Casablanca, the classic 1942 film starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman, turns 70 this year. To celebrate, Warner Bros. will be screening the film for free tonight, Wednesday May 16, 2012, on Facebook.
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Comedian Mark Malkoff, known for such feats as getting 6-pack abs in 30 days, and bringing a goat into the Apple Store, was curious about how many films someone could conceivably watch on Netflix in a month. For his latest stunt he is trying to get the best bang for his buck, so he’s gone on a Netflix movie-streaming spree.
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Google Begins Testing Its Augmented-Reality Glasses (The New York Times / Bits)
Yesterday, Google gave people a clearer picture of its secret initiative called Project Glass. The glasses are the company’s first venture into wearable computing. The glasses are not yet for sale. Google will, however, be testing them in public. Cnet A video of this augmented-reality experiment was posted by Google on YouTube showing someone wearing the glasses as he made his way around a variety of Manhattan venues, receiving up-to-the-minute updates as information streamed into his glasses. The Wall Street Journal / Digits Instant walking routes on maps, video chat, voice notes and a camera may be included in the glasses, Google suggests. Wired / Epicenter It’s also a timely means for Google to remind the public that its engineers have visions that transcend the current spats with Facebook, Apple, Microsoft, the DOJ and the European Union. Read more
Sunday’s game was the first ever Super Bowl webcast and the online turnout exceeded expectations. In the end, 2,105,441 users came out to watch the game, which NBC says was the most-watched, single game sports event of all time.
In 2012 a new sport will be streaming live on YouTube—professional bull riding! YouTube reports that starting next month the over 100 million worldwide Professional Bull Riders (PBR) fans will be able to watch this classic sport live.
The big news of the hour for sports fans (and web video fans) is that on Super Bowl Sunday 2012 viewers will be able to watch the big game not only on TV, but from their computers and mobile devices as well. That’s right—Super Bowl XLVI will be the first Super Bowl to be streamed online!
Netflix is having some serious communication issues with its users and in every attempt to fix the problem, it seems like they only succeed in making things worse.
Latin Americans do want newer content, just like Americans. I am sure that the new customers are delighted to at last have access to Netflix and its existing content.
It looks like things are finally starting to look up for the international online video crowd—Hulu has announced that they are finally going abroad, starting with a launch in Japan later this year.
If you haven’t heard the news yet—yesterday, Netflix updated their pricing system, raising the price of a combined streaming and DVD-by-mail plan by a whopping 60 percent. Netflix users are none too pleased and are lashing out on Twitter via the trending topic ‘Dear Netflix’.
