| (Unranked) | PS3 action-RPG The Witch and the Hundred Knight arrives stateside March 25 (Joystiq, 12/12/2013 7:30pm) |
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 | A few Sharp HDTVs banned from US import (AfterDawn, 6/25/2009 7:01am) |
| A few of Sharp's LCD HDTV line has been banned from import to the United States today, following the ruling against the company in a patent dispute with Samsung.
The two companies have been fighting for months over patents relating to the "apertures formed in the conductive layer comprising the electrode." The patents in question are used in widescreen LCD panels.
Not all of Sharp's LCDs ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Premium Rush' Dated for Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 10/19/2012 4:00pm) |
| The action flick starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt as a bike courier will be speeding to Blu-ray in December. In an early announcement to retailers, Sony will be releasing 'Premium Rush' on Blu-ray on [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Ryu Ga Gotoku prologue heading to DVD, no import plans (Joystiq, 1/12/2006 5:15pm) |
| Filed under: PlayStation 2 , Action , Adventure Sega's Ryu Ga Gotoku ("Like a Dragon") was released a month ago in Japan and is being hailed as a gaming masterpiece. We've already seen Sega launch a line of shot glasses and lighters to promote the title, and now a live-action prologue is being released onto DVD in March, featuring 43 minutes of ultra-violent beatdowns and, we ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | The Witch and the Hundred Knight marches to western PS3s in 2014 (Joystiq, 9/01/2013 3:00am) |
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NIS America will enlist western audiences to carry out an evil witch's bidding [...] (Read Full Article) |
| NEWS: "Premium" version of Flip MinoHD announced (Pocket-lint, 10/14/2009 10:36am) |
$30 for added extras
In the States, Pure Digital has launched a new "premium" version of its Flip MinoHD pocket camcorder that sees a few feature additions for an extra $30.
Priced at $229 and boasting 8GB of storage for 2 hours of 720p video, a larger 2-inch screen and an HDMI port, the premium model gets either an aluminium shell or a personalised design from Flip's website. ?
There's also a new version of the FlipShare software with an "automatic Magic Movie mode" that auto-trims and edits clips before uploads.
There's no news on a UK launch for the new higher-end model just yet, but the second generation of Pure Digital's Flip Ultra line only went on sale here in June.
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| HDTV - Premium Products Reign This Holiday Season (Broad Help, 11/16/2007 7:04pm) |
| HDTV - Premium Products Reign This Holiday Season By admin on November 16, 2007 Premium Products Reign This Holiday Season Forbes - When forecasting 2007 Black Friday sales, Sang Tang, HDTV research analyst with Current Analysis West, an NPD Group company, stated that “plasma will be very aggressive at 50-inches and will maintain a foothold on the high Topics: HDTV | No Comments » ... (Read Full Article) |
 | NHK shows off some live 7680 x 4320 "Super Hi-Vision" TV in Japan (Engadget, 11/05/2005 8:45pm) |
| This is totally not replacing HDTV for a good million years or so, but NHK of Japan has demoed some “Super Hi-Vision†TV running at 7680 x 4320 — 16 times the resolution of that lame old 1080i your grandparents are talking about. The demo involved a live feed from a couple of custom built cameras based around 8 megapixel CCDs, with their 24Gbps signal being chopped into 16 HD signals and ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray player sales up despite premium (Punch Jump, 2/28/2008 4:46pm) |
| Sales for Panasonic Corp.’s stand-alone Blu-ray player increased this week despite a large premium over cheaper products and Toshiba Corp.’s defunct HD DVD. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony talks future of OLED, Blu-ray's chances against DVD (Engadget, 7/03/2008 8:22pm) |
| Filed under: Displays, HDTV, Home EntertainmentIn case you didn't get the message, Sony's due sooner-rather-than-later 27-inch OLED is going to be priced for the Mark Cubans, Bill Gates' and other people not you of the world, at least for the next couple of years. Even with recent massive investments, U.S. head Stan Glasgow tells CNET OLEDs in the future could be seen as a premium alternative t ... (Read Full Article) |
| Wheelman fuels up with premium DLC on 360 today, PS3 May 7 (Joystiq, 5/04/2009 9:29pm) |
| Midway's Ubisoft's middle-of-the-road Vin Diesel action vehicle, Wheelman, gets its first (only?) round of DLC on Xbox 360 today in the form of six new "Street Showdown" missions. Two "packs" are available: a 400 ($5) collection of five "premium" races and a free pack of ... one race. (Ah yes, the budget-friendly "1-pack.")We know you're excited, PS3 owners, but you'll have to wait unt ... (Read Full Article) |
| What's New (Guardian Weekly, 4/13/2005 11:14pm) |
| Sony has confirmed it is to bring its premium Qualia range to the UK. The high-end series of devices, which includes a tiny digital camera and a gold/silver-plated MiniDisc personal, initially went on sale in Japan in late 2003. The first products to be released in the UK include the Qualia 004, a high definition home cinema projector scheduled for next month, and the Qualia 005, a (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Two New 3DS Colors for Japan (Kotaku, 2/27/2013 9:30am) |
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On March 20, Japan is getting two new 3DS colors: Light [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Japan Gets New 3DS XL Colors (Kotaku, 3/12/2013 8:00am) |
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Nintendo is releasing two new colors in Japan. One is [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | RCN Signs Deal With Showtime Networks for Premium Television Services; RCN Continues to Offer Showtime, The Movie (RedNova, 8/12/2005 10:01pm) |
| RCN Corporation (NASDAQ: RCNI), a leading provider of triple play cable, high-speed internet and phone services, today announced the execution of an affiliation agreement with Showtime Networks Inc. for its premium television services. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Modern Warfare 3 DLC's final assault on Xbox 360 next week (plus: PS3 gets stuff too) (Joystiq, 8/31/2012 1:00am) |
On September 5, Call of Duty Elite premium subscribers on Xbox 360 will get their final three maps for Modern Warfare 3: Gulch, Boardwalk and Paris. If you're not a premium member of [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Samsung Debuts Premium High-Definition Projector for the Home Theater Market (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 9/06/2007 1:00pm) |
| DENVER----Samsung Electronics America, Inc., a world-leading manufacturer of professional LCD and PDP display products, today unveiled the SP-A800B projector, a premium projector that enhances the home theater experience by delivering film-like picture quality in high-definition 1080p. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Blu-ray Review: The Avengers - 3D (High-Def Digest, 9/26/2012 12:15am) |
| As Marvel describes it, 'The Avengers' marks the climactic conclusion of Phase One. And though we won't be able to own all six movies together in one package (unless we import it from Amazon UK) [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Iron Man 3 to Debut as a 4DX Film in Japan (eCoustics, 4/18/2013 5:19pm) |
| 3D movies made a comeback in recent years, driven primarily by the $3 billion success of James Cameron’s Avatar. Now, a new dimension in film presentation may be about to take audiences into brand-new territory by targeting our other senses [...] (Read Full Article) |
| JVC unveils LH905 1080p LCD HDTVs, includes Genessa Premium engine (Engadget, 1/28/2008 12:53pm) |
| Filed under: Displays, HDTV, Home Entertainment
It wasn't quite a year ago that we saw JVC gush all over its own LH805 series of LCD HDTVs, but now, those are simply livin' in the past. Introduced today, the LH905 series steps things up a notch with the included Genessa Premium 36-bit video engine. Additionally, the 37-inch LT-37LH905, 42-inch LT-42LH905 and 47-inch LT-47LH905 will all feature ... (Read Full Article) |
| PS3 expected to live 10 years in the market? (Engadget, 7/25/2005 10:31pm) |
| Besides the original Game Boy platform, no system has ever lasted 10 years in the market. Pretty much straight up like that. But that apparently didn’t stop Sony Computer Entertainment Prez Kenny Kutaragi from stating at PlayStation Meeting 2005 that they’re “looking at a life cycle of 10 years with the PlayStation 3 †due to the transition to HDTV. Uh, ok, that’s a little oblique—s ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Pink 3DS XL coming to Japan on September 27 (Joystiq, 8/30/2012 11:30am) |
| Japan news now, as Nintendo has announced an exclusive 3DS XL for the region. The pink and white beaut' above is releasing in Japan on September 27 in [...] (Read Full Article) |
| MPI Says 'Tell No One' on Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 12/15/2008 9:00pm) |
| In an early announcement to retailers, MPI Home Video has announced plans to bring the French import 'Tell No One' to Blu-ray this March. The 2006 French thriller, which stars Francois Cluzet and (in an... ... (Read Full Article) |
| TDK Creates 320GB, 10 Layer Blu-ray Disc (High-Def Digest, 10/06/2009 11:00pm) |
| In an ongoing effort to improve the technology, TDK has created a Blu-ray disc that’s capable of holding an unprecedented three hundred and twenty gigabytes of data. A step up over their previous record... (Read Full Article) |
| PS3 Gets Satin Silver Makeover in Japan [PS3] (Gizmodo, 2/05/2008 9:10am) |
| Sony Japan just announced a brand new satin silver version of the PS3. The standard 40GB machine will hit shelves in Japan on March 6th, but don't expect the color refresh love to be extended to the... ... (Read Full Article) |
| CNN-HD launches this fall (TV Squad, 1/21/2007 3:02pm) |
| Filed under: Cable, News, Industry, HDTVSo you love CNN but you wish you could get a better look at every wrinkle, crevice and circuit board in Larry King's face? Well, don't slit your wrists just yet, because CNN is going high def this fall. CNN-HD has already been picked up by DIRECTV, which will be launching one hundred new high def channels, most of them in the third quarter of 2007.
I don' ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony Uncovers 'The Lives of Others' on Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 6/25/2007 8:37pm) |
| Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced it will bring the Oscar-winner 'The Lives of Others' to Blu-ray this August. The highly-acclaimed German import won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Amazon to Give Away Free 100-Disc Blu-ray, HD DVD Library (High-Def Digest, 1/14/2008 11:37pm) |
| -->As part of a new month-long sweepstakes, sixty lucky winners will take home a free high-def disc player and a hundred free discs from Amazon.com. The new pair of promos (one for Blu-ray and one for... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony Unveils Premium Full High Definition 70-Inch BRAVIA LCD TV at GITEX 2007 (Zawya, 9/11/2007 6:42am) |
| Dubai, 11 September 2007 ? Sony Gulf is unveiling the premium 70-inch Full High Definition (Full HD) BRAVIA LCD TV at GITEX 2007. The BRAVIA KDL-70X3500, with superior technologies like the x.v.Colour technology and Sony's Triluminos LED backlight technology pushes the limits of display technology for an ultimate home entertainment experience. ... (Read Full Article) |
| HDTV - Free HDTV gives Japan the lead (Broad Help, 11/16/2007 1:56pm) |
| HDTV - Free HDTV gives Japan the lead By admin on November 16, 2007 Free HDTV gives Japan the lead PC Authority - Japan has more high definition TV viewers ... million Japanese homes will be watching HDTV broadcasts by the end of 2007, predicts US-based research ... (Read Full Article) |
| Japan: roughly 60% Xbox 360s unsold (Joystiq, 12/13/2005 4:31pm) |
| As some expected, the Xbox 360 hasn’t been selling well in Japan. Next-Gen reports that only 62,000 units have been sold from a shipment of 150,000. That represents just a little over 40% of the available units. From the article: “Microsoft Japan had been expecting to bring in more units in the weeks ahead, but with shortages biting elsewhere in the world, this now looks unlikely.†... (Read Full Article) |
| Chinese pirates crack Blu-ray DRM, sell pirated HD discs (Ars Technica, 11/17/2008 11:15pm) |
| A recent bust in China netted several hundred pirated HD discs ripped from Blu-ray masters. The discs were only 720p, not 1080p, but their mere existence shows that Blu-ray's amped-up DRM schemes, AACS and BD+, won't be enough to stop pirates.Read More... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Comic Studio' 3DS app seeking release outside Japan (Joystiq, 1/14/2014 5:30am) |
| Comic Studio, a 3DS app that lets users draw their own comics, is set to launch on the eShop in Japan this week. Developer Collavier has confirmed its intentions to launch the app outside of Japan, yet couldn't provide Siliconera with any kind of [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Years in Development, This PS3 Game Still Lives. Well, Apparently. [Ni-oh] (Kotaku, 8/08/2012 8:35am) |
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| Sharp 65 inch LCD TV Coming To The US! (I4U, 8/02/2005 5:35am) |
| Sharp announced their huge 65 inch LCD TV LC-65GE1 in Japan in June. I got many emails from apparently wealthy I4U Readers asking if this 65 inch beauty will be available outside of Japan. I actually contacting the Sharp PR unit in Japan. Back then... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'The Best Years Of Our Lives' Dated for Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 7/15/2013 8:00pm) |
| William Wyler's 1946 Academy Award-winner is planned for Blu-ray in November. In an early announcement to retailers, Warner Brothers will be releasing 'The Best Years Of Our Lives' on Blu-ray on [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Silver PS3's Not *That* Expensive To Import [Playstation 3] (Kotaku, 3/05/2008 9:30am) |
| I just know there are people out there reading this who want a silver PS3. Need a silver PS3. You've got a silver TV, silver DVD player, silver PVR and you just can not sleep until you get rid of... ... (Read Full Article) |
| UK Satellite provider unveils its HDTV channel line-up for 2006 (Addict 3D, 8/29/2005 4:23am) |
| While some cable and satellite TV services already offer HD channels in the US, Japan, Canada, Australia and South Korea, so far there are no HDTV services of any sort in the UK, despite cable and satellite TV services going digital many years back. ... (Read Full Article) |
| China Blue HD Format Hits the U.K. (High-Def Digest, 10/15/2009 4:00pm) |
| While it’s certainly not looking like the start of a new format war, a European import retailer is now selling CBHD players in the United Kingdom. Putting politics aside, online retailer GBAX is now... (Read Full Article) |
| Verizon Signs Long-Term Deal With Starz Entertainment Group for Premium Movie Services (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 4/14/2005 8:22pm) |
| Verizon today announced a long-term affiliation agreement with Starz Entertainment Group LLC for the SEG premium movie channels and services. Under the agreement, Verizon will be able to carry East and West Coast feeds of all 13 Starz Entertainment Group movie channels on Verizon FiOS TV when it launches later this year. (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Metallic Red 3DS, Eevee 3DS XL evolving in Japan (Joystiq, 5/15/2013 12:00pm) |
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In Japan-always-seems-to-have-the-coolest-3DS-skins news, the country's getting a new Metallic Red 3DS as well as - and we admit we're particularly [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 3DS trumps lifetime Wii sales in Japan (Joystiq, 9/25/2013 10:30pm) |
The Wii may be Nintendo's highest selling console to date, but at least in Japan, it's been eclipsed by the Nintendo 3DS.
The most recent figures [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Cantina Creative Gives Iron Man 3 a ‘Heads Up’ with MAXON CINEMA 4D (Business Wire, 5/25/2013 12:00pm) |
| NEWBURY PARK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Design/VFX studio, Cantina Creative, relied on MAXON CINEMA 4D to generate more than one hundred 2D and 3D VFX shots that appear throughout the Disney/Marvel Studios superhero sequel, Iron Man [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Black Nintendo 3DS XL Heading to Japan (I4U, 10/04/2012 4:03pm) |
Nintendo Japan has announced a black 3DS LL/XL is going to be launching in Japan. The black portable gaming console will launch in January 11 for ¥18,900. The black console will take a spot [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray Action Days at Amazon (High-Def Digest, 5/21/2009 6:00pm) |
| In celebration of fathers everywhere, Amazon has a Blu-ray action flick sale. Running now through May 28, Amazon's Action Days lists over a hundred action-packed Blu-ray titles with great prices. The sale... ... (Read Full Article) |
| I love my big screen TV! (TV Squad, 8/25/2005 7:36pm) |
| Filed under: HDTV , Video I watch a TV on a 52 inch set. I've been doing it for about 3 years or so, and I find myself a little weirded out when I have to watch a smaller television. Anyone else have this problem? It's sort of like using DSL for years and then having to use dial-up. It's just...unacceptable! Slate has a good piece about big screen televisions and our relationships with ... (Read Full Article) |
| Don't throw out that old TV yet (The Pueblo Chieftain Online, 7/24/2005 1:46pm) |
| The National Association of Broadcasters this month agreed that in 2009 - three years later than originally planned - they will give up the traditional analog channels they've used for more than a half-century and broadcast totally digital signals. That doesn't necessarily mean that everyone will have to trash their old TVs in four years, though. What the move to digital technology means for ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Zelda edition Nintendo 3DS XL spotted in GameStop ad with $220 price (Engadget, 10/18/2013 7:51pm) |
| Americans wanting that flashy Zelda edition 3DS XL may not have to import a European model. If GottaDeal.com's leaked copy of GameStop's Black Friday flyer proves to be accurate, Nintendo's gold-colored handheld should be available in the US for [...] (Read Full Article) |
| REVIEW: Sharp Aquos BD-HP20H Blu-ray player (Pocket-lint, 7/10/2008 8:00am) |
| Does Sharp's Blu-ray player cut it?Most Blu-ray players are still expensive pieces of kit and so it's most welcome indeed to find that Sharp's BD-HP20H retails for under £400 and more importantly, it is available - with astute shopping around - for another hundred quid less.
Read Sharp Aquos BD-HP20H Blu-ray player on Pocket-lint]]> ... (Read Full Article) |
| PS3 Not Selling In Japan? Blame Japanese Publishers [Playstation 3] (Kotaku, 9/25/2008 1:20pm) |
| The PS3's doing well in Japan, but compared to the unstoppable Wii and the coming-along 360, Sony wish it was doing better. So much so that SCE Worldwide boss Shuhei Yoshida believes that many... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 3DS crosses 10 million mark in Japan (Joystiq, 1/08/2013 7:00pm) |
| According to Enterbrain data, the 3DS has surpassed 10 million units sold in Japan, with 10,068,192 [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | You Can Win This Super Rare Nintendo 3DS XL in Japan [Culdcept] (Kotaku, 8/29/2012 11:05am) |
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| Dell Aims High With New PCs, Services (PC World, 9/28/2005 11:09pm) |
| Company expands its XPS line with desktops, notebooks, and premium customer support. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Corel Announces New HD Power Pack for Ulead(R) DVD MovieFactory(R) 6 Plus (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 10/23/2007 1:00pm) |
| OTTAWA----Corel Corporation , a leading developer of graphics, productivity, and digital media software, today announced that users of its Ulead® DVD MovieFactory® 6 Plus software can now install the new HD Power Pack to add AVCHD , BDMV and HD DVD Advanced Content authoring capabilities as well as M2TS import. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Mint white 3DS XL freshens Japan in April, Pikachu 3DS XL appears in US ad (Joystiq, 3/12/2013 5:20pm) |
| In more pretty-3DS-variant-not-headed-here news, Nintendo revealed a new mint and white skin for the 3DS XL in Japan, priced [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Sharp Intros New LCD TV Line With Built-in Blu-ray Disc Recorders - For Japan (About.com, 8/13/2009 10:00am) |
| Once again, the U.S. consumer is being shut out of access to Blu-ray Disc recording as Sharp has announced a new high-end LCD Television line-up for Japan, and possibly other select overseas markets, but not the U.S., that feature built-in Blu-ray Disc recorders. Read it and weep... Posted by Japan Corporate News. (Read Full Article) |
| NTV and NTT Com Broadcasts Super Bowl in High-definition via IP Network to Japan (Japan Corporate News) (Japan Corporate News, 2/08/2006 8:46pm) |
| Tokyo, Feb 8, 2006 (JCN) - Nippon Television Network Corporation (NTV) and NTT Communications Corporation (NTT Com) have succeeded in using an Internet-protocol (IP) transmission for a delayed high-definition (HD) broadcast in Japan of NFL Super Bowl XL, the championship game of American professional football, played in Detroit, Michigan on February 5. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Japan offers blu-ray Disc (Baku Sun - Azerbaijan, 9/01/2006 12:58pm) |
| TOKYO — More than a dozen Hollywood studios announced movie offerings in Japan Tuesday for players of next-generation Blu-ray Disc video. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray's popularity continues to grow in Japan (HDTV UK, 7/22/2008 5:02pm) |
| We've already reported on the rising popularity of Blu-ray discs and hardware in Japan, and the trend is continuing, according to the latest sales figures of Blu-ray recorders and players... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | HBO Go is coming... to PS3 and PS4 (Engadget, 1/17/2014 1:52am) |
| HBO Go is en route to PlayStation. While there isn't a release window for the premium service's streaming app, Sony's VP of business development assures it'll be "soon" for the PS3, with the PS4 version to follow. However, we do know that as with [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 3DS XL gets more colorful in Japan, orange and turquoise are the new black (Engadget, 10/23/2013 8:10am) |
| Given how many 3DS XL liveries Nintendo has teased of late, collectors are liable to go broke trying to catch 'em all. Fresh out of Japan is yet another pair of the gaming giant's extra large -- or LL -- handhelds , except this time they're [...] (Read Full Article) |
| New Details Emerge for Blu-ray, HD DVD editions of 'Harry Potter Years 1-5' Gift Set (High-Def Digest, 9/18/2007 4:30pm) |
| Warner Home Video has revealed new details for the Blu-ray and HD DVD releases of 'Harry Potter Years 1-5,' including first word of several extras exclusive to the new limited edition gift set. As we've... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Week recap: PS3 Blu-ray; Xbox 360 flat; Wii discontent (Punch Jump, 12/23/2007 5:33pm) |
| The PS3 ranked No. 2 in console sales in the latest Japan retail charts. The hardware remained behind popular handheld sales in Japan. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 3DS XL Circle Pad Pro gets big in Japan Nov. 15 (Joystiq, 10/05/2012 1:45am) |
| Japanese gamers looking to expand the experience (and form factor) of the 3DS XL will only have to wait until November 15, when the revised hardware [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray Disc rapidly gaining popularity in Japan (Computerworld, 7/22/2008 1:00pm) |
| Shipments of Blu-ray Disc-based video recorders and players are increasing fast in Japan and hit 122,000 in June, according to data released today. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Japan nabs special Metal Gear Rising PS3 (Joystiq, 12/04/2012 6:00pm) |
| The two new Metal Gear Rising announcements are for Japan only, accessible at different levels of difficulty for fans outside. The easiest to acquire is the [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 4K Is More Important Than 3D (Electronic House, 10/09/2012 8:04pm) |
| The next generation of premium TVs may promote 4K image quality over the 3D experience.
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| Blu-ray DVD Recorder Sales rising fast in Japan (I4U, 5/28/2008 5:47am) |
| TOKYO (Reuters) - Sales of high definition Blu-ray DVD recorders are zooming up
in Japan as consumers take to the new generation of home movie entertainment
after the end of a bitter format war.
... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Japan looks to next-gen 3D printers for a return to manufacturing success (Engadget, 4/02/2014 8:35am) |
| American 3D printer manufacturers have stolen a lead on the competition, but a Japan-based alliance is looking to fight back... it'll take a year or two, is all. The group includes universities, 27 companies including the likes of Panasonic, [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Charizard Sets Japan Ablaze with a Special 3DS XL (Kotaku, 10/26/2012 6:35am) |
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| PS3 sales double in Japan (AfterDawn, 12/06/2008 3:32am) |
| According to data from Media Create, the Sony PlayStation 3 doubled its previous week sales, selling a solid 35,000 units in Japan for the week ended November 30th.
Japan continues to be dominated by Nintendo consoles however, which saw the DSi sell 87,000 units and the Wii sell 50,000 units, a 30 percent increase from the previous week.
The Sony handheld PSP sold 55,000 units. The DSi's pr ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony to bring official Blu-ray discs to China as pirates peddle crapware (HDTV UK, 11/19/2008 1:16pm) |
| Sony Pictures Home Entertainment will distribute 30 current Blu-ray titles in China, making it the first Hollywood studio to do so, according to Variety magazine. Titles including Hancock, Kung Fu Hustle, the Spider-Man trilogy, Hitch, The Pursuit of Happyness, and Close Encounters of the Third Kind will be available for around 205 yuan (about £18). Initially, Sony will import discs, but it is ho ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony to bring official Blu-ray discs to China as pirates peddle crapware (HDTV UK, 1/14/2009 9:35am) |
| Sony Pictures Home Entertainment will distribute 30 current Blu-ray titles in China, making it the first Hollywood studio to do so, according to Variety magazine. Titles including Hancock, Kung Fu Hustle, the Spider-Man trilogy, Hitch, The Pursuit of Happyness, and Close Encounters of the Third Kind will be available for around 205 yuan (about £18). Initially, Sony will import discs, but it is ho ... (Read Full Article) |
| HD-DVD Losing its Arsenal in Japan [Format Wars] (Gizmodo, 1/21/2008 4:59am) |
| The HD-DVD troopers are surely fighting the losing battle, as new research from Japan details a surge in Blu-Ray recorder ownership. The study surveyed buying trends from 2,300 electronic stores... ... (Read Full Article) |
| PS3 Internet Use Dropping in Japan (360 Tiny Increase) [Research] (Kotaku, 1/30/2008 8:00am) |
| Over in Japan, business site Nikkei.net has a consumer poll that shows where console's internet use stand. In a six month period, both the Wii and the PS3 show drops in users using online, while the... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba controversially announces their new 1080p upscaling technology will rival Blu-ray (Tech Digest, 6/17/2008 5:03pm) |
| Early June a rumour emerged that Toshiba would be launching a new attack on Sony, via the magic of new 'upscaling' technology. Of course, this is nothing new, with Toshiba themselves working on similar products for "some considerable years, at least 3-5 years", with DVD players, TVs and now laptops containing the upscaling chips, plus with their 'Super-resolution' imagery where SD-content is ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | New 3DS colors & bundles in Japan, eShop gets digital re-releases (Joystiq, 10/03/2012 6:00pm) |
| Nintendo announced three new 3DS XL bundles for Japan, with two special case designs [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Xbox 360 sales fall further in Japan (Punch Jump, 3/27/2009 3:37pm) |
| Sales for Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox 360 fell further in the latest hardware retail data from Japan. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 3D Sonic the Hedgehog rolls onto 3DS eShop in Japan this week (Joystiq, 5/14/2013 7:00am) |
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A 3D-enhanced version of Sonic the Hedgehog spins its way onto Japan's 3DS eShop on May 15. As (Read Full Article) |
| TANDBERG and PCCW in World First IPTV HDTV Roll-out (Broadcast Newsroom, 11/25/2005 8:11pm) |
| -4 AVC. The now Pay-TV service launched in 2003 and has been using TANDBERG Television MPEG -2 encoding for its premium channels. ... (Read Full Article) |
| PS3 HD Video on Demand Service Crashes Into Japan Next Year [The Slow Lane] (Gizmodo, 12/01/2007 12:15am) |
| The PS3's still got a long ways to go to catch up to the Xbox 360 in the online space, and their next step toward it with an HD VOD service seems kind of lackluster. It's launching next year in Japan... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray New Releases for January 6th, 2009 (Format War Central, 1/06/2009 9:09am) |
| The following are the Blu-ray new releases for Tuesday, January 6th, 2009.
Babylon A.D.
