“Labor Pains” is a direct to video movie that originally aired on July 19th 2009 on the ABC Family channel. The movie is being released by First Look Studios. Unfortunately, despite an all-star cast, the movie tanks. It is a fairly typical cable movie, but with probably a slightly higher budget than [...]
Archive for July, 2009
(500) Days of Summer (2009)
Posted July 22nd, 2009 by Admin | No CommentsIf you’ve ever been, you know as I do that downtown Los Angeles is an unlikely setting for a love story. Of course, as the movie’s unseen narrator insists on warning us right away, (500) Days of Summer is NOT a love story. You would be hard-pressed, however, to place it in another [...]
Universal Rolls out BD-Live for the iPhone
Posted July 22nd, 2009 by Admin | No CommentsSome of the latest Blu-Ray discs from Universal will have extra features that can be accessed through the iPhone or iPod Touch. These features will exist as free downloadable content from the app store. One of the first Blu-Ray discs to include iPhone or iPod Touch features will be the July 28th release [...]
LG Ships 240Hz LH90 LED-backlit LCDs
Posted July 22nd, 2009 by Admin | No CommentsLG has begun shipping their 240Hz LH90 Series of LED-backlit LCDs. This is the first LED-backlit TVs from LG to receive THX certification in the United States, and was shown for the first time at CES in January. The Series includes a 55-inch model (,199), a 47-inch model (,399), and a 42-inch model [...]
Details Released on the Crestron Prodigy
Posted July 22nd, 2009 by Admin | No CommentsThe word is out about Creston’s latest home control system, Prodigy. Designed as a more affordable solution, many people are speculating that this is aimed at Control4’s market in a bid to make the competitor run for its money. Creston officials have only said that the Prodigy was created to expand into new [...]
iPod Touch Getting Mic & Camera?
Posted July 22nd, 2009 by Admin | No CommentsAlthough still anonymous rumors, the whisperings about Apple’s plan for a new iPod Touch with a microphone and camera are getting louder. No official nod from Apple has verified these rumors, but sources say that some of the manufacturing facilities in China have already begun making prototypes of the iPod Touch with camera and [...]
Fohhn Launches the FC-9 DSP System Controller
Posted July 22nd, 2009 by Admin | No CommentsThe FC-9 digital DSP system controller from German audio manufacturer Fohhn is shipping now. It is designed for fixed installations, and measures just 19-inches. It is a 1U rackmount remote unit that includes 4 inputs, 6 outputs, and network compatibility for use with a laptop, Creston products, AMX products and more.
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Blu-ray Releases for July 21st, 2009
Posted July 22nd, 2009 by Admin | No CommentsThe new Blu-Ray offerings available on July 21st cover a wide spectrum. Included in the new releases are: the hugely popular Watchmen, Fox’s Prison Break: The Final Break, Universal’s Coraline, Magnolia’s The Great Buck Howard and NOVA: The Incredible Journey of the Butterflies.
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Boston Acoustics Announces Ultra-Slim Loudspeaker
Posted July 22nd, 2009 by Admin | No CommentsBoston Acoustics have announced the VS 344 floorstanding loudspeaker, the latest addition to their hugely popular VS series. Priced at ,250, this speaker features a quadruple 4-1/2-inch Organic Composite Cone Material (OCCM) bass driver design, combined with a 4-1/2-inch OCCM midrange driver and a 1-inch SuperWide Bandwidth tweeter. Like all VS Series speakers, the [...]
RIAA spokesman denies saying "DRM is dead"
Posted July 22nd, 2009 by Admin | No CommentsA possible misquote has caused some confusion and upheaval in the music industry. TorrentFreak reported that the spokesperson for the RIAA, Jonathan Lamy, had said “DRM is dead” in reference to the Digital Rights Management that the RIAA had previously supported in an upcoming article for SCMagazine.
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