You know when you buy a DVD and want to watch it on the go, you rip the DVD and then move it to your iPod or a hard drive so you can have it when and where you want it. That practice is technically illegal because the movie industry doesn’t get it. So in walks some people who do get it; Amazon. They are now offering on select titles the ability to instantly stream a DVD or Blue-ray you purchased before you even receive it.
"When you purchase select DVD and Blu-ray titles from Amazon.com you will also receive an Amazon Video On Demand standard definition version as a gift with purchase (see details). You’ll be able to instantly enjoy the video on demand version on your Mac, PC, compatible device or compatible TV when it is available."
Although this feature is not fully available yet to all movies, hopefully they will wake up and this practice will start to be the norm. We bought it, we ought to be able to watch it when and where we want. We can only hope more companies can move to a similar practice in the near future.
As with other Zune devices the new HD coming soon will be available in 5 different colors. In a pre-order email that was just sent out, Microsoft revealed the colors that will be available. The color selection other than the already shown Silver and Black is Lime Green, Tan and Red. It would be nice to see the iPod Touch come in the color of our choosing as well, but maybe they will down the road. You can pre-order the Zune HD now from Amazon. The cost is $219 for the 16GB and 289.99 for the 32GB model.
We all know at this point that Snow Leopard is coming in September. Now you can pre-order it on Amazon.com. To upgrade from Leopard one must only grab briskly at your wallet for a mere $29 for single user and $49 for a 5-license family pack.
Snow Leopard is lacking in the visual advances part, but Apple has greatly refined the very core of the OS. Any Mac user should definitely consider the update especially at the given price.
Today we take a look at the upcoming Wireless Desktop 3000 From Microsoft. The mouse uses Bluetrack technology and comes with a media keyboard of which both are wireless. We’ll be doing the review in a week or so after we get some good use out of it. You can preorder the mouse and keyboard or the set from Amazon.
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