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Rounding Up HD News: Circuit City to Close 155 Stores; Sky Factory Preps SkyV

Nov 6, 2008  •  Post A Comment

Circuit City Shuttering 155 Stores
Electronics chain Circuit City is planning to close 155 stores across the country, cutting its workforce by 17%, the company said. Citing both the sluggish economy and waning consumer confidence, Circuit City also is slowing new store openings and looking to renegotiate certain store leases. The company has started to hold sales in the 155 stores targeted for closure.
Bring the Outdoor Indoors Via HD
The Sky Factory is making available the SkyV, a ceiling-mounted set of HD LCD screens that give the illusion of a skylight, the company announced last week. Available beginning in the first quarter of 2009, SkyV features hours of proprietary HD footage, letting viewers see cloud formations and wind-swept trees with the aim of triggering relaxation.
Sony, Universal Hop on PoP
Sony Entertainment and Universal Pictures are entering the vending machine industry with PoP, a Blu-ray/PlayStation 3/media download machine that allows for direct purchase of media, Stuff reported. The “entertainment vending machine” has a touchscreen that allows for trailer viewing before purchase. Music and movies can be directly downloaded to a USB drive or media card. After purchasing a Blu-ray title, the machine spits out a shrink-wrapped copy of the media of your choice. The machine will be available only in Britain for the time being.
Roku Box to Stream Netflix in HD by Year End
Roku’s $99 set-top box will get access to streaming HD content from Netflix by the end of the year, Gizmodo reports. The Web site said the news leaked via Roku’s online forums, but stressed that the bitrate for the stream will be “substantially lower” than that of Xbox, which also has a deal to stream Netflix HD titles.

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