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Digital locker app Movies Anywhere adds AI-powered lists to organize your library
Movies Anywhere, an app that allows you to centralize your digital movie collection from across services, is rolling out a new feature that will help you make better sense of your growing library. The
Biosafety startup R-Zero acquires CoWorkr to create an ‘OS for the workplace’
On Tuesday, R-Zero, a pandemic-era biosafety company, announced the acquisition of CoWorkr — a company that develops room occupancy sensors. The acquisition marks a shift in focus for R-Zero as
Device that combines air circulation with UV-C light deployed in first U.S. homes to help decrease COVID-19 transmission risk
Now that we know the virus that causes COVID-19 can be transmitted via aerosol (tiny particles in the air that can hang around for a long time), researchers and engineers globally have turned their at
Movies Anywhere launches movie-sharing feature ‘Screen Pass’ into open beta
Last month, it was reported that digital locker service Movies Anywhere was working to launch a movie-sharing feature called “Screen Pass.” At the time, the feature was only available in l
Cloud movie locker UltraViolet is finally closing
UltraViolet, an older “cloud movie locker” service, is shutting down. The service, which allowed consumers to unlock a digital copy of their DVDs and Blu-rays, was something of a transitio
Walmart’s Vudu app now converts your physical movies to digital for $2 each
Want to build a movie library without having to re-purchase all the DVDs and Blu-rays you already purchased? Walmart's streaming video service Vudu has you covered, with a new feature available via it
Scientists create 3D-printed objects that can change shape after they’re printed
3D printed plastics tend to remain pretty stable over time. For example, your 3D-printed Yoda won’t turn into a Chewbacca head without some severe plastic trauma… until now. Scientists at
Walmart’s Vudu Now Allows UltraViolet Users To Share Their Movies With Up To Five Friends
Vudu is introducing a feature that will allow its customers to share their UltraViolet collections with up to five friends or family. With the new Share My Movie feature, Vudu customers will be able t
UltraViolet Now Has Over 9M Accounts, Smart TV Buyers To Get 10 Movies Free In 2013
Today at the official first-day keynote of CES 2013, CEA President and CEO Gary Shapiro introduced a group of Hollywood studio executives to announce a new partnership between UltraViolet, the digital
Walmart’s Vudu Now Lets You Convert Your DVDs And Blu-Rays To Digital Copies From Your Home
Vudu is making it easier for users to convert their existing movies to digital, with the launch of a desktop app that will let them scan their discs at home. The VUDU To Go app, which will be availabl
Amazon’s Big Hollywood Announcement: All About UltraViolet?
Amazon is <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2012/08/23/amazon-to-hold-press-conference-in-santa-monica-on-sept-6/">holding a press event in Los Angeles</a> on Thursday, in which it's likely to announce
UltraViolet Hits 800k Digital Media Locker Accounts, Added 50k In The Last Six Weeks
UltraViolet might sound <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2012/01/17/an-interview-with-deceultraviolet-president-mitch-singer-goes-horribly-right/">too good to be true</a>, but the service is growing. M
Paramount Begins Selling UltraViolet Movies Directly
Just over a week ago I <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2012/01/17/an-interview-with-deceultraviolet-president-mitch-singer-goes-horribly-right/">spoke with the head of DECE and UltraViolet</a> about t
An Interview With DECE/UltraViolet President Mitch Singer Goes Horribly Right
Our readers are probably familiar in passing with UltraViolet, a new content rights management system that is supposed to unify the rights architecture on the web, allowing cross-platform sharing and
DRM-Curious? You Can Create An UltraViolet Account Now
You may remember the "one DRM to rule them all" we heard about last year, <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2010/07/20/dece-ultraviolet-apple/">UltraViolet</a>. It's essentially a DRM scheme that <a hre
With DECE's UltraViolet, We're About To See Just How Powerful Apple Really Is
<img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-198665" title="aaa" src="http://tctechcrunch.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/aaa9.png" alt="">When I hear the name UltraViolet as it pertains to Hollywood, good th
Review: GermGuardian UV-C Mini Wand
<img src="http://www.crunchgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/miniwand_hand_shot.jpg">I have an aunt who's a germophobe. When she travels, she cleans the hotel room in which she's going to stay. She
Kid's Science Fair Project Saves Birds From Windows
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Charlie Sobcov, an eight grader from Canada fell in love with birds on a trip to Costa Rica four years