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appleinsider.com - 7/20/2009
Blu-ray special features coming to App Store
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The last to embrace the Blu-ray high definition video format, Universal is poised to become the first to tie home theater with Apple's App Store, bringing companion features to the iPhone and iPod touch.
techradar.com - 7/21/2009
Universal to launch Blu-ray iPhone app | News | TechRadar UK
— techradar.com — Universal Studios is to launch a Blu-ray app for iPhone and iPod Touch that will allow users... to access bonus content from the movie they're watching. Timed to coincide with the Blu-ray release of Universal's Fast & Furious on July 28 the new app will ... (more) Universal to launch Blu-ray iPhone app | News | TechRadar UK

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Blu-ray movies get direct iPhone control
electronista.com - 7/20/2009
Blu-ray movies get direct iPhone control
— electronista.com — Universal Studios today revealed the first movie to support direct control by an iPhone or iPod touch.... The Blu-ray Special Edition version of Fast & Furious will be accompanied by an app that lets either of Apple's devices remotely control special ... (more) Blu-ray movies get direct iPhone control

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Blu-ray Losing the High Definition War (in Japan)
maximumpc.com - 7/27/2009
Blu-ray Losing the High Definition War (in Japan)
— maximumpc.com — It appears CBHD (China Blue High-Definition), formerly known as CH-DVD (China High Definition DVD), has a shot... at doing something HD-DVD never could: Beat Blu-ray. Or at least that's the case in Japan. Apparently a Japanese news station ran the ... (more) Blu-ray Losing the High Definition War (in Japan)

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Universal Hopes You'll Actually Watch Blu-ray Special Features If They're iPhone Apps [Blu-Ray]
Gizmodo — ... in the movie. Movies coming out later this year will let you download actual stuff onto your iPhone—because you've always wanted a portable version of the making of The Mummy—and tell all your friends you're watching Mallrats on Facebook and Twitter. You'll need a BD-Live player to get in on all this awesome internet shit, since it works over the internet because it harnesses the power of the WEB, oh yeah. [Home Media Magazine via AppleInsider] ...

Universal bringing BD-Live integration to the iPhone, irony to starving children
Engadget — ... feature integration with a special iPhone / iPod touch app that'll allow viewers to control a 360-degree views of the cars in the "Virtual Car Garage," but later Universal releases will feature the ability to control movie playback, read annotations while watching your flick, and even download ancillary video content for later playback on the go. Sounds like pretty nifty stuff -- let's hope El Steve reconsiders his whole "bag of hurt" stance when he gets the demo. [Via AppleInsider] Filed under: Cellphones, Handhelds, Home Entertainment, ...

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Fast and Furious Blu-ray movie comes to iPhone app
cogadget.com 7/21/2009 — Universal Studios declared today that they will release Blu-ray special edition version of the movie Fast and Furious that will be combined with iPhone and iPod touch app. This app will allow user to control definite features of the content. The software Blu-ray Profile 2.0 will be free.
Universal to release first Blu-ray iPhone app with Fast & Furious — CrunchGear
Universal Studios announced today that they would be releasing the first iPhone app to control Blu-ray features in upcoming Blu-ray releases starting with the two-disc Special Edition release of Fast & Furious on July 28. iPhone and iPod Touch owners will be able to control certain ...
Universal To Tie Blu-ray Content in to App Store — iPhone Alley - RSS
Universal has announced that they will be adding a new level of functionality to their Blu-ray discs that will tie in with iPhone apps. The first of these was to be "Fast & Furious", which will include a "Virtual Car Garage" that allows the viewer to see vehicles in the movie from 360 ...
Universal Studios Home Entertainment To Bring BluRay Features To the iPhone — GadgetReview
Starting with the release of The Fast & And The Furious Blu Ray disc on July 28th, Universal Studios Home Entertainment will have companion apps that allow you to do a bunch of stuff relating to the associated movie. For example, in F&F you can rotate cars on your iPhone or iPod ...
Universal to launch iPhone app that controls Blu-ray content — Crave: The gadget blog
Starting next week, Universal will release an app for the iPhone and iPod Touch that controls content on Blu-ray Discs. It's a first for the industry, but it falls in line with the Blu-ray format's efforts to expand beyond the disc and into other personal electronics devices . The ...
Universal Offers Companion Features — Ubergizmo
The iPhone and iPod touch will soon be able to take advantage of companion features thanks to Universal, as the company is working on being the first to tie home theater with Apple's own App Store. This App Store-Blu-ray tie-in will coincide with the "Fast & Furious" film as it arrives ...
Filmes em Blu-ray da Universal Studios poderão ser controlados por iPhones/iPods touch — MacMagazine
A Universal Studios anunciou hoje seu primeiro filme em Blu-ray a suportar controle direto via iPhones/iPods touch. Trata-se de uma edição especial de Fast & Furious (no Brasil, Velozes e Furiosos 4 ), que virá acompanhada de um app com controles especiais de acesso a recursos ...
Fast & Furious Blu-ray gets iPhone Profile 2.0 app — SlashGear
Fast & Furious and finger-friendly? Universal Studios have revealed that the Blu-ray special edition version of the film Fast & Furious will be accompanied by an iPhone and iPod touch app that allows viewers to navigate a virtual garage on their big-screen TV. The software, which will ...
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Apple's iTunes App Store celebrates its very first birthday today - Wired The popular Fonera 2.0 wireless router has just made its way to the United States - Engadget Head on over to Amazon for some great Blu-ray movie deals - CrunchGear A couple in Indiana was arrested for trying ...