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Play me in Gears of War 2 and win a free Zune!

From my Win a Gears of War 2 Zune 120 Special Edition page: In celebration of the release of Gears of War 2 for the Xbox 360, Microsoft has provided me with a free Zune 120 Gears of War Special Edition-- a $279 value --to give away! And this give-away is going to be a little different: I'll be playing...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 11-06-2008
Blu-Ray drive for the Xbox 360? Nope

I can't believe I still get emails about this. :) This week, rumors popped up again that Microsoft was working on a $100-$150 Blu-Ray add-on drive for the Xbox 360. And once again, the rumors are untrue. Here's the official statement. "As we've said before, Microsoft has no plans to...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 10-09-2008
Amazon launches On Demand video service

Amazon PR : Amazon.com today announced that customers can now instantly watch ad-free movies and television shows on Macs or PCs with Amazon Video On Demand, Amazon's digital video service offering thousands of movies and television shows. Previously, customers could only download titles and watch...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 09-03-2008
Xbox 360 and Netflix Team Up

Looks like Netflix customers are going to have another avenue for enjoying movie content this fall: An exciting new home theater experience is coming to living rooms this holiday season. At E3, Microsoft and Netflix, the world's largest online movie rental service, today unveiled an exclusive partnership...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 07-14-2008
Xbox 360 HD DVD Support Statement Updated

Microsoft, predictably, has dropped its HD DVD drive for the Xbox 360 in the wake of Toshiba's decision to abandon the hi-def DVD format: As a result of recent decisions made by Toshiba, Hollywood studios, and retailers, Microsoft plans to withdraw from HD DVD. Xbox will no longer manufacture new...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 02-24-2008
Toys 'R Us Selling Xbox 360 HD DVD drive for just $129

Not sure if this is a temporary situation, but Toys 'R Us is now selling the Xbox 360 HD DVD drive for just $129. It's still $179 at Amazon , contrary to reports elsewhere. Thanks Jayson!

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 12-05-2007
Digital Media Core, Video Follow-Up: D-Link MediaLounge DSM-520

I'm in Phoenix visiting friends and in a weird coincidence, I was involved in a technology purchase yesterday that has direct bearing on my recent Digital Media Core, Video blog post . And as you might expect, it completely corroborates the notion that digital video is a mess right now thanks to...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 10-08-2007
More details emerge about Vista-compatible Extenders

The Associated Press has a story about the coming generation of Vista-compatible Media Center Extenders that reveals a few interesting details: These TV set-top boxes will connect wirelessly to computers running the Home Premium or Ultimate flavors of Windows Vista and enable users to use their TV sets...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 09-26-2007

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