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Metro 2033
Mar 16th
Newly released today:
In 2013 the world was devastated by an apocalyptic event, annihilating almost all mankind and turning the earth’s surface into a poisonous wasteland.
A handful of survivors took refuge in the depths of the Moscow underground, and human civilization entered a new Dark Age.
The year is 2033. An entire generation has been born and raised underground, and their besieged Metro Station-Cities struggle for survival, with each other, and the mutant horrors that await outside.
You are Artyom, born in the last days before the fire, but raised Underground. Having never ventured beyond Read more ...
Avatar Out On Blu-ray April 26th In UK [3D Tv]
Mar 16th
Many are still on waiting lists at the various IMAX and 3D-capable cinemas across the country, but already Avatar’s been given a release date for the UK Blu-ray and DVD release—April 26th. The 3D Blu-ray release was originally slated for November, but it sounds as though that’s Read more ...
Air Video, the Best iPhone Video Streamer $3 Can Buy [Lifechanger]
Mar 8th
Media streamers aren’t exactly new, but there’s another entrant to the field that works so simply and easily it should be nearly mandatory for any iPhone user. It’s called
Air Video—and it’s only three bucks.
Here’s the scenario: I’ve got a NAS with about a terabyte or so of video sitting on my network. Some torrented files, a lot of DVD rips I made myself, a fair amount Read more ...
RIP RealDVD, Even If We Won’t Notice You’re Gone [Realnetwork]
Mar 4th
A judge has finally ordered RealNetworks to put its DVD ripping service, RealDVD, to sleep because apparently it’s “illegal to bypass the copyright protections built into DVDs designed to protect movies against theft.” Whoops. As part of its legal loss against the Motion Picture Association of America, the media delivery company will be forced to shell out $4.5 million for legal costs.
While this whole thing is a bit painful for RealNetworks, will anyone actually miss RealDVD when there are plenty of free DVD-ripping solutions? [ Read more ...
I have seen the future, and it’s SSD
Mar 3rd
Filed under: Hardware, Rumors, First Look
On the Macworld show floor, I didn’t really see one specific product that blew me away. What I did see, Read more ...
