I remember getting my first DVD player and the movie "The Waterboy". I also remember streaming my first movie in "Hulk". Years since, people have debated about losing the tangible disc and moving to streaming. Eventually we knew the DVD would become a thing of the past. As technology improved and new devices came out this year, we may have
This past week Wal-Mart announced exclusive disk to digital service using Vudu. The way it works is the consumer would bring down his or her DVDs or Blu-ray discs to their local Wal-Mart. Wal-Mart would then create a digital copy of that disc on Vudu. Vudu is a content delivery network which is available through over 300 devices including PlayStation
Today at CES International, Plextor announced the PlexEasy, a standalone external 8x DVD and CD burner that will burn discs from SD cards and USB-connected devices without the need for a PC. It can connect directly to a wide variety of devices including both mass storage devices and Picture Transfer Protocol (PTP) devices such cameras, smartphones, tablets, and camcorders. Photos can be
Supermarket Tesco and on-line movie site Blinkbox have introduced a new innovation to the UK where the purchase of a physical DVD or Bluray at Tesco also buys an online copy at Blinkbox. At today's launch there are only about 25 movies included in the offer but more will be added to the service over time. The big blockbusters available now are Harry Potter and the Deathly
24 hours after iCloud officially releases, talks are underway to fill your cloud drive with movies. In reports today, Horrible Bosses and Green Lantern will be the first of many movies you will be able to hold on your iCloud drive. iCloud is a service available with iOS5 and at www.icloud.com. With iOS5, you can back up your phone to
While Bluray and USB3 are where it's at, it's easy to forget that there's a solid market for inexpensive legacy optical drives. And it's into this market that Buffalo have today released a stylish portable DVD recorder for those of us who have laptops or netbooks that don't have a CD/DVD drive. It's pretty much run of the mill spec-wise,