Category Archives: General Tech

Consumer Electronics Deals at Amazon

Amazon currently has a couple of interesting deals on consumer electronics that are worth a look if you’re in the market. First up, you can save $30 on a Sony HomeShare Speaker and Blu-ray Player Bundle. You simply add one … Continue reading

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PayPal Demos Phone-To-Phone NFC Funds Transfer

At this past week’s MobileBeat 2011 Conference in San Francisco, PayPal demonstrated an Android widget that allows users to transfer funds phone-to-phone using NFC (Near Field Communication). NFC is a very-low power, very-short range radio frequency communications technology, most commonly … Continue reading

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The Declaration of Innovation

I’m not sure how effective an Internet petition will be – probably not very – but the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) is encouraging people to sign The Declaration of Innovation. We, the people of the United States of America, hold … Continue reading

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Blockbuster Joins ‘Em Since They Can’t Beat ‘Em

Back in August of 2007 Blockbuster jumped into digital movie distribution by acquiring Movielink. However, they’ve failed to set the world on fire with their digital distribution service, trailing far behind Netflix, Amazon VOD, and CinemaNow. CinemaNow has enjoyed a … Continue reading

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CinemaNow Coming To More Connected Devices

Sonic, the owners of CinemaNow, have released a new CinemaNow SDK to make it easier for 3rd party vendors to build CinemaNow support into their devices. Along with this, Sonic is working with a number of vendors to bring CinemaNow … Continue reading

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