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Sony brings MTV Series like Jackass to the Sony PSP UMD
Sony announces that it is releasing several MTV series on the UMD format for the Sony PSP.
The new UMD line-up includes Jackass, Beavis & Butt-head, Wildboyz, Viva La Bam and Aeon Flux.
The new UMDs geared towards the MTV generation which should own a PSP are priced at $14.99.
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Posted on Fri, 25 Jan 2008 07:37:11 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr
Target Says Goodbye To UMD Videos
PSP's proprietary UMD media format reminds me of the pogs craze of the 90's. It didn't take them long to rise to a high threshold of popularity, but then it died off faster than a sneeze. It seems that at some point or another virtually every movie studio pledged full support for UMD.
Now, pretty much the only new movies are coming from Sony Pictures (yeah, just put two and two together). Because of the rapid decline in UMD's presence, Target has announced that they are discontinuing UMD movies, effective immediately. I can only assume that UMD music titles will also receive the same fate.
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Posted on Thu, 13 Jul 2006 09:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Have you Cleaned Your UMDs Lately?
If not, then the UMD Cleaner might come in handy.
Sony dropped the sliding cover it has on MDs on the Sony PSP UMDs. Now dust can get inside and onto the disc. This is where the UMD Cleaner comes in. The battery powered UMD Cleaner removes safely dust and fingerprints from your UMD.
Amazon.com sells the UMD Cleaner for $14.03.
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Posted on Thu, 16 Mar 2006 09:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr
Sony PSP UMD Movies Not Selling Hot Enough
Last year the Sony PSP UMD movie sales were still promising. Now studios start to pull back and release fewer or no movies on UMD format.
Video Business Online reports that UMD movie sales falling below expectations and Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, Paramount Home Entertainment and Warner Home Video are cutting back on movie releases.
Top UMD titles still sell over 100,000 copies. On average though they only sell about 50,000 copies. Top UMDs are comedies like Napoleon Dynamite and Sony is planning to release more of those.
I mean selling UMDs is 'free' additional revenue for the studios. I am all for those DVD UMD combo packs Sony is supposed to release. Those packs should only be a couple bucks more than the DVD alone. This would be fair to Sony PSP owners. The The Grudge UMD DVD pack will sell for $20.29 for instance.
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Posted on Fri, 17 Feb 2006 03:00:11 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr
Buy Two Sony UMD Movies and Get $12 Off
Amazon.com has a special promotion on Sony PSP UMD movies going on. If you buy two UMD movies for your Sony PSP you get a $12 rebate with this promo code: SPHEUMDFEB67.
The elegible movies for this offer are top movies, so this is not a blow-out of old releases.
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Posted on Tue, 7 Feb 2006 02:16:40 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr
250 Sony PSP UMD Movies Available
The UMD movies for the Sony PSP seem to be developing into a nice business. Amazon.com lists now 250 UMD movies to choose from (some are not released yet, but available for pre-order).
In May we reported about the sales success of two UMD movies selling more than 100,000 copies each. Back then only 70 UMD movies had been published.
A half year later the number of available UMD movies has tripled.
The bestselling UMD movie on Amazon.com is Napoleon Dynamite,
followed by Family Guy and Fantastic Four.
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Posted on Sat, 24 Dec 2005 01:48:54 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr
Sin City UMD for Sony PSP Coming
Amazon.com has now 121 UMDs for the Sony PSP in the selection.
Sin City is sure one of the next highlights. It is going to be released on August 16th and is available for $22.49 on available through Amazon.
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Posted on Tue, 19 Jul 2005 13:14:49 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
New Developments in Sony PSP UMD Hacking
A video of a Hello, World test application running on a Sony PSP with new Firmware 1.5 has appeared on the web.
If this is no fake, it could mean that UMD game hacking might work after all. We featured a report from Tom's Hardware that said UMD hacking is probably not feasible. Tom's Hardware has now a follow-up article (Thanks Yizhi S.) triggered by the new developments. The new report points out also the economical downsides of running hacked UMD disc, if it ever becomes possible.
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Posted on Tue, 14 Jun 2005 05:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Sony PSP UMD Hacking Impossible?
Tom's Hardware has an in-depth analyses of the
possibility of hacking Sony PSP Games.
As reported a couple weeks ago, somebody was able to copy the game Wipeout to a Memory Stick in apparently play it from the stick.
Chris Gilbert outlines on Tom's Hardware that there are to many issues with effectively running a UMD game from a Memory stick that is not risk for Sony at this point.
More details on Tom's Hardware (Thanks: Yizhi S.).
Find the Latest Sony PSP Game Deals!
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Posted on Fri, 10 Jun 2005 05:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Sony PSP UMD Movies are a Sales Success
Two UMD movies for the PSP have now sold more than 100,000 copies each. House of Flying Daggers and Resident Evil 2, both released April 19.
This is pretty amazing, because the number of Sony PSP sold is about 1.2 million in the USA right now. That means at least 10% of PSP owners also use the PSP for movie watching on the go.
More interesting details in this story on USA Today.
There are now over 70 UMD titles available for the PSP. Most are carried by Amazon.com.
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Posted on Thu, 26 May 2005 13:53:45 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
New Sony PSP UMD Movies: I, Robot, DodgeBall and more
Amazon.com has now 42 Sony PSP UMD movies available with various release dates.
