 | First Look: 'Natural Born Killers' Blu-ray Box Art (High-Def Digest, 4/18/2008 6:00pm) |
| The Blu-ray won't arrive until early June, but we've got an early peek at the "book" box art for Oliver Stone's 'Natural Born Killers.' As we've previously reported, Warner has set a June 10... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | PVR gives ultimate control (Stuff, 1/15/2006 4:10pm) |
| Despite its acronym, a PVR or personal video recorder is not a replacement for a VCR or a DVD player or recorder. Think of it instead as a replacement for a conventional Sky set-top box, but one which also has the capacity to store about 60 hours of programming on a built-in hard disk drive. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Warner Confirms 'T3' Blu-ray Problems; Replacement Program Expected (High-Def Digest, 12/21/2007 7:00pm) |
| Confirming online reports of an encoding defect on its recently-issued Blu-ray release of 'Terminator 3,' Warner has begun taking consumer information in anticipation of a future disc replacement program.... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Best Buy sells $9.99 Blu-ray titles (Punch Jump, 6/23/2009 3:45pm) |
| Best Buy Co. Inc. this week began offering Blu-ray titles starting at $9.99 in a new high-definition promotion.
Titles on sale for under $10 include Ocean’s Thirteen, Gothika, A Scanner Darkly, and Enter the Dragon.
Titles discounted to $14.99 this week include The Matrix, Amadeus, Beetlejuice, The Brave One, and Natural Born Killers.
Retailer Amazon.com this week began [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 3D printed meat: It's what's for dinner (CNET Blogs, 8/15/2012 12:00pm) |
| Peter Thiel's philanthropic foundation gives up to $350,000 to a company named Modern Meadow, which plans to use 3D bioprinting to create an "edible prototype" that's a meat replacement.
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 | 'Goblet of Fire' Blu-ray Disc Replacement Details (High-Def Digest, 12/20/2007 9:00pm) |
| A week after reports first surfaced of misplaced discs in the Blu-ray edition of its Harry Potter giftset, Warner has kicked off a disc exchange program for affected consumers. Though the studio has yet... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Dell Is Seeking More Screen Time (Los Angeles Times via Yahoo! News, 3/12/2005 10:30am) |
| When Neil Ludvigson figured that it was time to trade up from his 6-year-old, 24-inch television, he set his sights on a big-screen, flat-panel, high-definition replacement. (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Sony celebrates 80 million PS3s sold, reminds you that it's now seven years old (Engadget, 11/06/2013 7:20am) |
| It's been through a redesign (or two), but the PS3 is still going strong. Sony has announced that sales of its current home console have now topped 80 million, with just over a week to go before its replacement successor forces many to swap out [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 3D-Printed Replacement Cover Makes Your Mouse Infinitely Adjustable (Gizmodo, 6/06/2013 1:49pm) |
| For those who just can't seem to find a standard mouse that fits comfortably in their hand, Pyott Design has come up with a (Read Full Article) |
 | 'Black Pearl' Blu-ray Disc Exchange Details Revealed (High-Def Digest, 12/19/2007 7:00pm) |
| Framing issues be gone! Disney has kicked off a disc replacement program for the Blu-ray edition of 'Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl.' As we've previously reported, trouble first... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Universal Breaks Silence on HD DVD Playback Issues; Announces Disc Replacement Program (High-Def Digest, 5/01/2007 10:09pm) |
| After weeks of persistent complaints from early adopters, Universal has issued a statement regarding playback issues with several of their most recent HD DVD releases. The issues first surfaced in late... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | A 3D-Printed SLR Makes Us Wish For 3D-Printed Film, Too (Gizmodo, 7/08/2013 1:18pm) |
| Despite the fact that many camera manufacturers have stopped producing non-digital SLRs, fans of film-based photography should be happy to hear that they'll be able to 3D print a replacement [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | PS3 Firmware 2.41 will be released shortly (I4U, 7/08/2008 6:47am) |
| The official Sony Playstation Blog reports that the PS3 firmware 2.41 for the PS3 will be available shortly.
The firmware 2.41 is the replacement for the flawed firmware 2.40 that Sony had to take down last week.
Sony says that for some users firm... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Love Monkey lives at CBS (TV Squad, 8/10/2005 9:03pm) |
| Filed under: Drama , Comedy , CBS When the new fall shows were announced, I was kinda bummed that Love Monkey didn't make it to CBS' schedule. I was a big fan of the late NBC show Ed , and was hoping to see star Tom Cavanagh in another show. Now it looks like it will happen after all. The network has ordered the show as a midseason replacement, in case one or more of the other shows ... (Read Full Article) |
 | DirecTV DVR gets second software upgrade in a month (Engadget, 12/26/2005 5:33pm) |
| Filed under: Home Entertainment Apparently TiVo has spoiled us all with its polished, intuitive interface and recording software that actually records when you tell it to, because DirecTV has been receiving numerous complaints about bugs and poor feature implementation in its DirecTV DVR TiVo-replacement. Besides some reports about sporadic recording accuracy, users also seem to be unhappy ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | “It's a Hit”….DaVinci 3D Debuts Theatrical 2D/3D Conversion at Eye Doctors Convention (Business Wire, 8/08/2012 1:01pm) |
| CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--"Its a Hit," DaVinci 3D Debuts 2D/3D Theatrical Conversion to Eye Doctors Convention, "They love it."
