The bluray pack is available for pre-order, but without the Extended Edition content, I’m just not interested. :(
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PS3 to finally bow down to The One Remote
Harmony PS3 Adapter next to an iPhone (Photo source: Engadget)
I just read on Engadget HD that Logitech’s finally releasing their official PS3/Harmony adapter!
Pretty much every device I care about in my house is controlled through my Harmony 890: 360, TVs, stereos, lights, my bedroom fan… with one exception. The PS3′s Bluetooth remote was the stumbling block; the 890 speaks infrared and radio frequency, but not Bluetooth.
Once I get this thing ($60, available this month!), the PS3 will feel less like a gimmick/toy. I suppose it’s a little unfair, since the 360 already controls fine w/ the Harmony, but watching HD-DVDs on that thing (w/ the optional drive that you had to buy seperately) always feels juvenile because of the 360′s intentionally youthful UI. The PS3′s Cross Media Bar (XMB) shows a lot more restraint, maturity and elegance. Even the startup routines and sounds on the PS3 are more refined, avoiding the 360′s playful and cliche’ “I’M EXTREME!” attitude. Wrap it up with a sleek, jet black piano finish (don’t forget the quiet fans!) and you’ve got one secksie beast!
Let’s face it: Bluray is still so new to most people that it’s a treat for me to share the new tech w/ them. Showing off your man den is a long standing tradition. Today, tech is a huge part of the man den. When you have a universal remote that bends all of your commands into one button press, deftly turning on all of your different devices, dimming your lights to just the right level and switching everything into GO! mode… you look like a tool when you have to pick up a Dual Shock to press play.
Confirmed: ‘The Hobbit’ Will Be Two Films – Cinematical
Confirmed: ‘The Hobbit’ Will Be Two Films – Cinematical:
[Guillermo] Del Toro: “We’ve decided to have The Hobbit span the two movies, including the White Council and the comings and goings of Gandalf to Dol Guldur.”
I was a little bitter when I heard this because it reminds me of what they’re doing w/ Harry Potter, who’s last book will be split into two movies.
Part of me wants to see the whole story as a complete experience, and the inevitable year between movies is sure to annoy me, but it’s a decently long story, and I think I’d rather see them spend the time to do it right.
Sure, they’re trying to milk two box office trips out of the book, but looking at it long term, I’ll be able to watch both movies back-to-back once the bluray comes out. I only hope they don’t take as long to publish the Hobbit blurays as the LoTR box set. And maybe we’ll be lucky enough to not have to deal w/ an extended edition of the Hobbit.
Now that I think about it, I’m almost certain I’m going to skip the LoTR box set that I just blogged about in favor of saving up for the extended editions. I may just get the regular dvds and rip those to the AppleTV to keep me satisfied for the time being.
As a matter of fact: I think they’re in the box of dvds I’m getting from Nut.
LoTR Blu-ray is approaching :’)
‘Lord of the Rings’ Box Art Revealed, Pre-Orders Up | High-Def Digest:
What’s bummin me out right now is that there are seven discs, but the three movie discs have the theatrical releases, and not the extended =/
If the set weren’t a cool hundred bucks, I’d consider getting it anyway, but for now I’m going to (try to) resist it.
*sigh*
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