From Htcyou: The Samsung Vibrant promoting James Cameron’s Avatar says a lot about the quality of its super AMOLED display. For one, if you’re a fan of Avatar or have seen Avatar, you should know that it’s best seen in high quality. Anything less than AMOLED wouldn’t be doing the film justice — if you’re watching it on your phone. According to this new T-Mobile commercial, Avatar comes pre-loaded when you purchase the Samsung Vibrant: More »

James Cameron loves the environment and abhors global warming. For years, he, along with many Hollywood VIPs, and Al Gore have been leading the crusade against pollution and carbon emissions. Avatar, Cameron’s $2.6 billion goldmine is being released on Earth Day because, well, the film is so environmentally friendly since the good guys in the movie tell us as much. The DVD and Blu-Ray versions of Avatar that are due out April 22nd will be unadorned releases, with no extras and no 3D. Cameron wants people to buy the 2D edition now, so that he can get all of them to buy the 3D special cut in November (or December) as well. The great news is that Avatar is magical and its millions of discs and plastic wrappers will contribute no pollution to the environment whatsoever. More »

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Coinciding with Earth Day, the North American release of Avatar is Thursday, April 22nd. A number of other countries will have their copies by the 21st. Unfortunately, there will not be any bonus material on the Blu-Ray or DVD discs. More »

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I love the idea of 3D, especially for sports, but in all of the 3D hype, Hollywood and entertainment corporations want us to forget the sobering truth that mediocre music, television, and movies are still going to be mediocre even if they are in 3D. More »

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A sobering number for consumer electronics companies is 7.8, which is how many percentage points revenue dropped in 2009 from the previous year: from $179 billion to $165 billion. However, tech analysts are hopeful for some key products to emerge and bring sales back up. More »

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