20th Century Fox
Retail: $39.98
Amazon: $27.99
Bangkok Dangerous
Lionsgate
Retail: $39.99
Amazon: $25.99
Butterfly on a Wheel (Import)
101 Distribution
Retail: $49.49
Amazon: $37.49
Dexter: The Complete First Season
Showtime Entertainment
Retail: $54.98
Amazon: $37.95
Disaster Movie
Lionsgate
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| NEC Electronics bids to double Blu-ray sales in two years (HDTV UK, 7/16/2008 10:40am) |
| NEC Electronics has stated that it expects to double sales of its Blu-ray products over the next two years, thanks in part to its development of a chip which puts signal processors and memory on a single sliver of silicon. "We've gained an edge over our rivals with this chip," said NEC Electronics' Associate Vice President Shigeo Niitsu. "We will do what it takes to keep pace with market pric ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Luigi 3DS XL coming to Japan, has so many Luigis (Joystiq, 4/18/2013 3:30pm) |
| Japan is getting a 3DS XL we aren't (yet): a [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 3DS Light Blue, Gloss Pink models announced for Japan (Joystiq, 2/27/2013 1:00pm) |
| Boys and girls in Japan can look forward to new Light Blue (above) and Gloss Pink (below the break) variants of the 3DS, which are sure to do no [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Sony PS3 outsells Wii in Japan again (I4U, 5/02/2009 12:00pm) |
| The light on the end of the tunnel is shining brighter for the Sony PS3 at least in Japan. The Sony PS3 console outsold again the Nintendo Wii for the 2nd month in a row.
As reported in March the PS3 outsold the Wii for the first time in 16 months.
I... ... (Read Full Article) |
| No region codes for HD DVD? (Engadget, 10/07/2005 12:34pm) |
| The “DVD Forum Japan Conference 2005†is being held in Japan today, and because of the time difference, it’s already over. The primary topic of the meeting was, as expected, HD DVD. Plenty of information is emerging from the conference, such as the steps towards finalizing standards that we won’t bother you with (though they did announce “HD DVD-RR,†a sort of HD DVD version of DVD-RAM ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Premium Rush (Blu-ray Review) (Home Media Magazine, 12/14/2012 3:18am) |
Street 12/21/12
Sony Pictures
Thriller
Box Office $20.28 million
$30.99 DVD, $35.99 Blu-ray
Rated ‘PG-13’ for some violence, intense action sequences and language.
Stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt, [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray Rental Gets Serious In Japan [Blu-Ray] (Kotaku, 3/18/2008 9:00am) |
| Starting march 19th (tomorrow!), Japanese rental chain TSUTAYA will begin offering Blu-ray discs for rent at ten shops in big cities across Japan. The service will include rental at TSUTAYA bricks... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Warner Conjures 'Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix' on Blu-ray, HD DVD this December; 'Years 1-5' Set Also Due (High-Def Digest, 9/07/2007 11:28pm) |
| Rejoice, muggles! Warner Home Video has announced it will bring 'Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix' to Blu-ray and HD DVD this December, as well as a 'Years 1-5' limited edition box set. One of... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | How One Store Explains the Xbox 360's Lack of Popularity in Japan (Kotaku, 1/23/2013 12:30pm) |
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| (Unranked) | PS3 250GB Slim illuminating Japan in Garnet Red, Azurite Blue (Joystiq, 1/21/2013 5:15pm) |
| The PS3 is primping it up in Japan with newly unveiled Garnet Red and Azurite Blue colors, The flashy glazes for the 250GB Slim come with [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray set-top sales to explode over next 4 years, says report (AfterDawn, 10/12/2008 6:39pm) |
| According to a new report by Parks Associates, worldwide Blu-ray set-top player sales will outpace most other consumer electronics items (including HDTVs) over the next four years as HD machines see more widespread adoption.
Kurt Scherf, principal analyst for Parks Associates, added that Blu-ray player sales will total 5 million globally this year (excluding the Sony PlayStation 3), up 625 perc ... (Read Full Article) |
| (No Title) (, 5/03/2007 6:47pm) |
| With a 'Don't Just Watch It, Live It' message, LG Electronics today launched a new global integrated marketing campaign focusing on the company's premium 'Full HD' 1080p flat-panel high-definition televisions (HDTVs). ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Dragon Quest 7 reborn on 3DS Feb. 7 in Japan [update] (Joystiq, 10/31/2012 7:00pm) |
| Square Enix has opened an official Japanese website for the (Read Full Article) |
| Xbox 360 last in Japan game hardware sales (Punch Jump, 1/18/2008 5:53pm) |
| Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox 360 ranked last in overall video game sales in Japan as the console fails to attract buyers in the region. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba to highlight network-enabled LCD HDTVs at CEATEC 2005 (Digi Times, 9/30/2005 6:18am) |
| Toshiba will exhibit a series of high-definition (HD) LCD TVs at CEATEC Japan 2005, October 4-8 in Chiba, Japan, in sizes ranging from 32 to 47 inches. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Watch Japan's Nintendo Direct for third-party 3DS games right here (Joystiq, 2/21/2013 10:30am) |
The PS4? That's sooo yesterday, friend. This is today, and today sees Nintendo pump out another one of its Direct broadcasts, this one intended for screens in Japan - of course, that doesn't mean we can't tune in. Following on from (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba to highlight network-enabled LCD HDTVs at CEATEC 2005 (Digi Times, 9/30/2005 11:51am) |
| Toshiba will exhibit a series of high-definition (HD) LCD TVs at CEATEC Japan 2005, October 4-8 in Chiba, Japan, in sizes ranging from 32 to 47 inches. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Take a peek at the Japan-only Pokemon Center 3DS XL (Joystiq, 8/17/2012 9:30pm) |
| It was going to happen sooner or later, but we didn't expect it to be so soon. Two days before the US launch of the (Read Full Article) |
| What Does HD DVD Death Mean For Xbox 360 Player? [Japan] (Kotaku, 2/19/2008 1:00pm) |
| Think that Toshiba's killing off HD DVD means curtains for Microsoft's Xbox 360 HD DVD player? Probably! For those who cannot put one and one together, Xbox Japan is here for you. To be vague. And... ... (Read Full Article) |
| HELP FILE (Washington Post, 7/17/2006 8:12am) |
| Q I recently bought an upconverting DVD player to go with my high-definition TV and then paid more than $100 for the HDMI cable needed to connect the two. But a little research online found the same kind of cable for $6 -- and it works just as well as the other one. I'm returning that "premium"... ... (Read Full Article) |
| HBO Taps Thomson for HD Expansion (Broadcasting and Cable, 8/01/2007 9:20pm) |
| As it aims to offer all 26 of its networks in high-definition by mid-2008, the premium cable channel is buying more than $5 million in new HD playout and production equiption from Thomson Grass Valley ... (Read Full Article) |
| Xbox Live Offers New Levels, Features and Premium Retail Packs on Xbox 360 (GameInfoWire, 9/13/2005 3:13am) |
| Removal of credit card barrier blows open the door to thriving online games service ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Japan Getting Sweet Pokémon X & Y 3DS Handheld (Kotaku, 7/04/2013 3:25am) |
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On October 12, Japan will be getting this very sharp custom Pokémon 3DS XL, bearing illustrations of the two new legendary creatures - Xerneas and Yveltal - making their debut in Pokémon X [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | New 3DS Colour Option Is Very Metal (Kotaku, 5/15/2013 1:28am) |
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Nintendo Japan just unveiled a new colour of 3DS. It's not red. It's metallic red.
It'll be released in Japan on June 13.
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| Xbox 360 outsells PS3 at Japan retail (Punch Jump, 11/09/2007 5:27pm) |
| Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox 360 outsold Sony Corp.’s Playstation 3 in the latest Japan retail data released on Fri. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Japan gets a pair of exclusive Pokemon X and Y 3DS XLs, world seethes with envy (Engadget, 7/05/2013 10:07am) |
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| Eternal Sonata On PS3: More Than Just A Port [Eternal Sonata] (Kotaku, 6/26/2008 12:20pm) |
| Eternal Sonata's due on the PS3 (at least in Japan) in September 2008. It was released on the 360 (at least in Japan) in June 2007. Time enough for tri-Crescendo to make the wait a little more... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Monster Hunter 4G announced, MH4 Ultimate coming west in early 2015 (Joystiq, 1/26/2014 3:30pm) |
| Japan's favorite wildlife activity is getting a followup in Japan - following last year's Monster Hunter 4 for the 3DS, Monster Hunter 4G will plan more hunting excursions on the same device in the fall. Siliconera reports that the news was [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Yakuza 1 & 2 Coming to Wii U in HD for Japan (Kotaku, 5/17/2013 2:11pm) |
| Sega and Nintendo just announced that PlayStation 2 crime saga Yakuza 1 and its sequel Yakuza 2 for Japan. The games are getting HD makeovers, and will take advantage of the Wii U GamePad via [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Disney Magical World ships 500,000 in Japan (Joystiq, 1/15/2014 3:00pm) |
| Disney Magical World shipments surpassed the 500,000 mark in Japan, proving that as far as the 3DS game is concerned, it's not such a small world after all. Alright, we admit we shoehorned that reference in, so try not to take the Mickey.
The news [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Japan market: LCD TVs a hot item on to-buy lists (Digi Times, 12/19/2005 11:37am) |
| Based on a survey conducted in Japan by BCN, 68% of the companies interviewed plan to reward their local workers this year with a winter bonus of 0.5-1 million yen (US$4,294-8,587), while among consumers surveyed, 20.4% plan to spend their bonus on a LCD TV. Interest in desktop PCs was at the same level as LCD TVs, while DVD players and notebook computers were also popular choices. ... (Read Full Article) |
| PlayStation 3 Outsells Everything Else In Japan Thanks To Yakuza Influence [The Japanese Hardware Chart] (Kotaku, 3/06/2009 1:40am) |
| The PlayStation 3 outsold the Wii and Xbox 360 in Japan this week. It also outsold the Nintendo DSi, PSP, DS Lite and PlayStation 2, not something we've seen happen too often.
The hardware boost,... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray Making Significant Advances in Japan (Format War Central, 1/21/2008 7:12pm) |
| Via PS3Fanboy we find this Yahoo article about the state of Blu-ray, HD DVD and DVD recorder sales in Japan.
The Japanese study shows that next generation recorder sales are up to 20% of total sales, with a remarkable 35% of the revenue.
Of these next generation recorders, 90% were Blu-ray and only 10% HD DVD. The [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Nintendo Japan: Wii and DS internet multiplayer services will shut down, Video for 3DS too (Engadget, 2/27/2014 4:45am) |
| Nintendo Japan is putting internet-connected services for some of its older consoles out to pasture, although it's not clear when or if these plans could impact the US. The Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection that served the original Wii and DS units [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Theta Digital Releases a $4,000 3D Blu-ray Player (High-Def Digest, 2/13/2013 10:00pm) |
| The company says that the Compli Blu 3D will give you 100 percent color accuracy, premium video quality and pure digital audio output. Some people have a hard time swallowing the cost of higher end [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Japan Display joins the Quad HD phone screen party with two new LCDs (Engadget, 10/25/2013 6:39pm) |
| LG clearly doesn't have a monopoly on Quad HD smartphone screens -- Japan Display has unveiled two low-temperature polysilicon (LTPS) LCDs that offer the extra-sharp 2,560 x 1,440 resolution. The headlining 5.4-inch panel is ever so slightly denser [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Xbox 360 sales stay flat in Dec. Japan charts (Punch Jump, 12/21/2007 5:18pm) |
| Sales for Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox 360 remain flat in the latest retail sales data from Japan. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray outselling DVD, in Japan (AfterDawn, 7/02/2008 7:45pm) |
| According to sales data from Amazon Japan, it appears that in the region, sales of Blu-ray discs are finally outselling their standard definition counterparts, at least for a couple of genres.
Nikkei has reported that for the first six months of 2008, Sony Pictures’ Resident Evil Trilogy Boxset on Blu-ray was the best selling movie product for the whole site, “significantly outperforming” th ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | This Week in the Business 'PS3 has a Great Future Ahead of It Over the Next Few Years.' (Kotaku, 11/03/2012 4:01pm) |
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| (Unranked) | Metal Gear Rising Cancelled for Xbox 360 in Japan [Metal Gear] (Kotaku, 9/12/2012 8:50am) |
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| (Unranked) | Puzzle & Dragons Z is coming to the 3DS in Japan on December 12. (Kotaku, 8/27/2013 9:00am) |
| Puzzle & Dragons Z is coming to the 3DS in Japan on December 12. No word on a Western release. (Read Full Article) |
| Xbox 360 sales poor at Japan holiday retail (Punch Jump, 12/29/2007 6:17pm) |
| Sales for Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox 360 fared poorly against rival offerings during the holiday buying season in the latest Japan retail data. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Sharp bringing new Blu-ray recorders to Japan (HD-Report, 10/31/2012 6:38am) |
| Well here’s a term you don’t hear much anymore: Blu-ray recorder.  Sharp is looking to change that, at least in Japan, with its newly announced trio of AQUOS Blu-Ray recorders. The BD-W1200 (1TB), BD-W520 (500GB) and BD-S520 (500GB) [...] (Read Full Article) |
| And The 5 Best-Selling PS3 Games Of All Time (In Japan) Are... [PS3] (Kotaku, 12/09/2008 4:40am) |
| Famitsu have published a list showing the five best-selling PS3 games of all time in Japan. With exact sales figures and everything. And - no shock here - Metal Gear Solid 4 tops the list.
But what... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (AFX UK Focus) 2006-09-21 03:40 GMT: Japan's Matsushita to launch the world's first blu-ray disc recorders (Interactive Investor, 9/21/2006 2:56am) |
| TOKYO (XFN-ASIA) - Matsushita Electric Industrial Co Ltd, which makes Panasonic and National products, will start selling the world's first Blu-ray disc recorders in Japan on Nov 15, the company said. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remasters coming to Japan in December (Joystiq, 10/10/2013 7:00pm) |
Square Enix has finally pinned a release date on Final Fantasy X and X-2 HD Remaster - in Japan, that is. The Vita and PS3 [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | St. Jude Medical Announces Launch of 3-D Vessel Reconstruction Technology in Japan (Business Wire, 3/14/2013 11:00am) |
| ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--St. Jude Medical announced launch of ILUMIEN OPTIS in Japan. High resolution, 3-D visual of the coronary vessels help physicians differentiate plaque build-up, ultimately assisting in stent [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray shipments finally increase in Japan (the INQUIRER, 7/22/2008 9:39am) |
| Emma Hughes the Inquirer, Tuesday 22 July 2008. 10:25:00 Sony sigh of relief SHIPMENTS of Blu-ray players and recorders in Japan have increased to a six-figure level with 122,000 in June alone. This is a dramatic increase compared to May when it was only 82,000 units. It is expected that these figures will continue to rise in coming months, as Japanese workers receive... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Xbox 360 sales flat in Japan holiday retail (Punch Jump, 12/07/2007 5:09pm) |
| Sales for Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox 360 hardware were flat in the latest Japan retail figures released this week. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Flipnote Studio 3D scribbles on Japan July 3 (Joystiq, 6/01/2013 11:30am) |
Flipnote Studio 3D has marked out July 3 for its arrival in Japan. There's no word yet on exact release timing for western eShops, though the free portable doodler was earmarked [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Theatrhythm: Curtain Call brings another gorgeous 3DS XL to Japan (Joystiq, 2/05/2014 1:00pm) |
| Oh, to live in Japan and have enough yen to buy all the 3DS XLs. Square Enix adds to the handheld's library of super-sized stunners with a black and gold number for Theatrhythm: Final Fantasy: Curtain Call, the follow-up to 2012's Final [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Ceatec 2005 highlights digital, high-def TV (IDG.se, 10/10/2005 1:43pm) |
| Japan's electronics industry came together for five days last week in Chiba, just east of Tokyo, for the annual Ceatec Japan 2005 trade show. This year almost 200,000 people visited the show to see the latest and greatest of what the industry has to offer. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Nintendo 3DS XL Coming Out in Black in Japan with Monster Hunter Bundle [3ds] (Kotaku, 10/03/2012 2:05am) |
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| New wave of Blu-ray disc titles priced at $9.95 (Punch Jump, 3/05/2008 5:01pm) |
| While Blu-ray disc titles carry a premium price tag, lesser known titles on the format will be sold for under $10. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | HBO Go joins PlayStation 3 media roster (Joystiq, 3/04/2014 6:30pm) |
| Nearly a year after its debut on the Xbox 360, the HBO Go app will finally make its PlayStation 3 debut later today.
Like the other existing iterations of the app, HBO Go on PlayStation 3 allows HBO subscribers to watch the premium channel's...
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| Xbox 360 Japan sales slump despite Q2 profit (Punch Jump, 1/25/2008 5:39pm) |
| Sales for Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox 360 continued to slump in Japan despite recording a profit in the game division this week. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Pioneer to launch Blu-ray recorders before year end (HDTV UK, 7/08/2008 9:34am) |
| Pioneer has announced that it plans to introduce Blu-ray recorders in Japan before the end of this year, and globally next year, as it seeks to capitalise on their increasing popularity in Japan. Details are scarce, with no mention yet of prices or quantities, but Pioneer is working in partnership with Sharp. (Via Reuters) ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Nintendo's stork to deliver 3DS models in blue and pink to Japan (Engadget, 2/27/2013 9:55pm) |
| If you're a gamer and love you some bright colors, (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Your Next Phone Could Be More Powerful Than A PS3 (Kotaku, 4/02/2013 6:00am) |
| In 2005-06, the Xbox 360 and PS3 were cutting-edge pieces of consumer electronics, finely tuned to deliver a premium gaming performance with the very latest technology inside.
As is the [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Xbox 360 sales fall in latest Japan data (Punch Jump, 1/30/2009 3:37pm) |
| Sales for Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox 360 fell below 8,000 units in the latest Japan retail data. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Epix Launches App for PlayStation 3 (Home Media Magazine, 4/02/2013 1:21pm) |
| Multiplatform premium TV channel Epix April 2 formally launched an app for the PlayStation 3 enabling authenticated users for the first time to stream more than 3,000 movies, including The Avengers, Skyfall, Mission: Impossible — Ghost [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Do I Need to Spend More on a 1080p HDTV if My Sources are All Standard Definition? (Big Picture Big Sound, 1/04/2008 12:25pm) |
| A reader writes in asking whether it's worth spending a premium on a 1080p plasma HDTV if most of his sources are 720p or below. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Fantasy Life Mixes Animal Crossing with Final Fantasy (Kotaku, 4/19/2013 11:00am) |
| JRPGs are often a dime a dozen in Japan but late last December, Level 5 released Fantasy Life for the Nintendo 3DS in Japan (which experienced shortages in its first week on sale). And what is [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Pokemon X, Y hurl dazzling limited edition 3DS XLs at Japan (Joystiq, 7/05/2013 12:30pm) |
A pair of stunning Pokemon X and Y 3DS XLs is coming to lucky, lucky Japan. If [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Xbox 360 HD DVD to Launch Nov. 22 in Japan (BetaNews, 9/20/2006 3:36pm) |
| Sensing a real possibility of dethroning Sony as the leading game console manufacturer worldwide, Microsoft has accelerated its marketing effort for Xbox 360. At the Tokyo Game Show this morning, the company announced it is increasing the target number of game titles available in Japan for the holiday season from 80 to 110, and will premiere the 360's HD DVD player accessory there on November 22 ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Japan Is Getting a Special Luigi 3DS XL (Kotaku, 4/17/2013 2:10pm) |
| To mark Luigi's anniversary, Nintendo is releasing a special Luigi emblazoned 3DS XL in Japan. The hardware comes bundled with a digital version of (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Celebrate two years of Uncharted 3 with free multiplayer DLC (Joystiq, 10/31/2013 12:30am) |
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Instead of requesting gifts for the second anniversary of the Uncharted [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Syntax-Brillian Launches Olevia(TM) HDTVs in Japan (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 3/09/2007 11:30am) |
| TEMPE, Ariz.----Syntax-Brillian Corporation , one of North America's fastest-growing digital entertainment companies, announced today the launch of its popular, award-winning Olevia brand of HDTVs in Japan, where it will debut in the public display and commercial markets. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Monster Hunter roars to life at Universal Studios Japan (Joystiq, 2/04/2014 3:30am) |
| Slaying giant beasts on your 3DS is all well and good, but if you want to meet the creatures of Capcom's Monster Hunter franchise face to face, you're going to need a plane ticket to Osaka.
There, at Universal Studios Japan, you'll find a new [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Sony Japan launching 6x speed Blu-ray discs (HDTV UK, 7/17/2009 11:48am) |
| While Sony has already introduced an 8x Blu-ray disc writer, the media has yet to officially catch up. The likes of Imation and Panasonic have created 6x speed Blu-ray media, usable in recorders such as the LG GGW-H20LI, and now Sony is to launch two types of 50GB (dual layer) Blu-ray disc in Japan capable of 6x burning... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Xbox 360 Price Cut Rumor Round-Up: 20GB Cheaper to Make Room for 60GB Model [Xbox 360] (Gizmodo, 7/02/2008 12:00am) |
| First, there was the leaked K-Mart circular revealing a sweet $50 price cut to the Xbox 360 Premium. Since then, the possibility has gotten firmer. Notably the Hollywood Reporter says that a "major... ... (Read Full Article) |
| PS3 sales pass 2 million in Japan (Joystiq, 4/11/2008 10:20am) |
| Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Sony PSP, Nintendo Wii, Microsoft Xbox 360
The PS3 rode the Blu-ray past the 2 million sales mark in Japan recently according to Media Create. GI.biz reports the PS3's little milestone was severely overshadowed by the incredible sales the PSP is currently pulling off due to Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G, which surpassed 1.5 million units sold in two weeks since l ... (Read Full Article) |
| HBO Goes Moto for Hi-Def Compression (Digital Video Editing, 8/09/2007 6:40pm) |
| (Broadcasting & Cable) _ Premium-cable programmer HBO said it will use advanced compression technology from Motorola to support the transition of all 26 of its HBO and Cinemax networks to high-definition transmission http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6451493.html -- a process scheduled to be completed by mid-2008. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Infinite Loop: Japan iTunes Music Store sells 1 million songs in four days (Ars Technica, 8/15/2005 3:07pm) |
| When Apple launched their iTunes Music Store in Japan last week, many people were curious how well their tiered pricing scheme would fare. According to most people who seemed to know better than me, the iTunes prices were actually lower than those of other, more established, online music stores. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Ritek to launch HD DVD discs via co-marketing with Toshiba in Japan (Digi Times, 10/31/2007 4:36am) |
| Ritek, the second largest Taiwan-based maker of blank optical discs, on October 30 announced it will launch HD DVD-R (recordable, write once) and HD DVD-RW (rewritable) discs under its own brand Ridata, while Toshiba will launch its new HD DVD recorder in a joint sales promotion in the Japan market. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Limited edition Monster Hunter 4 3DS coming to Japan (Joystiq, 10/17/2013 1:30am) |
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Japan will receive this limited edition Monster Hunter 4-themed 3DS XL [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Japan's Ceatec opens on Tuesday (InfoWorld, 10/03/2005 11:39am) |
| ( InfoWorld ) - Japan's largest annual IT show, Ceatec, begins on Tuesday and is expected to provide a platform for the country's technology vendors to showcase their latest products and prototypes of devices yet to go on sale. The show runs from Tuesday until Saturday at the Makuhari Messe convention center in Chiba, just outside of Tokyo, and will this year feature around 700 companies, ... (Read Full Article) |
| Xbox 360 sales below Wii, PS3 in Japan (Punch Jump, 12/05/2008 3:37pm) |
| Sales for Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox 360 ranked below Nintendo Co.’s Wii and Sony Corp.’s Playstation 3 in the latest Japan tally. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Watch the 3DS, Wii U Nintendo Direct for Japan live right here (Joystiq, 10/25/2012 11:45am) |
There are two Nintendo Direct broadcasts going out today, one for Nintendo of America but the first is beaming live from Japan. This first Direct is expected to focus on 3DS games and also cover previously announced Wii U games. There may [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Sony unveils top of the line HX95 HDTV for Europe at IFA 2012 (Engadget, 8/29/2012 5:35pm) |
| Sony's latest and greatest HDTV popped up in Japan earlier and now it has made its European debut as the HX95 series at IFA [...] (Read Full Article) |
| GE quietly delays premium HDTV line (Engadget, 3/25/2009 2:04am) |
| General Electric came clean with its intentions to delve into the wide world of HDTVs last September... and then the economy, as well as GE itself, fell apart. Earlier this year, we were actually clued in on some of the details surrounding the Tatung-built sets, but now we're hearing that the company is pushing everything back by around three months. GE maintains that the setback is due to "mark ... (Read Full Article) |
| KDDI R&D Labs Unveils Native H.264/MPEG-4 AVC Editing and Watermarking at NAB 2005 (BOOTH SL3622) (RedNova, 4/13/2005 5:07pm) |
| KAMIFUKUOKA, Japan, April 13 /PRNewswire/ -- KDDI R&D Laboratories, a subsidiary of Japan's global telecommunications company KDDI Corporation, will introduce its powerful H.264/MPEG-4 AVC editing and watermarking software, which adds new capabilities to conventional H.264 codec-based products. (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 3DS XL's Circle Pad Pro Gets a Release Date in Japan. This Is It! [Nintendo] (Kotaku, 10/05/2012 5:50am) |
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| (Unranked) | Professor Layton and the Azran Legacies unravels in Japan on February 28 (Joystiq, 1/10/2013 1:00pm) |
Luke, a true gentleman should always be aware that Professor Layton and the Azran Legacies releases in Japan on February 28. The 3DS game is the final entry in the Layton prequel trilogy, and (Read Full Article) |
| Sony PS3 Beats Nintendo Wii for the First Time in Japan [Bitchfight] (Gizmodo, 11/30/2007 9:00am) |
| According to game magazine publisher Enterbrain, the Sony PlayStation 3 has beaten the Nintendo Wii for the first time in Japan: Sony sold 183,217 PS3 while Nintendo sold 159,193 Wii consoles in the four-weeks period ending November 25. Not a lot, yes, and while this is hardly a a sign of things changing anytime soon—and much less in the US and Europe, where Wii and Xbox 360 rule uncontested ... (Read Full Article) |
| South Korea, Japan lead Asia in mobile broadcasting services (Channel NewsAsia, 6/15/2005 12:15pm) |
| SINGAPORE : South Korea and Japan are leading the rest of Asia in mobile broadcasting. They will be the first to use a new technology called Digital Multi-media Broadcasting, or DMB. ... (Read Full Article) |
| South Korea, Japan lead Asia in mobile broadcasting services (Channel NewsAsia, 6/15/2005 12:29pm) |
| SINGAPORE : South Korea and Japan are leading the rest of Asia in mobile broadcasting. They will be the first to use a new technology called Digital Multi-media Broadcasting, or DMB. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | SUSS MicroTec Japan Seminar in Tokyo addressed critical challenges for 3D Integration and Next Generation Lithography (Business Wire, 12/07/2012 11:00pm) |
| GARCHING, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SUSS MicroTec, a global supplier of equipment and process solutions for the semiconductor industry and related markets, hosted the SUSS MicroTec Japan Seminar 2012 on December 4, at the Hyatt Regency Tokyo. In two [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Nintendo debuts 3DS screenshot sharing tool in Japan (Joystiq, 4/21/2013 2:00am) |
| Nintendo has released a web tool for use in the 3DS' internet browser, which allows the user to share screenshots from compatible [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (AFX UK Focus) 2007-10-19 00:50 GMT: Japan's NTT to offer high-definition digital TV via fiber optic lines - report (Interactive Investor, 10/18/2007 11:53pm) |
| TOKYO (Thomson Financial) - Japan's Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp will start offering high-definition digital television broadcasting service in March by enhancing its fiber-optic network, the Nikkei business daily reported on Friday. ... (Read Full Article) |
| MGS4 sells 476K units first week in Japan; UK PS3 sales impact 'minimal' (Joystiq, 6/17/2008 11:00am) |
| Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Action, Business
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. Here is the Metal Gear Solid 4 tale of two regions. In Japan, Famitsu reports that MGS4 sold 476,334 copies in its first few days, becoming the best-selling PS3 game to date in the region. Snake also boosted sales of the PS3 itself, with Japanese sales hovering around the 10K mark; the console s ... (Read Full Article) |
| Thought Equity Announces The HBO Archives Available Exclusively At www.thoughtequity.com (Digital Video Editing, 2/27/2006 8:16am) |
| Thought Equity, a worldwide leader in motion imagery licensing and management, and HBO Sports announced today the online availability of the HBO Archives, an exclusive library of premium film, video and high-definition (HD) footage. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Rumor: Apple Readying Blu-ray Equipped iMacs? (Format War Central, 9/25/2009 10:21pm) |
| Apple may finally be adopting Blu-ray according to reports from Apple Insider, Apple is apparently prepping iMacs with built in Blu-ray support among other things. The new iMac was finalized in early September and has been in production for approximately 2 weeks in various Taiwanese factories.
