The folks over at Netflix have recently made it a bit easier for parents to allow their children to watch Netflix television and movies without having to worry about them stumbling onto something they should not be seeing. The latest bit for kids comes only on the Nintendo Wii and is the “Just For Kids” more »

While we generally leave the gaming news for our sister site Gamertell, there are some items that come with a special place in our hearts. That being said, we love Nintendo and the Wii and what truthfully speaking, is a better console for the non-gamer? Especially the non-gamer that likes to play all of those more »

What was once a rumor has now been confirmed, Redbox has announced plans to launch a streaming service in 2011. The news comes by way of Coinstar CEO Paul Davis who confirmed the news during their recent earnings call. “During the company’s quarterly earnings call Thursday, Coinstar CEO Paul Davis said that Redbox is in more »

Even easier. That’s how I describe today’s release of the Netflix channel, available on the Wii. Previously, Wii users had to insert the special Netflix disc to be able to access Netflix content. The result? Awesome. The controls on the Wii make for a much better experience than say on my TiVo. The channel works more »

It looks like Netflix is going to soon offer an update for those streaming on the Nintendo Wii. The update is said to bring the version up to 1.0.1 and more importantly it brings the ability to search. Of course, given you are streaming from a disk you will need to request and receive a more »

According to a Redbox survey, the company is considering a move into streaming movies Netflix-style for a mere $3.95 per month. Netflix currently offers streaming free, as long as you have a minimum $8.99 plan. Redbox currently operates kiosks that distribute movies for $1 a night across the nation. The survey was sent to users more »

Welcome back to InterrupTech. Catch up on the week’s most important tech stories in a hurry. We cover Microsoft’s leaked Courier tablet PC and Pink phones; Netflix’s plans to be on the Wii, PS3, and everywhere else; and the Intel Developer Forum.

Netflix is already on the Xbox 360, lots of media players, and, of course, on your computer. It probably comes as no surprise that the CEO of Netflix, Reed Hastings, says that he wants Netflix on the PS3 and the Wii one day. Eventually we want to be on all the game consoles, all the more »

Weirdness and technology go together like peanut butter and jelly. President Obama’s not the only powerful person using social networking. Pope Benedict XVI is down with the kids and is now has a presence on Facebook. You know what he’ll find there? Environmental groups who will be talking about a plan to save the earth using paint. He might even find groups dedicated to the new Punch-Out!! game for the Nintendo Wii that are baffled by Nintendo’s chocolate venture.

$10 for all you can stream Netflix movies and TV shows is what Netflix is testing the water with via a new survey questions according to Joystiq. The survey suggests Netflix found a way to get their customers or new customers access to their network via the uber-popular Nintendo Wii. So the question Netflix wants to know, would you cough up $10 to watch your Netflix instant queue?

Netflix streaming is coming to every connected box as of late. I’ve been using the service via a TiVo HD box as of late and it is changing the way I use Netflix’s service. My ratio of instant view versus traditional mailers is about 3 to 1. If only their instant view selection was better, my ratio might stop mailing all together. The instant streaming starts almost instantly, perhaps a 10 second lag at most.