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…items are the Gucci 85th anniversary bag from ''Ugly Betty,'' Meredith Grey's JBrand jeans and Gabrielle's Aldo purse from ''Desperate Housewives.'' At StarBrand.tv, the top sellers include the Adriano Goldschmied jeans that Rory wears this season on ''Gilmore Girls'' and the Lucky Brand belts worn by Veronica on ''Veronica Mars.'' Not surprisingly, most shoppers on these sites are women, ages 18 to 34.Fans have long been doing for themselves what the new Web sites have made effortless. When Carrie Bradshaw wore stilettos on ''Sex and the City,'' viewers hungrily eyed her Manolo Blahniks and made the brand a household name.While none of the Web sites would disclose revenues, they said they made money through commissions on sales and profit-sharing with their network partners. SeenON! sometimes acts as a direct retailer, buying products wholesale from manufacturers, then selling them at retail and sharing the profit with the show or network. (SeenON! also runs about 40 stores for Web sites including ones for ABC, NBC and ET Online; it started its own site in December.)Bruce Gersh, senior vice president for business development for ABC Entertainment, said that for a few years, the network has been heading in this direction, placing, say, jewelry on characters in daytime dramas, then encouraging viewers to visit abc.com to buy copies. William Helmreich, a professor of the sociology of consumer behavior at the City University of New York's Graduate Center, said that shopping-enabled entertainment is par for the course in a celebrity-obsessed culture. ''It is called the…
…footage and music documentaries, as well as its other selections of digital entertainment media to ZVUE[TM] users and other portable video player owners," said Jeff Oscodar, president and chief executive officer of HandHeld Entertainment. "We are constantly looking for ways to provide more content to our users and Egami Media has the type of blend we look for in a partnership. In total, we feel that adding the Egami library to ZVUE.com is a solid step forward for our customers everywhere.""We believe that Egami Media is a perfect match for HandHeld Entertainment and ZVUE users," said Martin W. Greenwald, president and CEO of Image Entertainment and chairman of the board of Egami Media. "ZVUE.com is a great channel for our vast media catalogue and will help us reach an even greater audience of digital content users, since this makes our videos portable. We believe portable video content is an important and natural evolution for the home entertainment industry, and we are confident this agreement is another step in Egami's aggressive approach to the world of digital distribution."
Videos available at ZVUE.com (or coming soon):
Since the beginning of 2006, HandHeld Entertainment has announced distribution agreements with companies ranging from Sony BMG to IMG Media and from Canadian Broadcast Corp. to Fun Little Movies.
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…"The people who enjoy Sara Lee products are enthusiastic participants of life," said Peter Reiner, vice president, Sara Lee Brands, Sara Lee Food & Beverage. "'The Flushed Away Underground Adventure' game provides us an opportunity to connect with our consumers in a unique, fun setting to reinforce the joy that our products bring to their homes."Anne Globe, head of consumer products and promotions for DreamWorks Animation added, "We're thrilled to have AMD, Kohl's, and Sara Lee sponsoring the game. We've had a strong relationship with our partner AMD in the past and we look forward to forging this new chapter with all three companies in support of this groundbreaking game. This is a unique opportunity for these brand sponsors to engage their consumers through original online entertainment created for the whole family."
"We're excited that these three outstanding companies have signed on to partner with us as we, in conjunction with DreamWorks Animation, break ground in establishing this new form of online entertainment," said Mark Burnett. "We believe 100 percent in the online experience as a legitimate genre in the future of entertainment, and family programming is the next extension of that genre that we are committed to tackling. With DreamWorks allowing us to integrate the characters, themes and storylines of 'Flushed Away' into the game, and their commitment…
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PC Live! Editor Stephen Cawley has some more hot tips for using your computer. As well as encouraging children to enjoy computing, parents may want to know of some useful web sites where they can learn without too many tears. We provide the links
THE new HP Photosmart 850 digital camera offers high resolution, a greater zoom capability and digital imaging innovations for under EUR700.
Excellent image quality is supplied by its 4.13 megapixel total resolution, and its 56x total zoom - 8x optical plus 7x digital zoom allows photographers to get closer to the action.
The electronic viewfinder mimics the viewfinder of a SLR camera.
Images and video can be previewed, reviewed and edited on the 2in LCD display.
A 16Mbyte Secure Digital (SD) card is included to store the images.
Intuitive manual controls enable users to customise the camera settings for precision photography.
The camera operator can set the exposure, ISO, colour, white balance, aperture and shutter priority, resolution and compression. The Photosmart 850 also allows users to capture up to 60 seconds of video with audio.
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…summer break spent clutching a video game controller with glazed eyes has almost become a tradition. However, if you're like me and didn't have the luxury of growing up with video games, summer serves as prime catching-up time.
Getting to know the roots of video games and consoles today can lead to a good indication of what to expect from the gaming world of tomorrow. Since there are so many game categories, it will be easier to take a look at the evolution of the three most popular categories: Role-playing games, first-person shooters and sports games. Different gaming platforms also play to the strengths of each of gaming category.
The RPG, or role-playing game, thrives on Sony Playstation consoles more so than consoles by Nintendo and Microsoft. Square Enix is by far the foremost RPG developer, famous for the "Final Fantasy" series.
"Final Fantasy Adventure" for the first-generation Nintendo Game Boy rocked my middle school days. The hoo pla of Final Fantasy Adventure's launch in 1991 may be over, but it has helped propel the RPG, Square Enix and the "Final Fantasy" series to gaming greatness today. Its monochromatic visuals may not have been too impressive -- even for its time -- but the epic adventure of FFA, along with its free-roaming game play, influenced later "Final Fantasy" games, such as the soon-to-be-released "Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII."
Don't own a first-generation Game Boy? Good -- you shouldn't unless you're a crazy collector or stuck in the early nineties. Most of us won't be…
…GameJump.com's collection of 150 free games. Pirates Smash Down, World Soccer 2006 and Oriental Vegas Jackpot are among the new Ozura Mobile games now offered at GameJump.com. Ozura Mobile is providing a total of 13 action pack adventure games, fun puzzle games and complex role playing games featuring quality visuals and creative game play to enhance the mobile gaming experience."These games are great for students because they give them a break from crunch time studies and a chance to challenge friends for high scores," said Michael Chang, founder and CEO of GameJump.com and its parent company Greystripe Inc. "These free games won't cut into a student's limited budget and take away funds for books or pizza!"
Traditionally mobile games are downloaded for a cost of $3-$5, taking a sizable nick out of the average student's budget.
"We have seen outstanding results in joining the GameJump.com network, both in earning revenue for our games and in the exposure we have received for our most popular games," said H.E. Mah, Vice President of Marketing for Ozura Mobile. "Greystripe has figured out a business model that is beneficial to game developers, advertisers and people who enjoy playing mobile games."
The full line-up of game titles now available on the GameJump.com network from Ozura Mobile include:…
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