Filed under: Gaming, HDTV, Home Entertainment
Just hours before the Xbox 360’s newest dashboard update hits tomorrow morning (10:00 a.m. GMT), our friends at Joystiq noticed the list of movies available for Netflix Watch Instantly streaming has suddenly dropped. The culprit? Sony Pictures Home Entertainment subsidiary Columbia Pictures, flicking previously available titles like Superbad, Bad Boys, and We Own the Night over to “Not available on Xbox” status (curiously, SPHE movies are still available to all.) Word from the official Netflix blog cites “the ebb and flow” of what is available on license at any given time causing a few hundred titles to be “temporarily” unavailable on the console, while still open for streaming for other devices, with an eye towards licensing them for the Xbox 360 soon. There’s no way to know what movies won’t work until adding them to your queue, so when you find your Karate Kid trilogy watching time suddenly wide open for more Gears of War 2 or Left 4 Dead action, just remember you have Sony to thank.
[Via Joystiq & Multiplayer]
Sony Pictures celebrates NXE eve by… blocking Xbox 360 Netflix movie streaming originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 18 Nov 2008 22:14:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment
Given just how far VUDU has been getting into the custom install game, it’s no shock at all to see it produce a set-top-box that’s less STB and more integrator-friendly. The 1U rack-mountable XL2 sports a classic black motif and plays nice with systems from leading control and automation manufacturers such as Crestron, Logitech, Netstreams, Nevo and Philips. You’ll be able to enjoy the spoils of integrated IP / IR control, a 1TB internal hard drive, optical / coaxial / RCA audio outputs and an HDMI port. Sadly, the XL2 can’t be purchased online, meaning you’ll have to coax a local installer to sell you one for $1,299.
[Via Electronic House]
VUDU XL2 brings on-demand films to rack-mountable enclosure originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 18 Nov 2008 10:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Filed under: Home Entertainment, Peripherals, Portable Audio
Rather than just introducing these five items individually, Sony reckoned the world at large may pay more attention if they were unveiled in one fell swoop. To that end, we’re left staring at a new pair of noise canceling headphones (MDR-NC7; $50), travel speakers (SRS-M50; $50), a universal remote (RM-VL610; $30), EX Series earbuds (MDR-EX36V; $30) and stereo Bluetooth headphones (DR-BT160AS; $160). While the first two are pretty self-explanatory, color lovers will appreciate the three swappable back plates for the remote, and the water-resistant BT ‘phones pack a built-in microphone, rechargeable Li-ion cells and A2DP support. Everything should be available now if you look hard enough, and the full release with all the gory details is waiting just after the break.
Continue reading Sony unveils five new audio accessories: headphones, speakers and remote
Sony unveils five new audio accessories: headphones, speakers and remote originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 18 Nov 2008 10:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Filed under: Digital Cameras, Misc. Gadgets, Home Entertainment
Now here’s an interesting combination. Sharp has decided to liberally splash its AQUOS labeling on an all new photo player, which pulls double duty as a photo printer and a photo, um, display-er. So far as we can tell, users can load up images via a variety of memory card slots, Bluetooth, Infrared and even the local network (HN-PP150 only), and from there, they can either print for showing to grandma or output the content through HDMI. For those who connect it to an AQUOS LCD TV, they can also utilize the music playback functionality that’s baked in. The non-DLNA-compatible HN-PP100 (pictured) will go for ¥20,000 ($207) starting December 5th in Japan, while the network-friendly HN-PP150 tacks on another ¥5,000 ($52) and ships in January 2009.
Sharp’s AQUOS photo player prints / displays images on your HDTV originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 18 Nov 2008 09:11:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Filed under: Gaming, HDTV, Home Entertainment, Laptops
Man, you just can’t win these days. So Apple offers up an energy-efficient, forward-thinking Mini DisplayPort on its latest MacBook / MacBook Pro, and now users that are still rocking displays sans HDCP-compliant HDMI / DVI ports are up fecal’s creek without a paddle. Apparently select content in the iTunes Store is laced in HDCP, which isn’t all that unexpected in and of itself; the problem comes in when you realize that the new unibody machines don’t offer a VGA / VGA-to-component output, meaning that you have to connect it to an HDCP-compliant display if you want to see anything. We know, one word in particular keeps coming to mind to describe this fiasco: awesome.
Apple iTunes content throwing HDCP flags on new MacBook / MacBook Pro originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 17 Nov 2008 22:18:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Filed under: Home Entertainment, Storage
We asked, and we’re receiving. LaCie’s LaCinema Rugged was initially announced across the pond late last month, yet we rough Americans were left wondering if it would ever see the light of day on US soil. Just in time for the holiday rush, LaCie has indeed announced US pricing and availability for the bulked up multimedia drive, and it’s not like you even have to wait around to get your mitts on one. Try right now starting at $199.99, with sizes including 250GB, 320GB and 500GB.
LaCie’s LaCinema Rugged multimedia HDD now available in US originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 17 Nov 2008 18:41:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Filed under: Gaming, HDTV, Home Entertainment, Laptops
Man, you just can’t win these days. So Apple offers up an energy-efficient, forward-thinking Mini DisplayPort on its latest MacBook / MacBook Pro, and now users that are still rocking displays sans HDCP-compliant HDMI / DVI ports are up fecal’s creek without a paddle. Apparently select content in the iTunes Store is laced in HDCP, which isn’t all that unexpected in and of itself; the problem comes in when you realize that the new unibody machines don’t offer a VGA / VGA-to-component output, meaning that you have to connect it to an HDCP-compliant display if you want to see anything. We know, one word in particular keeps coming to mind to describe this fiasco: awesome.
Apple iTunes content throwing HDCP flags on new MacBook / MacBook Pro originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 17 Nov 2008 22:18:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Filed under: Home Entertainment, Storage
We asked, and we’re receiving. LaCie’s LaCinema Rugged was initially announced across the pond late last month, yet we rough Americans were left wondering if it would ever see the light of day on US soil. Just in time for the holiday rush, LaCie has indeed announced US pricing and availability for the bulked up multimedia drive, and it’s not like you even have to wait around to get your mitts on one. Try right now starting at $199.99, with sizes including 250GB, 320GB and 500GB.
LaCie’s LaCinema Rugged multimedia HDD now available in US originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 17 Nov 2008 18:41:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Logic3 intros i-Station Rotate iPod / iPhone dock
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Filed under: Home Entertainment, Portable Audio, Portable Video
Logic3 intros i-Station Rotate iPod / iPhone dock originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 17 Nov 2008 14:22:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Filed under: Gaming, Home Entertainment
Microsoft’s new Xbox Experience dashboard doesn’t officially launch until Wednesday the 19th. But if you signed up for the preview (and who didn’t?) with a valid console ID then it’s available now according to Major Nelson. What’s more, Netflix has confirmed its Xbox 360 launch details: more than 12,000 movies and TV episodes and 300 streaming HD titles. Remember, streaming is free for Netflix members who are also Xbox Live Gold members. The HD video streams will be limited to SD audio, however — multi-channel audio is in the works as are additional HD titles. Now get outta here kid, NXE awaits.
[Via Joystiq]
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Xbox Experience now available to all who signed up, Netflix HD streams too originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 18 Nov 2008 04:10:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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