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Build a Cheap But Powerful Boxee Media Center [Media Center]
Written on 17 Nov, 2009 at 17:10 in Tech | viewed 154 views times | 0 Comments
![Build a Cheap But Powerful Boxee Media Center [Media Center]](http://news.kikil.com/wp-content/themes/comfy/scripts/phpThumb/phpThumb.php?src=/images/2009/11/7e668d7703splash.jpg.jpg&w=100&h=75&zc=C&q=95 "Build a Cheap But Powerful Boxee Media Center [Media Center]")
Adam thinks XBMC is the best media center around , but I roll with Boxee for its awesome streaming web content. Here's how I turned a relatively cheap yet powerful home theater PC into a DIY Boxee Box for... (Continue reading)
Confirmed: R2-D2 Finally Discovered In Star Trek [Star Trek]
Written on 16 Nov, 2009 at 1:31 in Tech | viewed 26 views times | 0 Comments
![Confirmed: R2-D2 Finally Discovered In Star Trek [Star Trek]](http://news.kikil.com/wp-content/themes/comfy/scripts/phpThumb/phpThumb.php?src=/images/2009/11/c483c26657r-trek.jpg.jpg&w=100&h=75&zc=C&q=95 "Confirmed: R2-D2 Finally Discovered In Star Trek [Star Trek]")
At last, here's the droid we were all looking for. In this frame you can clearly see R2-D2's cameo in JJ Abrams' Star Trek . ... (Continue reading)
Behind the Scenes of Avatar [Image Cache]
Written on 13 Nov, 2009 at 0:40 in Tech | viewed 16 views times | 0 Comments
![Behind the Scenes of Avatar [Image Cache]](http://news.kikil.com/wp-content/themes/comfy/scripts/phpThumb/phpThumb.php?src=http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=82b7fed2922e4495d8db9b607343f277&p=1&w=100&h=75&zc=C&q=95 "Behind the Scenes of Avatar [Image Cache]")
For a " behind the scenes ," this clip doesn't reveal much in terms of the technical wizardry behind Avatar. But it does offer a handful of CGI I don't think any trailer has revealed yet. [ Wired ]... (Continue reading)
Clicker Is a One-Stop Shop for Streaming Television [Streaming Television]
Written on 12 Nov, 2009 at 23:00 in Tech | viewed 9 views times | 0 Comments
![Clicker Is a One-Stop Shop for Streaming Television [Streaming Television]](http://news.kikil.com/wp-content/themes/comfy/scripts/phpThumb/phpThumb.php?src=/images/2009/11/3020e6bb31licker.jpg.jpg&w=100&h=75&zc=C&q=95 "Clicker Is a One-Stop Shop for Streaming Television [Streaming Television]")
Web site Clicker aggregates streaming television from all corners of the internet into one clean, simple-to-search interface designed to help you find any show you want to watch online, no matter who's hosting it. Between Hulu and the various... (Continue reading)
Blockbuster Kiosks to Rent Movies on Dissolving SD Cards [DVDs]
Written on 12 Nov, 2009 at 22:30 in Tech | viewed 10 views times | 0 Comments
![Blockbuster Kiosks to Rent Movies on Dissolving SD Cards [DVDs]](http://news.kikil.com/wp-content/themes/comfy/scripts/phpThumb/phpThumb.php?src=/images/2009/11/19cb142d82uster3.jpg.jpg&w=100&h=75&zc=C&q=95 "Blockbuster Kiosks to Rent Movies on Dissolving SD Cards [DVDs]")
Blockbuster might have been put on the back burner with the advent of Netflix and Redbox, but it's attempting to make a come back with a new form of technology. 6 stores will begin a trial program in which... (Continue reading)
The First Movie Shot on a Canon 7D? It’s About Zombies, Of Course! [Film]
Written on 12 Nov, 2009 at 16:20 in Tech | viewed 42 views times | 0 Comments
![The First Movie Shot on a Canon 7D? It's About Zombies, Of Course! [Film]](http://news.kikil.com/wp-content/themes/comfy/scripts/phpThumb/phpThumb.php?src=http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=8227e0ac7fb1b451415d17f73d242a3c&p=1&w=100&h=75&zc=C&q=95 "The First Movie Shot on a Canon 7D? It's About Zombies, Of Course! [Film]")
Boy have zombies made a comeback lately, right along with teenage vampires. Regardless, indie zombie flick Dead Season is the self-proclaimed first film shooting on the $1700 Canon 7D . (Warning, gore ahead.) The camera quality is sort of... (Continue reading)
Netflix May Delay New Release Movies by a Full Month [NetFlix]
Written on 11 Nov, 2009 at 22:30 in Tech | viewed 14 views times | 0 Comments
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Netflix has become the savior of home entertainment for many, but recently Netflix has been in talks with major studios about delaying new release movies by a month or more. Why? ... (Continue reading)
PS3 Netflix Streaming to Require Those Discs for a Whole Year [NetFlix]
Written on 11 Nov, 2009 at 13:18 in Tech | viewed 13 views times | 0 Comments
![PS3 Netflix Streaming to Require Those Discs for a Whole Year [NetFlix]](http://news.kikil.com/wp-content/themes/comfy/scripts/phpThumb/phpThumb.php?src=/images/2009/11/5f2d5f2658go_155.png.png&w=100&h=75&zc=C&q=95 "PS3 Netflix Streaming to Require Those Discs for a Whole Year [NetFlix]")
My new PS3 Netflix disc is sitting on my desk, totally bare, just begging to be scratched by a nearby paper clip. But Netflix just told G4 that the PS3's inevitable disc-less firmware update won't arrive until late next... (Continue reading)
Hahahaha! Blockbuster Renting Movies on SD Cards! Hahahahaha! From Kiosks! [Movies]
Written on 10 Nov, 2009 at 16:20 in Tech | viewed 6 views times | 0 Comments
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Oh, I hope whatever exec came up with this idea scores a huge bonus. Blockbuster is piloting a new program that will load a DRM'd movie rentals onto an SD card from a kiosk. The future! So say you're... (Continue reading)
Avatar: James Cameron’s $500 Million Folly, In Three Dimensions [Avatar]
Written on 9 Nov, 2009 at 14:50 in Tech | viewed 33 views times | 0 Comments
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Five. Hundred. Million. ... (Continue reading)
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