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Entertainment
Hahahaha! Blockbuster Renting Movies On SD Cards From Kiosks!
3:20AM Mark Wilson | Oh, I hope whatever exec came up with this idea scores a huge bonus. Blockbuster is piloting a new program in the US that will load DRM’d movie rentals onto an SD card from a kiosk. The future! More »
Random Stuff
Blockbuster Employee Stabs Himself, Didn’t Want To Go To Work
6:53AM Sean Fallon | We all know that Blockbuster kind of sucks, but I had no idea working there was this bad. More »
Software
Motorola And Blockbuster On Demand Attempt To Save Each Other
7:20AM Joanna Stern | On the list of tech companies in need of mouth-to-mouth, Blockbuster and Motorola are pretty up there. So we can’t exactly believe that their new partnership is going to turn it all around. More »
Games
Reno Redbox Kiosk Begins Spitting Out $US2 Video Game Rentals
11:15PM Jack Loftus | The first of the long-rumoured Redbox video games kiosks has gone live in Reno. Rentals are $US2 per night for an at-the-moment limited selection of 13 Xbox 360 titles. More »
Gadgets
The Circle of Life: Blockbuster Drop Box Oven Bakes Delicious Cakes
4:30AM Matt Buchanan | I know this is how I’d like my dead body to be repurposed: To make delicious cakes. But I’m not a giant metal box, like Blockbuster’s Quik Drop boxes. More »
Entertainment
1:21PM Nick Broughall | They’ve been trialling the service for a few months already, but triVo have officially launched their movie on demand service in conjunction with Blockbuster, with over 100 films on offer. More »
TiVo Now Offering Over 100 Blockbuster Movies On Demand
1:21PM Nick Broughall | They’ve been trialling the service for a few months already, but triVo have officially launched their movie on demand service in conjunction with Blockbuster, with over 100 films on offer. More »
Business
Blockbuster Is On Its Deathbed
11:40PM Matt Buchanan | Blockbuster just disclosed to the SEC there is “substantial doubt” about its ability to continue breathing, since there are no assurances it can meet the conditions of a $US250 million loan that’s its current lifeline. More »
Entertainment
Blockbuster Wants Its OnDemand Content on Apple Devices
4:03AM Jason Chen | Blockbuster said today that getting the company’s OnDemand content to TiVos wasn’t the last step—they’re aiming for Apple devices as well. The Senior VP didn’t clarify or expand on this statement. [Reuters via Apple Insider] More »
Entertainment
TiVo Gets Blockbuster OnDemand Rentals and Purchases Soon
3:01PM Jason Chen | TiVo just acquired the right to stream Blockbuster’s OnDemand content through Series2, Series3, HD and HD XL boxes. More »
Business