Odds are Blu-ray will be available as a premium add [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Thought Equity Announces The HBO Archives Available Exclusively At www.thoughtequity.com (Broadcast Newsroom, 2/27/2006 8:20am) |
| Thought Equity, a worldwide leader in motion imagery licensing and management, and HBO Sports announced today the online availability of the HBO Archives, an exclusive library of premium film, video and high-definition (HD) footage. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Zombie Driver HD publisher bankruptcy causes PSN Japan, XBLA delisting (Joystiq, 1/22/2014 5:00am) |
| Add the Exor Studios-developed Zombie Driver HD to the growing list of delisted downloadable titles. According to the developer, the XBLA and PSN Japan versions of Zombie Driver will soon be taken down due to the bankruptcy of its publisher ...
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| Blu-ray Recorders Outsell DVD Recorders in Japan (Format War Central, 12/10/2008 3:01pm) |
| Blu-ray Disc Recorders have exceeded 50% market share for DVD Recorders in terms of units sold in the first week of November 2008, according to the latest GfK Retail and Technology Japan numbers.
A year ago Blu-ray Disc Recorders held for a market share of only 10%.
It is also interesting to note that Blu-ray Disc Recorders are replacing DVD Recorders one and a half times faster than DVD Recorde ... (Read Full Article) |
| Reuters: PlayStation 3 catching up to Wii in Japan; Us: not really (Joystiq, 7/03/2008 9:29am) |
| Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii
While elsewhere in the world, the Wii has little trouble outpacing its competition - with nearly 25 million units sold worldwide, nearly double the PS3's 13 million and a solid 25% lead on the Xbox 360's 20 million in sales - in Japan, it's a two console race (sorry, Xbox). In a piece headlined "Sony PS3 catching up to Wii in Japanese sales," Reu ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Epix Headed to PlayStation 3 Today (eCoustics, 4/02/2013 7:49pm) |
| Premium TV network Epix today is making good on a promise to bring streaming to the PlayStation 3. The network is launching its app on the console, giving users high-definition access to its library of more than 3,000 titles, including new releases [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | How a PS3 Game Launched Japan's Newest Sex Symbol (Kotaku, 2/12/2013 11:00am) |
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These days, it [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Nintendo debuts 3DS image sharing tool in Japan, uploads your screengrabs to Twitter, Tumblr (Engadget, 4/20/2013 4:57am) |
| Still waiting for [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan Invites You to the 3D World Premiere Screening of "Biohazard: Damnation" (Business Wire, 9/15/2012 11:01pm) |
| TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The full CGI motion picture "Biohazard: Damnation" (English title: "Resident Evil: Damnation") -- based on Capcom's megahit "Resident Evil" video game franchise -- will hit theaters across Japan starting October 27th (Sat). [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Watch the 3DS Nintendo Direct for North America live right here [update: it's done] (Joystiq, 10/25/2012 2:50pm) |
With Japan's Nintendo Direct been and gone, it's now time for Nintendo of America to step up to the plate. We're expecting focus on [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Sony Announces EPIX App for the PS3 with Free Movies for PS Plus Members (High-Def Digest, 4/02/2013 5:00pm) |
| 14-day free trial available for all PSN members. Sony will release the EPIX video app for the PS3 today, and has promised that a Vita version will follow "soon." EPIX exists as both a premium cable [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (No Title) (, 6/22/2006 6:47pm) |
| Slowly but surely, your option for a high-definition home theater experience will grow. Following Samsung, which just launched a Blu-ray player and other firms such as Sony, Panasonic will introduce a premium Blu-ray player that can be tied into a HD home theater consisting of a matching receiver and speaker system. Before you go shopping, check your savings account. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Ace Attorney 5 files demo with 3DS eShop in Japan next month (Joystiq, 6/01/2013 3:30am) |
The Japanese 3DS eShop will host a new demo for (Read Full Article) |
| Wii outsells PS3 by three-to-one in Japan during March (Tech Digest, 4/04/2008 1:53pm) |
| Latest sales figures for March show that Nintendo sold 265k Wiis in March,
compared to Sony's rather poor 81k PS3s. And the gap is widening - just last
week, Sony sold slightly over 11,000 PlayStation3s in Japan, while Nintendo
shifted nearly 49k Wiis. Poor old Sony just can't turn things around for PS3... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Metal Gear Rising gets re-revengeance on Japan with PS3 special edition (Joystiq, 10/21/2013 5:15pm) |
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Metal Gear series producer Hideo Kojima announced that [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Xbox 360 passes PS3 on Japan sales chart on strength of exclusive title (Ars Technica, 11/12/2007 5:46pm) |
| <p>A price drop and big-name release propel the Xbox 360 to higher sales than the PlayStation 3 for one week, but it remains to be seen whether the momentum can be maintained as Sony readies its own price drop.</p><p><a href="http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20071112-xbox-360s-surge-past-ps3-shows-that-exclusive-titles-selleven-in-japan.html">Read More...</a>< ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Monster Hunter 4 will be released on September 14 in Japan. (Kotaku, 5/31/2013 11:10am) |
| Monster Hunter 4 will be released on September 14 in Japan. There will also be limited edition MH4 themed 3DS XL bundles available at launch.
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| (Unranked) | Konami Explains Why Metal Gear Rising Isn't on The Xbox 360 in Japan (Kotaku, 5/20/2013 9:30am) |
| In the West, Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance was released on the Xbox 360. In Japan, it wasn't. Here's why.
While speaking on the (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Postcards from Japan's Most Eagerly Awaited 3DS Game (Kotaku, 10/25/2012 9:30am) |
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| (Unranked) | The new Guilty Gear is coming to PS3 and PS4 in Japan next year. (Kotaku, 9/09/2013 9:05am) |
| The new Guilty Gear is coming to PS3 and PS4 in Japan next year. Arc System Works, in a short and sweet one-minute trailer, announced that their next Guilty Gear game will be hitting Sony's [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | The 3DS is getting a new Tales of the World RPG in Japan, reports Weekly Shonen Jump (via ANN). (Kotaku, 4/02/2014 11:30am) |
| The 3DS is getting a new Tales of the World RPG in Japan, reports Weekly Shonen Jump (via ANN). The game, [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Japan gets high-def Super Bowl coverage via IP link (InfoWorld) (InfoWorld, 2/08/2006 12:58pm) |
| ( InfoWorld ) - NTT Communications has used its IP (Internet Protocol) backbone for high-definition transmission of a live sporting event from the U.S. to Japan for the first time, it said Wednesday. Coverage of Sunday's Super Bowl game was sent to Nippon Television Network (NTV) in real time across the link, which spanned the distance between NTT's facilities in New York and Tokyo, said ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Epix Films, Concerts Headed to PlayStation 3, Vita (eCoustics, 1/03/2013 11:30pm) |
| If all the video-streaming options on your PlayStation console or handheld have been looking a little stale lately, then we have good news. The premium entertainment network Epix will be available on the PlayStation 3 console and PlayStation Vita [...] (Read Full Article) |
| HDTV with Sound that Doesn't Suck? Mitsubish's Model 46149 with iSP (Big Picture Big Sound, 6/30/2008 10:09pm) |
| Today Mitsubishi unveiled their first premium flat panel LCD HDTV to include their new iSP (Integrated Surround Projector) technology - an integrated sound bar that gives you real surround sound, and clear dialog without the need for extenal speakers. ... (Read Full Article) |
| AU Optronics Announces its Latest LCD TV Technologies (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 6/06/2005 10:36am) |
| In view of the anticipated arrival of High Definition TV era, AU Optronics introduced on Monday, its latest breakthrough technologies for LCD TV; 4 ms response time via GFI Technology, NTSC 90% with HiColor Technology, and improved performance premium wide viewing angle with AUO Advanced MVA Technology . ... (Read Full Article) |
| HD DVD / Blu-ray Special Feature: 9. High street retailers (HDTV UK, 1/07/2008 8:00am) |
| Who are they?
In the UK, the high street record and video stores will play a fairly prominent role in deciding how high definition discs fare.
If they follow the lead of many US stores, Blu-ray could do quite well. That is, if they decide to push the HD formats at all. Shelf space is at a premium, and DVDs still account for a huge proportion of the market.
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| (Unranked) | 3DS eShop cards become Mario AR Cards in Japan (Joystiq, 4/01/2013 8:00pm) |
| Nintendo's new eShop prepaid cards aren't just used to purchase content on 3DS, they also are content on 3DS. Nintendo is releasing a series of [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Altered Beast 3D coming to eShop in Japan (Joystiq, 5/23/2013 1:00am) |
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Altered Beast is about to wise fwom its gwave on 3DS. Sega has (Read Full Article) |
| Panasonic Japan outs three Blu-ray set-top boxes with digital TV tuners (CrunchGear, 9/09/2009 3:20pm) |
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Panasonic Japan announced a total of three new Blu-ray-based set-top boxes today [JP], the first devices in the industry featuring a digital CATV tuner. All of the models (TZ-BDW900M/pictured, TZ-BDW900F and TZ-BDW900P) have a 500GB HDD on board, too. (Read Full Article) |
| Mark Cuban: It Could Take Five Years or More Before the Networks Fully Adopt HDTV (Digital Media Wire | connecting people & knowledge, 2/26/2007 1:01am) |
| Mark Cuban: It Could Take Five Years or More Before the Networks Fully Adopt HDTV Submitted by Mark... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Should Consumers Invest In HD-TVs? (The Boston Channel, 6/16/2005 9:29pm) |
| Take a good look at your TV screen, because in just a couple of years, what you see will look very different. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Report: Dragon Quest 7 remake on 3DS coming to Japan in February (Joystiq, 10/31/2012 2:30am) |
| Square Enix is porting PSOne RPG Dragon Quest 7 (known as Dragon Warrior 7 here in the states) to the 3DS, it would seem. According to [...] (Read Full Article) |
| PS3 hits new milestone in Japan (AfterDawn, 4/11/2008 10:54pm) |
| The PlayStation 3 has surpassed another milestone in Japan, passing the 2 million units sold mark after a strong sales week.
Sony's popular handheld, the PSP, had a very strong week as well in the territory and sold 121,000 units for the week ended April 6th. The Nintendo DS sold under half of the PSP, with 55,000 units for the week. The usually strong Wii sold a little less than usual at 44, ... (Read Full Article) |
| Pioneer to Strengthen Its PureVision High-Definition Plasma Lineup in Japan (Japan Corporate News, 9/14/2006 9:42am) |
| Tokyo, Japan, Sept 14, 2006 - (JCN Newswire) - Pioneer Corporation announced today that the company will introduce two "PureVision" high-definition plasma TVs equipped with its proprietary technology "New P.U.R.E.(*1) Black Panel" to strengthen its PureVision plasma lineup. ... (Read Full Article) |
| byd:sign Introduces First DivX Certified HDTV to Hit Japan (eHomeUpgrade, 6/30/2008 4:45pm) |
| DivX, Inc., a digital media company, today announced the DivX Certificationâ„¢ of byd:sign Corporation’s new LCD HDTV (model: DC-1902DWB [black], DC-1902DWW [white]).
To be released this month, byd:sign’s LCD HDTV (liquid crystal display high-definition television) is the first LCD HDTV with DivX Certification for the Japan market. With guaranteed DivX video playback, users will enjoy ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Here's a new clip of Rain, the PS3 adventure game from Sony's Japan studio. (Kotaku, 3/26/2013 2:50am) |
| Here's a new clip of Rain, the PS3 adventure game from Sony's Japan studio.
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| (Unranked) | Christopher Nolan Blu-ray ‘Directors Collection’ on sale (HD-Report, 10/15/2012 3:31pm) |
| Amazon’s Blu-ray Deal of the Week is Christopher Nolan: Director’s Collection packing 5 Nolan films within this 7-disc boxed set. The collection includes original special features from all movies, along with a bonus premium book with [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Sharp's New LCD Offers Industry's Highest Contrast Ratio (PhysOrg, 10/03/2005 12:20pm) |
| Sharp Corporation has developed a "Mega-Contrast" Advanced Super View Premium LCD that defies conventional wisdom to deliver an unprecedented contrast ratio of 1,000,000:1 the highest level in the industry. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | PS3 sales fall in Japan post PSN restore (Punch Jump, 5/21/2011 3:25pm) |
| Media Create Co. this week said the Sony Corp.’s Playstation 3 ranked third in hardware sales in the latest Japan post restore of the Playstation Network division. The PS3 sold 13,789 units between May 9 and May 15 to rank No. 3 in overall hardware sales. By comparison, it sold 20,883 units the week prior. [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Motorola Atrix HD offers premium features for a bargain price (Consumer Reports, 8/09/2012 4:30pm) |
| The Motorola Atrix HD smart phone has a brilliant high-definition 4.5-inch display, a fast 1.5GHz dual-core processor, a high-speed 4G LTE data connection, and other desirable features found on similarly equipped phones that cost upwards of $300: The Atrix HD... (Read Full Article) |
| Starz Entertainment Group, Variety Team to Bring Film News to Millions of Homes (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 11/16/2005 9:48pm) |
| Subscribers to Starz Entertainment Group LLC premium cable channels will get access to the latest news from the motion picture industry thanks to a deal announced today between SEG and Variety, the "Bible" of the entertainment business. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Japan Gets *Another* Metal Gear Solid 4 PS3 Bundle [Metal Gear Solid 4] (Kotaku, 5/02/2008 7:10am) |
| Yup. Another one. Well, another three, to be precise. Sony Japan have just announced that they'll be releasing a new PS3 bundle - The "Metal Gear Solid 4 Welcome Box" - to tie-in with the release of... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Comcast adds 46 HD channels in SF Bay area (HD-Report, 10/07/2009 1:06am) |
| Comcast announced it has added 46 new high-definition (HD) networks in the San Francisco Bay Area, which includes San Jose, Santa Rosa and parts of the East Bay. That brings Comcast’s total number of HD channels in the area to 99.
The additions also include 13 Spanish language channels, 14 international channels (premium subscriptions) and four [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Xbox 360 sales decline in latest Japan figures (Punch Jump, 5/21/2011 3:45pm) |
| Sales for Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox 360 hardware held as the No. 7 hardware in the latest Japan retail figures. Media Create Co. on Fri. reported that the Xbox 360 sold 2,763 units between May 9 and May 15 to rank No. 7 in overall sales. By comparison, the hardware sold 3,419 units the week prior. [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Limited edition Metal Gear Solid 4 PS3 heads to Japan's Outer Haven (Engadget, 3/21/2008 11:20am) |
| Filed under: Gaming, HDTV
On June 12th, 2008 there'll be no place to hide from the release of the gunmetal MGS4 PS3. Well no place except every single country other than japan where the ¥51,800 (about $520) limited edition console will exclusively launch. That wad of Yen nabs the limited edition 40GB console with a Metal Gear Solid 4 Guns of the Patriots software bundle and like-colored DualShock ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Drakengard 3 delayed to December 19 in Japan (Joystiq, 8/25/2013 1:00am) |
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Square Enix will keep Drakengard 3's [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | A new Theatrhythm Final Fantasy game is hitting the 3DS in Japan next Spring. (Kotaku, 9/11/2013 10:20am) |
| A new Theatrhythm Final Fantasy game is hitting the 3DS in Japan next Spring. Gematsu reports that the sequel, [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Mitsubishi Announces Super-Charged Blu-ray Disc Recorders....For Japan (About.com, 8/22/2009 10:00am) |
| Here we go again! Another announcement by a large Asian consumer electronics manufacturer that it is introducing a new line of Blu-ray Disc recorders, but, unfortunately, they will probably never see the light-of-day in the U.S.
What makes Mitsubishi's announcement even more frustrating is that these units are a home theater fan's dream: One unit combines Blu-ray Disc recording with a 1 Terabyte Hard Drive, a second unit offers a 500GB hard drive, while the third houses not only a Blu-ray Disc recorder and a 320 GB hard drive, but also includes a VHS deck. Of course, all these units can record in all the standard DVD recording format as well, and it also appears that they all have USB and SD Card slots for accessing additional digital content. For details, check out the brief report from Akihabara News as well as the Official Announcement and Product Specifications from Mitsubishi (in Japanese with some technical terms in English).
To add more insult to injury, Mitsubishi has also announced a line of LCD TVs with built-in Blu-ray Disc/Hard Drive combos (See report from Tech-On!.
Blu-ray Disc recorders have been available in Japan for about two years, and not as much as a word about U.S. availability. What happened to the U.S. as the primary market for the latest in consumer electronics technology - especially when it comes to video recording? For some perspective, read my article: The Case of the Disappearing DVD Recorder.
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| DIRECTV Approves LG Electronics Transcoder for Delivery Of Satellite HDTV Content to Hotel Rooms (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 6/22/2005 2:00pm) |
| Delivery of premium high-definition television satellite programming to hotel rooms is now a reality thanks to "transcoder" technology developed for the lodging industry by LG Electronics and being deployed first by LodgeNet Entertainment Corporation . ... (Read Full Article) |
| 33% of U.S. Broadband Households Interested in Widget-ized HDTVs (eHomeUpgrade, 3/14/2009 7:41pm) |
| Parks Associates took a survey recently – for their white paper: From Boob Tube to YouTube: Consumers and TV — and found that 33% of Americans with a broadband connection showed interest in purchasing (possibly even at a premium) an HDTV that supports Internet powered, on-screen widgets (think: Yahoo! TV Widget Engine). The survey also [...]Visit eHomeUpgrade for more breaking news. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Dan Rather doesn't mind sharing HDNet with Model Boxing (TV Squad, 1/02/2007 12:32pm) |
| Filed under: Premium Cable, TV Royalty, HDTVIt's too bad that I don't have a hi-def TV, because I'm starting to get curious about the dizzying array of programming Mark Cuban is making available on his HDNet network. First, he hired Dan Rather to do in-depth reports on current affairs on the hour-long Dan Rather Reports, and now he has... model boxing! Brett talked about Perfect 10 Model Boxing ... (Read Full Article) |
| General Electric partners with Tatung for "premium" GE-branded HDTVs (Engadget, 9/23/2008 5:19am) |
| Filed under: Displays, HDTV, Home Entertainment
Who says there are too many players in the HDTV realm? With current mainstays partnering up like it's going out of style, we've found two firms that see something no one else does. General Electric has just announced a joint venture with Taiwan-based Tatung in which the pair plans on making two million HDTVs annually when production gets going in 2 ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Sony unveils latest HX950 flagship HDTV in Japan with 'Intelligent Peak LED' backlighting (Engadget, 8/29/2012 6:19am) |
| While Sony's current lineup [...] (Read Full Article) |
| S1Digital Enables the Digital Home Theater Experience (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 8/01/2005 1:16pm) |
| S1Digital LLC , a provider of premium digital home entertainment solutions, announced the launch of two high-end Media Centers - the Media Center Platinum HDTV Edition and Media Center Gold Edition. ... (Read Full Article) |
| TVN & WealthTV to Provide HD Programming Free On Demand (Market Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 4/06/2006 8:14pm) |
| Wealth TV and TVN Entertainment today announced they will be partnering to offer free On Demand content to affiliates in high definition. In offering this premium, compelling product to affiliates at no cost, Wealth TV, which produces all its content in HD, is leveraging the On Demand platform to build its brand with affiliates and consumers. ... (Read Full Article) |
| SiGen Announces NanoTec License to Shin-Etsu Chemical of Tokyo Japan (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 10/03/2005 2:01pm) |
| Silicon Genesis Corporation announced today that it has entered into a broad intellectual property license agreement with Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. of Tokyo Japan . Under this agreement, Shin-Etsu will have rights to SiGen's NanoTec suite of technologies and includes the purchase of SiGen proprietary equipment. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Hot Shots Golf Vita coming to PS3 in Japan (Joystiq, 8/23/2012 6:00pm) |
| Arcade golfer Hot Shots Golf: World International will be [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 3DS XL exhausts color spectrum, turns to turquoise and orange in Japan (Joystiq, 10/23/2013 3:00pm) |
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If it hasn't achieved it already, the 3DS XL is making a serious bid to become the [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Nintendo and Sega just announced Miku Hatsune: Project Mirai 2 for the Nintendo 3DS in Japan. (Kotaku, 5/17/2013 2:17pm) |
| Nintendo and Sega just announced Miku Hatsune: Project Mirai 2 for the Nintendo 3DS in Japan. It will have new songs and more features than the previous game.
(Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Super Mario Bros. 3 bounds onto Japan's 3DS Virtual Console Jan. 1 (Joystiq, 12/30/2012 2:00am) |
Super Mario Bros. 3 will be available for ¥500 on Japan's 3DS Virtual Console next Tuesday, January 1, Nintendo [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Verizon Signs Starz Entertainment for Premium Movie Services (Converge! Network Digest, 4/15/2005 2:26am) |
| Verizon signed a long-term affiliation agreement with Starz Entertainment Group enabling it to carry East and West Coast feeds of all 13 Starz Entertainment Group movie channels on Verizon FiOS TV when it launches later this year. (Read Full Article) |
| DTV Bill Heads to President's Desk (InternetNews.com, 12/21/2005 5:39pm) |
| With Bush's signature, over-the-air analog broadcasting will go dark in three years. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Digital dreamland (Dallas Morning News, 10/16/2005 10:11am) |
| In the next few years, our homes may become giant computer networks that serve up music and video wherever and whenever we want. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Gulliver's Travels on Blu-ray Disc (Big Picture Big Sound, 2/26/2009 9:30am) |
| After 70 years, an animation classic arrives on Blu-ray. Well, technically, yeah, but….
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| VidaBox Media Servers Now Provide HD DVD & Blu-ray Storage and Streaming Capabilities (eHomeUpgrade, 3/06/2008 5:24pm) |
| VidaBox LLC is proud to announce new HD DVD & Blu-ray storage and streaming abilities on their line of premium media center systems. Unencrypted titles can be copied onto a VidaBox server, and then streamed to VidaBox extenders. These capabilities will be debuted in Demo Alley Room 240A at the Electronic House Expo (EHX), running [...]]]> ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | World of Tanks to blast Xbox 360 on February 12 (Joystiq, 2/04/2014 3:40pm) |
| The Xbox 360 version of World of Tanks will launch February 12, Wargaming announced. The game will retain its free-to-play-with-premium-purchases structure, but will require an Xbox Live Gold membership. Those with a free Xbox Live account will [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | In Japan, Sony is ceasing aftercare service for the launch PlayStation 3 consoles: the 60GB CECH-A00 (Kotaku, 3/03/2014 12:30pm) |
| In Japan, Sony is ceasing aftercare service for the launch PlayStation 3 consoles: the 60GB CECH-A00 model, the 40GB CECH-B00 [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Comcast stepping up their HD channel count (HD-Report, 7/10/2009 6:39pm) |
| The cable television provider will add 80 networks including 51 high-definition channels in North and South Bay, California.
Comcast will add 80 new networks to its channel lineup on Aug. 11. The additions in the San Francisco Bay area include up to 51 high-definition (HD) networks, 13 Spanish language channels, 14 international premium networks and two [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Animal Crossing 3DS hits Japan November 8 (Joystiq, 8/29/2012 12:45pm) |
| Animal Crossing: Tobidase DÅbutsu no Mori (translated as 'Jump Out') is coming to 3DSes in [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Verizon to add more high-definition VOD (HD-Report, 9/09/2009 7:42pm) |
| Verizon has announced plans to add more high-definition on-demand content to add to their 1400 available HD titles available every month. Premium channels HBO and Cinemax will each provide 150 hours of VOD content.
Verizon will also expand its FiOS TV Movie Package by adding on-demand HD content from The Movie Channel, Starz, and Encore.
No [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Now I have seen Everything (di-ve, 5/04/2005 8:20am) |
| As one\\\'s age begins to advance at incredible speed in an unstoppable manner one tends to look back over the years and to conclude that now there is little in this world that could be of surprise. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray uptake said to surpass other breakthrough technologies (CEA SmartBrief, 1/13/2009 6:00am) |
| After being available for just 2 1/2 years, Blu-ray players have reached a nearly 8% household penetration level, a rate of u -More- ]]> ... (Read Full Article) |
| No need for UK investment in FTTH (Electronics Weekly, 4/12/2005 1:06pm) |
| Very high speed communications based on fibre-to-the-home systems is not likely to be seen in the UK for a number of years. (Read Full Article) |
| Applied Materials' Gear May Cut HDTV Prices (Investor's Business Daily via Yahoo! Finance, 10/18/2005 11:00pm) |
| Consumers have nibbled at high-definition TV purchases for years. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Applied Materials' Gear May Cut HDTV Prices (Investors.com, 10/19/2005 12:41am) |
| Consumers have nibbled at high-definition TV purchases for years. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Comcast adds 32 HD channels in Oregon & SW Washington (HD-Report, 9/02/2009 12:19am) |
| Comcast has added a total of 64 new channels in their Oregon and SW Washington markets, which includes 32 new high-definition channels. The additions also include 23 new Spanish language channels, 5 new standard-def channels, and four international premium channels.
The HD channel additions bring Comcast’s HD offerings in the market area to over 100, a [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Audi partners with Bang & Olufsen, Fraunhofer IIS for 3D Sound (CNET Blogs, 1/08/2013 9:32pm) |
| Audi steps its ultra-premium audio offerings up a notch with a 23-channel 3D sound system. [Read [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Panasonic introduces AG-AC90 AVCCAM HD handheld camcorder (Broadcast Engineering, 8/16/2012 7:24pm) |
| The AC90 debuts the PS premium professional AVCCAM HD recording mode.
