Lovefilm – you are the controller!

Millions of users will now be able to watch instantly with LOVEFiLM offering thousands of titles to watch instantly via the app, such as Red, Happy Feet, Splice, The Losers, Twilight: Eclipse and The Ghost.

Exclusive content coming up includes Unknown, starring Liam Neeson, and thriller Source Code, starring Jake Gyllenhaal, plus many more great films like The Hangover, The Dark Knight and lots of films for kids this Christmas.

With Kinect for Xbox 360, users have the ability to effortlessly control the LOVEFiLM Player App through motion, gestures and voice commands. This interactivity will revolutionise the way film fans manage their movie selection and engage with LOVEFiLM.



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Top 10 gift guide for Christmas 2011

#1 Tech

iCade £79.99 (Game packages include 4 games for 79p or 200 at £7.99)

The iCade is a brilliantly superb device that turns your iPad into a mini arcade – complete with traditional joystick and buttons. Not only is it finger achingly addictive it’s also simple to set up – just pop your iPad or iPad 2 into the machine, download the Atari Greatest Hits app and away you go.

#1 Gadget

ReCover Cases £12.99

These retro inspired iPhone cases are the perfect gift for any old-skool-techno loving iPhone user. Simply choose from 4 designs; Camera, Game Controller, Calculator or Amp, snap it on your iPhone and away you go; protected and anti-modern.

#1 Home and Garden

Gamepad Chopping Board £14.99 EXCLUSIVE

We’ve teamed up with the design gurus at Joseph Joseph to create the Gamepad Chopping Board adorned with an iconic joypad design from the halcyon days of gaming. Made from toughened glass with non-slip rubber feet, this funky kitchen essential provides a hygienic, odour and stain-resistant work surface for all types of food preparation.

#1 Toys and Games

Kuchi Paku £38.99 (Talking lion, penguin and polar bear)

Don’t be fooled, this super cute cuddly toy is more than just plush – he also doubles as a superb animated speaker. Just plug in a phone, an MP3 player or a microphone and it will talk or sing in sync with the sound you’re playing. He also acts as a voice piece for in-coming calls, with comedy consequences.

#1 Kids

Star Wars Lego Alarm Clock £26.49

Available in Darth Vader, Stormtrooper, Yoda or Luke Skywalker designs, these cool pose-able LCD Lego-men alarm clocks are officially licensed by George Lucas and his brick-stacking buddies in Denmark. You can even activate each characterful clock’s snooze and backlight function by pushing down on their heads – just use the force!

#1 Sports and Outdoors

Skatecycle £149.99 EXCLUSIVE

Already making waves across the pond, this cool piece of kit is the world’s first self-propelled hubless skate. Just slot your feet into the space where the hubs should be and carve down a hill (like a snowboarder), or weave along the flat. The clever set up lets you propel yourself along indefinitely, without ever taking your feet off the plates!

#1 Entertainment

Duff beer £9.99 for 6 bottles; £24.99 for 24 cans

Okay so it’s not brewed in Springfield (believe it or not it’s German) but that’s just as well because we all know German lager trumps American beer every time. Coming in at 4.7% this mild(ish) lager is really rather refreshing and the packaging is just the same as the iconic cardboard carry-outs you see in Apu’s Kwik-E-Mart.

#1 Food and Drink

MyMallow Cutting Kit £12.99 EXCLUSIVE

This cute and effective MyMallow Cutting Kit is a fun, easy-to-use, child-friendly, and edible way to decorate your hot drinks, cakes, puds or festive table this Christmas. The set includes two large sheets of marshmallow (blue and white) and two cookie cutters (snowflake and star).

#1 Gift

Pickmaster Plectrum £21.49

Make a personalised plectrum out of your credit card with the Pickmaster Plectrum Punch. Just like a hole punch and around the same size, this ingenious device will punch a perfect guitar pick out of any plastic sheet- bank card.

#1 WTF

VW Camper Van Tent £299.99

100k Likes can’t be wrong. This Officially licensed four-man (or lady, natch) tent is a luxe, full-size replica of the iconic 1965 VW Camper Van synonymous with 60s counterculture. And, who wouldn’t want to camp in a VW Camper? Even if it’s a tent!

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Hamleys toy store releases Christmas List – it’s June must get a Justin Bieber Singing Doll

It may only be June, but Christmas excitement is already revving up with toy cars expected to be the most sought after gift this year, according to a leading retailer.

Hamleys toy store released its annual chart of predicted top sellers today, and cars are set to motor to the top of children’s Christmas lists.


Hit movies Transformers 3 and Cars 2 are driving the surge, but the central London shop said traditional favourites and hi-tech gadgets are still popular.

However, parents will need to brace themselves as many of the toys have hefty price tags.

