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Jane’s Favorite Movie Tunes: Vol. 6

July 1, 2008

Film Gecko / Jane Boursaw

Today’s installment of Jane’s Favorite Movie Tunes comes from the awesome School of Rock, starring Jack Black as a displaced rocker-turned-schoolteacher who takes a group of kids under his wing so they can perform in the Battle of the Bands.

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New on DVD: July 1, 2008

July 1, 2008

Film Gecko / Jane Boursaw

Vantage Point. Dennis Quaid, Matthew Fox, Forest Whitaker, Sigourney Weaver, and William Hurt star in this political action-thriller about eight strangers with a different view of the President’s assassination.

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One live DVD, one ton of Linux games

July 1, 2008

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Toshiba to launch Internet-enabled DVD player?

July 1, 2008

TG Daily - All News

A new DVD logo released by the DVD Forum has added to the speculation surrounding Toshiba’s HD-enabled DVD player that is expected to become available later this year. The organization chaired by Toshiba approved the “DVD Download DL” logo during its most recent Steering Committee meeting.

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DVD Flick 1.3.0.0 beta build 616

July 3, 2008

MajorGeeks.com

A simple, powerful DVD Authoring tool. [License: Freeware| Requires: Win All | Size: 11.7 MB]

Element 42-inch (PHD42W39US) Plasma HDTV - $700 Shipped

July 3, 2008

Gadget Review / Christen da Costa

Circuit City has a large sized Plasma for a great low price.  It’s the Element 42-inch (PHD42W39US) Plasma HDTV for $900 - $200 = $700 Shipped! Features: 720p resolution 3 HDMI inputs HD tuner 30,000:1 contrast ratio Simulated Surround sound Buy it: Element 42-inch (PHD42W39US) Plasma HDTV - $700

DVD Review: Step Up 2: The Streets - Dance-Off Edition

July 3, 2008

Blogcritics / Derek Fleek

Good-looking cast, gratifying characters, and dazzling dance scenes. Andie (Briana Evigan) belongs to the 410 crew. They're composed of the greatest dancers on the street who frolic around disturbing the peace with their talents.

Animated Season 1 DVD Set Backing

July 3, 2008

TFormers.com

Our sister-site Entertainment News International is showing off the backing to the two-disc Transformers Animated Season 1 DVD. The backing reveals a sneak peek gallery to Season 2 but not too much else.

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What could be better than watching your new HD TV?

What could be better than watching your new HD TV?

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DXG-567V mini high definition camcorder with iPod looks and 2x optical zoom

July 1, 2008

HDTV UK / Andy Merrett

There's no doubt that high definition recording gear is getting smaller, and DXG's DXG-567V mini camcorder proves that point. It measures just over four inches in length and can record in 720p resolution at 30fps using the MOV file format and H.

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Guest Blogger: Charmian Christie Talks Movie Food

June 30, 2008

Film Gecko / Jane Boursaw

Writer Charmian Christie has a great blog called Christie’s Corner, where she recounts her culinary triumphs and disasters. It’s a fabulous site that combines food, fun, and, of course, excellent writing.

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GEAR4 vibrating your tunes with the BlackBox Micro speaker

July 2, 2008

Tech Digest / Andy Merrett

GEAR4 has announced the next in its line of BlackBox speaker systems: the BlackBox Micro. The smallest speaker in the range (Micro is smaller than Mini, apparently) uses an SFX-enabled gel base which enhances bass reproduction and overall volume when placed on a flat, solid surface.

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Start Saving for The Sopranos Set Now

July 2, 2008

TV Envy

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HD Sunglasses Suprisingly Not High Definition

July 1, 2008

Geekologie - Gadgets, Gizmos, and Awesome

If there's one thing I've learned about fashion, it's this: I look damn good in women's jeans. Wait ,what? This is a glasses post? Ha, so it is. Well, just forget I said anything about shopping in the juniors section then.

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Watching The Web On HDTV

July 1, 2008

Forbes / Michael Patrick Brady

Viewing Internet videos and movies on hi-def TVs is a growing trend. Here's how you can do it.

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Cartivision: '70s home tape system had physical DRM

June 30, 2008

Boing Boing Gadgets / Joel Johnson

Dan Rutter has a wonderful retrospective on the first wave of home video recording systems, casting his wistful eye on 1972 and the launch of the "Cartivision." Like all dabbling attempts to release media, it appears that Cartivision also had their own corny proto-DRM scheme in place that contributed at least in part to its quick demise.

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Texas Instruments pico projector prototype in a Blackberry carcass

July 2, 2008

Boing Boing Gadgets / Joel Johnson

Crunchgear's Peter Ha has a very quick video hands-on with a prototype pico projector from Texas Instruments. The little LED-lit projector has been stuffed into the case of a Blackberry Curve — sans the innards of the phone itself.

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Discuss: Are Studios Ruining Older Films on Blu-ray?

July 3, 2008

Cinematical / Kim Voynar

Filed under: Tech Stuff, DIY/Filmmaking, Newsstand, Home EntertainmentThere's a very interesting discussion going on over on Hollywood Elsewhere today about whether studios re-releasing older movies on Blu-ray are going too far in tweaking the originals to make them look "better.

[Tokuraws]​_Mirai​_Sentai​_TimeRanger​_02[DVD][BA4DF1EC].​avi

July 3, 2008

Tokyo Toshokan

Torrent: http://tracker.anirena.com/download.php?id=9191Size: 249.96MiBComment: Timeranger Episode 2 Ripped from the R2 DVD

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