Intel and Adobe announced today they are collaborating on optimizing Adobe’s Flash and Intel’s media center CE 3100 processor. The two companies are moving to bring the wealth of Flash content to TVs both in standard and high definition. This is a good move for both companies and will pave the way for quick adoption.

Intel’s new CE3100 is the first of a family of SOCs, System on a Chip. These chips hope to power tomorrows set-top boxes, Blu-ray players, even in the TV itself. Intel is working to ensure these devices offer a seamless internet experience to their users.

VUDU has become the latest to offer a serious holiday discount, they have lowered the price down to just $99, which means a savings of $200. Of course, it should be mentioned that in order to get that $99 price tag you have to also purchase $50 in movie credits, which means the price is more »

It is no secret that Blockbuster has been playing catch up with Netflix for the past few years. Now, as Netflix has been offering streaming for the Roku for quite some time and HD streaming on newer Blu-Ray players and the Xbox 360, Blockbuster wants in. Blockbuster quietly released its own set-top box for instant movie watching this past week. However, instead of taking the Netflix route giving unlimited movies with a monthly fee, Blockbuster is taking a cue from Apple and the tv by charging $1.99 for every movie.