http://www.macnn.com/ MacNN is the leading source for news about Apple and the Mac industry. It offers news, reviews, discussion, tips, troubleshooting, links, and reviews every day. The best place for Mac News. Period. en-us http://images.macnn.com/images/macnn-logo-bw.gif http://www.macnn.com/ http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/24/vudu.adds.wikipedia.app.to.its.online.service/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/vuduin.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />VUDU has recently added Wikipedia to the interface of its on-demand video service, letting users access information on any movie or show they're considering watching. The application will also link to various actors, actresses, movies and directors related to the particular title they're watching. Users can browse Wikipedia like they would traditionally via a web browser on their PC.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/24/vudu.adds.wikipedia.app.to.its.online.service/ Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:00:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/22/roku.launches.open.channel.store/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/rokuchannelstore.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Roku late Sunday gave its Internet media players a boost in the form of the Channel Store. Now considered an open platform, the avenue lets content producers of any scale implement their own video services. The service also brings major content providers such as Facebook's photo service, Flickr, Mediafly, Pandora, Revision3 and TWiT; relative newcomers like blip.tv, FrameChannel, Motionbox and M... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/22/roku.launches.open.channel.store/ Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:20:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/09/bravia.sets.get.expensive.hd.rental.early/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/cloudywithachanceofmeatballs.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Sony today hoped to lure customers to its HDTVs and Blu-ray players by giving them advance access to one of its movies. Similar to last year's deal, the electronics maker will give those with one of its modern networked TVs or Blu-ray players, such as the BRAVIA W5100 or the BDP-N460, early access to a streaming rental of Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs about a month before the retail street da... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/09/bravia.sets.get.expensive.hd.rental.early/ Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:35:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/05/vudu.gets.flickr.pandora.picasa.other.apps/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0910/vuduappsin.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />VUDU on Thursday announced that it has brought brought three key Internet apps to VUDU-enabled TVs. These are the same apps that were already available on the VUDU box and include Picasa, Flickr, Pandora, a free TV on-demand service and a few simple games. VUDU says it brought these apps to the TVs from its partners due to popular demand.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/05/vudu.gets.flickr.pandora.picasa.other.apps/ Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:05:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/02/itunes.tv.sub.would.rival.traditional.tv/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0909/itunes9.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Apple could upturn the entire TV market by offering an iTunes TV subscription service, a prominent rumor says today. iTunes head Eddy Cue is believed to be pitching the idea of a $30 monthly plan that would give users much broader access, much like conventional TV. The exact terms aren't specified by the "multiple" MediaMemo tips but wouldn't confine the service to a single device.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/02/itunes.tv.sub.would.rival.traditional.tv/ Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:10:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/09/vudu.streams.now.available.on.lg.bd390.player/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/gallery/sep2009/bd390sml.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />LG on Wednesday announced that its BD390 Blu-ray player now supports video streams from VUDU. The service will allow users to view content such as movies and TV shows, with over 2,200 movies available in 1080p resolution paired with 5.1-channel audio. Other supported sources for streaming video include Netflix, Roxio, CinemaNow and YouTube.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/09/vudu.streams.now.available.on.lg.bd390.player/ Wed, 09 Sep 2009 22:55:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/03/mitsubishi.ships.vudu.enabled.unisen.hdtvs/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/gallery/sep2009/mitsuvudu.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Mitsubishi announced on Thursday that it has integrated VUDU support for the flagship Diamond models in its Unisen Immersive Sound range of LCD HDTVs. This will give users access to VUDU's extensive library that include thousands of HD movies and TV shows. The two Diamond Unisen models, the 46-inch LT-46249 and 52-inch LT-52249, have an Ethernet port that allows them to connect to the web. Otherwi... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/03/mitsubishi.ships.vudu.enabled.unisen.hdtvs/ Thu, 03 Sep 2009 15:10:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/26/film.fresh.divx.movies/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0908/filmfresh.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Young movie store Film Fresh today launched itself as the first US-based movie store to provide downloads from larger studios in DivX form. Lionsgate, Paramount, Sony and Warner have all agreed to include both recent and classic titles on the store and as a result have created one of the first few truly cross-platform movie services. Although the videos are still copy-protected, the choice of Di... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/26/film.fresh.divx.movies/ Wed, 26 Aug 2009 13:20:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/07/29/lg.tvs.to.get.vudu.service/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0907/lgsml.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Electronics producer LG today said it has teamed up with Vudu to integrate the latter's on-demand movie and TV services into its HDTVs. This will allow the Internet-connected TVs to browse and view a full library of content, including in HD. Currently, Vudu offers set-top boxes that need to plugged into a TV and network connection, which adds to the clutter and complexity of a living room, as well... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/07/29/lg.tvs.to.get.vudu.service/ Wed, 29 Jul 2009 15:30:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/07/15/mitsubishi.vudu.team.up/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0904/mitsubishi837.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Starting July 16th, Mitsubishi will give buyers of the majority of its TVs a Vudu HD set-top box and $50 of movie credits. The promotion will run until August 10th at stores carrying Mitsubishi sets and effectively provides a $200 discount on the combo. Vudu offers over 2,000 high-definition movies from more than 40 studios and distributors and gives users renting or purchase options for the conte... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/07/15/mitsubishi.vudu.team.up/ Wed, 15 Jul 2009 20:35:00 GMT