Philips has announced its new CinemaOne home theater system, which packs a DVD/CD player, iPod dock, five channel amplifier, six speakers, and a subwoofer all in a single unit. The all-in-one system features six precisely angled speakers spread around its body and a 4-inch subwoofer built into the base, all of which are powered by a five channel amplifier and Digital Signal Processing unit. A built-in iPod dock in the top of the unit lets users play music and video with on-screen track information, and the iPod can be controlled via the CinemaOne’s remote control. Other features include DVD upscaling up to 1080p, auxiliary input, Composite video and HDMI output, and a USB port for connecting other digital music devices. Pricing and release information has yet to be announced. (From iLounge)
Kevin Kelly has been saving Styrofoam packing for five years and decided to make a robot out of it. Click HERE to read about how he created The Styrobot.
Universal Home Video has officially announced The Bourne Trilogy which includes The Bourne Identity, The Bourne Supremacy, and The Bourne Ultimatum. The 3-disc package will be available to own from the 4th November, and should retail at around $34.98.
The Jim Henson-created characters may be on their way back thanks to a new Disney Film.
In the movie, written by Forgetting Sarah Marshall star and writer Jason Segel, the Muppets reunite to save their studio with one last variety show.
Should the film go well, it opens up the possibility of a television program, also written by 28-year-old Segel.
A source said: “Jason is a massive Muppets fan and is seen as the man to finally bring The Muppet Show back to TV.
“It will obviously have all its old fans but Jason’s comedy is hugely popular with youngsters so it will open it up to a whole new audience.”
The source added: “If the movie script is popular Jason will write the TV series too. He is already coming up with ideas for it.”
Although there have been a number of spin-offs, including Muppets Tonight in 1996, The Muppet Show originally ran from 1976 to 1981, and made famous characters such as Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear and Gonzo – the show won an Emmy in 1978 for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series.
In the original series, Kermit, arguably the world’s most famous frog, was the show’s stage manager, attempting to keep order amidst the chaos, while being pursued by Miss Piggy.
The Muppet characters went on to star in a number of movies including The Muppets Take Manhattan, The Muppet Christmas Carol and Muppets from Space. (From the Telegraph UK)
Twentieth Century Fox, the first studio to offer an iTunes Digital Copy on select DVD and Blu-Ray releases, has announced 20 upcoming Digital Copy releases. “Our research shows that when given the option, consumers recognize the incredible value proposition that Digital Copy provides as a simple, fast way to move content to a portable device,” noted Mary Daily, Executive Vice President, North America Marketing, Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment. “Digital Copy puts the disc at the center of the digital revolution happening in households nationwide and meets the entertainment needs of the entire family from the TV, to the computer to an iPod.”
Fox titles Napoleon Dynamite, Office Space, The Girl Next Door, Grandma’s Boy, There’s Something About Mary, Dodgeball, Super Troopers, Behind Enemy Lines, The Day After Tomorrow, Die Hard, Fantastic Four, Hide & Seek, I, Robot, Independence Day, Speed, The Transporter, X-Men, X2: X-Men United, X3: The Last Stand, and Reno 911!: Miami – More Busted Than Ever Unrated Cut will all be released on September 23 for $20 each, with an iTunes Digital Copy included. (From iLounge.com)
Japanese impersonators cover the star studded charity single from the ’80s. It looks like its part of some kind of game or talent show. The original is also below.
As top-secret code names go, the in-house corporate reference for Starbucks impending breakfast revamp is less than intimidating: “Morning Source.”
OOOOOOH…. Scary. Reportedly, however, that’s what they call it around Seattle these days, according to a revealing, read-between-the-lines type story in USA Today. The details are this: Next Wednesday, Sept. 3, Starbucks will start a wholesale retooling of that frightening doughnut-laden glass case in front of the baristas. There will be six new items, each of which will apparently be good for you — or as writer Bruce Horovitz shrewdly puts it, “better-for-you.” Look for “Perfect Oatmeal” (served in a cardboard bowl, with dried fruit) and energy bars (with oats and honey, $1.75) and whole-grain muffins and a “Power Protein Plate” ($4.95) that includes a hard-cooked egg, a cheese wedge, a few pieces of fruit and a pack of peanut butter. Nothing is weighs in at more than 330 calories. And Starbucks is doing this. . .why? Because A) the company is losing money (its stock is down 25 percent since this time last year and you take it for granted), B) a common complaint at Starbucks is that its food is not for human consumption. Oh, and because of C) CEO Howard Schultz went to the doctor. He tells USA Today that his doctor told him he was fat and his cholesterol was high.
So, it got him to thinking… maybe other people are worried about their health and can’t afford a private consultation with wellness doctors who appear on Oprah. And so now, soon enough, you too can eat oatmeal out of a cardboard bowl. (That’s how these things work.) He also mentioned the breakfast refiguring is the first in a series of food-centric tweaking. In 2009, Starbucks said it’s planning to relaunch its lunch and dinner menus. Which got us to thinking: Starbucks has a dinner menu? Anyway. Excited? (Reprinted from the Chicago Tribune)
Advertising is now as big a part of movies as actors or special effects. Instead of forcing directors to sell your products in their movies, why not pay lots of money to direct your commercials? The results are odd little mini-movies. Please click HERE for the best of the bunch.
In the new Land of The Lost film based on the 70’s Saturday morning television show, a forest ranger along with his two children inadvertently stumble into a mysterious land populated by dinosaurs and other creatures, including the mysterious and dangerous race of Sleestak.The movie is due in theaters on July 17, 2009 and stars Will Ferrell and Danny McBride.
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