Shakeup: Fast & Furious to be first major movie release with D-Box
D-Box aims to put viewers into the movies they've paid to go see by moving the chairs they sit in. It works by translating the onscreen action into motion code, which is then used to control chairs equipped with actuators that can pinch, roll, heave, and vibrate the seat in sync with whatever's being watched. For those of you wondering if the upcoming Fast & Furious could get any better (we use that term loosely), you'll be thrilled to hear it's the first major release to use D-Box technology.The hitch: you'll have to go to the Mann Chinese 6 in Hollywood or the UltraStar Surprise Pointe 14 in Surprise, Arizona to experience it. Those theaters are being equipped with the special seats needed to put you into the action. Just, please, during the movie, don't hold an air steering wheel and insist that people call you Dom Toretto...
[Source: D-Box]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
HiTek 2:15PM (3/14/2009)
Great, now movie prices are going up :(
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2004m3driver 2:44PM (3/14/2009)
Well just don't go to the Mann or Surprise AZ. I actually wouldn't mind paying extra for a massage chair. Its better than popcorn!
Majarvis 2:16PM (3/14/2009)
Ugh...
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Parkerman 2:53PM (3/14/2009)
Thats what she said...
fixitfixitstop 2:24PM (3/14/2009)
Lame idea. Article has nothing to do with the automotive industry.
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superman211 3:41PM (3/14/2009)
EXACTLY.............. it's Auto Blog.
why not the LS2LS7? 2:32PM (3/14/2009)
Blu-ray movies have supported D-box for quite some time.
http://www.blurayfreak.com/2007/12/d-box-to-be-fea.html
Seems like a dumb gimmick to me.
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alex 2:41PM (3/14/2009)
there's seriously a city named "Surprise, Arizona"?
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MajorGeek 2:49PM (3/14/2009)
Suprise!
http://www.surpriseaz.com/
Smitty 3:22PM (3/14/2009)
yes there is, actually a really nice part of the phoenix metro area, i live about 15 min from there
homunculus 3:27PM (3/14/2009)
d-box for d-bags
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Harrison 4:15PM (3/14/2009)
I first read the title as "Fast & Furious to be first major movie release with D-Bags"
Guess those two things aren't always mutually exclusive.
Sean 1:16PM (3/16/2009)
I came here for a comment like that and I'm going away satisfied, sir
eb110americana 4:00PM (3/14/2009)
Good. Because there wasn't enough sticky soda spilled on the floor already.
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eyad@mobiliacompany.com 3:02AM (3/15/2009)
EXACTY. Balancing salsa on the nacho chip will be a "blast" now. Ditto for sipping on a scalding coffee.
What if you just wanted to put your arm around your girl without getting your shoulder dislocated by some schizo chair?
Rhawb 4:34PM (3/14/2009)
So I have to pay extra for the sensation that my seat is being kicked by an attention deficit 6-year-old? I wonder when they'll embed a speaker on the seats to randomly inject screaming and crying or cellphone ringtones into my movie watching experience.
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cWj 4:45PM (3/14/2009)
pinch or pitch?
I would like to watch from a chair that could do pitch...
but I'd like also like a chair that could pinch....
hmm.....
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azGTR 11:18PM (3/14/2009)
woo thats right down the street from me :) Might as well give it a try!
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Tim 10:26PM (3/14/2009)
i cant wait until they implement this new technology in bean bag form!
itll be called the D-Bag
sarcasm off.
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tankd0g 12:08PM (3/15/2009)
The sex scenes are going to be a bit uncomfortable.
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