Natural 3D image quality, non abusive as easy to watch as TV. A seamless replacement for [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Samsung 50-inch 1080p 3D DLP HDTV: $999 Delivered (HL-T5087S) (Big Picture Big Sound, 3/31/2008 9:27pm) |
| Samsung's 50-inch 1080p DLP HDTV, the HL-T5087S, is now on sale for an amazingly low $999 delivered. It features LED illumination to eliminate the need for bulb replacement plus unique 3D capabilities. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Denon DVD-A1UD high-end universal Blu-ray player (Tech Digest, 12/05/2008 5:32pm) |
| Okay, I'll have to admit I asked for this a bit. In my last post about Denon Blu-ray players I demanded to know what Denon would describe as 'high-end', after their 'entry-level' player cost £600. Well, this is it. It's the catchily-named DVD-A1UD, and it'll play back Blu-ray discs, Super Audio CD (SACD), DVD-Audio, DVD-Video and plain old CDs. The DVD-A1UD is the replacement for the Denon ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Oxford University researchers create new 3D printed 'soft material' that could replace human tissue (Engadget, 4/05/2013 9:18pm) |
| Water and fat -- those are the two primary building blocks (Read Full Article) |
 | Telenor Contracts With Orbital to Build THOR II-R Commercial Communications Satellite (RedNova, 9/20/2005 5:29pm) |
| Orbital Sciences Corporation (NYSE:ORB): -- Contract Provides Replacement Satellite for THOR II, Which Will Be Retired From Service in 2008 -- -- Telenor Contract Is Orbital's Third Firm Order for Smaller-Sized GEO Communications Satellites in 2005 and First European Sale -- Telenor ASA (OBX:Tel //Nasdaq:TELN) and Orbital Sciences Corporation (NYSE:ORB) announced today that they have signed a ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Disney Disappointed With Blu-ray Disc Movie Sales (About.com, 10/19/2009 12:26pm) |
| Although Blu-ray Disc player and Disc sales have been on a steady upward pace since the end of the Blu-ray/HD-DVD format war, growth has not been as robust as the previous DVD growth timeline.
Of course, the current state of the economy doesn't help as many have postponed consumer electronics-related purchases. However, the other wrinkle is that Blu-ray Disc releases of new films have actually done very well, but sales of classic and older films that were previously released on DVD aren't. That is to be expected; since all Blu-ray Disc players can also play DVDs, many consumers don't see the need to replace their existing DVD collections.
This is where Disney comes in. Apparently, recent Blu-ray editions of previously DVD released classic films that may already be in many consumer's collections aren't doing as well as expected. However, what Disney may be failing to also see is that their Blu-ray Disc releases carry much higher price tags than releases from some of the other studios, which further limits their purchase and replacement appeal. For more details and additional perspective, plus an interesting peek into the current state of the movie industry, check out the report from Business Week.
Related Story: A more optimistic view on Blu-ray Disc sales, including a positive opinion from a different Disney source - Blu-ray Disc Sales Way Up in 2009 (TV Predictions)Disney Disappointed With Blu-ray Disc Movie Sales originally appeared on About.com Home Theater on Monday, October 19th, 2009 at 12:26:39.Permalink | Comment | Email this (Read Full Article) |
 | Does the Samsung Instinct HD really shoot HD video? (Consumer Reports, 10/08/2009 7:02pm) |
| The Samsung Instinct HD. [PHOTO courtesy of Samsung] The Samsung Instinct HD, available from Sprint for $250 with a two-year contract after a $100 mail-in rebate, is the first cell phone we've seen that claims to make high-definition video recordings. It also boasts a 5-megapixel still camera with flash. That camera is a step up from the flashless, 2-megapixel camera found on previous Instincts, also from Sprint, including the S30 version now in our Ratings, available to subscribers. We’re evaluating the Instinct HD now, and will post full test results on it to our Ratings later this month. Meantime, our initial results on its imaging are promising, albeit with a few quibbles. The new Instinct’s camera is easy to access, thanks to a dedicated camera button, conveniently located on the lower right side of the phone. Pushing the button activates the camera’s still mode. Tapping a camera icon on the upper left of the largish (1.78 x 2.66 in.) display switches the camera to video mode. Tapping again summons controls for auto-focus, exposure, and other camera functions. The Instinct HD claims it can record video resolution of 1280 x 720p, which is a true HD format—although, as we often point out, HD format alone does not assure images of pristine, high-definition quality. To assess quality, we shot a series of videos on the Instinct and hooked it up to a 50-inch Panasonic plasma television using the optional ($30) HDMI cable. Our findings: Color was good in the MPEG4 videos, though they lacked fine detail and texture. They blurred even more when we panned the camera to the left or right. In short, they couldn’t rival the image quality you’d enjoy from full-sized HD camcorders in our Ratings, available to subscribers. But such camcorders are much bigger and pricier than the Instinct HD, and do nothing except shoot video and stills. The high-def video quality of the Instinct was comparable to what you’d get from a standard-definition pocket camcorder, such as the Flip. And that's still way ahead of the video we've seen any other camera phone. A few details and quibbles: The HDMI cable has a proprietary connector that works only with the Samsung HD, so you may have trouble finding a replacement if it's lost while you're on vacation. You can't use the cable for showing stills on your TV. If your TV has an SD memory-card slot, you can play photos and videos off of the phone's 4GB microSD memory card (the phone comes with an SD memory card adaptor). Unfortunately, accessing the card is a pain. You have to open the phone's back cover and remove the battery, which shuts off the phone. And the still-image performance of the Instinct? Pictures were sharp and well-defined, with good color overall on the TV screen, though shots taken in low light still looked dark—even with the flash. Camera controls were fairly responsive for a phone, with an acceptable next-shot delay. Our photo engineers are currently giving the Instinct HD's... (Read Full Article) |