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| SiGen Announces NanoTec License to Shin-Etsu Chemical of Tokyo Japan (ZDNet India, 10/04/2005 7:57am) |
| Silicon Genesis Corporation (SiGen) announced on monday that it has entered into a broad intellectual property license agreement with Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. of Tokyo Japan (Shin-Etsu). Under this agreement, Shin-Etsu will have rights to SiGen's NanoTec(TM) suite of technologies and includes the purchase of SiGen proprietary equipment. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Father Of Old DVD Mourns New DVD Divorce (Investor's Business Daily via Yahoo! Finance, 9/27/2005 11:00pm) |
| An industry standards war over a new consumer electronics product -- unlike anything since the Betamax-VHS VCR battle more than 30 years ago --... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 3D On The Hot Seat (About.com, 10/04/2012 9:00am) |
| The 3D home viewing experience has been available to consumers for over two years now, and depending on who you talk to, it is the greatest thing since sliced bread ... (Read Full Article) |
| Plasma and LCD duke it out as prices slide (Houston Chronicle, 11/27/2005 6:31am) |
| THE picture is clear for retailers: high-definition TV is today's hot item and will be for years to come. ... (Read Full Article) |
| HDTV Penetration in Homes to Triple by 2011 (AnandTech, 2/12/2007 4:51pm) |
| The number of HDTVs installed globally is set to sharply increase within the next four years... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Humax 40-inch LCD TV with built-in 40GB PVR (Luxist, 10/11/2005 11:04pm) |
| Humax Digital has unveilled a 40-inch LCD TV that has an integrated 40GB PVR . It also has two Freeview (that’s UK over-the-air HDTV) tuners plus a DVI input and an analog tuner. 40GB isn’t a whole lot if you’re recording HDTV, especially if you’re routinely using both of those Freeview tuners, but if 40 inches of TV puts a premium on your living room space, you might appreciate having th ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Puzzle & Dragons coming to 3DS in Japan (Joystiq, 4/13/2013 4:00am) |
| Mobile puzzle hit Puzzle & Dragons, in which players build [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Pikachu 3DS XL coming to Europe this year (Joystiq, 10/04/2012 7:14pm) |
| Europe is joining Japan in the "cool yellow Pikachu 3DS [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Zelda: Oracle of Seasons And Ages Are Coming To 3DS Virtual Console Outside Of Japan... Eventually (Kotaku, 2/21/2013 6:22pm) |
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| (Unranked) | Zelda: Oracle of Ages, Oracle of Seasons to hit 3DS eShop in Japan (Joystiq, 2/21/2013 12:00pm) |
| So it was foretold: The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages and Oracle of Seasons will come to the 3DS eShop in Japan. The Capcom-developed [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Arc System Works draws Swords & Darkness on 3DS eShop in Japan (Joystiq, 9/22/2013 3:00am) |
Fighting game-savvy developer Arc System [...] (Read Full Article) |
| HELP DESK: Digital television switchover to cost us (The Charlotte Observer, 11/22/2005 8:14am) |
| Some time in the next few years your TV may stop working. You'll turn it on and things will seem normal, but you'll see no picture. ... (Read Full Article) |
| CMPnetAsia.com (CMPnetAsia, 6/14/2005 9:08am) |
| The satellite market in Asia is on a roll, with some industry players predicting double-digit growth in the coming years. ... (Read Full Article) |
| You can buy HD-TV, but get it? (The Cincinnati Enquirer) (The Cincinnati Enquirer, 2/07/2006 10:34am) |
| The term "high-definition" was almost a curse five years ago, when many were reluctant to hoist massive changes upon the nation's television landscape. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Can I Watch 2D on a 3D TV? - Question of the Week (About.com, 11/11/2012 10:00am) |
| 3D TVs have been with us for a couple of years now, and depending on who talk to, 3D is either the greatest thing since sliced-bread or the biggest consumer ... (Read Full Article) |
| UWB: Coming To Devices Soon (Really) (Mobile Pipeline, 7/21/2005 1:32pm) |
| After years of standards debate, products with ultra-wideband wireless technology will appear later this year. But is this another VHS vs. Betamax situation? ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sumitomo Electric Networks Selects Ikanos' 100 Mbps Symmetrical VDSL Chipset for Fiber Fast Broadband Delivery (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 12/19/2005 1:00pm) |
| Ikanos Communications, Inc. , a leading developer of Fiber Fast broadband solutions, today announced that Sumitomo Electric Networks , one of Japan's leading communications equipment manufacturers, has selected Ikanos' Fx100100-4 and Fx100100S-4 chipsets, enabling carriers to provide interactive broadband services with symmetric speeds of up to 100 Mbps to customers in Japan. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Preview 9 HD channels on DIRECTV free (HD-Report, 12/05/2012 4:50pm) |
| DIRECTV started their free preview of the HD Extra Pack today, which includes 9 premium HD channels such as Sony Movie Channel HD, MGM HD, and Universal HD (See all high-definition channels below). The free HD channel preview starts today, Dec. 5 [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba Announces Multi-Function Projector for Premium Presentations (Business Wire via Yahoo! (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 5/03/2005 10:00am) |
| Toshiba\\\'s Digital Products Division, a division of Toshiba America Information Systems Inc. and provider of industry-leading portable computers, projectors and other mobile-related services and products, today launched the TDP-TW300U projector with wireless capabilities, offering vibrant images, network management functionality, security features and a range of connectivity options. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Report: Nintendo aims for 5 million 3DS sales in Japan this year (Joystiq, 8/28/2013 12:30am) |
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Capcom held an event in Tokyo today for Monster Hunter 4 , during which [...] (Read Full Article) |
| MDU Communications Deploys Next Generation Multi-Family Property Network for Successful Service Conversion from Private (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 9/29/2005 3:48pm) |
| MDU Communications International, Inc. , a leading end-to-end provider of DIRECTV digital satellite television programming, high-speed Internet and other premium communication and information services to the residential multi-dwelling unit market, has increased its effort to convert many of its bulk private cable properties to either bulk DIRECTV Total Choice or the specially designed for the ... (Read Full Article) |
| HDTV: Coming Soon To Your Living Room (AskMen, 9/21/2005 6:18am) |
| Ever wonder why that 32-inch analog television set you bought two years ago for well over $1,000 is now selling for much less? Well, you can thank the new digital era for the plummeting prices and you can bet your La-Z-Boy that they're going to keep dropping. ... (Read Full Article) |
| The Death of TV Guide (TVPredictions.com, 7/26/2005 6:28pm) |
| says it's changing everything. Editor's Note: Five years ago, TVPredictions.com's president, Phillip Swann, wrote "TV dot Com: The Future of Interactive Television." ... (Read Full Article) |
| Microsoft Announces CableCARD Support (Slashdot, 11/16/2005 11:06pm) |
| Thomas Hawk writes "Microsoft and CableLabs announced today that they have reached agreement that will allow digital cable ready CableCARD supported Media Center PCs to ship by the Holiday Season next year. Lack of premium HDTV cable or satellite support was frequently cited as one of the largest weaknesses of the Media Center platform. Central to this agreement is the DRM protection scheme ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Monster Hunter 4 out in Japan March 2013, includes online multiplayer (Joystiq, 9/21/2012 2:00am) |
North America will get Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate on 3DS and Wii U in March 2013. Meanwhile, Capcom announced a March 2013 window for the 3DS Monster Hunter 4 in Japan. Unlike the 3DS version of 3 Ultimate, Monster Hunter 4 includes online [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Dragon's Crown gets Vita, PS3 cross-play in Japan (Joystiq, 10/09/2013 4:30pm) |
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Japanese Vita and PS3 players can now buddy up in Dragon's Crown, after Vanillaware added [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Pokemon Mystery Dungeon 3DS comes to Japan this winter (Joystiq, 9/13/2012 9:30pm) |
| Pokémon Mystery Dungeon is coming back with a new 3DS game. Pikachu and [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Now may be a good time to buy that big-screen, shoppers find (ABC Action News, 12/13/2005 6:11pm) |
| TAMPA - Cleve Branscum has been researching one particular 50-inch HDTV for the last two years. After all that waiting around, he says he's now ready to take it home. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Father Of Old DVD Mourns New DVD Divorce (Investor's Business Daily via Yahoo! News, 9/27/2005 11:00pm) |
| An industry standards war over a new consumer electronics product -- unlike anything since the Betamax-VHS VCR battle more than 30 years ago -- nears a tipping point. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Pokemon devs launching 3DS eShop game in Japan next week (Joystiq, 8/29/2012 1:30pm) |
| Pokémon developer Game Freak is launching a new game, Rhythm Hunter: Harmo Knight, on [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Gateway Introduces Breakthrough Viewing Experience With 24-Inch and 22-Inch High-Definition Widescreen LCDs (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 11/09/2006 1:00pm) |
| Gateway Inc., today unveiled its new Gateway® 24-inch and 22-inch High Definition Widescreen LCDs, which deliver a premium viewing experience for PC, digital video and multimedia applications as well as universal connectivity to PCs and consumer electronic devices. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Bennett Media Worldwide and GoFish Sign Licensing Agreement for Premium HD Programs (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 3/01/2007 7:37pm) |
| LOS ANGELES & SAN FRANCISCO----Bennett Media Worldwide , the global distribution operation for The Bennett Group, has finalized a licensing agreement with GoFish Corporation - the leading publicly-traded online video company where millions of people come to watch, upload and share videos - to deliver a slate of popular, high definition shows on the GoFish Network. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Defining the extras (Lexington Herald-Leader, 2/10/2006 3:21pm) |
| The term "high-definition" was almost a curse five years ago, when politicians, broadcasters and TV makers were reluctant to force massive changes upon the nation's television landscape. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Commentary: Will VESA survive DisplayPort? (Digi Times, 10/13/2005 10:53am) |
| About 2-1/2 years ago, several companies began meeting for the purpose of creating a new digital interface that would serve as a way for PCs and CE devices to more easily interact. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Sony: We've sold 70 million PS3 consoles worldwide (CNET News, 11/16/2012 1:18pm) |
| Six years on, the PS3 chugs past another big round number, matching the tally logged by the rival Xbox not so very long [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Pikmin 3 DLC brings more baddies to the battle (Joystiq, 11/07/2013 5:15am) |
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Pikmin 3's parade of premium DLC sallies forth. A new quartet of "Battle Enemies!" stages, which push [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Comcast and Starz Entertainment Group Announce Groundbreaking Movie Deal (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 6/28/2005 11:08am) |
| Comcast , the country's leading provider of cable, entertainment and communications products and services, and Starz Entertainment Group LLC , the largest provider of premium movie services in the United States, today announced that they will offer more than 1,500 movies a year from SEG's extensive library to Comcast's ON DEMAND video-on-demand service. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Animal Crossing: New Leaf at 2.3M sold in Japan, bringing in new female 3DS owners (Joystiq, 1/08/2013 10:00pm) |
| Japanese sales of Animal Crossing: New Leaf are at around 2.3 million, with [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Blu-ray Review: Richard III (1955) (High-Def Digest, 5/08/2013 2:10pm) |
| Whether intentional or synchronistical, The Criterion Collection has chosen April 23, 2013, 397 years since William Shakespeare's death according to the Julian calendar, to release the Blu-ray of [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Panasonic VIERA HDTV's - 2009 lineup and prices announced (Product Reviews Net, 3/12/2009 3:05pm) |
| Panasonic has just issued a press release giving out information and pricing details about their 2009 lineup of VIERA HDTV systems. They also give details on VIERA CAST, a premium feature which allows access to HD movie rentals via Amazon Video-on-Demand.
According to the press release, VIERA CAST will be extended to three series of [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| What's new (Guardian Weekly, 4/20/2005 11:12pm) |
| Over the past few years, we have seen watches with built-in MP3 players, cameras and even mobile phones. Now, the Japanese manufacturer NHJ has taken timepieces to another dimension with the VTV-201, the first watch to feature an integrated analogue terrestrial TV tuner. (Read Full Article) |
| Faster Wi-Fi connection has limited benefits (Milwaukee Journal (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 5/02/2005 10:44pm) |
| The alphabet soup of wireless networking - a dish that most users learned to digest only in the past couple of years - is getting a few new letters. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Blu-ray Review: Gamer - 3D (High-Def Digest, 5/01/2013 4:00pm) |
| Some years from this exact moment... 'Star Wars!'...OK, not really. As much as it pains me to say, I'm not as much a gamer as I was in my youth. I grew up with a console at my side, from the Atari, [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Blu-ray Review: Tormented - 3D (High-Def Digest, 5/01/2013 3:30pm) |
| I'm one of the biggest fans of the horror genre. I try to see anything and everything horror related. I've always been like this. I remember back over tens years ago, getting my hands on bootleg [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Several Issues Cloud Picture With New HDTV Set (Hartford Courant, 7/22/2005 7:18am) |
| The digital-TV transition can still seem a fuzzy, far-off thing, even though it's now been almost seven years since the first customer took home a high-definition digital set. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Verizon: You can see me now (Newsday, 9/23/2005 7:55am) |
| Within the next few years, Verizon Communications expects to grab 20 percent of the market for its new cable TV service in the first community where it launched yesterday, executives said. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Standards sell ... but who's buying? (telecomasia.net, 6/13/2005 11:15am) |
| The satellite broadband sector is still dominated by proprietary technologies, despite the emergence of several open standards in the past couple of years. ... (Read Full Article) |
| What is the difference between 1080p and 1080i HD TVs? (the genius in me, 7/24/2006 10:48am) |
| A few years back, I shelled out a chunk of change for a Mitsubishi DLP HDTV (1080i). I love it. The picture looks great. But now there are a slew of... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sky TV to spend $50m on revamp (Stuff, 10/09/2005 4:20pm) |
| Sky Television will spend about $50 million over the next two years investing in technology that will let it receive and store TV programmes as computer files, rather than on reels of tape. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | RVBX: Ten Years of Red vs. Blue (Blu-ray Review) (Home Media Magazine, 1/19/2013 12:55am) |
New Video
Seasons: 10
Episodes: 222
Original Air Dates: 2003-12
Format: Blu-ray
Discs: 14
Price: $179.95
This hilarious sci-fi comedy web series chronicles a civil war between two factions of [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Cable operators find it tough to swallow HDTV (9 News Denver, 6/05/2006 2:54pm) |
| NEW YORK (USA Today) - After years of dithering and infighting by government officials and corporate executives, the high-definition TV revolution is finally here. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Search Site Other News (gamesindustry.biz, 5/12/2005 8:05am) |
| \\\"A quick survey shows quite clearly that far more original IP projects are cancelled...\\\" \\\"The problem is that the trailing end of EA\\\'s Christmas product sales has died a death much earlier than it did in previous years...\\\" ... (Read Full Article) |
| 100,000 MGS4 PS3 Bundles for Japan (IGN, 5/07/2008 1:36pm) |
| Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (PS3)That's a lot. Maybe. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 6 Solid LED HDTVs Under $500 (eCoustics, 3/29/2013 4:30pm) |
| Not too long ago, HDTVs were expensive. The idea of spending less than $1,000 on a high-def television seemed impossible just a few years ago. Now you can get a 40- or 42-inch full HD 1080p screen for less than half that. If you already have a [...] (Read Full Article) |
| What's wrong with NBC? (Digg.com, 1/01/2007 7:35pm) |
| By choosing to offer coverage of the 2007 Rose Bowl Parade in standard definition only, NBC gives an early New Years gift of High Definition viewers to ABC. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Quarter of US homes to have Blu-ray players by 2011 (HDTV UK, 4/24/2008 12:19pm) |
| New analysis suggests that the popularity of Blu-ray could surge over the next three years, with the number of US households having a player rising from under one per cent (now) to around 25% by 2011. This includes the PS3... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-Ray vs. HD-DVD (Addict 3D, 3/18/2005 11:50am) |
| While the CD, as data storage and delivery media, lasted successfully for decades and seems to be alive and kicking as we speak, we can't say the same about the DVD. On the market for a mere few years, the format is not very much taken into account when it comes to store and deliver video and audio content. (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | The 10 Best HDTVs (eCoustics, 7/08/2013 9:15pm) |
| Given the rapid evolution of the HDTV over the past few years, it’s hard to believe that many of us rang in the new century watching bulky, standard-definition tube TVs. Since then, old-school CRTs have made way for slicker, multitalented [...] (Read Full Article) |
| HEARD THESE? (San Jose Mercury News, 12/14/2005 3:16am) |
| One of the best testaments to the difference between college and the NFL came Sunday on ESPN when Heisman Trophy winner Reggie Bush, who has been playing on a different level with USC for two years, recalled an off-season workout with the Chargers' LaDainian Tomlinson. ... (Read Full Article) |
| CONFUSION REIGNS OVER HDTV (The Monterey County Herald) (The Monterey County Herald, 2/08/2006 7:24pm) |
| The term ''high-definition'' was almost a curse five years ago, when politicians, broadcasters and TV makers were reluctant to foist massive changes upon the nation's television landscape. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Comcast and NBC Universal Bring Ultra-HiDef to DC (About.com, 8/02/2012 5:00pm) |
| Although consumers have settled into HDTV, are now slowly accepting 3D, and will be faced with the introduction of 4K in the next couple of years, TV broadcasters [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Super Mario 3D World scratches up Japan, Europe in late November (Joystiq, 10/01/2013 3:12pm) |
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Super Mario 3D World will bring kitty-cat versions of [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray has won, Electronics Companies get to work now (I4U, 2/19/2008 1:42pm) |
| It does for somehow not feel like an historic day, but it kind of is. The HD format war is over and HD DVD is history. Now the way is free for the high definition revolution the consumer electronics industry is talking about for years now.
Blu-ray dis... ... (Read Full Article) |
| New TVs bigger, brighter better (Stuff, 9/05/2005 3:51am) |
| The world leader in the flat television market has introduced the biggest change to television technology since black and white was replaced by colour more than 40 years ago. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | How Do I Know if I am Seeing High Definition on my HDTV? - Question of the Week (About.com, 9/16/2012 10:00am) |
| As a result of years of availability and the 2009 DTV Transition, most households in the U.S. now own at least one HDTV. However, just because you own an HDTV ... (Read Full Article) |
| A Consumer's Cheat Sheet to HD DVD's Death and Blu-ray's Victory [Format War Over] (Gizmodo, 2/19/2008 7:09pm) |
| HD DVD is dead. Officially. That may mean a whole bunch for the early-adopter tech geek crowd that's been wading in the kiddie pool of technological bickering and backhandedness for years, but what... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Harvey Blu-ray Review (Big Picture Big Sound, 9/10/2012 6:01pm) |
| Universal's 100th anniversary release is the best Harvey has looked in years. You can see him, [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Silent Hill: Downpour PS3 forecasts a November 8 launch in Japan (Joystiq, 9/08/2012 3:30pm) |
| The future may not be so bright for Silent Hill: Downpour developer (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Blu-ray Review: G.I. Joe: Retaliation - 3D (High-Def Digest, 7/23/2013 1:10pm) |
| To call 'G.I. Joe: Retaliation' a sequel is a bit misleading. Really, it's an apology. After years of development and countless false starts, a live action adaptation of the hugely-popular 1980s G.I. [...] (Read Full Article) |
| TV on a high - by definition (Guardian Weekly, 4/13/2005 11:11pm) |
| 'The clarity is so good, you feel like you are at the movies," says Jack, a plumber from Florida. "I think it's probably the greatest bit of technology to come along in the past 40 years or so," says Mike, a 23-year-old student from Massachusetts. "It's that good." (Read Full Article) |
| Kyodo economic news summary -6- (Kyodo via Yahoo! Asia News, 9/01/2005 11:08am) |
| _ ---------- Japan invokes retaliatory tariffs on U.S. steel imports ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | will.i.am on changing the world one 3D printer at a time (Engadget, 1/10/2014 3:00am) |
| We were skeptical, too. The trend of gadget manufacturers putting rockstars on the payroll in figurehead "creative director" roles has gotten a bit out of hand in recent years. Again, if Alicia Keys and BlackBerry taught us anything, it's that all [...] (Read Full Article) |
| CHEAP EATS (The Buffalo News, 6/17/2005 1:01pm) |
| A large semicircular bar/counter is the hub for those surveying the display case of heavenly looking desserts and sandwiches. Once upon a time, around 12 years ago actually, an unassumingly cozy coffee shop opened on Main Street in the Village of Williamsville. ... (Read Full Article) |
| No Hdtv Over The Internet Cuban Predicts (ContactMusic, 11/29/2006 6:50pm) |
| Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, who owns the high-definition cable channel HDNet, predicted Tuesday that it will be many years before PC owners w ... (Read Full Article) |
| For 50 years, Masters picks CBS (Sun-Sentinel, 4/08/2005 11:33am) |
| CBS and The Masters celebrate their 50th anniversary this weekend. It is the longest marriage in TV sports, a remarkable relationship in which the Augusta National Golf Club calls the shots. (Read Full Article) |
| Dream media room also made for relaxing (TimesLeader.com, 3/05/2005 8:00am) |
| Theater-style seating the only thing missing in this converted garage. Rajiv Vaidyanathan saw his opportunity a few years ago when he and his wife were building a new garage. (Read Full Article) |
| Dish heaps on HD servings (Rocky Mountain News, 1/23/2006 7:33am) |
| After waiting on the sidelines the past few years, EchoStar Communications' Dish Network has jumped into the high-definition programming market with the intention of taking the lead. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-Ray Sales Developing Nicely (High-Def Digest, 1/21/2009 10:45pm) |
| The Blu-ray Disc player industry is seeing increased sales over the past two and a half years. Since the technology was unveiled, 10.7 million players (including Playstation 3s) have been shipped to retail... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 100K Pokemon X/Y 3DS bundles sell out in hours on Amazon Japan (Joystiq, 8/14/2013 4:30am) |
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Within hours of making Pokémon X and Pokémon Y bundles available [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Samsung's MediaLive: the Ultimate HDTV Accessory, Bringing Digital Content from the PC to the Big-Screen (eHomeUpgrade, 7/23/2008 9:20pm) |
| Samsung Electronics America Inc., the leader in the U.S. digital television market, lets consumers view PC-content on a Samsung HDTV with the retail launch of the company’s MediaLive adaptor. Samsung’s MediaLive delivers digital content (including HD content) in real-time from Windows Media Center on a PC running Windows Vista Home Premium or Windows Vista Ultimate [...]Visit eHomeUpgrade for ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Mind Pirate plays for games beyond the touch screen (CNET Blogs, 7/11/2013 1:12pm) |
| Harnessing sensors, 3D tracking, wearable devices and games with a wow factor could transform augmented reality from cool technology to the mainstream within five years. (Read Full Article) |
| We are the wired (Tallahassee Democrat, 6/27/2005 2:46pm) |
| WE'VE SURE come a long way from Live Aid, the last super concert for a cause that musician/activist Bob Geldof and friends staged 20 years ago in London and Philadelphia - events viewed by an estimated 1 billion people that raised $100 million for African famine relief. ... (Read Full Article) |
| We are the wired (The Times Leader, 6/30/2005 12:53pm) |
| WE'VE SURE come a long way from Live Aid, the last super concert for a cause that musician/activist Bob Geldof and friends staged 20 years ago in London and Philadelphia - events viewed by an estimated 1 billion people that raised $100 million for African famine relief. ... (Read Full Article) |
| We are the wired (Macon Telegraph, 6/29/2005 1:35pm) |
| WE'VE SURE come a long way from Live Aid, the last super concert for a cause that musician/activist Bob Geldof and friends staged 20 years ago in London and Philadelphia - events viewed by an estimated 1 billion people that raised $100 million for African famine relief. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Blu-ray Review: A Turtle's Tale 2: Sammy's Escape from Paradise - 3D (High-Def Digest, 7/24/2013 7:00pm) |
| Sammy and Ray, a pair of precocious sea turtles, are back with another adventure through the changes impacting their environment and endangering their species. It's been a few years since Sammy's [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Oppo unveils two new Blu-ray players (CNET Blogs, 9/20/2012 5:00pm) |
| After two years, Oppo has announced two new Blu-ray players, the BDP-103 and BDP-105 which feature HDMI inputs as well as outputs and upscaling to 4K resolution.
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| (Unranked) | How I 3DS (Kotaku, 2/26/2014 3:50pm) |
| The 3DS turns three years old today. This is how I've used the thing. Read more...
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| Marriott Adds HDTV to Hotels (DesignTechnica, 5/12/2005 4:30pm) |
| Marriott plans on adding 50,000 LG plasma HDTV\\\'s to their hotel rooms over the next four years. ... (Read Full Article) |
| HDTV Expected To Dominate TV Sales (InternetWeek, 10/06/2005 11:03pm) |
| Sales of high-definition televisions are expected to increase dramatically over the next five years. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | It would take 220 years to 3D-print an average house (CNET Blogs, 6/17/2013 6:28pm) |
| Real estate blog Movoto offers a calculator to determine what it would take to 3D-print your house with a MakerBot Replicator 2. (Read Full Article) |
| Tough times for TiVo as DirecTV loses interest (Ars Technica, 10/10/2005 7:30pm) |
| TiVo is one of those companies that's perpetually "just about to go out of business" if you listen to the media (Apple has, of course, been going out of business for 16 or so years). ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray is smokin' hot; HD formats outpacing DVD (Ars Technica, 1/28/2008 1:45am) |
| Although HD DVD appears to be in dire straits, the format battle between it and Blu-ray appears to have had at least one positive ramification: pricing on players has fallen at a rapid rate, and sales are now eclipsing those seen in the early years of DVD.Read More... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | DIRECTV adds 8 new HD channels to lineup (HD-Report, 2/04/2013 9:22pm) |
| Remember the HD channel wars? It’s been a couple years now since television service providers would shoot press releases at each other claiming they have the most HD channels. The last real egregious announcement came [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray Won The High-Def War, But Standard DVD Hangs Tough (Investors Business Daily, 5/31/2008 1:05am) |
| Blu-ray stomped HD DVD to become the standard format for high-definition movie discs, but years may pass before it can claim victory over the good... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Palm-only name returns to basics (International Herald Tribune, 10/21/2005 3:03pm) |
| Initially, the secret of success for the Palm hand-held computers was the ability to do a few things simply but well. Over the years, things got more complicated. ... (Read Full Article) |
| HDTV hype creating fuzzy picture (Deseret Morning News) (Deseret Morning News, 2/07/2006 7:28am) |
| SAN JOSE, Calif. The term "high-definition" was almost a curse five years ago, when politicians, broadcasters and TV makers were reluctant to hoist massive changes upon the nation's television landscape. ... (Read Full Article) |
| HDTV Hype Creating Fuzzy Picture (RedNova) (RedNova, 2/07/2006 9:27pm) |
| By May Wong Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. -- The term "high-definition" was almost a curse five years ago, when politicians, broadcasters and TV makers were reluctant to hoist massive changes upon the nation's television landscape. ... (Read Full Article) |
| NH's Evolving Telecom Industry (RedNova, 4/18/2005 8:04am) |
| For the past five years, the telecommunications industry hibernated - recovering from the high-tech crash that left it decimated. However, like the economy itself, telecom has awakened. (Read Full Article) |
| Sony Making PS3 Development Better And Cheaper [Sony] (Kotaku, 3/24/2009 8:00am) |
| The PS3 has been out for a couple years now. Developers are getting a better handle on how to make PS3 games. Sony has announced that developing for the system is getting easier.
