Monthly Archives: April, 2012

Best Buy wants your old DVDs and will give you a $5 coupon to trade up to Blu-rays. With the five bucks you'll be able to get Blu-ray Double Features such as Matrix Reloaded and Matrix Revolutions for just $9.99 ($14.99 without coupon).

If you haven't noticed, Netflix has been adding a majority of television titles to their streaming library. New TV shows this month include "The Whitest Kids U' Know," "Doctor Who (Seasons 1-6/2005-2011)," and "Cold Blood: Season 1 and 3." Although, there are a few new movies in the lineup including "Daddy Day Care," "Donnie Darko," and "Everything Must Go." And, plenty of concerts have recently been added such as "David Byrne: Ride, Rise, Roar," and "Ike & Tina Turner: Live in '71." See below for a few of our picks this month. We tried to note which titles are available in HD.

Reports coming from KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo indicate Apple may do away with the 17-inch MacBook pro in favor of a hybrid MacBook Pro that would combine the performance of the Pro with the portability of the MacBook Air.

Were you a subpar student? Too busy focusing on Suzy Johnson's legs in the 10th grade to muster up more than a C- in Biology? This week's Blu-ray Deal of the Week at Amazon features two sets of documentaries that will not only look darn good on your display, they'll also learn ya real good like. Now through April 28 save over 50% on both the BBC Natural History Collection ($62.99) and The Universe Megaset ($58.99). The BBC offering includes Planet Earth: Special Edition, Galapagos, Ganges, and Wild China. The Universe set contains 16 discs, including The Universe: 7 Wonders of the Solar System in 3D.

Hulu has announced the addition of four new TV shows (streaming over the internet) to their programming lineup. The new shows include “The Awesomes,” “Don’t Quit Your Daydream,” “Flow,” and “We Got Next.

MGM has officially announced 007 Legends, an upcoming video game for Xbox 360 and PS3 that will let you relive six classic James Bond moments. Weapons in 007 Legends include Bond's famous Walther PPK, as well as trademark MI6 gadgets and vehicles.

A video posted on YouTube shows you what "Battlefield 5" would look like through Google Glasses (officially called Project Glass). Project Glass essentially allows the display of information through augmented reality glasses -- and possibly in the future any type of eyewear. That data, presently, is the same as what is delivered to smartphones running Android. Project Glass products are also voice activated.

Sure, you may have finished the fight in the trilogy, and then went back to the prequel to see how it all started, but did you really think this cash cow of a franchise would fade away? Of course not. Microsoft and 343 Industries have officially announced that Halo 4 will launch worldwide on Tuesday, November 6, for the Xbox 360. Set four years after the events in Halo 3, Master Chief returns to confront his destiny and face an ancient evil that threatens the fate of the entire universe.

There's not much to speak of this week in terms of new Blu-ray Disc releases, except of course for Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol. The Two-Disc Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack from Paramount also comes with a digital copy of the film on DVD and via the UltraViolet cloud to view anytime on your PC or mobile device.