Monthly Archives: May, 2011

Bloomberg TV is now available in High Definition (HD) quality for Time Warner Cable customers, but only in select markets. So far, Bloomberg HD is only available on channel 730 in New York City, channel 708 in Mount Vernon, channel 714 in New Jersey, and channel 717 in Hudson Valley.

AT&T has announced fall 2011 release of the Cisco Cius, a tablet built for mobile business use. AT&T says the tablet functions to provide diverse HD video communications, instant messaging and virtual desktop control.

As of today, there's still no real word from Sony that the PlayStation Network will be back up any time this week or next. They've already missed one supposed re-launch date.

Paramount will release "Rango" starring Johnny Depp on Blu-ray/DVD Combo disc with Digital Copy, as well as standard-def DVD on July 15, 2011. The Blu-ray/DVD Combo disc will contain both the theatrical version and extended cut which includes an alternate ending. Ten deleted scenes, production featurettes, and film commentaries are also included in the edition.

This week on Blu-ray we've got the Alien set, now available as stand-alone Blu-ray discs, and a load of Digibook releases on BD that are definitely worth a purchase for your HD library. Also recommended are some Digibook releases, including Patton and Master and Commander. Other blu-ray discs to hit the shelves are Blue Valentine, one of the best films of 2010, and a Criterion release of a very fun Jonathan Demme movie, Something Wild, that may be worth a rental or even a buy. For Marilyn Monroe fans, a few classic films come your way and offer BD-quality transfers of old faves.

If you haven't noticed YouTube has added movie rentals to its services. One might wonder why it took so long, being that YouTube has lead the streaming video revolution.

Roku has announced a milestone of 15 million channel downloads spread out among its base of over one million Roku users. Roku currently offers...

Amazon's Blu-ray Deal of the Week is a 50% markdown on The Twilight Zone: Seasons 1, 2, and 3 on Blu-ray Disc. Each boxed-set...

Lucas Film has released details on the extra features added to "Star Wars: The Complete Saga" on Blu-ray Disc. The nine-disc set from 20th Century Fox is presented in widescreen 1080p resolution with 6.1 DTS Surround Sound and over 30 hours of added content.