LG Blu-ray box to offer Netflix video

LG BD300 Network Blu-ray Disc Player

The LG BD300 Network Blu-ray Disc Player not only plays DVDs–it also receives streaming video from Netflix.

(Credit: Netflix)

Netflix fans will soon have another new option for watching movies.

On Tuesday, the company made famous by sending DVDs to consumers via snail mail announced, in conjunction with LG Electronics, …

LG Blu-ray box to get streaming video from Netflix

LG BD300 Network Blu-ray Disc Player

The LG BD300 Network Blu-ray Disc Player not only plays DVDs, it also receives streaming video from Netflix.

(Credit: Netflix)

Update at 7:30 a.m. PDT: The day of the announcement has been corrected.

Netflix fans will soon have another new option for watching movies.

On Thursday, the company …

Speaker as Art: The Davone Rithm

The Rithm speaker

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You never seen anything like it, the Davone Rithm’s swooping curves and daring good looks are a new take on Danish speaker design. The Rithm features an 8-inch coaxial driver with a 1-inch tweeter placed in the center of the woofer.

The Rithm’…

Sansa MP3 player smokes iPod nano for $39.99 shipped

Though the Sansa e260 has way more features than the iPod nano, it's $60 less.

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A refurbished 4GB iPod nano will run you $99. A refurbished 4GB SanDisk Sansa e260 will run you $39.99–shipped, no rebates–at Buy.com. End of post!

Well, okay, …

De Vere’s Olympic iPhone has more bling than a medal

DeVere's Olympic iPhone(Credit: De Vere's of London )

It looks like the Apple iPhone is getting a piece of the Olympic action. In commemoration of the upcoming Beijing summer games, diamond jeweler De Vere’s of London has unveiled its latest creation, the diamond-encrusted Beijing Olympic iPhone.

Made up of 88 …

I’ll take my fireplace to go

Conmoto TravelMate fireplace

Conmoto's Travelmate is an expensive but portable fireplace.

(Credit: Conmoto)

Sometimes space heaters just don’t cut it. They can’t be put on flammable rugs, they aren’t romantic, and they don’t produce warming flames unless they catch something on fire. For consumers who want to …

Wedding kiosk lets guests upload digital well wishes

If a U.K.-based kiosk company has its way, weddings of the future will ditch the guestbooks and videographers and turn to event-goers to produce multimedia content. The Memorytube wedding kiosk lets friends and family line up to upload their pictures and record videos and type well wishes to …

Invincible, ‘Locusts (Featuring Finale, Gwen Mingo & Ron Scott)’: Free MP3 of the Day

Cut in DIY fashion, dedicated to “the crate-diggers, the plate-spinners,” Invincible’s “ShapeShifters” LP has its hip-hop priorities right. Her chilly, portentous grooves and sobering rhymes show how the Detroit underground is soldiering on after J Dilla.

GPS for Europe: Ask the Editors

TomTom GO 930

TomTom GO 930

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Q: I will be going to Italy next month and I am being told that the Budget Rental Car does not have a GPS option. I am very nervous about not having help on the Italian roads. Can you recommend the right

Sony laptop among first to combine Intel and Nvidia graphics

Intel or Nvida? You decide. An upcoming Sony notebook will be one of the first to have the capability to switch between Intel Centrino 2 and Nvidia graphics.

Sony Z series

Sony Z series

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Intel’s new Centrino 2 technology features what the chipmaker calls “switchable graphics” to save power. When …

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