Sony Computer... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Vizio's very wide CinemaWide 21:9 TV is a revelation for movie buffs (Consumer Reports, 7/30/2012 2:00pm) |
| For the past several years we've seen TVs get bigger, but it's not often that we've seen one get wider. But that's the case with Vizio's new XVT3D580CM CinemaWide-series TV, a $2,500, 58-inch 3D LCD TV that has an aspect... (Read Full Article) |
| Does the Xbox 720 need Blu-ray to succeed? (CNET Blogs, 12/09/2008 4:14pm) |
| If the Xbox 720 comes out in the next few years, it'll be interesting to see what it has packed into it. But Don Reisinger believes it won't have Blu-ray. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Spend Better Than Congress Does (The Motley Fool, 12/06/2005 3:51pm) |
| Iwant to believe completely and wholeheartedly in our government. I certainly have a heck of a lot of respect for our Constitution. When that document was completed some 218 years ago, it put in motion (if I recall correctly) the longest uninterrupted system of government rule in modern history. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Miranda IPO one of biggest in 5 years (CanadaIT.com, 12/01/2005 9:28pm) |
| Investors' appetite for Canadian technology plays may be coming back after a five-year fast, with Miranda Technologies Inc. preparing to launch a public offering next week significantly larger than first expected. ... (Read Full Article) |
| US switches on to HDTV (Personal Computer World, 10/10/2005 1:24pm) |
| After a slow start High Definition Television (HDTV) is winning the hearts and minds of US consumers and will enjoy rapid market share growth over the next five years, research published today has predicted. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Blu-ray Review: Dial M for Murder - 3D (High-Def Digest, 10/10/2012 10:55pm) |
| Jack Warner was one of the famed Warner brothers, and for many years ran the Hollywood studio that bore his family's name. Over the course of several decades, Jack made both good and bad decisions. [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Go ahead, dish out the insults; I have satellite (Baltimore Sun, 10/08/2005 12:38pm) |
| Rob Kasper ÀøÀÀßÀcap After years of fighting it, I got wired this week to the modern world. I climbed up on the roof and watched a guy attach a satellite dish to our chimney. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Breakthrough MOD Platform Ignites Interest In Home Entertainment Industry (Asia Pulse via Yahoo! Australia & NZ News, 4/20/2005 1:43am) |
| 5 years, and that all businesses will move to the next generation Internet in that time," said Gao Hongbing, Deputy Director, the Institute Society Development, Chinese Academy of Social Science. "And I think that IDV is likely to be one of the leaders in that movement." (Read Full Article) |
| Canon Expands HD Line of ENG/EFP Lenses (Broadcast (Broadcast Newsroom, 5/16/2005 5:14pm) |
| High Definition program origination of sports, documentaries, special events, prime-time sitcoms, and dramas has been expanding for the past few years as the Digital Television transition continues to accelerate. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Mining asteroids to 3D-print space stations: Beyond pie in the sky? (CNET Blogs, 1/23/2013 12:18am) |
| New startup Deep Space Industries has big plans for those big floating space rocks in the next 10 years. Crave's Eric Mack searches for a new superlative to describe the effort. (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 3D Stats Starting to Pop Out (Home Media Magazine, 10/19/2012 10:35pm) |
| While it isn’t making the headlines it was two years ago, 3D for the home is quietly catching on in U.S. households, Nielsen and Home Media Magazine research shows. Recent theatrical hits are generating significant chunks of their total [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Are you ready to buy an HDTV? (WBBH, 2/15/2006 11:37pm) |
| LEE COUNTY — America's love affair with television began some 60 years ago. From the advent of color, to the remote control and cable and satellite, many say the greatest advance in technology is high-definition. When you watch and listen to an HDTV, it's almost like being there. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony Steps Up For Nascar HD - 7/20/2005 10:07:00 AM - Broadcasting & Cable - CA626964 (Broadcasting and Cable, 7/20/2005 3:46pm) |
| According to Street & Smith’s Sports Business Journal, the deal runs through 2006, with 2007 and 2008 being option years. The deal is estimated to be in the low-to-mid seven figures for each year. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Titanic: Blood & Steel (Blu-ray Review) (Home Media Magazine, 1/03/2013 10:06pm) |
Lionsgate
Drama
Three-disc set, $29.98 DVD, $29.97 Blu-ray
Not rated.
Stars Kevin Zegers, Neve Campbell, Chris Noth, Derek Jacobi, Alessandra Mastronardi.
In the 100 years since the supposedly unsinkable Titanic [...] (Read Full Article) |
| High-Definition Hype Splashes Beyond TVs (Muzi) (Muzi, 2/06/2006 10:02pm) |
| The term "high-definition" was almost a curse five years ago, when politicians, broadcasters and TV makers were reluctant to hoist massive changes upon the nation's television landscape. ... (Read Full Article) |
| High-definition hype splashes beyond TVs (Canada.com) (Canada.com, 2/06/2006 11:45pm) |
| The term "high-definition" was almost a curse five years ago, when politicians, broadcasters and TV makers were reluctant to hoist massive changes upon the nation's television landscape. ... (Read Full Article) |
| TV changes force choices (Florida Today, 3/14/2005 5:57am) |
| Complete FLORIDA TODAY coverage delivered to your door. Subscribe now. Herbert Allebaugh doesn't watch cable. There is no satellite dish outside of his Melbourne home. He said he is "very happy" with his 16 channels. He invested $100 more than 20 years ago to put up a spindly antenna and signal booster. (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Avatar 3D Blu-ray Now Available to the General Public (About.com, 10/15/2012 10:00am) |
|
Finally! After two years of being available only to consumers purchasing select Panasonic 3D TVs and Blu-ray Disc [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Blu-ray Review: Jurassic Park - 3D (High-Def Digest, 4/18/2013 2:45pm) |
| Along with 'Terminator 2: Judgment Day,' Steven Spielberg's 'Jurassic Park' marks the beginning of the groundbreaking years in computer-generated imagery. Not since the stained-glass knight of 'Young [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Live from the Engadget CES Stage: The Engadget HD Podcast (Engadget, 1/08/2014 2:30am) |
| CES is always a big show for big TVs, and there's no reason to expect that 2014's edition will be any different -- though it may well be a bit more... curved than in past years. Join Richard Lawler and special guests for an HD Podcast preview of [...] (Read Full Article) |
| 'High-definition' hype beyond TVs (Daily Bulletin) (Daily Bulletin, 2/07/2006 8:23am) |
| SAN JOSE - The term "high-definition" was almost a curse five years ago, when politicians, broadcasters and TV makers were reluctant to hoist massive changes upon the nation's television landscape., ... (Read Full Article) |
| Going to the Source: A Q&A on the State of Fiber (RedNova, 4/15/2005 8:08am) |
| U.S. Rep. Amo Houghton (R-N. Y.) retired from Congress in January 2005 after 18 years in office. Before entering politics, Houghton served as CEO of Corning Inc., which was founded by his great, great grandfather in 1851. (Read Full Article) |
| Skin creams, even churches begin to use the term (Quad-City Times) (Quad-City Times, 2/07/2006 6:11am) |
| SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — The term “high-definition†was almost a curse five years ago, when politicians, broadcasters and TV makers were reluctant to hoist massive changes upon the nation’s television landscape. ... (Read Full Article) |
| HDTV take-up continues to rise, says In-Stat (Digital Television Group, 8/21/2006 8:26am) |
| The number of households watching high-definition television (HDTV) programming is rising rapidly and will continue to do so for years, according to a new report from market research company In-Stat. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Sprint to launch HD Voice calls nationwide in July (Engadget, 3/26/2014 10:51am) |
| Sprint's HD Voice impressed our ears two years ago, but the feature's been placed on the company's back burner since then. Sure, it's already available in a handful of locations, but it's only now that the carrier's announced its plans to make [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Coinstar CEO: More Discs, Blu-ray to Lift Redbox (Home Media Magazine, 5/16/2013 8:21pm) |
| Redbox is becoming more attuned to consumer rental patterns, expects Blu-ray Discs to continue growing as a part of overall revenue and still anticipates overall rentals to increase 5% to 10% annually during the next three years, J. Scott Di [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Stuck in Love' Blu-ray Announced (High-Def Digest, 8/02/2013 4:00pm) |
| Director Josh Boone's romance heads to Blu-ray in October. In an early announcement to retailers 'Stuck in Loveis planned for Blu-ray release on October 8. Three years past his divorce, veteran [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Gandhi 25th Anniversary Edition on Blu-ray Disc (Big Picture Big Sound, 2/17/2009 6:57pm) |
| This Oscar winning Best Picture from 25 years ago gets a fresh makeover on Blu-ray, while the two disc set's bonus features help you understand Gandhi, the man, as much as Gandhi the film.
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| Choosing an HDV Camera (Digital Video Editing, 12/12/2006 3:06pm) |
| The HDV (high definition video) format is certainly a new technology, only 3 years old and already in the second generation of cameras (the Sony HVR-V1U and HDR-FX7, and the JVC GY-HD100 come to mind), but it was widely adopted much faster than even the perennial mini-dv format, which is still actively used. As such, accessories, non-linear support and more came fairly quickly. But there are ... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Live from the Engadget CES Stage: 3D Systems CEO Avi Reichental (Engadget, 1/07/2014 11:30pm) |
| The company that helped invent rapid prototyping has been in the 3D printing game for nearly three decades. In recent years, 3D Systems has been making an aggressive play at the consumer market with products like the Cube, CubeX and Sense as one of [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Blockbuster and Samsung Sign Agreement to Deliver BLOCKBUSTER(R) OnDemand Services to Select Samsung HDTVs, Home Theater Systems and Blu-ray Players (HDTV Magazine, 7/14/2009 12:00pm) |
| Blockbuster and Samsung announced they are joining forces to enable consumers to access Blockbuster's vast and growing library of premium digital entertainment via select new Samsung HDTVs, home theater systems and Blu-ray players. The new services will be available in the fall of 2009 and are expected to provide millions of homes across America access to Blockbuster's digital library of movies. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Vizio HDTV Overview (- hditems.com, 3/09/2007 12:24am) |
| Vizio VX37 LCD Many are looking for the Vizio 37 HDTV (model VX37L) because one of the most promising companies to come out in recent years in the... ... (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) |
| In 10 years, the game will look very different (USATODAY.com via Yahoo! News, 1/30/2006 12:28pm) |
| Here's a Super Bowl prediction: Flat-panel LCD and plasma displays will have replaced picture-tube-based TVs as the dominant display in football lovers' homes by the time Super Bowl L comes around a decade from now. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Epson won't make a consumer 3D printer, but promises big, industrial ones within five years (Engadget, 1/09/2014 9:04pm) |
| Epson's presence at CES 2014 this year focused on its surprising push into wearables. But the company name remains almost a synonym for printers -- the two-dimensional ones at least. There are plenty that reckon the likes of Epson, HP .etc will [...] (Read Full Article) |
| How-To: Scale video for better HDTV viewing (Addict 3D, 2/15/2006 8:53am) |
| Today we'll show you how to make a DIY video scaler to get the most out of your HDTV. Videophiles have been using dedicated video scalers to improve the picture quality on high end displays for years. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Live 8 concerts will be online, on TV, and on radio (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, 6/27/2005 7:17pm) |
| (KRT) - We've sure come a long way from Live Aid, the last super concert for a cause that musician/activist Bob Geldof and friends staged 20 years ago in London and Philadelphia - events viewed by an estimated 1 billion people that raised $100 million for African famine relief. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | High-Def Digest's Holiday Gift Guide 2012: The Essential Holiday Blu-rays (High-Def Digest, 11/16/2012 9:35pm) |
| Just like so many years before, David Krauss is dreaming of a Blu Christmas. Here are your newest Blu-ray options for the season! Although retail stores have been shamelessly hawking Christmas items [...] (Read Full Article) |
| TALKBACK (Kansas City (Kansas City Star, 5/01/2005 7:23am) |
| And? I have been a Theater League subscriber for eight years. According to Mark Edelman, president of Theater League, the performing arts center will provide a first-class venue for the symphony, ballet and opera. I, too, strongly support this. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Google Chromecast Review: A Little Dongle With Big Potential (Gizmodo, 7/29/2013 6:49pm) |
| Over the past few years, manufacturers have been packing more and more features into their televisions—from 3D picture to web browsing—in an industry-wide arms race to differentiate. It [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Solving puzzle of HD and TV (The Washington Times, 12/05/2006 5:53am) |
| What's the difference between a 27-inch television and a state-of-the-art 42-inch liquid-crystal display model? The past and the future. Within a couple of years, all television programming in the United States will be high-definition and old sets will be just so many paperweights. ... (Read Full Article) |
| For the Coolest Gizmos, Head East (BusinessWeek, 10/06/2005 9:11am) |
| From a bunny-shaped, voice-activated remote control to eco-phones, Japan's CEATEC showed the quirky and hip coming to you soon ... (Read Full Article) |
| Study: Blu-ray Dominates HD DVD in Japan (allthingsHiDef, 1/23/2008 3:36am) |
| While U.S. consumer electronics retailers remain on the fence about whether to declare a winner in the format war, Japanese consumers appear to have voted Blu-ray champion, according to a new report. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Two Movie Formats, Heading for a High-Def Collision (Washington Post, 5/28/2006 6:18am) |
| Eight years after the first HDTVs brought sitcoms and sports events into a clearer focus in our living rooms, there's still no simple, widely available equivalent of the high-def experience for a purchased or rented movie. And this is for lack of trying. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Computers: HDTV among the most confusing home electronics (Winston-Salem Journal, 9/03/2005 4:50am) |
| Over the years, I've been an early reviewer of new technology but rarely an early adopter. Eventually, a new technology becomes good enough to make the leap into our personal lives. High Definition TV is getting there - it reached our house recently. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Venture Capital: Firm redefines image of flat screen (7/15/2005) (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 7/15/2005 8:24am) |
| In the next four years, sales of flat panel televisions are expected to more than triple. GalleryPlayer Chief Executive Craig Husa wants to capitalize on that growth, supplying those new TVs with a revolving catalog of digital artwork. ... (Read Full Article) |
| I, Robot on Blu-ray Disc (Big Picture Big Sound, 3/13/2008 3:59pm) |
| The fast-paced, Sci-Fi action vehicle for Will Smith loosely based on the Isaac Asimov short stories makes its debut on high definition Blu-ray Disc in a reference quality release that home theater enthusiasts are bound to adore for years to come. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Half Of U.S. Households Expected To Own DVRs (TechWeb, 7/21/2005 10:23pm) |
| Nearly half of U.S. households are expected to own digital video recorders in five years, as cable and satellite companies heavily market the devices to consumers. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Cuban Predicts High-Def Net 'Survivor' (Broadcasting and Cable, 3/23/2006 3:45pm) |
| HDnet founder and Internet billionaire Mark Cuban predicts that within five years every household will have a high-definition set, but that not every network will be able to make the switch. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Planes, Trains and Automobiles Blu-ray Review (Big Picture Big Sound, 11/07/2012 8:58pm) |
| If you're going to release the same Blu-ray two years in a row, here's a good idea: Have a point. It makes it so much more interesting for the [...] (Read Full Article) |
| HDTV sales are up 118-percent (News 14 Carolina, 12/30/2005 9:09pm) |
| (FAYETTEVILLE) -- If you've been considering buying a high definition television, you're not alone. Almost all the televisions that are sold at Circuit City are high definition, a big change from just two years ago when only half were HDTV. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Who Framed Roger Rabbit? Blu-ray Review (Big Picture Big Sound, 4/09/2013 5:25pm) |
| P-p-please! After 25 years and breaking the mold, our furry cartoon friend deserves a slightly better [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Japan tops HDTV viewership (HDTV News Blog, 11/20/2007 5:03pm) |
| According to research firm, SNL Kagan, the number of HTDT viewers globally has continued to increase, with more affordable HDTVs coming onto the market. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Debut of versatile Blu-ray DVD deck (International Herald Tribune, 9/21/2006 2:47pm) |
| Panasonic will sell the first Blu-ray DVD player-recorder in Japan in November, months after Toshiba released a comparable product in the feud for the next standard of DVDs. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Fujitsu FMV home theater PCs to include Blu-ray (TG Daily, 4/11/2006 6:59pm) |
| Fujitsu will be the first manufacturer, it appears, to integrate Blu-ray Disc recorders and players into its PCs, but the real story here is the PCs that are receiving them. These are top-of-the-line media center PCs, that would perhaps have already been extremely successful in the Japanese market as long as two years ago, had Blu-ray recorders been available sooner. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Xbox 360 life span may exceed five years, says Microsoft (News Blog, 11/07/2007 6:05pm) |
| Microsoft Corp. this week said that it sees potential for the Xbox 360 video game console to exceed a typical five-year hardware lifespan. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Please, Nintendo, Make A 3DS That Looks Like This (Kotaku, 7/31/2013 3:00am) |
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Nintendo's made some killer hardware over the years, but my favourite of the lot is probably the Game Boy Micro they (Read Full Article) |
| HDTV Sales in the U.S. to Grow 71% by 2009 (Youngstown Daily Business Journal, 11/02/2005 5:18pm) |
| Nov 2, 2005 11:58 a.m. DALLAS -- Television manufacturers will see a surge in cumulative HDTV sales over the next few years, boosting the overall market value to $65 billion by 2009, according to a new study from Parks Associates. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony joins DVD war (News 24 South Africa, 12/08/2006 3:23pm) |
| Sony has rolled out its new high definition DVD recorder in Japan as it struggles to restore its tarnished reputation. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | PS3 key leak is setback for console's security (AfterDawn, 10/24/2012 5:21pm) |
PS3 security suffers another setback.
Over the past few years, there has been several breaches of the PS3's security, which is geared toward controlling what can be run on the device. A few days ago, it suffered another big setback when a [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Viewers buy in to television 'revolution' (The Observer, 2/19/2006 12:47am) |
| High street shoppers are scrambling for television sets that will allow them to watch pictures in 'high definition' - billed as the biggest TV revolution since the switch from black and white to colour 40 years ago. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Avatar 3D Blu-ray Finally Becomes Available to the General Public (About.com, 8/14/2012 11:40am) |
|
Finally! After two years of being available only to consumers purchasing select Panasonic 3D TVs and Blu-ray Disc [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Half of U.S. households expected to own DVRs (EE Times, 7/22/2005 7:21pm) |
| Nearly half of U.S. households are expected to own digital video recorders in five years, as cable and satellite companies heavily market the devices to consumers, a research firm said Thursday. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Smarter, cheaper technology predicted for 2006 (San Diego Daily Transcript via Yahoo! News, 12/19/2005 7:53pm) |
| Phil Baker says 2006 should be an exciting year in technology with new services and hardware coming in the hot areas of computing, entertainment and communications. We'll be able to buy technology with amazing functionality at prices unimaginably low a few years ago. ... (Read Full Article) |
| World Cup boost for new high-tech TV uptake (The Star Online, 9/19/2005 12:31am) |
| HIGH-DEFINITION television (HDTV), which offers five times better picture resolution than standard definition and arguably the most important development in TV technology in years, took the spotlight at the 2005 Internationale Funkausstellung (IFA) in Berlin, Germany. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Hardware Review: OPPO BDP-83 Blu-ray Player (High-Def Digest, 8/07/2009 9:55pm) |
| Despite arriving three years into the format's existence, the OPPO BDP-83 may just be the most anticipated Blu-ray player yet. Does the machine live up to its hype? High-Def Digest reviewer Joshua Zyber... (Read Full Article) |
| HDTV Sales in the U.S. to Grow 71% by 2009 (Market Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 10/27/2005 3:05pm) |
| Television manufacturers will see a surge in cumulative HDTV sales over the next few years, which will boost the overall market value to $65 billion by 2009, according to "Adoption of High-Definition TVs and Services," a new study from Parks Associates. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Premiere sees 500,000 HDTV subscribers by 2008 (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News, 8/31/2005 2:40pm) |
| BERLIN, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Germany's only pay-TV broadcaster, Premiere , is launching three digital high definition television (HDTV) channels in November and aims to win 500,000 subscribers for the new service in three years. ... (Read Full Article) |
| HDTV standards fragmentation raises cost concerns (telecomasia.net, 6/15/2005 4:14pm) |
| Growing demand for high definition TV (HDTV) is being tipped as a key new bandwidth driver for satellite operators in the next few years, but concerns remain over the fragmented HD standards landscape. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Nintendo Japan announces white 32GB Wii U, Wiimote quick charger and special Luigi edition 3DS XL (Engadget, 5/30/2013 4:50am) |
| (Read Full Article) |
| Winegard Company, Holder Of 60 Patents Over The Years, Awaits Issuance Of Another US Patent For its Best Selling (PR Web, 3/07/2005 5:31pm) |
| The United States Patent Office has approved the Applied Technology for this outdoor High-Band VHF/UHF Digital/Analog/HDTV antenna system and issued a notice of allowance. [PRWEB Mar 7, 2005] (Read Full Article) |
| Sony PS3 to lead Video Game Console Market in 2011 (I4U, 3/01/2008 6:00pm) |
| Research company iSuppli says that 2008 will be a turning year for the Sony PS3 and I cannot agree more. All is set for a major sales success for the latest Playstation.
iSuppli also forecasts that the Sony PS3 will still need another 3 years to beat ... ... (Read Full Article) |
| HDTV Hype Creating Fuzzy Picture (, 2/07/2006 8:00pm) |
| By May Wong Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. -- The term "high-definition" was almost a curse five years ago, when politicians, broadcasters and TV makers were reluctant to hoist massive changes upon the nation's television landscape.
(Read Full Article) |
| Dan Ramer on Boycott (HDBlog.net, 3/07/2006 1:06pm) |
| Dan Ramer has an interesting take on the call for a boycott on AACS enabled HD formats. That is, HD DVD and BD (Blu-ray Disc).
You know that I’ve been writing about such issues as abandoning early adopters and fair use rights for years. I’ve encouraged you to write letters to [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| Telecom Industry Survey Finds Telcos Will Compete Credibly in Video Within Three Years (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 6/27/2005 5:00am) |
| Eighty-three percent of SUPERCOMM 2005 attendees polled in a Tellabs®/Telephony survey believe that telecommunications service providers will emerge as competitors to cable companies in video services. ... (Read Full Article) |
| The Future of the Net (Slashdot, 7/28/2005 8:01pm) |
| Fuzzball963 writes "Kevin Kelly has an interesting article over at Wired on the development and future of the web. In it, he argues that in ten years the desktop OS will become obsolete in favor of a Web based one, and that content on the web will be automatically customized according to the device being used to access it (PDA, smartphone,etc)." From the article: "Today the nascent Machine rout ... (Read Full Article) |
| Two years of battle between HD DVD and Blu-ray: a retrospective (Engadget, 2/20/2008 4:48pm) |
| Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment
It's been a long, hard journey to get to this point, but at long last, the format war between HD DVD and Blu-ray is over. Sure, we've got a somewhat clearer view of how things will pan out going forward, but we figured it prudent to take a step back and really scope out how we got to this point. If you're interested in taking a walk through the past two yea ... (Read Full Article) |
| Xbox 360 failure rates worse than most consumer electronics (Ars Technica, 2/15/2008 1:06am) |
| A new report by warranty-sellers SquareTrade puts the defect rate of the Xbox 360 at 16.4 percent. That's a bit above average for consumer electronics after three or four years (the 360 has been out a little more than two), but much higher than the Nintendo Wii or Sony PlayStation 3. Read More... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Entrisphere Scores $75M Round (Light (Light Reading, 5/09/2005 1:27pm) |
| In the race to drive profitable carrier services down last-mile access networks, Entrisphere Inc. has just topped off its tank with a whopping $75 million Series C financing round, its third in five years (see Entrisphere Closes $75M Round). ... (Read Full Article) |
| Microsoft Continues to Pimp HD DVD Player [Hd Dvd] (Kotaku, 2/20/2008 9:00am) |
| So, HD DVD is dead. But, Microsoft is having a hard time moving on, it seems. Soon after the Toshiba announcement, Xbox Japan said the death of HD DVD is something it "will examine from now." By... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Cooperative reality: Hands-on with Box! Open Me for PS Vita (Joystiq, 9/24/2012 9:00pm) |
Augmented reality games are nothing new. Over the past several years, we've seen them pop up on virtually every platform, from the Xbox and PS3 to Vita and 3DS to mobile phones. Box! Open Me for the PlayStation Vita is a little different, [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | David Attenborough's Galapagos 3D begins airing New Year's Day in the UK on Sky 3D (Engadget, 11/23/2012 11:13am) |
| The long nights, relentless Christmas adverts and brisk chill in the air are all signs the [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Sony won't abandon PS3 after PS4 launch, execs say (AfterDawn, 6/28/2013 10:18am) |
| With the launch of the PlayStation 4 console set for the holiday season, Sony is reassuring PS3 owners of potential buyers that the console has years left.In an interview with Japanese Weekly [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Renegade Kid's lost Crash Bandicoot DS prototype revealed (Joystiq, 1/11/2013 9:15pm) |
Prolific DS/3DS developer Renegade Kid made a demo for a Crash Bandicoot DS game years ago. The test for Crash Landed was done in 2008 or 2009 for publisher Activision, according to (Read Full Article) |
| Sony PS3 is the Reason to buy 1080p HDTVs (I4U, 5/19/2005 10:21am) |
| At this years CES 2005 several TV vendors announced 1080p HDTVs and it was not quite clear why consumers should be looking forward to them. 1080p (progressive scanning) compared to the currently common 1080i (interlaced scanning) provides a sharper ... ... (Read Full Article) |
| HDTV on WAVY-TV (WAVY 10, 2/02/2006 3:29pm) |
| The arrival of digital television has been the most significant advancement in television technology since the medium was created more than 50 years ago. On March 22, 2001, WAVY-TV became the first commercial station in Hampton Roads to broadcast digital television. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | In New York, 3D printing finally gets its day in the sun (CNET Blogs, 4/23/2013 1:57am) |
| After years of being lumped in with other maker-oriented technologies, 3D printing finally has its own professional conference, the Inside 3D Printing event in New York. (Read Full Article) |
| First HD DVD Player Goes on Sale (BetaNews, 3/31/2006 4:28pm) |
| Toshiba kicked off the next-generation of DVD technology on Friday with the launch of its first HD DVD player in Japan. The HD-XA1 is priced at 110,000 yen, or $940 USD -- slightly higher than it will cost in the United States. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Tempe TVs to Debut in Japan (KTAR 92.3 Phoenix, 3/12/2007 3:40pm) |
| A local maker of high-definition televisions is expanding in the Far East. Syntax-Brillian is the name of the Tempe company…which manufactures Olevia LCD TVs. ... (Read Full Article) |
| 3-D HDTV,Other Tech Demos Mark CEATEC 2009 (TWICE, 10/08/2009 1:00pm) |
| Chiba City, Japan - Sharp, Sony, Toshiba and Mitsubishi all showed versions of 3-D HDTV at the... (Read Full Article) |
| Studios assign movies to Blu-ray DVD format (Tulsa World, 8/30/2006 11:56am) |
| TOKYO -- Some 75 movie titles, including "The Da Vinci Code" and "Chicken Little," will go on sale in Japan later this year using the next-generation Blu-ray DVD format. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Gun Smuggler Uses Xbox 360s To Hide Illegal Weapons (Kotaku, 3/07/2014 1:00am) |
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Joseph Bunger, 34, faces up to 25 years in prison after pleading guilty to smuggling firearms internationally, with the parts hidden inside Xbox 360 consoles. (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Eco-friendly 3D printer churns out buildings made of sand (DVICE, 8/03/2012 2:23pm) |
| In recent years Bruce Sterling, one of the fathers of cyberpunk, has shifted his interests toward imagined cities in which the buildings have walls made out of greenery and [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Big screens, small budgets (The Charlotte Observer, 3/07/2005 12:41pm) |
| The private screening room, once reserved for movie moguls and millionaires, is coming to more homes thanks to the emergence of low-cost projectors. Two years ago, projectors optimized for home theater could easily cost $10,000, but office projectors had begun to fall sharply in price. (Read Full Article) |
| Americans and Their Dogs (PR Web via Yahoo! News, 4/14/2005 12:00pm) |
| (PRWEB) April 14, 2005 -- Americans have always loved their dogs, nothing new about that. But in recent years the attachment between Americans and their dogs seems to have reached even an even stronger level. But why? Some think it may be because we have become more insulated, perhaps tied closer to our homes than ever before. We have home theatres, computers, huge screen HDTV, etc. We shop from (Read Full Article) |
| HDTV service in 10m homes worldwide (Digital Media Europe, 3/29/2005 11:03am) |
| HDTV services are currently widely available in only five countries: Australia, Canada, Japan, the United States, and South Korea, but rarely available in Europe. (Read Full Article) |
| Buffalo Announces USB 3.0 12x Blu-ray Burner (High-Def Digest, 12/02/2009 10:00pm) |
| Buffalo’s new Blu-ray burner – hitting Japan this month, with international releases later – boasts impressive transfer speeds. The downside? You can’t really use it yet. Blu-ray burners seem [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Sony takes high road (Guardian (Guardian Weekly, 5/04/2005 11:37pm) |
| Hammered by Apple in the personal audio market, losing ground to Samsung in large flat screen TVs and struggling to persuade consumers to invest in its new digital recorders, Sony did something at a press conference in Bordeaux, France two weeks ago, that would have been considered inconceivable a few years back. ... (Read Full Article) |
| CBS News says Dan Rather leaving (USA Today, 6/20/2006 2:30pm) |
| CBS News said Tuesday it had reached an agreement with Dan Rather for the former anchorman to leave the network after 44 years. The 74-year-old Rather, who has complained of being virtually forgotten at CBS since his exit as anchor six months after a discredited story on President Bush's military service, is considering an offer to do a weekly show at the HDNet high-definition network. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Ultimaker debuts its latest 3D printer ahead of World Maker Faire (Engadget, 9/20/2013 5:39pm) |
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Over the past few years, (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | The 5 Best Home Theater Projectors (eCoustics, 11/29/2012 8:00am) |
| You needn’t be rich as a movie mogul to afford a home theater projector anymore. In the past couple of years, these projectors—destined for a family theater room—have plummeted in price while adding goodies like 3D [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | ”Smart TV” Gaining Traction: More than Half of Sets Sold Will Connect to the Internet Within Two Years (Broadcast Engineering, 2/27/2013 3:36pm) |
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The next big thing in television set technology is not 3D or Ultra HDTV. It is “smart TV†sets that connect to the Internet.
