Monthly Archives: October, 2011

Sony is offering instant savings of up to $150 on select HD Camcorders.

Hulu is no longer for sale, after spending weeks on the auction block. Early interested parties included Google, Amazon, Yahoo, Dish Network and even South Korea mobile giant SK Telecom was interested (which turned out to be a rumor). Now it appears Hulu owners will keep the company for themselves, focusing on making the company successful.

The Scorpion King 3: Battle for Redemption has been announced for Blu-ray Disc and digital download on January 17, 2012. The third in Universal's The Mummy franchise, 'The Scorpion King 3' stars Ron Perlman (Hellboy), Billy Zane (Titanic) and Victor Webster (Surrogates).

The Sony Tablet S will now stream movies and TV shows from Sony's "Video Unlimited" library, according to a press release today. The video...

Bright House Networks has launched ESPN 3D in Detroit and Indianapolis, giving customers access to sports events in 3D such as football, basketball, and baseball among others.

Sony has made a statement about certain Bravia HDTVs that might overheat and ignite internally due to a faulty component. The "rare" occasions were reported in Japan where in some cases the overheating burned a hole through part of the HDTV's cabinet.

Sony's Chief Information Security Officer has revealed there have been multiple attempts to access the company's network database, and that possibly 0.1% of Sony accounts may have been affected. The CISO also suggested that data from other companies including paired user IDs and passwords were used in mass to attempt to access Sony's Networks.

By the far the cheapest streaming player to hit the market will be the $50 Roku LT expected early November. The device streams 720p HD video over built-in wireless and is compatible with services such as Netflix, Hulu Plus, Amazon Instant Video, Pandora, EPIX, Crackle, and Disney

What are the best selling Blu-ray Discs right now? Looking at the top 10 ending the week of Oct. 2, 2011 the Transformers franchise alone owns three positions (according to Nielsen VideoScan). Not bad for a bunch of machines, right?

The battle for simulation-racing domination between Sony and Microsoft shifts into 5th gear today as Forza 4 (Xbox 360, $59.99) hits store shelves. The early reviews for the game have been stellar (92 average on Metacritic), with critics like Digital Spy calling it ”Authentic yet accessible, educating, entertaining, occasionally silly, always spectacular, but most importantly, faster and more thrilling than riding a V12-powered rollercoaster with no restraints.” Whew.