This week’s 99p movie (UK)
This week’s 99p movie is My Best Friend’s Wedding. It is not available in HD.
Written by Sam M. on August 24, 2010
This Weeks $.99
Movie Rentals Of The Week
Below are this weeks featured $.99 movie rentals.
National Lampoon’s Van Wilder
Pi (HD)
Management (HD)
Just One of the Guys
Richard Pryor: Here and Now
HD versions, if available, are $1.99.
Written by Eddie V. on August 24, 2010
iTunes Dailies : New Movie Tuesday August 24 2010
Below is a list of just some of the movies added today to the iTunes Movie Store. For a complete list head over to Cinemira now.
The Back Up Plan (iTunes SD Rental & Purchase)
The Confidant (SD Rental & Purchase) (Apple TV & iPad HD Rental)
Diary of a Vampire: The Legacy of Bram Stoker (SD Purchase & Rental)
The Age of Stupid (SD Purchase & Rental)
The Madness of Sherlock Holmes (SD Purchase & Rental)
Billy Idol: In Super Overdrive – Live (SD Purchase)
Cameron Live! (SD Purchase)
#1 Cheerleader Camp (2010) (SD Purchase & Rental)
City Island (SD Rental & Purchase) (Apple TV & iPad HD Rental)
Die Laughing (1980) (SD Purchase & Rental)
Dorian Gray (SD Purchase & Rental) (HD Purchase)
Hidden (2009) (SD & HD Purchase)
Wendy and Lucy (Apple TV & iPad HD Rental)
The Bad Mother’s Handbook (SD Purchase & Rental)
Prenom Carmen ( SD & HD Rental) (SD Purchase)
Love Chronicles Secrets Revealed (SD Purchase)
Angelina Ballerina: Love to Dance (SD Rental & Purchase) (Apple TV & iPad HD Rental)
George A. Romero’s Survival of the Dead (SD Rental)
Hollywood Kills (SD Rental & Purchase) (Apple TV & iPad HD Rental)
The Least Among You (SD Rental) (SD & HD Purchase)
… and more »
Written by Eddie V. on August 24, 2010
Not Ready To Cut The Cable Cord Quite Yet
Via Gizmodo and the N.Y. Times.
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In the Living Room, Hooked on Pay TV
These are confusing times in the living room. The proliferation of Internet video has led to much talk of “cord-cutting” — a term that has come to mean canceling traditional pay TV and replacing it with programming from a grab bag of online sources.
But so far Americans are not doing this in any meaningful numbers. “Nor is there any evidence of it emerging in the near future,” said Bruce Leichtman, the president of Leichtman Research Group, which studies consumer media habits.
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I’ve considered dumping my cable provider many times, in particular my crappy Cox service in San Diego, but sports is the hold up for me. Cox just happens to hold the exclusive right to all San Diego Padres games as well.
Written by Eddie V. on August 23, 2010
FaceTime could be Apple’s iTV killer app
Look at that, someone agrees with me.
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But here’s the killer app: FaceTime.
Snark aside, although Apple is unbearably restrictive in how it allows anything to connect to iOS devices, it makes a metric frak-ton of sense for Apple to ship an iTV device that allows a webcam to be plugged into it.
At that point, you no longer just have little tiny screens talking to little tiny screens, like a modern day, incredibly annoying Dick Tracy. Instead, you can have Mom and Dad on the couch, talking to Muffy in college. Or grandma on the couch, talking to Baby Biff in his crib.
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Written by Eddie V. on August 23, 2010
Kevin Rose Says Everything Will Change
Add one more voice to the pool of Apple TV predictions, all though I might add why not include an embedded webcam for Facetime over TV.
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Why will this change everything?
• iOS TV Applications: Expect to see an iPhone/Pad like marketplace for television applications. Video sharing/streaming/recording apps, interactive news apps, and of course games.
• a la carte (app) stations: With Apple’s iAds, content producers (eg. ABC/NBC/etc.) can directly monetize and distribute their content. This will eventually destroy the television side of the cable and satellite industry, as your only requirement to access these on-demand stations will be an internet connection. Say goodbye to your monthly cable bill.
• MobileMe Picture/Video sharing: At $99 your parents, grandparents, and friends will have an iTV. Sharing pictures/videos from your iPhone will happen with the push of a button. Imagine getting a notification of new family videos the next time you turn on your TV. My mom will love this feature.
•The iPad will turn into one big badass remote control: The iPad will be the preferred input device for the iTV. You’ll be able to editing videos, control games, and extend the interactive television experience. Imagine watching monday night football on the TV while viewing/exploring other camera angles on the iPad.
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Written by Eddie V. on August 23, 2010
