Hulu Launches upcoming Movie Trailers Brought to you SPRINT!

Hulu launched movie trailers of the upcoming movies in the US.   Now to say the least I like the idea to be able to go to Hulu on a Sprint Instinct or other mobile devices to see before I go to the movies.   So the ones I like right now are Star Wars :  Clone Wars.

Some others that I like are Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince:

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This will be nice to be check the trailers before I got to the movies.

WOW:Chamber of Secrets might have a Copyright issue on there Hands!!

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At any rate, the quest is called Chamber of Secrets and asks you to investigate the Servant's Quarters of Karazhan for a new NPC (possibly boss). [via Curse.com]

So I sit here thinking how interesting this could be!!!  WOW is having a quest called "Chamber of Secrets".  Now I don't know much but this might infringe on Harry Potter's Book Chamber of Secrets?  Would someone like clarify me this point.  I'm going to keep my eye on this one!!!

• The Reward can be found at Monster Slayer's Kit


• Quest is probably going to be on nod Castlevania series

Warner goes Blu-ray exclusive, delivering crushing blow to HD DVD

While rumors of Warner potentially dumping HD DVD have been circulating for the past few months, the timing of the announcement right before the start of the Consumer Electronics Show seems designed to inflict maximum damage to Toshiba's planned HD DVD push at the show. With lower prices on its standalone players and the Paramount deal, Toshiba and HD DVD backers like Microsoft appeared to be gaining some momentum in the format war. But now the company is faced with a PR nightmare. (An HD DVD event is scheduled for Sunday in Las Vegas; it should be interesting). No one knows at this point what it took for Warner to say sayonara to HD DVD, but you can bet it involved a truckload of something.

[Via Crave Blog]

Well, Is it true that HD is going down the tubes. After HD DVD selling there players for less than a 100$ they were gaining so much momentum from people buying there HD players. Now Blu-Ray did this and now does it look like Blu-ray is the winner, I do not know. Here's what I know:

HD DVD Players:

1. C-Net Editors Rated the Toshiba HD-A2 Rated it 7 out of 10.
2. Toshiba sold the players for 99$ at Walmart during the Holiday Season.
3. Harry Potter and Order Of the Phoenix is on HD DVD.
   
4. Die Hard 4 is Blu-ray, I wish it was an HD DVD.
5. HD DVD's are cheaper to make and hold up to 15 GB of data.
6. HD Dvd Players will play standard DVD.

These were just a few of my Opinions on why HD DVD players are better off than Blu-Ray. I like the ability to downgrade to a Standard DVD, and I like it being cheap, I also like Harry Potter and Order of the Phoenix. I don't see the war ending soon, but who knows. I will have to wait and see. I think Warner is in for a long Haul!

Dumbledore is gay -- Rowling

JK Rowling has taken Albus Dumbledore -- the wizard father-figure of her Harry Potter books -- out of the (broom) closet, stating that she always thought of him as gay:

Speaking at Carnegie Hall on Friday night in her first U.S. tour in seven years, Rowling confirmed what some fans had always suspected -- that she "always thought Dumbledore was gay," reported entertainment Web site E! Online.

Rowling said Dumbledore fell in love with the charming wizard Gellert Grindelwald but when Grindelwald turned out to be more interested in the dark arts than good, Dumbledore was "terribly let down" and went on to destroy his rival.

That love, she said, was Dumbledore's "great tragedy."

"Falling in love can blind us to an extent," she said.

The audience reportedly fell silent after the admission -- then erupted into applause.

Link (via Making Light)

I think everyone was expecting this. His one adventure was with Grindelwald. I thought this was such an interesting story, Even though it isn't tech it is however one of my favorite books.

New Harry Potter DVD Comes Bundled With Portable Video

Warner Home Video announced today that Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix will be the first DVD to come bundled with multiple video formats on a single disk. In addition to the regular DVD format, the disk will include versions for both home computer viewing and playback on portable media players. There has been no word on whether DRM could be part of the equation, but keep in mind that protection schemes are typical with Warner releases.

Warner execs also noted that they will soon roll out an on-demand form of DVD burning that will help bridge the gap between in-store purchases and downloading. Again, CSS copy protection will most likely be part of the equation, but they claim that these releases would not be platform specific. It may not be perfect, but it should help movie fans who have been ripping video save a little time. Order of the Phoenix is due on store shelves December 11th.[Electronista]

I wonder how good the quality is going to be and what will be able to use it?

Downloadable files coming to next Harry Potter DVD

Users clamoring for alternate (read: easier) ways to transport commercial DVD footage to portable media players will likely enjoy knowing that the next Harry Potter DVD will reportedly feature "two downloadable digital files" for easy viewing on devices other than a vanilla DVD player. According to Jim Wuthrich, Warner senior VP of digital distribution, users can "buy the DVD and have the option of the digital copy," and apparently, he also suggested that "another studio was preparing to launch digital copies of a film tied to its DVD release." Unfortunately, details about the actual formats and whatnot weren't disclosed, so barring any unforeseen announcements, it looks like we'll be waiting for the December 11th release of Order of the Phoenix to find out exactly what this disc contains.

I wonder what it will be used for? IPOD or IPhone?