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Home Theater Apps

October 1st, 2012

Smart phones and tablets can make your home theater interactive. Here is a list of a few fun apps for you to try.

1) iMaster Control Pro is a full functioning remote where you can use your smart phone or tablet into control your entire home theater system
2) RedEye controls your home theater system that has an extensive online database to provide control codes for numerous devices through a WiFi signal
3) Logitech Squeezebox Controller  is an app that plays Internet radio or digital audio across a home network
4) Remote HD costs $5.00 that controls your Mac, PC, & Apple TV directly from your iPhone.
5) Plex puts your TV, video, music, & photos accessible through your smart phone. iTunes, Netflix and 200 various sources are all at the palm of your hand

6) Dijit allows you to replace all remotes you use in your house. You can even share what you are watching, listening to, or something you find interesting directly to Facebook and Twitter
7) Remote controls your Apple TV directly from your iPhone or iPad. This app is free!
8) DirectTV can be accessed via your smart phone and tablet and set to record shows even when you’re not at home
9) Home Theater Glossary won’t control your home theater but it will help you with terminology while you try to purchase your home theater system. This $3.00 app is only available on the Android system
10) i.TV is only for the iPhone or iPad. This digital TV guide will allow you access to what is available on cable, iTunes, Netflix, and Hulu

With smart phones and tablets increasing popularity, on a daily basis, using some of these apps to control your home theater system is extremely convenient. There is no need for multiple remotes that can be confusing to use. Each app we’ve listed has a direct link to download or view customer comments. Just click on the highlighted name to access each page. If you use any of these apps, we would love to hear what you think of them.

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The Hunger Games Now On Blu-ray & DVD

August 24th, 2012

The Hunger Games was released on Blu-ray and DVD on August 18th and became the biggest selling DVD of the week with sales of 4 million copies. Starring Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks, & Donald Sutherland, this movie went on to gross $680 million dollars worldwide. The movie is based on a novel with the same name, written by Suzanne CollinsThe Hunger Games takes place in a future nation called Panem where twelve boys and girls have to participate in something called the Hunger Games.  These games are televised annual events where contestants must fight to the death until one is the winner.

The Hunger Games Blu-ray DVD is a two-disc set, disc 1 is the feature film and disc 2 has all the bonus features. The bonus contents are the Game Maker: Suzanne Collins and the Hunger Games Phenomenon, The World is Watching: Making the Hunger Games, Letters from the Rose Garden, Controlling the Games, A Conversation with Gary Ross and Elvis Mitchell, Preparing for The Games: A Director’s Process (Blu-ray only), Propaganda Film, & a Marketing Gallery. This also comes with the ultra-violet copy.

Reviews have been positive for the Blu-ray & DVD release. Entertainment Weekly rated the movie an A- & the extras a B- while Life & Style gave this 3.5 out of 4 stars.  If you are contemplating whether you should or should not purchase it, read some of the Amazon customer reviews here. On average the customer reviews gave it 3.8 out of 5 stars. To purchase either the Blu-ray or DVD please click here. A sequel, Catching Fire, is to be released next year. The book, The Hunger Games, is a trilogy which means we have more sequels to look forward to.

We would like to hear what you thought of The Hunger Games. Please leave a comment here or on Facebook or Twitter. We love hearing your feedback.

Canadian Head Office
Unit 406, 17665 66A Ave.
Surrey, BC V3S 2A7
Tel.  604-575-8310
Fax. 604-575-8329

U.S. Head Office
1927 Boblett Street
Blaine, WA 98230
Tel. 1-800-490-1595

email: sales@elitehts.com