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The Batmobile from Batman Forever just sold for only $297,000. It cost Warner Bros. $2,800,000 to create Batman's Batmobile car for the 1995 film. So why did the Batmobile sell so cheaply? It's a bad deal. Here's why.
NBC picks up the web series Quarterlife for their primetime broadcast schedule.
Hate tuning you guitar? Help is here thanks to the world's first robot guitar from Gibson Guitars called the "Les Paul Robot Guitar".
Bebo is offering publishers yet another way to reach young audiences. The company launched an ambitious Open Media platform with 22 major content partners and promised to create more interactive programming following the success of Kate Modern, the sequel series to lonelygirl15.
New content developments from major players in the entertainment industry will connect with the latest distribution platforms at the 2008 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), making the trade show the global hub for all that’s new in digital entertainment. The 2008 International CES, the world’s largest trade show for consumer technology, returns to Las Vegas, …
U2 is giving fans a sneak peek at some new music on their remastered release of Joshua Tree. The band used iLike.com to post a video of Bono singing “Wave of Sorrow” while sitting on a couch. It’s one of the previously unreleased tracks that U2 didn’t include on their legendary album Joshua Tree in 1987. …
A report in a Chinese newspaper today indicates that Facebook may be looking to acquire social networking site Zhanzuo.com. A very rough translation using Google Translate indicates that Zhanzuo has turned down an offer in the $85-100 million range. MySpace already has a Chinese version up and running, while Facebook clone Xiaonei.com was acquired by …
PBS downloads are now available legally via BitTorrent. PBS is also making titles available for purchase on Vuze.
The TODAY Show's Ann Curry and Matt Lauer will broadcast live from Antarctica and the North Pole at the same time in a segment called The Ends of the Earth. This will be the first live simultaneous broadcast in history from the top and bottom of the globe.
It’s not a huge surprise, but Apple’s gone ahead and posted a note confirming that OS X Leopard will not support Classic, even on PowerPC machines. Of course, Intel Macs have never been able to run Classic anyway, so only like Hypercard user groups and the three print shops still running QuarkXPress 4 and will …
Created by The Weather Channel Mobile, the new Weather Channel app features interactive maps and offers functionality like sliding pages and "fade-ins."
Message from Jeff Zucker:As you have often heard, developing and running cable networks is one of the many things we do very well. Just look at USA, Sci Fi, Bravo, CNBC, MSNBC, Universal HD, Chiller and Sleuth.With that in mind, I am incredibly excited and pleased to announce that we are making a significant addition …
The next time you are talking trash about a government official or planning a protest, then you might want to check the room for bugs... seriously.
Apple intends to revitalize its flagging Apple TV hub by launching HD video downloads on iTunes, according to a rumor from a source which in the past accurately described the iPod touch in advance of its launch. A “selection” of the movies and TV shows available from the company’s store would receive a significant step …
Radiohead is selling its newest album for whatever price point consumers feel they should pay for it. The Radiohead In Rainbows 10-track album will be released as a digital download starting October 10, 2007.
The Sesame Street Podcast reached #1 on iTunes just a week after launching, thanks in part to guest spots from celebrities like Jon Stewart, Matt Lauer, Sarah Jessica Parker and Chris Brown.
According to The Wall Street Journal, Facebook is negotiating with Microsoft to sell a small stake in the social network at a valuation of around $15 billion.