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| (Unranked) | Most homes now have HD sets, but only 53 percent of TV stations can accept HD spots (Broadcast Engineering, 8/15/2012 12:56pm) |
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Two years ago, HD ads made up about 10 percent of all TV ads distributed by advertisers. Today, that number has grown 150 percent.
Only 53 percent of local stations can accept and air HD ads, much lower than [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Pioneer's KURO Plasma HDTV Prototypes - Black is Back and Thin is In! (Big Picture Big Sound, 1/09/2008 1:19am) |
| At CES in Las Vegas this year, Pioneer showed off some impressive new plasma flat panel HDTV prototypes that are sure to keep their competition on their toes for the next few years. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Digital Projection Announces Two New 3D Video Projectors (About.com, 2/15/2013 3:00pm) |
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Digital Projection International (DPI), known for its high-end consumer and commercial video projectors, has been doing 3D for some years, and continues to add to its ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony launches sales of Blu-ray DVD recorder in Japan (Sharewatch, 12/08/2006 11:54am) |
| The new high definition machines went on sale here in time for the crucial year-end holiday shopping season with a price tag of about 300,000 yen for the 500 gigabyte hard disk drive version. ... (Read Full Article) |
| PS3 Countdown: Sony Exec on Those Pesky Blue Laser Diodes (High-Def Digest, 11/09/2006 4:02pm) |
| With just over over a week to go before the Blu-ray enabled PlayStation 3 finally hits stores in the U.S. and Japan, the VP in charge of the game console is talking about the rocky road to launch, and... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Go High-Definition, But Do Your Research First (The Ledger, 11/19/2006 11:13am) |
| Santa and his elves arrived early at our house this month, in the form of a delivery truck. After two painstaking years filled with research and remarkable self-control, my wife and I finally pulled the trigger on a magnificent high-definition plasma television and all of the accoutrements. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Fontana II: Dale Earnhardt Jr race report (Motorsport.com, 9/05/2005 3:55pm) |
| Kyle Busch became the youngest driver ever to win a NASCAR Nextel Cup race, taking the victory in Sunday night's Sony HDTV 500 at California Speedway at the age of 20 years, four months and two days (besting the previous youngest winner by only four days). ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Unboxing the Nvidia Shield (eCoustics, 7/31/2013 3:43pm) |
| Nvidia has a new handheld game system, which started shipping today. It’s Android-based. It’s Tegra 4-equipped. It’s the beefiest handheld I’ve seen in years and it could be more powerful than the Nintendo 3DS and Sony [...] (Read Full Article) |
| 3D HDTV without glasses? Hitachi has a prototype display for that. (Home Theater, 10/18/2009 1:22pm) |
| If we’re going to have to put up with 3D being the next big thing in HDTVs, the least we can hope for is that we’re not stuck wearing those plastic glasses on our sofas for the next 50 years. While that’s exactly what Panasonic and other 3D proponents are pushing with their new sets [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Yesterday"s Technology Provides a Clear Solution to a Modern Problem (PR Web via Yahoo! News, 7/03/2005 12:00pm) |
| St. Louis, MO (PRWEB) July 3, 2005 -- Just a few short years ago, you would have been hard-pressed to find a rooftop television antenna on an afternoon drive through Middle America. But with the growing popularity of high-definition television (HDTV), antennas are making a comeback in homes across the country. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Cowboy Bebop on the PS2 is a Bad 3D Brawler, But a Decent Episode (Kotaku, 3/25/2014 11:50am) |
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Over the past few weeks I have looked at both the series
and (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Live from the Engadget CES Stage: an interview with Sculpteo's Clément Moreau (Engadget, 1/11/2013 9:30pm) |
| For a few years now, Sculpteo has taken a different approach to goal of mainstreaming 3D printing. While the [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Breaking News: Barbara Bel Geddes dead at 82 (TV Squad, 8/10/2005 8:52pm) |
| Filed under: Talent She played Miss Ellie on Dallas for many years. When she had a heart attack and was replaced by Donna Reed for several episodes, fans were up in arms. She died of lung cancer on Monday. Bob Thomas has a great (naturally) obituary of her at the link below. Read Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments Ads by ... (Read Full Article) |
| Delta Plunges on Bankruptcy Concerns, Boosting `Short Sellers' (Bloomberg.com, 8/19/2005 11:47am) |
| Aug. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Delta Airlines Inc. shares plunged this week to their lowest in at least 43 years, spurring gains for ``short sellers'' who bet surging fuel costs will push the No. 3 U.S. airline into bankruptcy. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Week recap: PS3 outsells, Xbox 360 falls, Wii $99 (Punch Jump, 11/18/2007 4:42pm) |
| Sales for Sony Corp.’s Playstation 3 outsold Nintendo Co.’s Wii in the latest Japan retail tally. The PS3 ranked No. 3 in overall hardware sales for the period. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | This one-of-a-kind 3DS has your name on it, proves you're a Pokemon Master (Engadget, 3/24/2014 3:20am) |
| You wanted to be the very best? (Like no-one ever was?) Here's the proof that you made it. Japan's annual Pokemon tournament kicked off this week, with the grand prize (aside from proving that it was worth all those hours of walking around in [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Group Claims US Inflating Broadband Growth Figures (TechNewsWorld.com, 8/01/2005 9:27pm) |
| According to TeleTruth, the connections being cited by the FCC are not true high-speed connections. Thirteen years ago, according to TeleTruth, headed by activist Bruce Kushnick, broadband was defined as 45 mps in both directions. But today, the FCC is defining broadband as 200K in one direction. ... (Read Full Article) |
| WiFi Shifts Into a Faster Gear (Washington Post, 1/13/2006 4:46pm) |
| The alphabet soup of wireless networking -- a dish that most users learned to digest only in the past couple of years -- is getting a few new letters. This latest addition to the recipe promises faster data transfers over wider areas for your home computers, but it comes with a catch: It's based on a standard that, technically speaking, doesn't exist yet. ... (Read Full Article) |
| TV Broadcasters Set Digital Deadline (NewsFactor via Yahoo! News, 7/13/2005 5:26pm) |
| Local TV broadcasters are prepared to make the switch to digital and bring an end to analog programming within four years, pushing back a prior deadline for the conversion. The timetable could change, though, as there are issues yet to be ironed out to make the transition easier for all parties. ... (Read Full Article) |
| U.S. dominates pay-HDTV market, SNL Kagan says (Broadcast Engineering and Digital Television, 11/14/2007 7:46am) |
| When free HDTV programming is included, Japan has the largest HDTV base with 9.2 million households, says a new report from the research organization. ... (Read Full Article) |
| European cable industry fortunes turning around - research (Digital Media Europe, 7/05/2005 11:01am) |
| In key European markets (UK and Germany), cable's share of the television market has shrunk in recent years, but new technology has come together with re-invigorated balance sheets to generate a positive outlook for the European cable industry. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Mitsubishi Latest Blu-Ray Records HD Content on DVD [Blu-Ray] (Gizmodo, 3/18/2008 9:49am) |
| The lastest Mitsubishi Blu-ray recorders released in Japan are the first to offer recording of high definition video in plain DVD discs using the AVC codec, good for saving HD TV episodes, and your... ... (Read Full Article) |
| INTERVIEW: Arianespace Expects Asian Launches To Pickup (Dow Jones via Yahoo! Asia News, 6/20/2005 8:05am) |
| SINGAPORE (Dow Jones)--Arianespace (ARS.YY) expects to launch three satellites in Asia this year and four next year, marking a pick up after a slump that has lasted several years, a senior official at the European satellite giant said in a recent interview. ... (Read Full Article) |
| TV makers now flat out chasing the big picture (Stuff, 9/14/2005 3:06am) |
| High-definition television is the next big thing, reports Mary Anne Gill from Berlin. Two years ago, when the world's largest consumer electronics fair was held in Berlin, high-definition flat TV screens hardly rated a mention. ... (Read Full Article) |
| 4.00pm Tuesday October 3, 2006 (The New Zealand Herald, 10/03/2006 3:07am) |
| CHIBA - Sony Corp. said today it will launch its Blu-ray high-definition optical disc recorder in Japan in December, with an expected price tag of around 300,000 yen ($3,900) for a model with a 500-gigabyte hard disk drive. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Display news: LCD prices to drop, new 3D tech from Toshiba (Ars Technica, 4/18/2005 5:01am) |
| I find it astounding that the Dell's 24-inch Ultrasharp LCD monitor can be had for a little over US$1,000, and that the 20.1-inch Ultrasharp comes in at around US$600. Of course, Dell was widely acknowledged to have dropped the price/performance bomb with the 20.1" model when it debuted, but LCDs in general have gotten much cheaper as the previous few years' investment in fabrication capacity has (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Hirai: Vita sales on 'low end' of expecations (Joystiq, 1/09/2013 3:00pm) |
| The last couple of years have been interesting for handheld game consoles. The 3DS debuted to lower than expected sales in 2011, only to see Nintendo (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Holy Hell, This Guy Re-Created All Of Baldur's Gate In 3D (Kotaku, 6/05/2013 7:00pm) |
| It took him seven years, but yesterday, game designer Drew Rechner finally released Baldur's Gate: Reloaded, a ridiculous mod that puts the entirety of BioWare's classic RPG—including the [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Sharp expands AQUOS HDTV line (CEA SmartBrief, 3/24/2009 5:00am) |
| Sharp Japan has three new Aquos HDTVs on tap that are all said to be energy-efficient while also featuring 1920x1080 resoluti -More- ]]> ... (Read Full Article) |
| BioShock PS3 Japanese Ad Slightly Frightens US [Clips] (Kotaku, 12/30/2008 2:00pm) |
| Yes, BioShock, been there done that — even on the PS3. But the game is just hitting Japan this month. Here is the game's official ad. Not sure if it's just me, but it is actually kinda freaky. ... ... (Read Full Article) |
| 4 firms file for BS digital HDTV licenses (Kyodo via Yahoo! Asia News, 9/14/2005 12:12pm) |
| _ Japan's communications ministry said Wednesday it has received applications from four companies for approval to launch digital high-definition television broadcasting services via satellite. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony joins DVD war as Blu-ray machine hits stores (Middle East Times, 12/08/2006 1:43pm) |
| TOKYO -- Less than a month after the troubled launch of its PlayStation 3, Sony rolled out its new high definition DVD recorder in Japan Friday as it struggles to restore its tarnished reputation. ... (Read Full Article) |
| News: HD-DVD player debuts for UK press (MacCentral Online, 4/12/2006 3:38pm) |
| Hot on the heels of its launch in Japan, Toshiba has given the U.K. press a look at the world’s first HD-DVD player, the HD-XA1. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Xbox 360 Ultimate Game Sale Day 2: Farming, fighting, F1-ing (Joystiq, 2/19/2014 12:00pm) |
| Eight more games are on sale for 24 hours in today's Xbox 360 Ultimate sale, including a few big names from a few years back. If you missed them back in the day, Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, Lost Planet 2, and Darksiders 2 are all on offer, as [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (No Title) (, 9/14/2007 12:42am) |
| Sony has increased its bet on Blu-ray Disc and plans to ditch DVD and use the high-definition video disc format in all future digital video recorders in Japan. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Epson Shows Off Large Projection TVs (Gizmodo via Yahoo! News, 11/30/2005 2:56pm) |
| Bucking the trend, Seiko Epson has decided to throw some cash into the TV arena, showing off 2 HDTV projection TVs in Japan. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | There's Another New Pokémon 3DS XL, You Know (Kotaku, 7/04/2013 11:00am) |
| Nintendo isn't releasing one new jumbo-sized Pokémon XY 3DS handhelds for Japan, but two new 3D XL units.
Previously, Kotaku (Read Full Article) |
| RCA Shows Off New TV's At HDTV Summit (DesignTechnica, 3/14/2005 3:50pm) |
| At this years HDTV Summit, RCA introduced seven new SDTV televisions and 23 new Scenium and HDTV televisions. (Read Full Article) |
| Bluetooth to get faster (Pioneer Press, 4/03/2006 11:56am) |
| The Bluetooth wireless standard used in cell phones and other small devices will take a leap in transmission speed, broadening its scope to enable high-definition video and files for digital music players like the iPod. The industry group behind Bluetooth said Tuesday it would boost transfer speeds in the next few years by incorporating a new radio technology, known as ultra-wideband, or UWB. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony adds China as a Blu-ray producer (CEA SmartBrief, 1/21/2009 6:00am) |
| Sony has started manufacturing its Blu-ray discs in China. After Japan, the U.S. -More- ]]> ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'The Jungle Book' and 'Sleeping Beauty' Diamond Edition Blu-rays Bound in 2014! (High-Def Digest, 8/02/2013 9:59pm) |
| Two more Disney classics will be getting the Diamond Edition treatment next year. Released from the Disney vault for the first time in almost seven years, 'The Jungle Book' swings onto Blu-ray [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Current DVDs will make transition to digital TV (Duluth News Tribune, 1/14/2006 9:15am) |
| Q: Over the years I have battled to keep my home movie collection in a format viewable with current technology. I've transferred them from 8 mm film to VHS videotape. Later I transferred the VHS videotape onto DVD discs, viewable on my home DVD player. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Week recap: PS3 80GB; Xbox 360 HD DVD; Wii Fit (Punch Jump, 4/13/2008 3:47pm) |
| Sales for Sony Corp.’s Playstation 3 were steady in the latest Japan retail charts. The PS3 ranked No. 4 in overall hardware sales for the week. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony TVs embrace internet (CIOL, 1/12/2007 1:18pm) |
| LAS VEGAS: Japan's Sony Corp. said on Sunday it would enable most of its new televisions, including high-definition flat screens, to play video from the Internet. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | NES Ghosts 'n Goblins on 3DS eShop next week (Joystiq, 10/18/2012 2:00am) |
| So, that's where it went! Almost two years after it (Read Full Article) |
| Samsung sued for defective Blu-ray players (Engadget, 2/09/2008 3:57pm) |
| Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment
We'll be straight with you -- we aren't surprised one iota by this one. For those keeping tabs, Samsung's slate of Blu-ray players have been plagued with issues essentially from day one, and while it has released a flurry of firmware updates over the years in an attempt to mend a variety of incompatibility issues, even its recent BD-UP5000 hybrid player is ... (Read Full Article) |
| HDTV: Clearing up the confusion: Glossary of HDTV terms (WNDU 16, 1/31/2006 8:00pm) |
| The FCC has put together a glossary of HDTV related terms. Visit www.dtv.gov for a complete list of terms. Analog TV Analog technology has been in use for the past 50 years to transmit conventional TV signals to consumers. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | What? (Kotaku, 9/02/2013 1:00pm) |
| What? Bravely Default is evolving! On December 5, Japan is getting an updated and expanded re-release of the interestingly-named 3DS JRPG, [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Hitachi earnings slide despite higher sales (EETimes, 2/03/2006 5:24pm) |
| Japan-based Hitachi recorded net income of 5.4 billion ™ ($47 million) on revenue of 2.2 trillion ™ ($19.1 billion) in its third fiscal quarter ended December. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Xbox 360 Getting Lots of Shelf Space [Only In Japan] (Kotaku, 12/29/2008 10:00am) |
| Before we start, things to keep in mind: This is at one store in Osaka's electronics district, Den-Den Town. At this same store, something like ten people showed up for the Xbox 360 launch.
Japanese... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Return to Forever Returns: Live at Montreux 2008 on Blu-ray Disc (Big Picture Big Sound, 5/06/2009 8:44am) |
| These giants of Jazz Fusion got together again for the first time in 25-years for a brilliant live performance captured during a stop on their 2008 tour at the Montreux Jazz festival and presented here in a solid 1080i transfer on Blu-ray Disc.
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| How-To: Scale video for better HDTV viewing (Digg.com, 2/14/2006 5:11pm) |
| Today we'll show you how to make a DIY video scaler to get the most out of your HDTV. Videophiles have been using dedicated video scalers to improve the picture quality on high end displays for years. We'll use free software and an inexpensive tuner card in our HTPC to scale and de-interlace regular television to look great on your HDTV ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Duke Nukem Creators Drop Lawsuit Over Unpaid Royalties (Kotaku, 9/13/2013 7:27pm) |
| 3D Realms, the studio that spent more than ten years working on Duke Nukem Forever, has dropped their lawsuit against Gearbox Software, the company that purchased the rights to the game and [...] (Read Full Article) |
| IFA 2005: A Display Of Exciting Innovations (Asia Pulse via Yahoo! Australia & NZ News, 9/01/2005 1:20am) |
| Come in and enjoy". Some 80 exhibitors from 19 countries are presenting numerous High Definition (HD) products on an area measuring more than 10,000 m(2). Visitors to the IFA first made the acquaintance of high definition television (HDTV) twenty years ago during the fair's Technical and Scientific Programme. HDTV, as the ultimate system of achieving technically improved pictures, is entering th ... (Read Full Article) |
| Week recap: PS3 Trojan; Xbox 360 Blu-ray; Wii Ware (Punch Jump, 2/24/2008 6:00pm) |
| Sales for Sony Corp.’s Playstation 3 fell for the third consecutive week in the latest Japan retail data. The PS3 ranked No. 4 in overall hardware sales. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Week recap: PS3 Blu-ray; Xbox 360 sales; Wii outsold (Punch Jump, 3/23/2008 3:25pm) |
| Sales for Sony Corp.’s Playstation 3 fell after a one-week rebound in the latest Japan retail data. The PS3 ranked as the No. 4 in overall hardware charts. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Oh Wow, Amazon Really Hates Nintendo Consoles (Kotaku, 4/02/2013 2:48pm) |
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The conflict between Nintendo and Amazon just keeps getting stranger.
For almost two years now, Amazon has not been selling Nintendo's gaming hardware first hand. You can buy a 3DS or [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Japanese broadcaster unveils tomorrow's TVs (Computerworld Singapore, 5/30/2005 3:50am) |
| Japan's public broadcaster showed off some bleeding-edge display technologies on Thursday that could one day lead to flexible TVs that roll up and slip in the pocket, and to smaller high resolution plasma displays than are available today. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Nintendo unveils TV, Web features for DS (CNN.com, 2/16/2006 3:50pm) |
| TOKYO, Japan (Reuters) -- Japanese fans of Nintendo Co. Ltd.'s dual-screen DS portable game machine may soon be able to surf the Web and watch high-definition television programs on their devices in addition to playing games. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 3D Groups Merge (Home Media Magazine, 8/16/2012 11:03pm) |
| The 3D@Home Consortium and the International 3D Society have merged to form the largest 3D group in the world, with members in 20 countries and chapters in the United States, United Kingdom, Europe, Japan, China and South Korea.
The merger [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Canon Expands HD Line of ENG/EFP Lenses HD line of portable lenses expands to seven as HD ENG moves to center stage (Digital Video (Digital Video Editing, 5/16/2005 5:10pm) |
| High Definition program origination of sports, documentaries, special events, prime-time sitcoms, and dramas has been expanding for the past few years as the Digital Television transition continues to accelerate. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Image Entertainment drops HD DVD (AfterDawn, 3/07/2008 8:40pm) |
| Image Entertainment has announced that it has canceled its upcoming HD DVD releases and added that it was dropping HD DVD completely to focus on Blu-ray.
Image is one of the biggest suppliers of independent titles and had supported both HD formats. Over the past two years the company released a large variety of music, special interest and theatrical releases on both formats.
Of the more not ... (Read Full Article) |
| Commentary: What was new at FPD International 2005? (Digi Times, 11/08/2005 11:38am) |
| Although the numbers of visitors, participating companies and booths at the recently-finished FPD International 2005 in Yokohama, Japan, were at record highs, most participants indicated that there were barely any eye-catching products at the show. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Commentary: What was new at FPD International 2005? (Digi Times, 11/08/2005 9:22am) |
| Although the numbers of visitors, participating companies and booths at the recently-finished FPD International 2005 in Yokohama, Japan, were at record highs, most participants indicated that there were barely any eye-catching products at the show. ... (Read Full Article) |
| HD-Video Core Supported By Image Enhancement IPs Launched (Digital Broadcasting.com, 12/01/2005 12:49pm) |
| Tokyo, Japan - Imagination Technologies, a leader in system-on-chip intellectual property (SoC IP), announces the immediate availability of the PowerVR MSVDX HD-video core. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Studio executives talk up Blu-ray, future challenges (HDTV UK, 6/19/2008 7:31am) |
| Senior executives at a number of major film studios have been sharing their views on Blu-ray and the future of film distribution, at the recent Home Entertainment Summit. Presidents from Disney, Fox, Lionsgate, Paramount, Sony Universal, and Warner spoke about the increasing dominance of Blu-ray, and the challenges facing them in the years ahead... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Telco TV Poised for Robust Growth in Next Few Years Reports In-Stat (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 9/07/2005 12:01pm) |
| Telecommunications providers in many parts of the world are rolling out, or will soon roll out, TV services, reports In-Stat . At the end of 2004, there were 1.6 million telco TV subscribers, the high-tech market research firm said, and it forecasts that number to rise to 32 million by the end of 2009, with more than half of the total coming from Asia. ... (Read Full Article) |
| News Japan Porn Biz Backs Blu-ray Sony is offering technical support there. By Swanni (TVPredictions.com, 7/30/2007 3:51pm) |
| Washington, D.C. (July 30, 2007) -- The Japanese adult film industry is releasing a slew of new titles on Blu-ray High-Definition disc, a sharp contrast to what's happening in the United States. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Week recap: PS3 rebound; Xbox 360 Blu-ray; Wii sales (Punch Jump, 3/16/2008 3:56pm) |
| Sales for Sony Corp.’s Playstation 3 rebounded in Japan after a five-week fall. The PS3 ranked as the No. 4 best-selling hardware for the week. ... (Read Full Article) |
| The Coming Golden Age of Television (Blog Maverick, 11/19/2005 6:04pm) |
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Over the last 10 years, since the advent of digital cable and satellite, we have seen ratings for top TV shows
decline. Ratings for top 10 shows today, wouldnt have cracked the top 20 ratings back in the 1980s and early
1990s. Call it the longtail affect. More choices allow people to be more selective in their viewing, hence
lower ratings for the top shows.
The satel ... (Read Full Article) |
| In case you missed it: peace broke out in the format war, HD DVD is dead (Engadget, 2/19/2008 6:02pm) |
| Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment
Just in case you missed the big news earlier this morning, after more than two years on the market, HD DVD finally rolled over. Here's everything you need to know:
Official: HD DVD dead and buried, format war is over
Toshiba: "no plans" to adopt Blu-ray
HD DVD casualty report: over 1m players, recorders, and drives lost to the format war
Pa ... (Read Full Article) |
| Shooting the U.S. Open of Surfing Snapshot: Two shooters, two broadcast mediums, one event By John Virata (Digital Video Editing, 7/30/2005 4:49am) |
| Technology has changed the way surfing events are broadcast. The first big contest of the 1980s in Huntington Beach, California, The OP Pro, occurred in 1982. Australian Cheyne Horan won the event with a backside 360 degree maneuver on the wave. It wasn't broadcast on live TV. Fast forward 20+ years. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Xbox 360 Games Don't Sell In Japan [Dead Horse, Beaten] (Kotaku, 12/27/2007 6:40pm) |
| New numbers have come from Famitsu, who has broken down Japanese sales figures on the top 50 Xbox 360 games since launch. None of the results are good. While Blue Dragon, an RPG by famous Final... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | The 3DS So Rare Nintendo Only Made One Of Them (Kotaku, 3/24/2014 1:00am) |
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Every year, a Pokemon tournament is held in Japan to decide the nation's best schoolboy player. It's a competition worth entering, because the prize is one for the ages. (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Konami Offering Special PS3 For Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance (High-Def Digest, 12/04/2012 5:30pm) |
| The bundle is currently only for the Japan market. According to the post on Kotuku the PS3 contains "a download code for a customized PS3 wallpaper, a download code for a limited edition Cyborg Ninja [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Pioneer PDP-5070HD Review (I4U, 11/15/2006 4:00pm) |
| This review from our partners Digital Trends features the Pioneer PDP-5070HD 50 inch Plasma HDTV.
Quote from the review:
"Pioneer's 7th generation plasma, the PDP-5070HD makes strides over last years offering, the 5060HD with improved black ... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Nick Neg flashback: Why HDTV will never catch on (Engadget, 2/08/2008 9:46pm) |
| Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment
As a celebration of the magazine turning 15 years old this month, Fimoculous uncovered this little gem from back in Wired's heyday, the very first issue: "High-definition television is clearly irrelevant." That's Nicholas Negroponte, of OLPC fame, making some bold predictions from his inaugural column in the back page of Wired. Sure, his thoughts on user c ... (Read Full Article) |
| Week recap: PS3 MGS4; Xbox 360 HD DVD; Wii outsells (Punch Jump, 3/02/2008 5:02pm) |
| Sales for Sony Corp.’s Playstation 3 fell for the fourth consecutive week in Japan. The PS3 ranked No. 4 in overall hardware sales for the week. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Week recap: PS3 outsold; Xbox 360 No. 4; Wii Fit (Punch Jump, 4/20/2008 4:41pm) |
| Sales for Sony Corp.’s Playstation 3 fell below 9,000 units in the latest Japan sales figures. The PS3 ranked No. 4 in overall hardware sales for the week. ... (Read Full Article) |
| PS3 beats out Xbox 360 in US January sales, says NPD (AfterDawn, 2/15/2008 7:48pm) |
| According to the NPD Group, year-over-years sales for the US videogame market fell 6 percent to $1.18 billion USD for January 2008.
Software sales for the month increased 11 percent however, to $610.6 million USD, but NPD's Anita Frazier attributed that increase mainly to higher prices, such as the expensive "Guitar Hero" and "Rock Band" bundles that both sold very well.
