Cool TurnTable for the Studio

Check out this Turntable built by Master Set Builder Ed Duffy of Artfab. As you can see, it holds some substantial weight and is belt driven with a variable speed motor. We rent it here at The Studio Center.

First Step to Digital Distribution Announced at CES

What I've been predicting has just been announced at the Consumer Electronics Show ( CES). Intel has unveiled its new WiDi device... or Wireless Display Technology. This device, along with Netgear's Push2TV Adapter, allows an Internet download to be transmitted from your computer to your big LCD screen in the living room. The device is a bit pricey right now ( as ALL tech breakthoughs are at their beginning) and haven't read reviews of the quality yet... But... This is the first crucial step in the coming Digital Download Revolution for movie distribution.

Netflix Sees The Future of Film Distribution To Be The Internet

An article in the 2-19 internet issue of IT Solutions tells of a deal struck between Warner Bros. and Netflix, where Netflix will refrain from renting new Warner releases for a month, in exchange for Digital Download rights in the future... What does that tell ya? Netflix sees the future of distribution to be in the Internet Digital Download. And so far Netflix has been right on most of the time.
So much so, we may be seeing the slow dissolution of Blockbuster with their incompetent management having missed most of the above messages.