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Enhance the Movie Experience

Ever since the motion picture first burst onto the silver screen, people have wanted to enhance the cinematic experience. From 3D and IMAX to Smell-O-vision, just about every trick in the book has been used to make you feel part of the film, rather than an outside observer. To this fine canon of techniques, UK retailer Tesco and on-line movie service

Barber Tech SteddiePod

This is the funniest CES interview I've seen (which isn't saying much, to be honest). Jeffrey and Jamie get a hands-on demonstration of BarberTech's SteddiePod by Eddie Barber, which actually looks pretty handy, all joking aside. The Barber Tech SteddiePod is billed as the "world's most versatile camera support" and it's a handheld camera stabiliser with extra features designed in,

XpanD Universal 3D Glasses

Michael Williams from XpanD takes Andy McCaskey through the benefits of their range of universal 3D glasses. Unbelievably, the 3D glasses provided with active-shutter 3D TVs are not always compatible between brands. It's sometimes possible to make them compatible by wearing the glasses upside down but clearly this is an unsatisfactory solution for long-term viewing. I know, you couldn't make

Festive Family Films

As the festive (silly) season gets under way, the folks at Buffalo Technology polled 3,000 people on their favourite Christmas films.  Topping the chart is comedy Home Alone starring Macauley Culkin, followed by Frank Capra's 1946 classic, It's a Wonderful Life.  Rounding out the medal positions is the animated adaptation of Raymond Briggs' The Snowman.   Miracle on 34th Street and White Christmas complete the top

The MPAA may have a point…

...or at least a bit more justification than the RIAA for their fear of downloaders. I have discussed in past posts how the biggest downloaders of music files are generally the biggest purchasers of music.  This makes a policy of prosecuting downloaders a strange one since they are attacking their biggest customers.  In the case of music, piracy can actually