PicoP display engine, delivers a colorful, vivid big screen viewing experience from a device about the size of a mobile phone.

The SHOWWX can also connect to other portable media players, mobile phones and notebooks to spontaneously share movies, photos, presentations and more with their friends, family or business associates.
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Posted on Wed, 6 Jan 2010 05:08:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Yet Another Blu-ray Movie Sale on Amazon

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Amazon has put together yet another Blu-ray movie sale. This time they mix deals on recent releases with deals on older favorites.
The new Harry Potter movie sells for $16.99 and The Hangover is on sale for $17.99. The classic sci-fi 2001 on Blu-ray is on sale for $9.41.

This Amazon Blu-ray movie sale lists over 200 titles. Read more

Posted on Tue, 22 Dec 2009 14:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Symwave & Xona Media To Unveil USB 3.0 Movie Kiosk At CES

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There are tons of those little red-box movie kiosks sitting around my city. Pretty much every major grocery store, gas station, and supermarket has one out front. In terms of location and availability, they're very convenient. Despite that fact, I haven't used one in years. The DVDs you rent frequently end up damaged or unplayable and returning them is as much of a hassle as sending a movie back to the rental place.

Thankfully, Symwave and Xona Media have invented a better way. They've created the MK3 DVD+Digital kiosk, and they'll be showing it off next year at CES 2010. This kiosk uses USB 3.0 technology to deliver full movie downloads to customers in less than 10 seconds. MK3 kiosks will be fast and will carry an almost unlimited selection of films, which puts them about three heads above the Red Box in my book.

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Posted on Tue, 22 Dec 2009 09:37:28 CST | by Robert Evans