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Walmart’s Disc-to-Digital Hard Sell Will Be a Hard Sell

Peter Kafka in Media on March 13 at 8:19 pm PT

Walmart will move your movies to the cloud, if you bring your discs to their stores and pay up. But it won’t work with Disney films, Android machines or iOS downloads. Interested?

Warner Brothers Will Make Netflix, Redbox, Blockbuster Wait Longer for New Movies

Peter Kafka in Media on January 5 at 2:21 pm PT

Want to watch a new movie just out on DVD from Warner Brothers? You’re going to have to buy it, or wait even longer to get it from Netflix or other disc renters.

Hot for “Bad Teacher”: Sony Spikes Sales With Early Offers on iTunes, Amazon

Peter Kafka in Media on November 30, 2011 at 4:00 am PT

You want to rent, but Hollywood wants you to buy. And a Sony experiment sounds promising for the studios.

Xbox Kinect: Just How Controlling Can a Body Be?

Katherine Boehret in The Mossberg Solution on November 23, 2010 at 3:26 pm PT

Xbox Kinect does well with games involving more natural gestures and motions, but its games using objects, like a bowling ball, need more work, says Katie.

Netflix Web-Only Service Coming, Probably Not Cheap

Peter Kafka in Media on November 18, 2010 at 4:00 am PT

A disc-free Netflix will appeal to some of you. But it probably won’t save you much more than a buck or two a month. Meanwhile, note that the company has been testing out higher prices for its traditional offerings….

Netflix May Let You Drop the Disc for the Web [UPDATED]

Peter Kafka in Media on September 23, 2010 at 7:33 pm PT

“We are looking at adding a streaming-only option for the USA over the coming months,” says CEO Reed Hastings. Interesting, and inevitable. But not a slam dunk, for now.

Big Music’s Digital Strategy: Cheap CDs

Peter Kafka in Media on March 18, 2010 at 5:32 am PT

There’s a good chance you haven’t bought a CD in a long time. Would you think about it if they cost $10 or less?

Gadgets to Bring Holiday Cheer to Little Travelers

Nick Wingfield in Personal Technology on December 23, 2009 at 6:05 pm PT

Nick Wingfield looks at electronic devices to occupy young children during long trips home for the holidays.

Amazon’s Two for One: Buy the DVD, Get the Web Movie Free

Peter Kafka in Media on December 10, 2009 at 7:14 am PT

This one’s so obvious, the real surprise is that it hasn’t been done before. If you’re itching to buy your pal the latest work by Will Ferrell but want to see it right away yourself, this is the offer for you.