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First Warner Bros. BD-Live Discs to Arrive in Christmas Stockings
Warner, the studio that sunk HD DVD's ship as it climbed aboard Blu-ray's, will be one of the slowest to jump on BD-Live, Blu-ray's online interactive content. Its BD-Live discs will arrive around Christmastime, with features like real-time viewing (?), a search engine, library access, and a recommendation tool—all pretty boring compared to Fox's BD-Live plans, which include a multiplayer game for Alien vs. Predator. None of the titles are named yet, but hopefully they come up with something more awesome for The Dark Knight, which would be hitting around that time. [High-Def Digest]
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We were surprised to learn that one of the stars of Steve Carell's Get Smart is actually a Swiss Army knife, albeit one whose talents are slightly more impressive than your own trusty multi-tool. It's got your scissors, saw, magnifying glass and can opener, but how about a flame thrower that shoots six feet? Or a crossbow with stow-away bolts? Or a blowgun with its own fold-out sight? The crazy part is, even though this thing is a movie prop, the producers had to make it really work. We scored exclusive schematics of the knife itself, and caught up with prop-meister Tim Wiles to learn how the thing was made fully operational for the cameras.
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Get Smart's Swiss Army Knife Has Working Crossbow, Flamethrower and Blowgun
We were surprised to learn that one of the stars of Steve Carell's Get Smart is actually a Swiss Army knife, albeit one whose talents are slightly more impressive than your own trusty multi-tool. It's got your scissors, saw, magnifying glass and can opener, but how about a flame thrower that shoots six feet? Or a crossbow with stow-away bolts? Or a blowgun with its own fold-out sight? The crazy part is, even though this thing is a movie prop, the producers had to make it really work. We scored exclusive schematics of the knife itself, and caught up with prop-meister Tim Wiles to learn how the thing was made fully operational for the cameras.
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10:00 AM on Fri Jun 13 2008
By Wilson Rothman
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Latest by Pyao lyang shen: HAHAH... more »
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By now you know waaaaay too much about Toshiba's format-war surrender, the death of HD DVD at the hands of the larger Blu-ray armada. You may even be eying the Blu-ray players mounted proudly in point-of-sale displays at Best Buy or Wal-Mart. Pricing hasn't come down to HD DVD player levels—and with those sinking even further, it's unlikely they ever will—but the need to get in on the action might provoke you to spend some extra dimes. All we're saying is DON'T! Not yet. If you don't know why, let us explain.
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Stop! Why It Still Isn't Safe to Buy Blu-ray
By now you know waaaaay too much about Toshiba's format-war surrender, the death of HD DVD at the hands of the larger Blu-ray armada. You may even be eying the Blu-ray players mounted proudly in point-of-sale displays at Best Buy or Wal-Mart. Pricing hasn't come down to HD DVD player levels—and with those sinking even further, it's unlikely they ever will—but the need to get in on the action might provoke you to spend some extra dimes. All we're saying is DON'T! Not yet. If you don't know why, let us explain.
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11:35 AM on Thu Feb 28 2008
By Wilson Rothman
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Latest by n/a: They should build a high end ps3 for people who are willing to spend the extra money on better parts, since typically a ps3 should be equivelent to a far less expensive blue ray player since it's got all those more »
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Paramount and WB Offer $3 DVDs In China to Combat Piracy
In an effort to combat rampant piracy in China, Paramount and Warner Brothers have begun selling legitimate DVDs there for only $3. And these titles are not some bargain-bin Steven Segal DVDs either, rather new releases that are only two months out from their theater debut in the US. The $3 price tag is still over twice as high as a pirated copy, but the studios hope that customers will learn the value of the legal versions. Perhaps previous trial runs proved successful. Hey, we have piracy too! When are we going to get a slice of this? [ars technica]
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Straight From Sam Walton's Mouth: New Details on Wal-Mart Movie Download Service
We have a lot of new details about Wal-Mart's movie download service—it is, as some feared, not as full-featured as we would have hoped, but it was repeatedly emphasized throughout the conversation that the service is very much in the "early beta stage," so they're "primarily focused on... improving what [they] offer." Full rundown follows. More »
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Breaking! Wal-Mart First to Offer Digital Movies From All "Big Six" Studios
Interrupting my sleep and scoring a major coup in digital distribution—one not even his Jobsness has pulled off (yet)—Wal-Mart has become the first (and thus far, only) digital distributor to go into business with all six major studios: Walt Disney, Warner Brothers, Paramount, Sony, 20th Century Fox and Universal will all be selling digital movies at its online store. More »
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Warner Bros. Engineers File Patent For Blu-ray/HD DVD Hybrid Disc
Warner's engineers took it upon themselves to design a disc that can be encoded with a combination of DVD, HD DVD or Blu-ray. These discs, something that Blu-ray and HD DVD developers have said was difficult, if not impossible to make, will take the pressure off consumers on having to decide which format they have to buy. More »
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Warner Bros. Straddles Fence With Next Gen DVD Pick
Yes, here's yet another scratch in the catfight that is next generation DVD. Warner Brothers has decided to release DVDs in Blu-ray as well as the HD-DVD format. This follows Paramount Home Entertainment's decision last month to also support both Sony- and Toshiba-backed formats. Because Warner Brothers had formerly backed just HD-DVD, this is a big score for Blu-ray. Of course, playing both sides of the fence is the easy way to go, so we'll see what happens once the actual hardware is sitting on shelves—hopefully by early next year.
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Looks like Warner Brothers isn't ready to take any sides in the HD DVD/Blu-Ray deep divide. In fact, the company has decided to back both of the next-gen DVD formats and wait to see who comes up aces. Though Microsoft and Intel were hoping to sway the entertainment companies to HD DVD with their recent backing, it looks like nobody's in the mood for frippery. Could be anybody's game now, folks.
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Warner Bros Wusses Out Big Time with Next Gen DVD
Looks like Warner Brothers isn't ready to take any sides in the HD DVD/Blu-Ray deep divide. In fact, the company has decided to back both of the next-gen DVD formats and wait to see who comes up aces. Though Microsoft and Intel were hoping to sway the entertainment companies to HD DVD with their recent backing, it looks like nobody's in the mood for frippery. Could be anybody's game now, folks.
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