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Thursday, September 24, 2009
Peripherals

Kensington HD Universal Dock Converts Laptops Into Desktops

5:38AM Jesus Diaz | If you are looking to turn your laptop into desktop workstations with one single USB 2.0 cable, driving monitors up to 2048×1152 pixels, you must be out of your freaking mind. Or maybe you just need these. More »
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Monday, July 20, 2009
Entertainment

Universal Hopes You’ll Watch BD Special Features As IPhone Apps

11:40PM Matt Buchanan | As many collector’s editions DVDs as I’ve bought, I’ve never watched the special features. Which might be why Universal is turning them into apps for your iPhone, and letting you use it as a virtual remote for your Blu-ray player. More »
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Thursday, May 7, 2009
Online

You Can Now Buy DRM-Free MP3s From eBay… But Don’t

10:59AM Nick Broughall | There’s a new digital music store in town, and it’s got some serious backing… eBay. But neither Apple or Telstra will be shaking in their boots just yet… More »
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Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Online

YouTube Is the De Facto Internet Music Video Archive Already, But Here Comes Vevo

6:08AM Jason Chen | Vevo, the collaboration of Universal Music Group and YouTube, is going to be a site that streams videos from various artists like U2, and is designed to make money. What? More »
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Friday, September 26, 2008
Networks

Hollywood Teams With AT&T and Others In Possible Packet-Filtering Coalition

12:00PM Wilson Rothman | Some of you P2P fans may want to know about a new coalition called Arts + Labs. It may sound like some kind of open-source hippie think tank, but it’s actually a powerful alignment of film and music copyright owners (NBC Universal, Viacom and the Songwriters Guild of America) and tech firms and ISPs (Microsoft, Cisco Systems and AT&T). It’s a group that could put together a pretty serious anti-piracy system without much trouble. Saul Hansell at the NY Times says the group claims that “network operators must have the flexibility to manage and expand their networks to defend against net pollution and illegal file trafficking which threatens to congest and delay the network for all consumers.” Hansell interprets this as a call to filter packets, and put the kibosh on any dubious transfers.
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Entertainment

Universal Pees On Our Rug With The Big Lebowski 10th Anniversary Edition

7:40AM Matt Buchanan | On Sept. 9, Universal will release an amazing 10th Anniversary Limited Edition of The Big Lebowski that’s packed inside of a mini-bowling ball. A goddamn bowling ball. And it’ll have all-new bonus features, which I hope/suspect is filled with John Goodman screaming various permutations “fuck” a lot. For only US$24. Why so cheap? Because it’s only on DVD. WTF, Universal? More »
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Thursday, July 10, 2008
Games

Multi-Platform Universal Console Mod Plays Everything Modularly

6:20AM Jason Chen | This game console mod does things slightly different from older mods we’ve seen. Instead of taking an old console and shoving it into a smaller body, this guy made a universal body and modularizes consoles–in effect, turning consoles like the N64, NES, Megadrive, Jaguar, GBA, and PlayStation into insertable “cartridges” that can be played on this main unit. He’s only got the N64 working (he says it’s the hardest one), but will keep working on other systems until he can pretty much play everything made before 1998 on this thing. [Modded By Bacteria] More »
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Sunday, June 15, 2008
Peripherals

Westinghouse Throws Its Support Behind Universal Adaptor Concept

6:00AM Gizmodo US Edition | Even if it’s not keeping up with other types of LCD technology, Westinghouse is at least throwing its support behind a solution for an age old problem. The budget electronics maker said that it had committed to using a “universal adapter” made by start-up Green Plug that will power everything from cell phones to television sets. More »
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Thursday, May 1, 2008
Entertainment

Apple to Sell Movies on DVD Release Day, Confirmed

10:44PM Jesus Diaz | It’s confirmed. Apple will release all new movies from 20th Century Fox, The Walt Disney Studios, Warner Bros., Paramount Pictures, Universal Studios Home Entertainment, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Lionsgate, Image Entertainment and First Look Studios on the same day as their DVD release, for US$14.99. Full press release after the jump. More »
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Friday, April 18, 2008
Entertainment

First Universal Blu-ray Discs Hit July 22, But Where’s The Big Lebowski?

12:50AM Matt Buchanan | Five months after converting to Blu-ray, former HD DVD diehard Universal will finally release its first Blu discs: The Mummy trio on July 22. The Mummy was already on HD DVD, so they’re firing off re-releases from the get-go. All told, Universal plans to drop about 40 discs by the end of the year. Appropriately starting with Doomsday, all new flicks will go out on Blu, with a smattering of older movies like Knocked Up and The 40-Year-Old Virgin. No sight of the The Big Lebowski on Reuters’ list, the only Universal flick we really care about. [Reuters] More »
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