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Would You Feel Safe In A Taxi With This Much Tech?
GPS units may cause accidents through distraction but at least one Sydney taxi driver clearly believes that there’s no such thing as too much technology in-car. By our count there’s at least ten devices surrounding the driver. Is that even legal?
Zediva Lets You Stream New DVD Releases Cheap And Instantly
Zediva is a streaming service that lets you watch new movie releases online. For $US2, the company sets aside the new DVD you’d like to see, along with a DVD player, reserved just for you. Your remote control? Your computer, tablet or Google TV. It’s a cunning workaround to let you stream these new releases since technically, the physical DVD goes “out of circulation” for the time that you’ve borrowed it.
Aussie Film The Tunnel Set To Revolutionise Film Distribution On May 19
Digital piracy is a war with many sides, with each party standing firmly on their own side of a thick line in the sand. But a group of young Aussie filmmakers are hoping to blur those lines with the impending release of their upcoming horror film The Tunnel, which will launch simultaneously on DVD and on Bittorrent trackers around the world on May 19.
Streaming Movies Costs Netflix 10 Times Less Than Mailing Them
Netflix loves that so many of us have turned to the convenience of streaming. It costs Netflix 3 cents to stream a standard definition movie, and 5 cents for HD; that’s why they’d rather stream than mail you a disc.
All You Need To Know About The First Blu-ray/DVD Hybrid Disc
Amazon Disc+ On Demand: Buy A DVD Or Blu-ray Movie, Stream It Instantly
This is awesome and just plain makes sense: With Amazon’s Disc+ on Demand, when you buy a DVD or Blu-ray movie, you’ll be able to stream it instantly via Amazon On Demand.
Dual-Sided Blu-ray/DVD Discs: What The Hell Took So Long?
HD DVD made dual-sided HD DVD/DVD combo discs in 2006. They even announced a dual-sided HD DVD/Blu-ray disc in January 2007. So why the fuck did it take three more years to make a Blu-ray/DVD combo?
Oh Gee, Blu-ray And DVD Flipper Discs Seems Like Fantabulous Idea
Blu-ray’s latest bit of brilliance is the Flipper: a disc that’s plain ol’ DVD on one side, and Blu-ray on the other, like bolting a cassette tape on the back of a CD. Amazing.