The Cars 2 Fully Loaded McMissile might look like any other sports car, but packed under its unassuming body there are missiles that rise up near the front headlights, a bulletproof targeting visor which flips up from the back of the bonnet and a rear mounted missile that comes out of the boot.

Priced at £40, it also says some of the character’s phrases from the film in the voice of Michael Caine, including: “This is top secret!” and “We’re being followed!”

The Transformers 3 Mech Tech Leader Asst is a robot hero figure from the hit movie series.

The £65 toy converts from a vehicle to a robot and back again, and features blaster and missile sounds.

Also on the list is the £40 My Keepon, which can make more than 50 different sounds and intuitively dances when music is played as well as responding to touch.

For young Doctor Who fans, the Doctor Who Ride-In Dalek will be a hit, as children can drive the the £200 motorised Dalek which has 10 authentic phrases including “Exterminate”.

A Justin Bieber singing doll, a helicopter with an in-built camera, a barking toy puppy and a singing Elmo from Sesame Street are also among the expected favourites.

Laura Olver, the head of buying at Hamleys, said: “There’s a lot that is movie driven this year, with Cars 2, Transformers 3 and the success of Disney Princess.

“But as you’d expect from Hamleys there’s a lot of traditional favourites in there.

“Finn McMissile, with his fully loaded car, as well as the Transformers bumble bee I’d imagine will be sought after this Christmas.”

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Groupon launch new widget for affliates

We’ve got a new gizmo for you all to have a play with next week; it’s less of a banner and more of a widget…



It’s going to look less like an ad and more like part of your site so will drive great conversions.

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Pay £8 for £20 Worth of Time Out Guides – Great Groupon Deal

A great deal from Groupon today -

Guide books are made by mini-breaking an egg into a lightly beaten track of twenty top attractions and mixing till smooth and indexed. Stop travel plans getting out of hand with today’s Groupon: £8 for £20 worth of guides from Time Out.

As well as getting under the skin of cities worldwide, Time Out features guides by country and by continent, catering for the needs of mini-breakers looking for a couple of nights’ entertainment in a European capital and for the intrepid traveller alike. Time Out’s insider know-how leads readers through the cultural hotspots of Europe and beyond and extends to books, films and niche interests, with guides dedicated to things to do in Britain, country walks, cheap eats, gay and lesbian London guides and London for students.

Groupon holders can wonder off the beaten track with £20 to spend on Time Out guides to any city, region or interest. Choose from restaurant guides (£11.99); historical guides with images from the Getty Image archive (£6.99); shortlists of top urban attractions (£7.99), and from a host of other titles created by the expert editorial team at Time Out.



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Today’s deal: Three Months of Unlimited DVD and Blu-ray Rental (£6) or DVD, Blu-ray and Games Rental (£9) Both Including Unlimited Streaming from LOVEFiLM (Save up to 80%)

Three Months of Unlimited DVD and Blu-ray Rental (£6) or DVD, Blu-ray and Games Rental (£9) Both Including Unlimited Streaming from LOVEFiLM (Save up to 80%)

With the minimalist look being ‘in’, coolness is rated by less being more, making it difficult to indulge in extensive collections of vintage milk bottles. Enjoy the passion without the clutter with today’s cinematastic Groupons:

£6 instead of £29.97 to:
- Rent unlimited DVDs and Blu-rays (1 disc at home at any one time)
- Enjoy free first class post both ways
- Watch films instantly on your PC, internet-connected TV or PS3™

OR

£9 instead of £44.97 to:
- Rent unlimited DVDs and Blu-rays and games (2 disc at home at any one time)
- Enjoy free first class post both ways
- Watch films instantly on your PC, internet-connected TV or PS3™

With over 70,000 titles to choose from, LOVEFiLM is the UK’s largest online DVD rental and movie streaming website. From action to adventure and from romance to road-trips, LOVEFiLM has something for every type of movie lover. Simply go to www.lovefilm.com and create a list of titles to watch or games to play. Or, alternatively, watch films instantly on a PC, an internet-connected TV or a PS3™ – all of this is included in the cost of the subscription.
Highlights
  • Britain’s largest range of films and games – 70,000 titles and counting
  • Free first class post both ways for DVD, Blu-ray & Games rental
  • Thousands of films to stream instantly to your PC, TV or PS3™ at no extra cost
  • No late fees or fixed contracts – cancel anytime
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Get a 32GB iPad for £49 (Worth up to £229) when you sign a 24 month Data Contract with T-Mobile (£27 per month)

Without technology, human beans would be restricted to chatting through bananas held to their ears and working out sums with nothing but the mental arithmetic skills of their fingers. Dip your toes into the 21st Century with today’s Groupon: get a 32GB iPad for £49 with T-Mobile when you sign a 24 month Data Contract (£27 per month).

