First Blu-ray Disks Appear In Supermarkets

The introduction of Blu-ray movies at DVDPlay rental kiosks at Safeway-owned supermarkets in California has been described as "a great experience" by Tom Szwak, vice president of video for DVDPlay. "Throughout 2009, we front forward to seeing the number of kiosks we operate in their stores expand." DVDPlay is the first major video cubicle operator to offer the high-definition Blu-ray disks for rent. (Industry leader Redbox does not.) Currently it charges $1.49, the same price it charges for established DVDs.

11/08/2008

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New Whitney Houston Song -- A Collab With Akon -- Hits The 'Net

Whitney Houston wants you to love her like she never left � at least that's what the Grammy-winning and controversy-laden songstress sings on "Like I Never Left," a new song that has found its way to the Internet. On Sunday, the song hit YouTube and was quickly picked up by the blogosphere, where fans seemed unrestrained to have Whitney telling again.

The track, a three-minute-plus, mid-tempo