Hardware sales ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Sharp's New 32" UHD Monitor is a Touchscreen (High-Def Digest, 7/03/2013 8:30pm) |
| The IGZO LCD designed for pen input and multi-touch. Yesterday, Sharp unveiled a new UHD display for sale in Japan. The Sharp PN-K322B is described as a "professional-use monitor" that combines a [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Yakuza 1 and 2 HD to paint the Wii U red in Japan (Joystiq, 5/20/2013 3:30pm) |
The first Yakuza entry for a non-Sony console is Yakuza 1 and 2 HD. Nintendo announced the Wii U port in last week's Nintendo Direct. Going by this vid, the gangster classics are compatible with off-TV play. The HD combo roughs up Wii U in [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | OPPO Unveils New Improved Universal Blu-ray Players: BDP-103 and BDP-105 (Big Picture Big Sound, 9/19/2012 6:44pm) |
| After basking in the glow of the BDP-93 and BDP-95 for a few years, OPPO is upgrading its product [...] (Read Full Article) |
| HD DVD hits Japan's stores (Daily Bulletin, 4/01/2006 8:08am) |
| TOKYO - Toshiba began selling the first players using the next-generation HD DVD video format Friday, beating the rival Blu-ray disc format to market in a high-stakes competition to deliver theater-quality movies to living rooms. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | The 404 1,106: Where the legend continues (podcast) (CNET Blogs, 8/09/2012 6:41pm) |
| We've heard stories about 3D printers being used for both good and evil, but we're not sure how to categorize a company in Japan offering pregnant women a 3D-printed model of their unborn fetuses. Gross. Other stories on today's podcast include a [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba launches world's first HD DVD player (Reuters via Yahoo! News, 3/31/2006 1:34pm) |
| Japanese electronics maker Toshiba Corp. on Friday started rolling out its high definition DVD players in Japan, becoming the first company to offer next-generation optical disc players worldwide. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Real Yakuza 3 Cafes in Tokyo For You To Drink At [Playstation 3] (Kotaku, 2/21/2008 12:00pm) |
| The Ryu Ga Gotoku KENZAN! publicity machine continues! The game, dubbed Yakuza 3 for the West, is a PLAYSTATION 3 exclusive and will be released in Japan in early March. How can SEGA get the Japanese... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | PS3 4.40 firmware goes live, improves system stability (Joystiq, 3/21/2013 12:00pm) |
A PS3 firmware update rolled out this morning, very much out of the blue. It's maybe not surprising, then, the update is apparently minor, at least based on PS Japan's synopsis.
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| HDTV 101: What you need to know (USA Today, 3/01/2007 10:22pm) |
| In the past few years, television has undergone a revolution. Thanks to HDTV (high-definition television), we can get unbelievably clear pictures. But choosing an HDTV set can be confusing. High-definition refers to the resolution of an image. There are a couple of HDTV resolutions: 1,920-by-1,080 pixels (1080i and 1080p) or 1,280-by-720 pixels (720p). ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Researchers Use 3D Printer to Craft ‘Invisibility Cloak’ (eCoustics, 5/09/2013 4:13am) |
| Researchers at Duke University say they’ve developed a way to use an off-the-shelf 3D printer to produce “invisibility cloaks” they first demonstrated seven years ago. The cloaking technology developed at Duke’s Pratt School [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Super Mario 3D World pounces on Wii U Dec. 2013 (Joystiq, 6/11/2013 3:10pm) |
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After years of seeing the New Super Mario Bros. series taking over consoles, Nintendo gamers are in for a treat this December: today's [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | PS3's Puppeteer takes the stage for a new trailer (Joystiq, 9/19/2012 11:30pm) |
We were briefly introduced to Japan Studio's PS3 platformer, Puppeteer, at Gamescom. Sony has released a longer trailer, introducing the storyline and the very, very puppety presentation. (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Report: Ace Attorney GBA trilogy awaits retrial on 3DS (Joystiq, 1/22/2014 10:00am) |
| The first three Ace Attorney games are reportedly coming to 3DS, with a court date in Japan set for April 17. According to Siliconera and Shinobi (via Gematsu), this week's issue of Famitsu says the Game Boy Advance trilogy - that's Phoenix Wright: [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Number of HDTV sets worldwide to reach 28.6m by end-2005 report (Digital Media Europe, 9/22/2005 2:03pm) |
| At the end of the year, the US will have 16.5m HDTV homes, giving it a 58 per cent global share, followed by Japan with a 27 per cent share. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Cool HD and Media Players (Washington Post, 3/22/2007 7:18pm) |
| TOKYO--It's been a year since the next-generation DVD battle kicked off with the launch in Japan of Toshiba's first HD DVD player. In the past 12 months we've seen players and recorders designed for each format go on sale, and customer reaction has made one thing clear: People aren't interested in... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Adult Filmmaker Digital Playground releases 100th Blu-ray Title (I4U, 3/24/2009 4:09pm) |
| Forgotten are the times when Joone the founder of Digital Playgrounds said at the AVN 2007 that he has to release his adult HD movies on HD DVD because Sony would not let him release adult movies on Blu-ray. Two years later Digital Playgrounds already is r... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Do You Feel Lucky, Punk? Complete Dirty Harry Blu-Ray Collection Arrives June 3 [Dirty Harry] (Gizmodo, 6/02/2008 12:00am) |
| Do you feel lucky, punk? Do ya? Does Blu-Ray have five years left before digital distribution knocks it out of commission, or just four? So I ask again: Do you feel lucky? Annnnd, scene. Anyway, all... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Pioneer developing one terabyte Blu-ray disc (HDTV UK, 1/10/2009 1:43pm) |
| When it comes to ridiculously large optical disc storage capacities, Pioneer is trying to win the prize by announcing that it's working on a one terabyte (1TB) Blu-ray disc, which could be available in the next couple of years. It has already perfected a 400GB disc, and a half-terabyte disc is also expected to be released commercially soon. Interestingly, the 400GB disc is already compatible with ... (Read Full Article) |
| Pioneer developing one terabyte Blu-ray disc (HDTV UK, 12/03/2008 2:12pm) |
| When it comes to ridiculously large optical disc storage capacities, Pioneer is trying to win the prize by announcing that it's working on a one terabyte (1TB) Blu-ray disc, which could be available in the next couple of years. It has already perfected a 400GB disc, and a half-terabyte disc is also expected to be released commercially soon. Interestingly, the 400GB disc is already compatible with ... (Read Full Article) |
| At CEATEC: Full shift to HDTV in evidence (EE Times, 10/04/2005 8:37pm) |
| TOKYO — The abundance of high-definition TVs at the CEATEC Japan show clearly indicate that the industry is serious about transitioning to high-definition digital TV broadcasting. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Fujitsu PC Enables HDTV Recording (DesignTechnica, 4/20/2005 8:00pm) |
| Fujitsu PC in Japan has developed a massive 32-inch LCD television that integrates a full personal computer capable of recording HDTV broadcasts. (Read Full Article) |
| Samsung introduces "Bordeaux" LCD TVs in Japan (KrunkerHD, 7/31/2007 6:30am) |
| [ LN40R81B_1] Akihabara News reported on three new LCD HDTV sets from Samsung over the weekend ... LN40R81B_2 samsung lcd Check it out Technorati Tags: Samsung, Bordeaux, LCD TV ... (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba launches world's first HD DVD player (Reuters, 3/31/2006 1:43pm) |
| TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese electronics maker Toshiba Corp. on Friday started rolling out its high definition DVD players in Japan, becoming the first company to offer next-generation optical disc players worldwide. ... (Read Full Article) |
| NEWS: PS3 sales catching up with Wii (Pocket-lint, 7/05/2008 2:00pm) |
| Sony console sailing off shelvesNintendo's Wii is still the top selling console in Japan, but the latest stats would suggest that it's losing its lead.
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Read PS3 sales catching up with Wii on Pocket-lint now]]> ... (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba Launches New HD DVR (DVD-Recordable, 11/02/2007 2:32pm) |
| In Japan, Toshiba have shipped a new digital video recorder (DVR) with HD DVD drive that integrates key new features that bring greater freedom of recording to the HD DVD, including recording of HD video to standard DVD discs. ... (Read Full Article) |
| JVC to slash prices on rear-projection HDTVs (The Japan Times, 8/06/2005 12:09am) |
| Victor Co. of Japan plans to cut prices for rear-projection, high-definition televisions with flat screens as large as 70 inches, a JVC spokesman said Friday. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba s HD-DVD delayed launch may trigger disk format wars next year (EARTHtimes.org, 9/05/2005 1:13pm) |
| Toshiba seeking to optimize may delay the US launch of its HD-DVD to next year, while possibly staying on course with its plans for its home market, Japan. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Bad news! (Kotaku, 5/10/2013 9:40am) |
| Bad news! If you were looking forward to the June release of Devil Survivor 2's 3DS port, which is known as Devil Survivor 2: Break Record, you going to wait until this fall in Japan. The game has been delayed, reports (Read Full Article) |
| Owens Corning National Sales Director, Rick Corry, New CEO at BuildLinks (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 10/19/2005 2:48pm) |
| BuildLinks, Inc., the leading web-based, collaborative, project management platform provider for residential builders, announced today that Rick Corry will take the helm as CEO. Corry brings a combination of building industry and technology experience, including more than 14 years with Owens Corning. ... (Read Full Article) |
| JupiterResearch Forecasts Digital Video Recorders Will be in Nearly Half of All U.S. Households Within Five Years (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 7/21/2005 12:59pm) |
| JupiterResearch, a division of Jupitermedia Corporation , today released its annual digital television forecast entitled, "U.S. DTV Forecast, 2005-2010," which presents JupiterResearch's latest projections of the growth of digital television, including HDTV, in U.S. households. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Does the World Need this 3DS Product? Probably Not. (Kotaku, 11/09/2012 10:00am) |
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Japan's (Read Full Article) |
| Aquos DX2 Blu-ray TVs Improve Image Quality, Record Times in Japan [] (Gizmodo, 8/07/2009 7:30am) |
| Sharp claims the new 7x mode in its 2nd-gen DX Series LCD TVs further extends built-in Blu-ray recording times, and that it has boosted the image quality for its 40-inch+ models.
The larger 40V-,... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony shows off new Blu-ray disc recorders (The Japan Times, 9/13/2007 11:57pm) |
| Sony Corp. has announced it will start selling four new Blu-ray disc recorders to augment its lineup of DVD players in Japan, stepping up the battle in next-generation video formats. Read more ... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba's results up, Sanyo's down (EETimes, 1/31/2006 7:52pm) |
| Japan’s Sanyo Electric Co. and Toshiba Corp. are going in different directions, based on their financial results. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Samsung Enters 2008 as HDTV Market Share Leader Two Years Running (Business Wire, 1/06/2008 10:00pm) |
| LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Samsung Electronics enters 2008 as the global and US market leader in HDTV. Moreover, strong sales across its HDTV line catapulted it to the number one position ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Christian-themed shooter Super Noah's Ark 3D returns to SNES (Joystiq, 1/13/2014 10:30pm) |
| Twenty years after it earned notoriety as the sole unlicensed game on the Super Nintendo (not to mention a Christian-themed, first-person shooter), Super Noah's Ark 3D has returned to the console.
For those unaware, Super Noah's Ark 3D isn't a [...] (Read Full Article) |
| NEWS: Delkin launches 200-year archival Blu-ray discs (Pocket-lint, 6/27/2008 11:06am) |
| How do they know?Delkin Devices is now shipping Archival Gold Blu-ray recordable media, the first archival BD-R disc guaranteed to preserve data safely for over 200 years.
Read Delkin launches 200-year archival Blu-ray discs on Pocket-lint]]> ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony Quietly Introduces PlayStation 3 Youtube Uploading [PS3] (Gizmodo, 5/16/2008 10:20pm) |
| Mainichi Issho, a Japan-only PlayStation Network game that's been out since 2006, has quietly brought a pretty killer function to the PlayStation 3. Players can now record gameplay and upload clips... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Web search: From lo-fi to high-def (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune, 7/26/2006 11:12pm) |
| DVDs are only nine years old, yet the home-entertainment industry recently introduced the next generation in the home-video format -- high-definition discs, which require a new player. If you want to catch up, here's a one-stop Web guide to major audio-video formats over the decades. (See the Web Search blog at www.startribune.com/websearch for even more.) VIDEO HIGH-DEF DISCS ... (Read Full Article) |
| Among HDTV Viewers, Daily Viewing of High-Definition Programming Increases 65% in Just Two Years (HDTV Magazine, 10/29/2009 5:38pm) |
| A new Knowledge Networks recontact study of persons ages 13 to 54, released as part of How People Use® HDTV 2009, shows that high-definition TV (HDTV) viewers are now 65% more likely to say they watch HD programming daily, compared to their [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Samsung LNT4065F 40" 1080p LCD HDTV (Technorati, 11/29/2007 6:05pm) |
| Lcd reviews Samsung LNT4065F 40" 1080p LCD HDTV [IMG ] Dollar for dollar, there is currently not one single better LCD on the HDTV market. In fact, I take that back, money aside, this is absolutely the best 40 inch LCD out there right now. Let me start of, by saying that I am a huge Sony TV fan. I have probably owned the latest and greatest from them for the past 10 years or so. I was in th ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Dammit, Mario, Can't You Let Luigi Have His Moment Of Glory? (Kotaku, 4/19/2013 4:30am) |
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Japan is getting a very pretty Luigi 3DS XL handheld later this year. It's got little green Luigis all over it, and a special logo for his 30th anniversary, riffing on the (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Persona Q, Pokemon Trozei 3DS XLs revealed for Japan (Joystiq, 3/16/2014 7:30pm) |
| It's kind of fun to anticipate special edition 3DS XL designs, except for when they don't end up reaching Western audiences. Two new XL handhelds were shown off this week, wearing the influences of the upcoming Pokemon Battle Trozei and Persona [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Cisco bringing TelePresence conferencing to homes (InfoWorld, 9/06/2007 2:57pm) |
| ( InfoWorld ) - Cisco Systems expects to take its TelePresence high-definition conferencing system from the boardroom to the living room within two or three years for about $1,000. The flagship TelePresence 3000 system  hit the market late last year for about $300,000. It uses three big-screen displays and a high-quality audio system to recreate the feeling of an in-person meeting among ... (Read Full Article) |
| Ricoh Device May Easefight Over DVD Formats (RedNova, 7/15/2006 12:12am) |
| By HIROKO TABUCHI Associated Press writer TOKYO -- Japan's Ricoh Co. said Thursday it will be ready to supply an optical component that reads both HD DVD and Blu-ray discs next year -- a move that could diffuse the battle between rivals Toshiba and Sony over next-generation DVD formats. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (No Title) (, 12/08/2006 8:32pm) |
| Japanese electronics giant Sony unveils the prototype model of the next generation DVD recorder with Blu-ray format, September 2006. Less than a month after the troubled launch of its PlayStation 3, Sony has rolled out its new high definition DVD recorder in Japan as it struggles to restore its tarnished reputation. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Samsung, LG unveil cool new LED-backlit HDTVs (Home Theater, 8/02/2009 7:16pm) |
| By now, we all know that LED-backlit LCDs are at least the short-term future for HDTVs, until (and if) OLED sets become commercially viable. Yes, they’re priced too high for most consumers, but so were LCDs with 120Hz refresh rates a couple of years ago. (You can now find 120Hz sets around the $1,000 price [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Forrester Research: The Five-Year Forecast For Consumer Technology Growth (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 9/10/2007 12:00pm) |
| CAMBRIDGE, Mass.----Devices that make up the digital home, such as digital video recorders, high-definition televisions , and home networks will be the consumer technologies that grow the fastest over the next five years, according to the 10th annual guide to consumers' technology adoption and attitudes by Forrester Research, Inc. . ... (Read Full Article) |
| ATI Releases Xilleon 260 (Addict 3D, 9/01/2006 11:13pm) |
| ATI has announced its new Xilleon 260 HDTV system-on-chip set top box solution. The new Xilleon 260 is designed for set top boxes and television sets with compatibility with every high definition and digital television standard around the world including Europe, Japan, Korea and North America. ... (Read Full Article) |
| AUO to display HDTV technologies and panels at FPD International (Digi Times, 10/14/2005 11:08am) |
| AU Optronics (AUO) announced its latest breakthrough technologies for LCD TV applications and will exhibit them at the FPD International 2005 (October 19-21) in Yokohama, Japan. Some of the technologies including those that help improve response time, color and motion picture quality. ... (Read Full Article) |
| JupiterResearch Forecasts HDTV Sales in the U.S. Will Grow Dramatically Over the Next Five Years, Constituting 70% of (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 10/06/2005 1:25pm) |
| JupiterResearch, a division of Jupitermedia Corporation , today announced the publication of its HDTV forecast for the U.S. entitled "U.S. HDTV Forecast 2005 to 2010: Managing Consumer Perceptions to Gain Market Share," which presents JupiterResearch's latest projections of the growth of HDTV and specific display technologies in the American market. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Badass Steel Metal Gear Solid 4 PS3 Is US Bound (!) [PS3] (Gizmodo, 4/10/2008 11:18pm) |
| Originally thought to be another one of those obscene Japan-only gamer perks, the limited edition Metal Gear Solid 4 gun-metal grey PS3 is going to be infiltrating the US after all. But it might... ... (Read Full Article) |
| White PS3 now approved for Stateside use (Engadget, 1/22/2008 11:12am) |
| Filed under: Gaming, HDTV
The FCC just approved the 40GB Ceramic White PS3 for US consumption. It's apparently the same model announced for Japan back in October. Perfect for the living room laboratory if ever released this side of the Pacific.[Via gi]
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| TV goes digital in 2009 (TV Squad, 2/06/2006 8:00am) |
| Filed under: Industry, HDTVThey've been kicking it around for years, but ... (Read Full Article) |
| Panasonic kicks off 50GB Blu-ray production (Engadget, 12/06/2005 9:10am) |
| Panasonic has announced they’ve begun “pilot production†of dual layer, 50GB Blu-ray discs out in their Torrance, California factory. This dual layer disc is apparently the first of many capacity enhancements that Blu-ray may see throughout the years by just slapping on more and more data layers; we know from a while back that Sony is working on octuple layer discs with a 200GB capacity . ... (Read Full Article) |
| Libraries' video offerings on the rise but little interest for Blu-ray (AfterDawn, 5/13/2008 3:15pm) |
| Over the past few years public libraries in the US have steadily increased the number of titles offered in that format. Some of the nation's larger libraries have in excess of ten thousand titles available. Also on the rise is the availability of downloadable titles, which comprise a much smaller, but growing area of interest among library patrons. Despite all this interest in digital video, it a ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Level-5 registers US trademark for 3DS game 'Yo-kai Watch' (Joystiq, 1/26/2014 8:30pm) |
| Youkai Watch, Level-5's tale of a magical watch that lets its user see spiritual beings, released in Japan last July for the 3DS. Localizing software isn't exactly free though, so we've resigned to just imagining what it's ... wait, Level-5 [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray Disc Association CES Press Event Rehashed (Format War Central, 1/14/2009 12:48pm) |
| Compared with last year, the Blu-ray Disc Association’s press event was pretty much a normal CES affair. Andy Parsons laid out Blu-ray’s 2008 performance, and talked about the format’s bright future.
One thing that was missing from this years event, was the complete lack of speakers from any of the Hollywood studios. Replacing the studio heads, 3 analysts sat on a mini panel discussi ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | There's a New Nintendo 3DS XL Color. This Is It. [Nintendo] (Kotaku, 9/25/2012 5:20am) |
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Japan is getting a [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Silver PS3 For US? SCEA Have "No Plans" [Playstation 3] (Kotaku, 2/06/2008 6:30am) |
| It's how it always goes down. Japan gets something nobody else gets - in this case a silver PS3 - everyone else wants to know when they get it. So they ask their local guys, and the local guys say... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Week recap: PS3 streak, Xbox 360 climb, Wii Black Friday (Punch Jump, 11/25/2007 5:51pm) |
| Sales for Sony Corp.’s Playstation 3 outsold Nintendo Co.’s Wii for a second straight week in Japan retail sales. The PS3 ranked No. 3 in overall hardware sales. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony’s 400-disc Blu-ray changer deemed worthy of your $1,900 - if you have 400 discs (CrunchGear, 9/02/2009 8:30pm) |
| The first reaction most have to these Sony megachangers hasn't changed over the years. Just insert the name of the appropriate physical media. But yes, some people do own that many discs and so these changers make sense for them. Plus, while digital downloads are great and the future of the average consumer, there are still some folk that demand the absolute best picture and sound which only Blu-ray can provide. Electronic house had a chance to sit down with the ES Blu-ray changer and sent it through the paces. (Read Full Article) |
| First High Definition Moon Map Released, Uranium Sites Located [Space] (Gizmodo, 4/13/2008 7:00pm) |
| Selene, Japan's lunar spacecraft and HD peeping Tom, keeps sending stunningly-detailed information from our crystal clear Moon to trashed Mother Earth. These first-ever high definition global... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | December launch for Toshiba's spec-free 3D TVs (HDTV UK, 10/04/2010 1:54pm) |
| Toshiba are hoping to leap-frog the TV manufacturing competition by becoming the first major company to mass-produce glasses-free 3D TVs. Revealed at this week's CEATEC show in Japan, the company have two different sets in the pipeline, one 12 inches... (Read Full Article) |
| FPD International highlights diversity in large-size TV panel segments (Digi Times, 10/19/2005 10:38am) |
| With display makers showing various large-size LCD TV panels at FPD International 2005 in Yokohama, Japan (October 19-21), it is clear that no unique size will become a standard for the over-40-inch segment. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Shin Megami Tensei 4 chooses 3DS this summer (Joystiq, 4/02/2013 8:05am) |
| Atlus' Megami Tensei meta-series (or MegaTen) will receive its first core entry in almost ten years with Shin Megami Tensei 4, an upcoming 3DS RPG slated [...] (Read Full Article) |
| 'Freedom: 4' Headed to HD DVD This February (High-Def Digest, 1/23/2008 7:00pm) |
| Bandai Visual has announced that it will bring the fourth installment in the anime series 'Freedom' to HD DVD this February. Originally presented as a six-part series in its native Japan, Bandai is following... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Japan's Female Mecha Pilot President Is Getting a New Game (Kotaku, 4/18/2013 12:00pm) |
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Guild 01 for the 3DS was released last year as an anthology of games by 4 notable game creators. One of those games in particular is getting its own spin-off.
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| Fans queue in cold for PS3 (The Herald, 11/11/2006 2:16am) |
| Sony's new PlayStation 3 console, the first to feature high definition Blu-Ray disc technology, was launched in Japan yesterday. Video game fans braved the cold to queue for the new console. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Yumi's Odd Odyssey journeys to 3DS eShop on March 20 (Joystiq, 3/11/2014 10:45pm) |
| Agatsuma Entertainment's sealife-themed puzzle-platformer Yumi's Odd Odyssey (yes, it's an apt title) is hitting the Nintendo 3DS eShop in North America next week, publisher Natsume announced.
Released in Japan last year (as Sayonara Umihara...
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| Samsung delays Blu-ray Disc player (Addict 3D, 4/04/2006 5:59am) |
| In breaking news out of Japan today (April 3, 2006), Samsung is rescheduling its initial U.S. Blu-Ray player launch from May 23 to June 25 in order to complete compatibility testing with several Blu-Ray test discs that will become available in late April from product manufacturers and content providers. ... (Read Full Article) |
| 'Afro Samurai' Headed to Blu-ray this August (High-Def Digest, 6/09/2008 4:00pm) |
| FUNimation has set a late-August Blu-ray debut for the first season of the animated series 'Afro Samurai.' Previously released on Blu-ray in Japan by Pony Canyon, FUNimation will give the Samuel L. Jackson-voiced... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Fantasy Zone next up in Sega's 3D Classics series for 3DS (Joystiq, 3/13/2014 7:00am) |
| The next Sega 3D Classic from port studio M2 is 3D Fantasy Zone: Opa-Opa Bros, due out in Japan on March 19. After beating the game, a new mode lets you play as the brother, Upa-Upa, and allows you to buy power-ups during the game.
[Image: [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Three more Level-5 collaborations coming to eShop (Joystiq, 4/17/2013 4:32pm) |
A second collection of Level-5 games (released in Japan as Guild02) is coming to 3DS eShop as separate downloads. Like the previous collection, each is a collaboration with a known game designer. (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Way of the Samurai 4 comes overseas to PS3 August 21 (Joystiq, 8/04/2012 5:00pm) |
| Way of the Samurai 4 will let you create a ronin and explore post-isolationist Japan starting August 21 in North America. The PSN-exclusive PS3 [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Sharp to roll out Aquos HD DVRs (Engadget, 9/29/2005 2:23pm) |
| If the missing piece of your HD setup is a good HD-capable DVR, it looks like Sharp’s got you covered. The company is rolling out four new Aquos HD DVRs, two of which, the DV-ARW15 and DV-ARW12, have dual HD tuners, which allow them to record two HD programs simultaneously. Two other models, the DV-AR12 and DV-AR11, have single tuners. These are Japan-only for now, but we can dream. [Via ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray discs sold hit 9 million milestone (AfterDawn, 3/27/2008 8:18pm) |
| Citing strong sales of 'No Country for Old Men,', the Blu-ray camp has now topped 9 million discs sold since its launch.
BD sales for the first 11 weeks of 2008 is about 3 million units, adding to the 6 million that the format had sold since its inception in Q2 2006. The sales are clearly stronger than past years and analysts predict 16 million sold total for 2008.
For the week ended March ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Disney Magical World 3DS XL coming to Walmart, Nintendo World Store (Joystiq, 3/31/2014 2:30pm) |
| If you like Disney but you prefer your 3DS systems big and less "peach-pink" - such a thing is possible - then you'll be pleased to hear the Disney Magical World 3DS XL that Japan got last year is also headed for North America. New promo [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Panasonic to launch a Freesat-enabled Blu-ray recorder in UK (HDTV UK, 2/26/2009 10:52am) |
| Things are seriously starting to ramp up in the UK and hopefully it won't be long before the sort of hardware available in Japan comes over here. Take Panasonic's announcement that it's to launch a Freesat+ PVR with built-in Blu-ray recorder. That's a pretty meaty piece of kit, ensuring that most of your home entertainment needs are met in just one box. According to various reports coming out ... (Read Full Article) |
| Panasonic to launch a Freesat-enabled Blu-ray recorder in UK (HDTV UK, 3/30/2009 12:02pm) |
| Things are seriously starting to ramp up in the UK and hopefully it won't be long before the sort of hardware available in Japan comes over here. Take Panasonic's announcement that it's to launch a Freesat+ PVR with built-in Blu-ray recorder. That's a pretty meaty piece of kit, ensuring that most of your home entertainment needs are met in just one box. According to various reports coming out ... (Read Full Article) |
| Panasonic Blu-ray/VHS player headed to America (AfterDawn, 3/14/2009 11:13pm) |
| After showing off the player in Japan last August and then again at the CES event this January, Panasonic's Blu-ray/VHS player, the first and probably only in the industry, is headed stateside in April, with a price tag of $399.95 USD.
The company is also launching two other BD-Live Blu-ray players the same day, each of which include Panasonic’s own Viera Cast technology which allows any Web-e ... (Read Full Article) |
| TGS: Microsoft's Tokyo Game Show Booth Round-Up (Gamasutra, 9/17/2005 5:53am) |
| This first in a series of live Gamasutra reports focusing on the major companies' exhibits at the Tokyo Game Show looks at Microsoft's presence at TGS, which is, unsurprisingly enough, wholly focused around the Xbox 360, due to launch in Japan in early December. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers conjures new screens (Joystiq, 3/30/2013 4:00am) |
| After more than 15 years, the North American localization of Shin Megami Tensei Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers is nearly here, albeit in 3DS remake [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Surprise! Japanese Get First Toshiba HD DVD Player (I4U, 3/31/2006 2:37pm) |
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The Toshiba HD-XA1 HD DVD player is in stores in Japan and it comes even with HD DVD movies.
