Tag: Movies
Wii gets X-OOM Media Centre to stream music, films and photos via Wi-Fi
Nintendo hasn’t exactly pushed Wii as a multimedia machine, preferring to focus on the gaming aspects first and foremost. But other companies have a different idea. X-OOM Software has just unveiled its X-OOM Media Centre product, which lets you stream music, movies and photos to your Wii from your PC, using Wi-Fi.
Firebox's Say What? is finally a way to prove your IMDB-knowledge
Finally, a way to put your walking-IMDB friend in their place! We’ve all got one, an annoying know-it-all friend who claims to be hugely knowledgable about films and television, but here’s hoping their reflexes and quick-thinking aren’t as stellar as their film skillz.
Firebox are flogging a nifty sounding game called Say What?, which asks users to unscramble well-known phrases from films, TV, songs, and life in general…
Visit the filming locations of all the Star Wars movies
Those boys over at Lost Weekend are churning out the geek holidays faster than you can recite Peter Kay’s infamous Teletext sketch, and probably causing many of our bank accounts to deplete day by day. Darn our insatiable geek prowess and longings for a holiday!…
DVD Forum approve CSS Managed Recording specification for download DVDs
CSS Managed Recording, a technology allowing films to be downloaded from the Internet and burnt to DVD using the same content protection system as commercial DVDs, was approved by the DVD Forum yesterday. The main requirement is that different blank…
Independent film producers may start using iTunes
According to a news item at Apple Insider, iTunes may become the distribution channel of choice for independent film producers who can't get large-scale deals but want to get their work into the open….
Stand by for the Movie Gadget Oscars!
This weekend sees Hollywood don its gladrags for the 79th Academy Awards. Will Helen Mirren scoop a prize for The Queen? Can Martin Scorsese finally get his Oscar? And more importantly, can someone nick us one of the backstage goodie…
Get your own drive-in movie screen on eBay
Want to lord it over your friends next time you hold a garden party? How about setting up a 40×60-foot cinema screen in your back garden? Bayraider has found one on eBay going for $10,000. Obviously, you'll need a pretty…
UK consumers download audio and video to the living room, but don't want to pay for it
A new survey suggests that UK consumers are quite comfortable with downloading and streaming audio and video content from the Net onto their PCs, and an increasing number are doing so in their living rooms. The Olswang Convergence Consumer Survey…
