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Boldly Going Where No Techfiction Has Gone Before With Star Trek

Mordechai Osdoby — Thu, 16 May 2013 22:12:19 +0000

It’s hard to imagine a television show that has had more examples of techfiction becomie techfact than the original Star Trek series. The multimedia franchise has a grip on the collective unconsciousness of geeks on the level of few other things. While the movies and spin-offs have their own assortment of impressive gadgetry made real, the original […]

Arrested Development’s New Netflix Business Model: Solid As A Rock?

Matt Algren — Wed, 08 May 2013 18:50:27 +0000

It’s been a year since Netflix released its first original content with the Norwegian series LilyHammer. With four new series already under their belts (Lilyhammer, Bad Samaritans, Hemlock Grove, and the critically acclaimed House of Cards), as well as several comedy specials and a long-form film, the company seems committed to original programming. The streaming […]

Techfiction: The Many Armors Of Iron Man

Mordechai Osdoby — Wed, 01 May 2013 18:33:39 +0000

Let’s face it, everyone loves a guy in a snazzy suit especially when that snazzy suit is the Iron Man armor and that man is Tony Stark, as played by the amazing Robert Downy Jr. Iron Man 3 opens this Friday in the U.S., and everyone is eager to see if the franchise that made […]

Netflix Brings Streamaggaddeon When It Removes Almost 2,000 Warner Bros. Titles

Justin Davis — Wed, 01 May 2013 13:00:29 +0000

Starting today, you’ll have roughly 2,000 less choices to view on Netflix when the streaming service removes a massive amount of movies from the Warner Bros. library. These movies also just happen to be the same ones that will become available on the new Warner Archive Instant. According to Slate.com, a spokesperson for Warner Bros. […]

ABC Has An Award-Worthy Oscars App For Android, iOS, And Kindle

Matt Algren — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 19:00:54 +0000

Less than a week away from the 2013 Academy Awards and ABC Digital has given film freaks, celebrity hangers-on, and even red carpet mavens an impressive mobile app that delivers an award-worthy experience. Here’s ABC’s video introduction to the app: I’ve been using the Android version of ABC’s Oscars app for several days now, and […]

After Losing 800,000 Customers, Netflix Still Exceeds Expectations

Matt Algren — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 15:32:49 +0000

In the response to that New York Times article on Netflix’s recent woes, this short paragraph has gotten lost in all the Wall Street Sturm und Drang: Despite the decline in subscribers, the company did well financially in the [third] quarter. It reported net income of $62.5 million, or $1.16, a share, compared with $38 […]

Techcitement Review: Western Digital TV Live Hub

Yoni Gross — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 16:15:13 +0000

For those of us content to get our entertainment media from our PCs, the last few years have brought a wealth of options. Photos, music, movies, TV, whether downloaded or streamed, it’s virtually impossible to say there’s nothing on anymore. Unfortunately, the PC entertainment experience often leaves something to be desired when it compared to […]

Subtract Sony Subsidized 3D Glasses At Cinemas?

Tom Wyrick — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 16:37:50 +0000

It’s not news that movie studios leverage 3D as a profit boosting tool, with theaters currently charging about three dollars extra per ticket for the privilege of viewing a given production with artificial depth added (often more than can be said about the characters in the script). Now, Sony proposes ending the standard practice of […]

Netflix Adds DreamWorks, Loses The Wonder Years

Kacey Samiee — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 14:32:37 +0000

Who doesn’t love DreamWorks Animation? Fools, that’s who. And so far, Netflix is no fool. Or at least not much of one. In the middle of all the bad hype that Netflix has managed to get recently, they signed an agreement that allows them to have exclusive internet video rights to stream film and television […]

The Next Tablet You Buy Will Be Amazon’s

Reuven Shechter — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 16:40:41 +0000

Amazon is poised on the brink on making a tremendous impact to the world of tablets. No tablet manufacturer has yet managed to create a product with a cohesive ecosystem, aggressive marketing, and fluidity of operation of the iPad. However, Amazon’s upcoming entry into the market could change all of that. Since the introduction of […]