November 3rd, 2009 at 10:24 by Patrick Norton in Shows
It’s not too often you get to see Martin Scorsese and one of the major players at Best Buy in the same room… but this is Blu-Con 2.0, and we’re talking about the future of Blu-Ray and hi def, from its role in film preservation, to marketing the hardware to the future of HD technology -3D HD anyone?- is on the table.
My HD Nation co-host Robert Heron and I have been brought down to cover the event. We love HD on Blu-ray, so it’s gonna be a fun day!
I’m a huge fan of his movies, so Martin Scorsese’s keynote, “How Blu-ray Impacts the Movie Experience” is a must see. Some major movie studios will be talking about what’s coming for BD-Live and Digital Copy. Another one we can’t wait to see is Best Buy’s Mike Vitelli; he’ll be talking about “How Consumers Consume Entertainment.”
And on a panel we can’t wait to see, folks from Netflix, Sony Electronics, Roxio CinemaNow and Blockbuster on Demand will talk about network streaming, “Building a Bridge to Blu-ray.”
And then there’s the whole Blu-ray 3D thing. Robert’s had a chance to see Panasonic’s Full HD 3D demo, but I haven’t… will I fall on the Roger Ebert side o’ the 3D debate? We’ll find out!
We’ll have a quick wrap up online after the event. Next week’s episode of HD Nation will go in depth on announcements, new tech and Scorsese’s keynote. Stay tuned for HD Nation’s coverage of Blu-Con 2.0!
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August 26th, 2009 at 11:14 by Ron Richards in Announcements
As you know, one of our mottos here at Revision3 is “Anywhere, Anytime, Any Device, Any Application” and that’s evidenced by how we bend over backwards to make our content available on whatever platform you want to watch it on, be it iTunes, YouTube or TIVO. One of those platforms that were huge fans of is Boxee. If you haven’t heard about Boxee yet, you definitely should as it’s quickly becoming one of the coolest pieces of software for watching video around.
Basically, it’s a way to enjoy the best of Internet Television on your computer or television. Boxee is the first “social” media center, whose free, downloadable software is changing the way we experience home entertainment. On a computer or connected to an HDTV, boxee allows you a simple way to bring all their entertainment into one place including personal movies, TV shows, music and photos, as well as streaming content from websites like Netflix, MLB.TV, Comedy Central, Pandora, Last.fm, and flickr. You can also share information about what you’re watching so friends can enjoy it too through legal sources online. It’s pretty darn cool and I’ve been using it for the majority of my Internet TV watching.
So, when the gang over at Boxee called us up and offered to create a Revision3 app for Boxee, we jumped at the opportunity! Any chance to make it easy for you, our audience, to watch Revision3 on your big screen TV (or any size, really) is definitely something we want to provide. Avner Ronan, Boxee’s CEO said, “”From Tekzilla to the Digg Reel to Co-Op, HD Nation, and Hak5 - Rev3 makes great shows that are available around the globe, on demand. They’re a great fit for Boxee, and we’re excited about the new interface we’ve created with them to encourage more people to watch Rev3 on their big screen.” Avner’s a great guy and so nice of him to say such kind words about Revision3!
If you’re looking for a new and cool way to watch Revision3, we strongly suggest you check out Boxee and install the Revision3 app. I can’t stop playing with it, it’s so cool. Just hook up your media center PC or your laptop to your TV, load up Revision3 on Boxee and then you’re on your way to hours of Revision3 fueled entertainment!
So head over to Boxee’s website, download the client and check it out for yourself.
Here’s what the Revision3 App on Boxee looks like:
Imagine browsing Revision3 with your remote control on your couch! Not bad, eh?
Huge thanks to our friends over at Boxee for putting the app together and helping us make it easier and better for you to watch Revision3 on Boxee!
Let us know what you think of the Revision3 app on Boxee!
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