Yearly Archives: 2011

The powerful presence of Spielberg hangs over every frame of "Super 8." J.J. Abrams makes the film an outright, full-blown homage to The Beard's career, leaving Super 8 standing as only a shrine to Spielberg’s talents rather than Abrams’ own.

Amazon is counting down to Black Friday Week and offering some great pre-Black Friday deals on HDTVs and other electronics. Some HDTVs even qualify for free shipping,

Talk about pre-Black Friday Deals. Amazon has got a 50" Panasonic VIERA 3D Plasma for just $900! (List price is $1,499 - a savings of $600). The TC-P50ST30 3D HDTV boasts Infinite Black 2, 3D 24p Cinema Smoother, 600Hz Sub-field Drive, and VIERA Connect among other features.

Boxee has starting taking pre-orders a USB dongle that'll allow you to watch live TV over-the-air. The USB-connecting device looks like other DTV tuners such as the Pinnacle PCTV and the Elgato Eye TV, with a male USB connector on one side and female coaxial cable connector for your antenna on the other.

Cox Communications is ending its wireless service, the company announced last night. After three years in the making, the company has decided to stop...

It's been a long time coming but finally Verizon FiOS TV customers in the New York, New Jersey and Connecticut areas will soon be able to get MSG HD. Verizon says both MSG and MSG+ are "ultimately expected" to be offered to customers in high-definition mid-December -- although no exact date was given.

Kmart has announced Black Friday deals starting on Thursday, Nov. 24, 2011. According to a Kmart rep the store is "marking down popular products in every department," but here are a few deals on electronics, video games and entertainment we picked out of their list. At the top of the deals is Kmart's "Lowest price ever" on a 42" Panasonic plasma HDTV at $399.

Documentary Channel has announced airing of the best documentaries of 2011 throughout the month of December. Their "Best of DOC" lineup was chosen by Documentary Channel staff and includes a total of 31 worthy films.

Sony has released several new PlayStation Move titles today, just in time for the holidays. Among the new games are Carnival Island (Nov. 15), Medieval Moves: Deadmund's Quest (Nov. 15), EyePet & Friends (Nov. 15), and LittleBigPlanet 2: Special Edition (Nov. 15).