Tag: RENTAL

Having just got off the phone with Apple's UK flagship store on London's Regent Street, inquiring about the availability of the new Apple TV in the UK -- an "informed" store representative told us that Apple's waiting to try and secure a deal with LoveFilm before releasing stock. She said that Apple's newest media box should be available sometime next week. What with Netflix streaming ...

Although YouTube has long since given up on its paid download feature, the popular video site has moved on to something bigger and better: movie rentals. You can now grab a 48-hour rental from YouTube for anywhere between 99 cents and $3.99. YouTube's rental library started back in January, when it offered a selection of movies from the Sundance Film Festival, but it's now expanded into all kinds ...

YouTube began testing the waters with a movie rental service late last month. Starting small, they offered a collection of five films from the Sundance Film Festival. The movies were offered for ten days to see how users would respond to a paid movie rental service. Charging only $3.99, the films picked up 2,684 views and pulled in only $10,709 total. While the "big guys" in the movie ...

YouTube's most popular content has always been user-generated, with a lot of self-produced stars making a name for themselves on the site. People go there to watch the latest viral videos, and maybe TV shows that haven't yet been taken down due to copyright. That's why it might sound strange that YouTube is reportedly getting into the business of streaming Hollywood movies, a la Hulu or Netflix. ...

Looking to buy a house or rent an apartment? There are hundreds of web sites that can help you in your search. But HotPads takes a rather unique approach with its real estate search engine. Not only can you search by price, location, and number of bedrooms, but you can also apply a series of heat maps that give you a better sense of the neighborhood. Want to know how crowded the area is? Just ...

If you're the sort of person who likes to read three books at a time, but can't finish any of them within 30 days, and doesn't mind paying the price of a hardcover book every month without getting to keep anything, have we got the service for you! BookSwim wants to be Netflix for books. That's right, they want you to pay a monthly fee in order to receive 5 to 11 books at a time via the mail. ...

Maybe you are quite the organized individual and have managed to clean up some valuable space in your closet, basement or garage. Now you can either jam it up with stuff over time, or rent that space out now. StoreAtMyHouse connects people willing to rent out the extra space they have at their apartment, house or condo, matching them up with people who require some extra storage areas. Whether ...

I'm not currently a Netflix subscriber, but I loved the service when I was (and even moreso for reintroducing the word "queue" into the American lexicon). This week Netflix launched Netflix Mobile, which lets you do the most important tasks that you can do on the standard Netflix web site, like viewing and changing your queue and browsing new movies, but from your mobile phone or PDA. I can see ...

Online digital video store Guba has dropped its prices drastically on rentals and movie purchases in an effort to test the demand and impact their company can have. Gubas Video-On-Demand 24 hour rental will drop to $0.99 for new titles, previously $2.99, and Download-To-Own titles will be $9.99 for new releases, which seem very reasonable. Guba has a large library of free viewing movies and videos ...