AAXA Shows Off Extremely Small P1 Jr. Pico Projector

By Jeff Baker - 08/19/2010 2:45:52 AM

While pico projectors aren't exactly quite ready for 3D, 1080p or pretty much anything of the sort they are a neat way to get a projected image onto the wall to view some SD content. One such pico projector we told you about offer a year ago now was the AAXA P1. This pico projector features a 640 x 6480 resolution, 10 ...

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Why Blockbuster Kiosks Might Just Beat Redbox

By Steve Anderson - 12/14/2009 3:24:49 AM

A thought occurred to me, whilst I was reading some newspaper out in Racine, Wisconsin detail their interest with Redbox in grocery stores.  Grocery stores dig Redbox for two main reasons: one, the stores get a cut of the take for offering up space for the kiosk and two, stores get repeat traffic from customers ...

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Blockbuster Digital Download Kiosks Get Tested

By Steve Anderson - 11/18/2009 11:26:08 AM

So the plan is going forward--Blockbuster's ready to offer its limited-duration digital downloads of movies at its kiosks, and NCR, the national vending company, is conducting the initial testing. Apparently, the kiosks were already "digital download ready" from their inception; they just didn't have it ready to go.  There's some talk of expansion, too, so maybe ...

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No More DVDs At Blockbuster Kiosks?

By Steve Anderson - 11/12/2009 11:41:53 AM

One of the worst things about renting movies is returning them.  And no matter where you rent your movies, unless you stream them, you've either got to take yourself to the mailbox or the video store in order to return your stuff and get new ones.  But Blockbuster has a new and interesting idea that ...

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Panasonic DMR-XP300 and XE100 DVD and HDD Recorders

By Brian - 09/28/2009 11:51:59 AM

Panasonic has released a couple of DVD and HDD recorders carrying practically similar specs. The two new models are the Panasonic DMR-XP200 and XE100. The XE100 feature a 320GB HDD and digital TV tuner while the XP200 boasts of a 500GB HDD, an analog and digital TV tuner along with a BS/110 CD digital tuner. ...

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