I, Robot with Will Smith will ship July 5th and can be pre-ordered for $20.99 now. The Chronicles of Riddick sell also for $20.99 and will be released July 26th.
See the full list of Sony PSP UMD Movies available through Amazon.com on our CoolDVDMovies Shopping Guide.
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Posted on Mon, 16 May 2005 05:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Sony PSP UMD LED Stand
Accessory store Brando has another $12 Sony PSP accessory. This time its a UMD stand for Sony PSP games and movies.
The UMD stand even lights up in blue with LEDs and has space for 12 UMDs. It measures 23.7 x 8.5 cm and needs 2 AA batteries for the blue light.
Available on Hong Kong based Brando.
Buy the latest Sony PSP UMD movies on Amazon.com.
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Posted on Tue, 10 May 2005 07:57:42 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Charlie's Angels UMD coming to Sony PSP
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Charlie's Angels will be released on Sony PSP UMD May 24th in the United States, on June 22nd in Japan.
They're beautiful, they're brillant, and they work for Charlie... More details on Sony Pictures site. Other new Sony PSP UMD movies coming soon: Anacondas The Hunt for the Blood Orchid Are We There Yet Daddy Day Care Hitch Hollow Man Spider-Man Animated You Got Served Additional Japan UMD Releases: Thirteen Ghosts Lock Stock & Two Smoking Barrels - Love that one More available Sony PSP UMD Movies. |
Posted on Fri, 22 Apr 2005 10:09:50 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
More Sony PSP UMD Movies on Sale including Kill Bill
Amazon.com offers now 15 UMD movies for purchase or pre-order with a 30% discounted price.
First only Sony Studio UMD Movies were available now movies announced from other studios have made their way onto Amazon.com. I was not sure if movies for the PSP would be a hit, but based on the number of people searching for UMD movies and buying them through I4U, Sony might have hit a nerve here. I think the 30% discount on UMD movies on Amazon.com is helping a lot here.
Find the full List of available UMD movies below or here.
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Posted on Sun, 3 Apr 2005 09:19:44 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Sony PSP UMD Movies 30% Discounted
Amazon.com has discounted the announced Sony PSP UMD movies by 30%, making them in some cases cheaper than the DVD version of the movie.
The Hellboy, XXX, Once Upon a Time in Mexico, Resident Evil movies are available for $13.97 (List: $19.95). House of Flying Daggers sells for $20.27 (List: $28.95).
The first UMD movies ship April 19th.
For instance the Hellboy DVD sells for $14.96 on Amazon.com.
Imagine the prices fall to about $10 for an UMD movie, at that point I think a lot of people would buy those even if they already own the DVD version.
Pre-Order the Sony PSP at Amazon.com or at Wal-Mart.
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Posted on Mon, 21 Mar 2005 04:36:18 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr
Kill Bill UMD comes to Sony PSP
Sony got Disney's Buena Vista Home Entertainment to release some of their movies on Sony PSP UMD format.
The UMD movie releases are National Treasure, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, Reign of Fire, Kill Bill Vol. 1 and Hero. More details on Reuters.
Those releases add to the movies Sony Entertainment releases itself.
More Sony PSP News in our Sony PSP Center.
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Posted on Thu, 17 Mar 2005 02:05:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr
Sony PSP UMD Movie Pricing Announced
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment pricing for US Sony PSP Movies.
As reported Sony announced to release XXX, Hellboy, Resident Evil 2 and Once Upon a Time in Mexico on Sony PSP UMD discs. All the above UMD movies will be sold for $19.99 in the USA.
The martial arts film "House of Flying Daggers" will be the first movie released simultaneously on DVD and the Universal Media Disc (UMD) format on April 19th. This Sony PSP movie will sell initially for $28.95.
More details in Reuters story. See also an article on Gamespot for more background.
Visit our new Sony PSP Center for all Sony PSP news and deals.
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Posted on Thu, 17 Feb 2005 08:22:08 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr
Sony Announces Sony PSP UMD Movies
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment announces movie releases for the Sony PSP with release date of mid April.
Sony announced to release XXX, Hellboy, Resident Evil 2 and Once Upon a Time in Mexico on Sony PSP UMD discs. More UMD movies to come each month after April. The movie Spiderman 2 will be bundled as UMD disc in the Sony PSP release in the US.
Visit our new Sony PSP Center for all Sony PSP news and deals.
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Posted on Sun, 13 Feb 2005 00:21:25 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr
Gibbs Humdinga - Amphibian SUV
Gibbs introduces military version of the Aquada amphibian car called Humdinga.
Powered by a 350 HP engine, the 5-seater 'Humdinga' is capable of travelling on land at 100 mph and on water at 40mph. Although the new water SUV uses the same patented HSA (High Speed Amphibian) technological platform as the Gibbs Aquada, it shares no common component parts or systems with its predecessor.
The Gibbs Humdinga switches from land to water mode with a push of a button. The wheels retract, the power train switches from the wheels to a jet propulsion system and the vehicle is in amphibious mode.
As a concept vehicle, it is not intended that the Gibbs Humdinga will be manufactured in its current form unless Arnold Schwarzenegger orders one.
More details on Humdinga Product Page. News seen on Engadget.
See also the live action Gibbs Aquada Video at our Partner Double Agent if you have not seen it yet.
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Posted on Fri, 4 Jun 2004 09:39:13 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
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