Poor Jessica Simpson. First she finds a great guy, Tony Romo, but his Dallas Cowboy fans think she’s a jinx. Then her movie, Blonde Ambition, tanks in the six Texan theaters it open at on Dec 21st. And now the guy dumps her for being too needy. Oh well, at least her movie came out […]

Today was a big day for Apple, with Steve Jobs pushing his media mogul status into new territories: online movie rentals. This move has been speculated upon previously, so it’s really no surprise, but it’s still very important.
The company announced that they’d cut licensing deals with all top film studios. What’s more, the movies available […]

This is a roundup of recent movie, TV, and entertainment related news.
Dusty Cohl, founder of the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) died Friday after a long struggle with cancer. The TIFF is often considered one of the most important film festivals in North America and always draws Hollywood’s celebs.
Bob and Harvey Weinstein reached an independent […]

With Warner Bros just announcing their decision to jump ship and go exclusively Blu-ray disc format for their high-definition video format, you’re probably wondering, “Do I want to pay more for a disc just to see the zits better on Lindsay Lohan’s face? That depends on your own personal fetishes, of course, but apparently with […]

Warner Bros. just announced that, henceforth, all movies they release in high-definition will only be in the Blu-ray format. This is a surprising decision for many reasons:

Warner Bros. had possibly been offered US$250M for going HD-DVD exclusive. (Did Sony top that?)
Sony makes the Blu-Ray format, and is a rival of Warner Bros. in the entertainment […]

Imagine a color display screen so thin that it’s like paper - especially flexible. E-paper displays have been in development for a short few years, but LG.Philips just came out with one of the largest: 14.3 inches on the diagonal. Except it’s only available in Korea, like many new consumer electronics products.
Soon, I hope. Now […]

Flatscreen TV manufacturers are reporting that consumers aren’t really buying many sets over 42 inches (diagonal). Is this surprising? Even though prices have dropped considerably, they’re still costlier than regular TV sets. And then there’s the impending changeover to HD broadcasting. And what about space in the home?
There are sets up to 103″ (even a […]

It’s been talked about for years: a sort of Internet for devices, including consumer electronics and appliances, that are self-aware as to their “roles” and can communicate with other devices, as well as be remotely accessed over the Internet. (Such devices are referred to as being SEDs - Service-Enabled Devices.) Imagine being at work and […]