Podcast Episode #50 – The Facebook
Posted Monday, November 1, 2010 at 6:47 am by Jason Cartwright
Episode 50 of the podcast is now available. In this episode I discuss the following stories:
1. Windows Phone 7
- Messy launch
- All 89,000 Microsoft employees are getting one free
- All paying attendees of PDC10 got one free
- Multitasking is badly needed
- Copy and Paste coming early 2011
2. The Social Network
- Great movie
- Expects a lot from the audience, doesn’t treat you like an idiot
- Justin Timberlake a distraction
3. Red Dead Redemption – Undead Nightmare Pack
- Zombies !
- 800 Microsoft Points
4. MetroTwit update
- Version 0.3.0.0 Technical Beta
- Stable, Fast, generally awesome.
5. Windows 8 may have 3D gesture support
- Boy Genius Reporting that Microsoft have acquired Canesta
- Video shows a guy performing different tasks by gestures and touch
- At tech.Ed I spoke to August about Natural User Interfaces, this could be a serious entry into that world.
Download Links
Hands On: PS3 Movie Store (updated w/video)
Posted Thursday, May 20, 2010 at 2:51 pm by Jason Cartwright
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| Service | PS3 Movie Downloads | Xbox Zune Video Marketplace |
| Catalogue | Extensive | Growing, but limited. |
| Image/Sound quality | Excellent | Excellent |
| HD/SD | Both | Both |
| Rent / Buy | Both | Rent only |
| Pricing (A$) | $6.99 (HD) / $5.99 (SD) Older titles are $1 cheaper. |
$6.93 (HD) / $5.94 (SD) Older titles are A$4.95 (SD) |
| Time to watch after initiating playback | 48 hours | 24 hours |
| FAQ | PS3 FAQ | Zune FAQ |
While both services are similar in specs, the PS3 version is more expensive, however that’s counteracted by the extra time you have to watch the movie. Both options look and sound great and both can run into the occasional buffering even on ADSL2.
Personally I’m lucky enough to have both consoles, so it’s great to now have another option for on-demand digitally distributed movies. The choice of where to rent will likely come down to the library for me, given the experience is very similar. I do like that PS3 uses real dollar amounts rather than the Microsoft Points system on the Xbox 360.
For those who who have either an Xbox 360 or PS3, then your obviously stuck with what you’ve got, but those considering a console purchase, the good news is you now have a viable option regardless of whether you land in the Microsoft or Sony camps.
I don’t think many people will be buying movies on the PS3 Movie Store, cost wise you’d be much better off buying in a retail store – to buy HD movies cost A$32.99, while the SD version costs A$24.99.
One last thing you should be aware of is the data used when downloading / streaming a movie from the PS3 Movie Store. Whilst Microsoft has partnerships with a number of Australian ISPs to deliver the content unmetered, there’s no information about Sony doing the same. So make sure you check with your ISP, before burning through your data cap in an afternoon.
PS3 Movie Downloads are available now from the PlayStation store item on your XMB.
Video Walkthrough
YouTube vs iTune Movie Trailers
Posted Saturday, June 20, 2009 at 9:07 am by Jason Cartwright
For quite a while my go to place for movie trailers has been Apple.com/trailers. They offer high quality (up to 1080p) movie trailers and has been a great solution.. until now.
YouTube have launched their own movie trailer portal. Whilst they may not be 1080p, they are HD, which is more than enough for most people. Whilst it’s import for the movie itself to be in the best quality possible, the same can’t be said for a 2 minute trailer.
The YouTube community is already huge, a convenient movie trailer portal is just another reason to hit the site. I think this will be a very big success for YouTube.
I know if I’m ever looking for a movie trailer in the future, I’ll be heading to http://youtube.com/trailers.
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iTunes Movies, TV Shows, Music video downloads in iPhone 3.0 gallery
Posted Tuesday, June 9, 2009 at 11:29 am by Jason Cartwright
