Blockbuster OnDemand lands on TiVo

Blockbuster OnDemand lands on TiVo

Author cobster | 14.10.2009 | Category Innovation

Broadband-connected TiVo DVR subscribers have access to Blockbuster’s long-awaited OnDemand rental service, TiVo announced on Tuesday.

The service is available to owners of TiVo Series2 and TiVo Series3 digital-video recorders (including the TiVo HD and TiVo HD XL).

According to the company, users will be able to stream films ranging from new releases to classics. Users will be charged $2.99 for classic hits and $3.99 for new releases. Blockbuster will be adding more films over the coming weeks, including “select HD titles.”

As part of the agreement, Blockbuster will also begin selling TiVo DVRs in “thousands” of participating Blockbuster stores around the United States.

Blockbuster OnDemand’s arrival on the TiVo (and TiVo’s arrival in Blockbuster stores, for that matter) has been a long time coming. The partnership was first announced in March.

Whether Blockbuster will enjoy success on the TiVo is up for debate. The company’s main competitor, Netflix, is already streaming films and television shows to TiVos for no additional fee beyond the company’s unlimited-plan charges. Amazon Video On Demand is also available to TiVo users, and like Blockbuster, it, too, allows them to purchase individual videos, rather than pay a monthly subscription fee.

TiVo owners can also access content from YouTube, as well as films through Jaman and CinemaNow’s Disney.

To access Blockbuster OnDemand, users will first need to create a Blockbuster account. Once complete, they can access Blockbuster OnDemand content from the TiVo’s video-on-demand menu.

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Xbox360 project Natal

Author JoeDigital | 06.06.2009 | Category Innovation, Video Games

This is absolutely amazing technology from Microsoft called xbox360 Natal. It is an interactive technology with you and the system, no controllers, no wires just you a camera and the tv screen. Big deal right? there has been interactive tv/video games for a while. Well thats not the only feature, xbox has almost created true artificial intelligence and interaction with a character called Milo, he can recognize you, your face, your emotion and even interact with you via the camera on the xbox (just by holding a picture or a drawing to the camera in a split second he can see it and identify whats on that paper). This is absolutely ground breaking and revolutionary technology that I have never seen before and it will change the gaming and AI industry forever. Check out the youtube video: Lionhead Peter Molyneux Milo Demo – Xbox 360 Natal

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New Bluetooth Watch i:Virt M

Author itzco | 20.05.2009 | Category Innovation

Now Bluetooth is in every device we buy, like cameras, palms, laptops or phones  but now you can imagine that you can have it in your watch? Citizen is going to realize Their New Bluetooth Watch i:Virt M in June  1^st only in Japan .  with this watch you will be able to  read your  SmS, charge your battery, recepcion and make calls.

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Ion Tailgater iPod Portable Speaker

Author itzco | 12.05.2009 | Category Innovation

If you like to listen music and you get your iPod every place, but sometime the place is perfect to listen your music so high and you don’t have any power connection  for your conventional speakers, here it is the new iPod Portable speaker “Ion Tailgater”. It provides a full, rich sound while running for 8 hours on a rechargeable battery, and also you can connect your guitar to the speaker. It cost $225.00 Dollars, for more information click here

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Star War Chess

Author itzco | 27.04.2009 | Category Innovation

Who can’t remember Star Wars? Every fan of those movies dreams to have every peace of souvenir to remember and illustrate the movies. Now a new chess is available, the Star Wars chess, you can think about an strategy to defeat your enemy and at the same time you can enjoy your figures of Star Wars.

To buy one click here

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Eco Lamp

Author itzco | 22.04.2009 | Category Innovation

If you are worried about the environment and don’t want to add more pollution to the earth; now you can help! Instead of throwing out your batteries you think don’t work, you can re-use all of them.  Not only to keep save the environment, but to also illuminate streets using this new cool eco lamps. In different ways you can understand how those lamps work, but to be more explicit you can understand what the creator thinks: “The discarded batteries end up in landfills and lead to the seepage of toxic waste into soil. Energy Seed uses the discarded batteries to power up the LED lights that are used in a beautifully crafted fashion.”

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Kyocera EOS OLED flexible phone

Author JoeDigital | 16.04.2009 | Category Innovation

Kyocera expands its line of cool concept phones with the EOS OLED flexible phone, combining two of the newest technologies it takes a flexible OLED display that lets you fold it up second it takes the kinetic energy liek a self winding watch to keep it perpetually charged. It also has what Kyocera explains as a “shape memory” skin that allows the phone keys to morph up from the surface and then fade back when not being used. The design is in its very early stages and we should not expect it to hit the retail market anytime soon, but this type of technology is super cool and will set the new standards of portable devices.

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WowWee Rovio Robot

Author itzco | 09.04.2009 | Category Innovation

Do you imagine if a robot can supervise your home while you are out? WowWee’s new robot toy named Rovio just looks amazing at least on pictures, it is almost like something that just came out form NASA and is designed to explore the space and unknown planets. Actually this is a remote controlled robot designed for patrolling your home while you are gone. The robot has some degree of autonomy, but is designed more in a way to be controller by a human. WowWee Rovio comes equipped with a WiFi connection which allows you control it from anywhere in the world given that you have a web capable mobile phone or a computer with internet connection.

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Your own medical nanny

Author itzco | 03.04.2009 | Category Innovation

If you are going to a bar o some club and you are worry for  your hang overm, the awesome Lounge Bar has devised a medication manager. It’s like first tempting you to drink and then telling you  no worries, tank up, I’ve got the hangover pills ready for you to pop! The Braun Clever Care Medical Coach not only stores all you medicines, but also syncs in your medical records and prescriptions straight from the doc’s office via GSM or Internet. It also provides a database to hold all medical records for the entire family.

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Transparent Toaster

Author itzco | 02.04.2009 | Category Innovation

Do you like to see how is your food being cook?, here it is something that you can enjoy, because you can see if your bread it is not becoming black, and control the heat of your toaster.

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