With its spectacular flashmob-style commercials reminding people that, just like a pie, box of chocolates or tales of last night’s debaucheries, life is for sharing, T-Mobile has established itself as one of the most easily recognisable brands in the UK. This hasn’t gone unnoticed by the various awarding bodies, who have since deemed them worthy enough to receive the Digital Customer Experience of the Year at the 2010 Customer Service Training Awards, as well as Best Mobile Broadband at the 2010 Mobile Industry Awards, and just pipping Mr T at the Annual Alphabetical Branding Awards.

Those harbouring interests in shiny devices fresh from Inspector Gadget’s trench coat are most certainly in luck with today’s Groupon. Each lucky so and so will be getting a brand new, freshly squeezed iPad 32GB, complete with a 9.7” high resolution touchscreen, plenty of readily available apps, a portal into another dimension and a 24 month mobile broadband plan allowing for communication with the outside world. New T-Mobile customers will pay £27 a month for mobile broadband, whilst existing patrons will pay a mere £25 a month, and unlike many other existing plans, potential padders won’t be charged any extra cost for exceeding their data limit.

How it works:

1. Buy your Groupon
2. We email you the voucher after the deal ends
3. Groupon activates on Friday 18 March 2011 at 2pm
4. You have from 18-31 March only to redeem your voucher with T-Mobile by calling the number on the voucher you receive
5. Have your Groupon codes, address details and credit/debit card details ready to pay the postage

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Promote “Lovefilm on the PS3″ to win a PS3!

LOVEFiLM – free streaming service is coming to the PS3 on 10th November.

Promote lovefilm and get a free ps3

To celebrate this news Lovefilm are giving away some free PS3s to affiliates next week!

Competition information
Thanks to our friends at Sony we are giving away 5 PS3 consoles to affiliates that promote the news in the best way. These competitions run from 8th-14th November around the launch on PS3 on the 10th and there are 3 ways to win.

* For every LOVEFILM free trial and LOVEFiLM Shop purchase generated affiliates will be entered into a prize draw. We will then pick 2 winners to get a PS3 – the more sales you make the more entries into the prize draw you will receive.
* We are also rewarding the best affiliate promotions around this launch. Please send us your examples of how you have promoted the launch and we will pick the best 2 examples to also give a free PS3.
* Finally we will also give away a PS3 for the best use of social media. Show us how you have shared this information via Twitter, Facebook etc and you could be sent a free console. Engage with your followers to win here.

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LOVEFiLM to stream via PlayStation 3 offical

Very soon, LOVEFiLM subscribers on packages of £5.99 or above will be able to stream the UK’s largest choice of films directly to their TVs through their PS3™ . And the best bit? All this comes as part of your subscription. That’s right, great films to watch instantly on your PS3™ for no extra cost.

If you are a LOVEFiLM customer on a £5.99 or above package :
Sit tight for now. As soon as the service is live simply go to your PS3™ and activate your account.

I am a LOVEFiLM customer on a £5.99 with games package.
You also need to upgrade. You can upgrade now and start streaming films right now on your PC, and you’ll be all set to stream to your PS3™ as soon as the LOVEFiLM service goes live.

If you are a LOVEFiLM customer on a £3.99 package.
You can upgrade right now and start streaming films onto your PC straight away, and you’ll be all set to stream to your PS3™ as soon as the LOVEFiLM service goes live.

I am not a LOVEFiLM customer.
Sign up now on a £5.99 or above package to start streaming great films instantly on your PC, and you’ll be all set to stream to your PS3™ as soon as the LOVEFiLM service goes live.



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Pre-order, the New Generation of Amazon Kindle

The new Kindle has an electronic-ink screen with 50% better contrast, and offers 20 percent faster page turns, up to one month of battery life, a twofold storage increase to 3,500 books, built-in Wi-Fi, a new graphite colour and more – all for only GBP 149, and still with free 3G wireless – no monthly bills or annual contracts.

Amazon has also introduced a new addition to its family of portable reading devices – Kindle Wi-Fi. Readers who don’t need the convenience of free 3G wireless can now enjoy the new generation Kindle for the lower price of only GBP 109.

And for the first time, Kindle devices are available at Amazon.co.uk. The all-new Kindle and Kindle Wi-Fi are now available for pre-order at www.amazon.co.uk/kindle3G and www.amazon.co.uk/kindleWi-Fi, and will be dispatched from the U.K. to customers from August 27.

Kindle has been the bestselling product on Amazon.com for two years running, and is also the most-wished-for and most-gifted items on the site. With the largest selection of the most popular books people want to read – not to mention the lowest prices of any e-bookstore in the UK – Amazon will launch the new UK Kindle Store on August 27. Customers will be able to choose from over 400,000 books, including New Releases and 87 of 100 Nielsen UK Bestsellers. Over 1 million free books are also available to read on Kindle.

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