Initial shipments of the Toshiba HD-AX1, until April 27, will bundle two complimentary HD DVD movie discs, "Resident Evil" and a Japanese film, &q... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Like High-Def? Here Comes the Next Level - New York Times (New York Times, 9/26/2005 5:06am) |
| Like High-Def? SAN DIEGO, Sept. 25 - Scientists and engineers in the United States and Japan plan to test the world's highest-resolution videoconferencing system on Monday evening over a 9,000-mile optical network linking the University of California, San Diego, with Keio University in Tokyo. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony Confirms PlayStation 3 Production Delays (E-Commerce Times, 9/06/2006 4:40pm) |
| Sony on Wednesday said the European launch of its next-generation PlayStation 3 video game console will be delayed until March 2007. The machine will go on sale in the U.S. and Japan in November as planned. A problem in mass producing a key component in the machine's Blu-ray disc player is causing the delay. ... (Read Full Article) |
| William Blair & Company Initiates Coverage of Dolby Laboratories, Inc. With Outperform Rating (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 3/29/2005 5:13pm) |
| William Blair & Company today announced that it initiated research coverage of Dolby Laboratories, Inc. , a leader in premier audio technology for more than 40 years, with an Outperform rating and company profile of Core Growth. (Read Full Article) |
| 'Freedom: 6' Comes to HD DVD This June (High-Def Digest, 3/19/2008 4:00pm) |
| Bandai Visual says it will bring the penultimate installment in the popular 'Freedom' series to HD DVD this June. Originally presented as a seven-part series in Japan, entitled The Freedom Project, Bandai... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony PS3 outsells Wii in Japan in March for the first time in 16 months (I4U, 4/06/2009 5:38pm) |
| Japanese gamers made the Sony PS3 the best selling console in the month of March beating the Nintendo Wii the first time in 16 months.
Sales of the PS3 got pushed by two new games: Sega Sammy Ryu Ga Gotoku 3 and Capcom's Resident Evil 5.
Apparently S... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony's PS3 to Cost $100 More Than Microsoft Xbox 360 (Update2) (Bloomberg.com, 5/09/2006 10:14am) |
| May 9 (Bloomberg) -- Sony Corp., the world's biggest maker of video-game consoles, will sell the PlayStation 3 from Nov. 11 in Japan, betting features such as a high-definition DVD player make the machine worth $100 more than Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox 360. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Professor Layton vs. Ace Attorney trailer heralds Japanese launch (Joystiq, 11/29/2012 9:15pm) |
3DS crossover Professor Layton vs. Ace Attorney is out today in Japan, but a Western release is yet to be announced. While every Layton game has made its way here, [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Key Digital-R- Becomes a Crestron Certified Integrated Partner (Business Wire via Yahoo! (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 5/02/2005 2:01pm) |
| Key Digital Systems (Key Digital), a leading total systems solution provider of custom installation and home theater digital video products, and Crestron Electronics, Inc., the leader in the systems integration market for almost thirty years, are pleased to announce Key Digital as an official Crestron Certified Integrated Partner. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Tearing the 3DS XL's Guts Open [3Dsxl] (Kotaku, 7/31/2012 9:00am) |
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Japan's Nikkei tore a Nintendo 3DS XL apart [...] (Read Full Article) |
| PS3 to get trophies (the INQUIRER, 6/02/2008 10:32am) |
| Dean Pullen the Inquirer, Monday 2 June 2008. 10:49:00 Console round-up XBLA restrictions eased SONY'S PSP is still topping sales figures in Japan. According to Gamesindustry.biz the PSP shifted 64,449 units over the past week ending May 25th, with the Wii at second place with 49,047 units sold. The Nintendo DS sold 37,404 units, and the PS3 only managed a meagre 9,071 units.... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Google rolls out 3D maps for Tokyo and other Japanese urban hubs (Engadget, 1/16/2014 6:16am) |
| As ubiquitous as 3D city maps might be these days, they typically don't cover Tokyo -- quite possibly due to the massive size of Japan's megalopolis. Google, however, has just taken on that daunting task. Fire up Google Maps or Google Earth and [...] (Read Full Article) |
| HD DVD Market Penetration Revealed (Format War Central, 2/19/2008 6:18pm) |
| In comments following the Toshiba press conference, there are some interesting sales numbers for HD DVD players.
Toshiba stated sales of 600,000 players in the US and 300,000 Xbox 360 HD DVD drives. 100,000 units were sold in Europe. And about 10,000 players and 20,000 recorders in Japan. So about 1,030,000 units worldwide.
Personally I found those [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Sega considering more free-to-play games for 3DS beyond Initial D (Joystiq, 12/29/2013 8:30pm) |
| Sega's first free-to-play title for the 3DS, Initial D: Perfect Drift Online, is scheduled for release in Japan this winter. Players will be able to purchase points to speed up the unlocking process, but the game's content can be earned for free [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Cellular Backhaul a $20 Billion Market for Cable, Says Xtend Networks White Paper (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 9/14/2005 12:30pm) |
| The sale of T1 circuits to mobile carriers for the transport of mobile voice traffic between cellular towers and switching offices represents a $20 billion opportunity for cable over the next five years, according to a white paper released today by Xtend Networks, a Vyyo company that provides advanced broadband solutions for the cable TV industry. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Fortis.TV - candy-colored HDTVs for Japan (Engadget, 10/13/2005 10:45pm) |
| Is the Fortis.TV from display-maker Eizo Nanao the ugliest HDTV ever made? While our peeps at HD Beat may think so, we’re not too sure — though given the relatively short history of the HD industry, it may just qualify. Regardless, we have to admit that the sets, which come in sizes from 19 inches to 26 inches, don’t exactly make the best use of space. By mounting the candy-colored ... (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba launching BD 18 Blu-ray player by year's end (Engadget, 7/18/2009 8:50pm) |
| Need a little something to get you over the Saturday lull? Gnaw on this. Japan's own Yomiuri is reporting today that Toshiba is expected to finally admit defeat and enter the dark, devious world of Blu-ray later this year. For those keeping tabs, we've heard both confirmations and denials about the outfit finally caving and supporting the format it once battled so valiantly, but this seems to so ... (Read Full Article) |
| Panasonic announces new Japanese PVRs (TV Squad, 3/02/2007 8:30am) |
| Filed under: HDTV, PVR Wire
Panasonic is having a PVR party. Okay, I'm done with the alliteration now, I promise. The big P is launching five new high definition personal video recorders in Japan. The lowest-end models will sport 250GB hard drives, while the priciest of the bunch will have 1TB of storage. They've all got DVD burners, and two models also include retro-style VHS recorders. Can you ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Luigi edition Nintendo 3DS LL gives Mario's brother his due, but only in Japan (Engadget, 4/18/2013 8:11am) |
| There must be some kind of unstated rule that Nintendo can never give the [...] (Read Full Article) |
| North American HD DVD Sales hit 1 million: Toshiba (I4U, 1/07/2008 7:48am) |
| LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Japan's Toshiba Corp said on Sunday sales of HD DVD
players in North America, including other brands' HD DVD drive sales, totalled 1
million units last year, driven by demand for Internet-delivered content.
... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Monster Hunter 4 Is Looking Good As The 3DS Continues Its Amazing Year (Kotaku, 8/09/2013 12:00am) |
| The absurd string of major games on the once-sleepy 3DS continues next month, at least in Japan, where they're getting the mammoth Monster Hunter 4 on September 14. (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Pokémon X, Y announced for 3DS, worldwide release this October (Joystiq, 1/08/2013 11:30am) |
Nintendo announced two major Pokémon games for the 3DS this morning. Pokémon X and Pokémon Y are coming to the handheld this October, and going against tradition Nintendo is releasing them in the Americas, Europe, Japan, [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Fujitsu posts profit on strong consumer sales (EETimes, 1/31/2006 6:07pm) |
| Japan-based Fujitsu Ltd. reported consolidated net sales of 1,121.4 billion yen ¥ ($9.5 billion) for the third quarter of fiscal 2005, up 7.5 percent over the third quarter of fiscal 2004. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Ceatec 2005 sees record attendance (IDG.se, 10/10/2005 1:43pm) |
| Ceatec Japan 2005, the country's largest electronics trade show, registered record attendance this year, organizers said Saturday after the show ended its five-day run. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Nintendo Is Rolling Out a New AR App for Japan (Kotaku, 4/01/2013 9:30am) |
| Later this month, Nintendo will start selling pre-paid cards for downloadable 3DS games that come with AR cards for Issho ni Photo: Super Mario ("Photos Together with Super [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Project Diva F Looks Good On The Vita, Even Better on the PS3 (Kotaku, 5/28/2013 11:40am) |
| Hatsune Miku: Project Diva f, released last August, is one of the Vita’s best-selling games despite never being released outside of Japan. Then back in March the PS3 version of the game, [...] (Read Full Article) |
| JVC to launch first full high-definition camcorder (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News, 2/07/2007 10:07am) |
| TOKYO, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Japanese consumer electronics maker Victor Co. of Japan Ltd. (JVC) said on Wednesday it plans to launch the world's first home-use camcorder that can make recordings at full high-definition quality. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba intros first notebook with rewritable HD DVD drive (HDTV UK, 1/04/2008 8:00am) |
| Toshiba this week announced that it is to launch its first notebook PC with built-in rewritable HD DVD drive.
The Qosmio Series 2 will initially launch in Japan, where arguably they can put it to much more use that us lowly high-definition-catcher-uppers in the West.
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| Toshiba intros first notebook with rewritable HD DVD drive (Tech Digest, 12/21/2007 8:00am) |
| Toshiba this week announced that it is to launch its first notebook PC with built-in rewritable HD DVD drive.
The Qosmio Series 2 will initially launch in Japan, where arguably they can put it to much more use that us lowly high-definition-catcher-uppers in the West.]]>
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| (Unranked) | New Layton for 3DS revealed, will be Layton's last adventure (Joystiq, 8/29/2012 12:30pm) |
| Level-5 announced a new Nintendo 3DS Professor Layton game this morning for Japan on Nintendo's Direct video feed. CEO Akihiro Hino introduced [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Fujitsu to Launch PCs Compatible With Blu-Ray Disc, HD-DVD in June (RedNova, 4/11/2006 11:23pm) |
| Tokyo, April 11 (Jiji Press)--Fujitsu Ltd. said Tuesday it will launch a desktop personal computer with a recordable disk drive compatible with the next-generation Blu-ray Disc format in Japan in late June. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba Releases First HD DVD-RW Laptop in Japan for Christmas [Qosmio G40] (Gizmodo, 12/17/2007 9:45am) |
| Toshiba has upgraded its 17-inch Qosmio G40 laptop and its smaller brother, the 15-inch F40. The two laptops, the G40/97E and the smaller F40/88EBL now sport HD DVD-RW drives as opposed to HD DVD-R,... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Moon in HDTV (Technorati, 11/07/2007 4:29pm) |
| Moon in HDTV Gadgets, Site Feeds, pinktentacle.com No Comments » The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and public broadcaster NHK have succeeded in capturing the world’s first high-definition video of the moon taken from lunar orbit. The 8x time-lapse video was shot using an HDTV camera ... (Read Full Article) |
| 'One Seg' digital TV broadcasting begins for mobile phone users (Kyodo News, 4/01/2006 8:55am) |
| ''One Seg,'' a new type of digital terrestrial broadcasting that began in Japan on April 1 is displayed on a mobile phone held by a man in Tokyo. People can watch TV programs in high-definition on their portable terminals like mobile phones and car navigation equipment. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | New Harvest Moon en root to 3DS (Joystiq, 10/09/2013 2:36pm) |
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A new Harvest Moon game is well into production, with Japan expecting to reap the 3DS game in February 2014. Unveiled in this week's Famitsu magazine (via (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | First Look at the Special One Piece 3DS XL Handhelds (Kotaku, 8/07/2013 2:33pm) |
| To mark the release of 3DS title One Piece: Unlimited World, Nintendo is rolling out two One Piece branded 3DS XL units for Japan. One is "Luffy Red", and the other is "Chopper [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Game Freak's HarmoKnight coming to 3DS in North America (Joystiq, 12/05/2012 6:00pm) |
Rhythm Hunter HarmoKnight, a 3DS eShop game by Pokemon developer Game Freak, was released back in September in Japan. There's been no word on an international release for the rhythm action game, however, until today's Nintendo Direct. (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba unveils HD-DVD recorder with 1 TB hard drive space (TG Daily, 6/22/2006 8:02pm) |
| Toshiba announced teh RDD-A1 HD-DVD record with a one Terabyte worth of hard drive space. Up to 130 hours of high-definition video can be stored and up to 230 minutes of that content can be burned to a single HD DVD disc. Unfortunately, the recorder will only be sold in Japan. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Bravely Default Will Still Be Called Bravely Default In North America (Kotaku, 4/18/2013 12:00am) |
| For quite some time now, the world has been laughing at the name Bravely Default: Flying Fairy, even as we begged Square Enix to bring it out of Japan.
Today's good news: the 3DS [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Winegard Company Granted Patent for its Best Selling Off-Air Antenna, the SquareShooterâ„¢ (PR Web via Yahoo! News, 8/03/2005 4:23pm) |
| Burlington, Iowa (PRWEB) August 3, 2005 -- Winegard Company announced today that the U.S. Patent Office has just released the Patent for Winegard's SquareShooter outdoor antenna platforms. The Winegard Company, holder of 60 U.S. Patents over the years, now has number 61. "Covering both the SquareShooter â„¢ SS-1000 passive and SS-2000 amplified series of digital Antenna Platforms, the new Patent ... (Read Full Article) |
| Kodak ends OLED joint venture with Sanyo (EETimes, 1/31/2006 8:23pm) |
| Eastman Kodak Co. has relinquished control of its SK Display joint venture with Japan-based Sanyo Electric Co., choosing to broaden its participation in Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED) displays by working with various partners. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Hey, There's No Triangle Button on the 3DS! (Kotaku, 6/27/2013 11:30am) |
| Digimon World Re:Digitize Decode was just released on the 3DS in Japan. Originally, it appeared on the PSP as Digimon World Re:Digitize. If this is anything to go by, it might not be the best [...] (Read Full Article) |
| JVC Reaffirms ATI's Digital TV Technology Leadership (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 7/19/2005 10:00am) |
| ATI Technologies Inc. announced today that Victor Company of Japan, Limited , one of the world's leading producers of high-definition televisions , reaffirmed ATI's position as the digital TV technology leader by choosing the Xilleon 226 plus ATI's CARD and demodulation technology for its new high-end Plasma Display Panel and rear-projection HDTVs. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Itiva Appoints Internet Media Veteran as President (Market Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 2/13/2006 1:05pm) |
| Itiva Digital Media, developers of high definition video streaming technologies, has appointed Michel Billard to the post of President. Billard, whose director-level experience includes nearly 15 years at Hewlett-Packard, will lead the company's efforts in making Itiva's Quantum Streaming(TM) platform the industry standard for high quality Internet Video delivery. ... (Read Full Article) |
| KDDI R&D Labs Unveils Native H.264/MPEG-4 AVC Editing and Watermarking at NAB 2005 (BOOTH SL3622) (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 4/13/2005 3:00pm) |
| KDDI R&D Laboratories, a subsidiary of Japan's global telecommunications company KDDI Corporation, will introduce its powerful H.264/MPEG-4 AVC editing and watermarking software, which adds new capabilities to conventional H.264 codec-based products. (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray DVR coming from Mitsubishi (AfterDawn, 12/06/2008 3:15am) |
| Mitsubishi has released a new Blu-ray DVR, dubbed the DVR-BF2000 that comes with a 500GB HDD and the simple ability to burn Blu-ray discs.
User can also record two program simultaneously, one to disc and one to the HDD. Users can also record one program while watching another, thanks to the dual digital tuners set to support Japan's BS/110CS digital and analog broadcast systems.
AVC record ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Inhabitat's Week in Green: LED wine sellar, a 'Breathing Bike' and 3D-printed embryonic stem cells (Engadget, 2/10/2013 3:49pm) |
| For years, the potential of 3D [...] (Read Full Article) |
| PS3 finds its rumble with DualShock 3 (AfterDawn, 4/04/2008 11:54pm) |
| Owners of the Sony PlayStation 3 (PS3) console can enjoy rumble technology now with the DualShock 3 controller announced at the Tokyo Game Show last year and released in Japan on November 11th. Scheduled for release in the United States on April 15th, the DualShock 3 is arriving at some stores already who have permission to sell the item immediately after receiving it.
The DualShock 3 costs $54 ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | An Ace Attorney 5 special edition you can't have, and a trailer you can (Joystiq, 4/19/2013 9:30pm) |
Ace Attorney 5 will be released July 25 in Japan, with a special edition containing a Phoenix Wright figurine (to scale with the Edgeworth figurine released alongside the sorely missed Ace Attorney Investigations 2), a 3DS case patterned [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Denon DVD-3800BD Blu-ray Player (I4U, 1/21/2008 8:00am) |
| Denon will release the Denon DVD-3800BD Blu-ray Player in March in Japan.
The Denon DVd-3800BD is for sure one of the most expensive ways to watch blu-ray movies with a price-tag beyond $3,000.
The Denon 3800BD-DVD features Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD M... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Bravely Default's Surprising Japanese Idol Influences (Kotaku, 4/11/2013 8:00am) |
| For several weeks after its release, every game store I went to was sold out of Square Enix's 3DS game, Bravely Default: Flying Fairy. The game has proved to be a hit in Japan, thanks in part, [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Kindle Fire HD and Kindle Fire Now Available for Pre-Order at Amazon.co.jp, Shipping December 19 (Business Wire, 10/27/2012 5:01am) |
| TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--(NASDAQ:AMZN)—Today, Amazon.co.jp is excited to announce that the all-new Kindle Fire and Kindle Fire HD are coming to Japan, giving Japanese customers access to Amazon’s vast selection of over 22 million books, manga, [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Tip of the Week: Be on the lookout for new HD channels (Consumer Reports, 7/23/2009 1:17pm) |
| [ Photo courtesy of Sanja Gjenero ] If you’re like me, you’re thrilled when a new high-def channel is added to your lineup. TV providers have been beefing up their HD offerings regularly over the last year or two, and many now offer dozens of stations. I get about 60 channels in HD, and if I subscribed to the premium channels, I’d get many more. My cable provider, Cablevision, recently added HD versions of USA and FX, so I can watch shows like Psych, Burn Notice, and Damages in all their high-def splendor. Sometimes I’ve stumbled across these new offerings by accident, while idly surfing with the channel up/down button on the remote. Though the discovery gladdens my heart, I can’t help but wonder how long I’ve been missing out, unknowingly settling for their standard-def counterparts. Cablevision does announce new HD offerings, but it’s usually in small type down the side of my monthly service bill, or in an occasional pamphlet listing the full channel line-up. But when I’m rushing to pay my bills, I don’t always read the fine print or flyers. Now, I make a point of doing so. I also check the onscreen program guide to see if any new channels have materialized in the high-def tier. And there's always the Web: Like most companies, Cablevision provides a full lineup of channels for my area on its Web site. If you’re not regularly searching out new HD options, I recommend you start doing so. You might be happily surprised by what you find. – Eileen McCooey (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Razer Unveils Atrox Arcade Stick for Xbox 360 (eCoustics, 5/17/2013 9:48pm) |
| Razer today unveiled the Atrox Arcade Stick, an Xbox 360 controller intended for modders and tournament gamers. The Atrox will retail for $199.99 and will be released in Japan this month before expanding worldwide in June. Pre-orders begin May 21 on [...] (Read Full Article) |
| JVC Selects ATI Digital TV Technology (Broadcast Newsroom, 7/20/2005 6:02pm) |
| ATI Technologies Inc. announced that Victor Company of Japan, Limited ( JVC ), one of the world's leading producers of high-definition televisions (HDTVs), reaffirmed ATI 's position as the digital TV (DTV) technology leader by choosing the Xilleon(TM) 226 plus ATI 's CARD (Customer Application Ready Design) and demodulation technology for its new high-end Plasma Display Panel and rear-projecti ... (Read Full Article) |
| PS3 firmware 1.90 hits Japan, Europe tomorrow, NA "coming soon" (Joystiq, 7/23/2007 11:27am) |
| Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3
Firmware 1.90 is infecting Japanese PS3s as you read this. Symptoms of 1.90 - helpfully deciphered at NeoGAF - include:
XMB backgrounds
Move games in XMB up and down
Eject games, CD's and movies from XMB by pressing triangle, and selecting "Eject Disk"
Force 24Hz output for Blu-ray over HDMI
Change the frequency of music to either 44.1, 88. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba's LCD TVs with Ethernet (Engadget, 9/28/2005 10:50pm) |
| Toshiba has just announced a new lineup of LCD TVs that incorporate Ethernet ports for Video on Demand services. These Japan-only sets will come in 32, 37, 42, and 47-inch flavors, with the three biggest screens sporting 1920 x 1080 resolutions and dual-digital-tuner picture-in-picture. The big draw here, though, is the 4500 on demand movies and 50 video channels that will be available to NTT ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Tomodachi Collection is One Odd Little Game (Kotaku, 5/17/2013 8:30am) |
| I spent this past week playing what is currently the best-selling game in the world: the Japan only 3DS game Tomodachi Collection: New Life.
After (Read Full Article) |
| Autumn UK launch for Toshiba HD player (Personal Computer World, 4/07/2006 3:06pm) |
| Toshiba is to launch its HD-DVD player in Europe some time in autumn following an April 18 launch in the US, the company said as it showed the player off to UK journalists this week. The player launched in Japan yesterday. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sharp floods Japan with 13 LCDs with built-in Blu-ray recorders (CrunchGear, 8/07/2009 12:20pm) |
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I am seeing more and more TV/Blu-ray combos in Japanese electronics stores, and today Sharp announced [JP] a total of 13 new LCD TVs boasting a built-in Blu-ray recorder. The AQUOS DX2 series consists of screens measuring 26/32/40/46 and 52 inches. (Read Full Article) |
| (AFX UK Focus) 2006-02-14 00:29 GMT: Japan cos eye more flat-panel high definition TV sales in US, Europe - report (Interactive Investor, 2/14/2006 12:56am) |
| TOKYO (AFX) - Major consumer electronics companies here are stepping up efforts to tap the expanding market for flat-panel, high-definition television (HDTV) sets in the US and Europe, the Nihon Keizai Shimbun reported without citing sources. ... (Read Full Article) |
| New Sharp Aquos 20'' LCD HDTV LC-20AX6 (I4U, 4/03/2006 6:58am) |
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Sharp announces the LC-20AX6 20" LCD HDTV in Japan.
The Sharp Aquos LC-20AX6 features a 1,366x768 pixel resolution, 1,200:1 contrast ratio and 500cd/m2 brightness.
Sharp highlights the low annual power consumption of 86kWh. The LC-20AX6 has ... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony shrinks camcorder (Pioneer Press) (Yahoo! News (Error), 2/26/2006 12:11am) |
| Sony Corp. introduced on Tuesday a high-definition camcorder that is small enough to rest comfortably in the palm of your hand. Sony billed its 18-ounce, 5.5 inch-long HDR-HC3 as the world's lightest and smallest. The device, 26 percent more compact than the previous model, is set to go on sale next month in Japan for $1,300 and in April in the United States for $1,700. Sony officials in Tokyo ... (Read Full Article) |
| FHP to release full HD PDP TVs (Digi Times, 8/30/2006 9:52am) |
| Japan-based Fujitsu Hitachi Plasma Display (FHP) will release four new PDP (plasma display panel) TVs that feature full HD (high-definition) resolution, according the Japanese-language Nikkei BP. The maker will begin producing 50-inch and 60-inch full HD PDP TVs in November 2006 and March of 2007, respectively, the paper said. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony unveils new Blu-ray recorders (Addict 3D, 9/14/2007 5:28am) |
| Sony Corporation has announced plans to launch four new models of its Blu-ray high-definition optical disc recorders in Japan. The new models, capable of storing up to 16 hours of high-definition programs on a dual-layer 50GB Blu-ray disc, will go on sale on November 8. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Nintendo announces 'mint white' 3DS XL, Tomodachi Collection bundle for Japan (Engadget, 3/12/2013 3:41am) |
| Just in case your desire to catch them all extends to Nintendo 3DS variants, the company [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba starts selling next-generation DVD player in Japan, beating rivals in format war (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, 3/31/2006 1:35pm) |
| TOKYO (AP) - Toshiba began selling the first players using the next-generation HD DVD video format Friday, beating the rival Blu-ray disc format to market in a high-stakes competition to deliver theater-quality movies to living rooms. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Level-5 and Grasshopper's 'Liberation Maiden' becomes an adventure game (Joystiq, 4/18/2013 4:45pm) |
| Grasshopper Manufacture and Japanese game publisher 5pb are adapting Liberation Maiden, the 3DS/iOS game in which the teenage president of Japan shoots down enemy structures from her flying [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Report: Final Fantasy X-2 HD could include 'Last Mission' (Joystiq, 5/13/2013 11:00am) |
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Final Fantasy X-2 HD could feature content never previously released outside of Japan, although Square Enix is reportedly "undecided" about [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Flipnote Studio 3D delayed in Europe due to 'unexpectedly high' use in Japan (Joystiq, 7/30/2013 5:30pm) |
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European 3DS owners hoping to flip some 3D notes this week will have to wait a bit longer. Flipnote Studio 3D was coming to the continent this week, but Nintendo [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Etrian Odyssey 4 set to reach North America by early 2013 (Joystiq, 10/04/2012 5:20pm) |
Etrian Odyssey IV: Legends of the Titan is journeying to North America early next year, Atlus today announced. It's no [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | NHK proposes new 3D broadcast format: transmits dual images at higher resolution (video) (Engadget, 1/07/2013 3:52pm) |
| A technical arm of Japan's national broadcaster, [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Sony PS3 Firmware 2.0 (I4U News, 11/07/2007 5:35pm) |
| <p>Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) announced today the availability of the latest version of the PS3 firmware 2.00.
Usually Sony Japan announces a new firmware for the PS3 first, this time Sony Europe issued a late afternoon press-release about...</p><div class="feedflare">
<a href="http://feeds.i4u.com/~f/i4u/OVzm?a=dhIR4SB"><img src="http://feed ... (Read Full Article) |
| Qbit Lossless Data Reduction Technology: A Breakthrough That Will Affect Many Markets (RedNova, 9/29/2005 9:34pm) |
| Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c25023) has announced the addition of Qbit Lossless Data Reduction Technology: A Breakthrough That Will Affect Many Markets to their offering Qbit, LLC, based in Bethesda, Maryland, has been operating in stealth mode for several years working on a series of algorithms for lossless data reduction for video, audio and image files. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony announces more Blu-ray recorders for Japan (AfterDawn, 4/12/2008 1:14am) |
| Sony Electronics has announced another two Blu-ray Disc recorders for the Japanese market. The electronics giant will offer two new models with 320GB and 500GB hard disk drives in the territory to add to its existing line-up of Blu-ray equipment. The BDZ-A70 and BDZ-T90 read and write both blank Blu-ray and blank DVD media. The BDZ-A70 comes with a 320GB HDD while the BDZ-T90 has a larger 500GB HD ... (Read Full Article) |
| Panasonic Introduces World's First 65-inch 1080p Plasma TV (PhysOrg, 8/28/2005 11:35am) |
| Panasonic, the leading brand for which Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. is known, announced it will launch the world's first 65-inch 1080p (progressive) high-definition (HD) plasma TV TH-65PX500 on November 1 and three new entry-level PX50 series HD plasma TVs with 50-, 42- and 37-inch displays on September 10 in Japan. ... (Read Full Article) |
| PanAmSat and JSAT to Expand Satellite Capacity in U.S. to Satisfy Growing High-Definition and IP Television Markets (SpaceRef, 6/27/2005 7:28pm) |
| TOKYO, JAPAN, June 27, 2005 -- PanAmSat (NYSE:PA) announced today that it was joining forces with long-time partner JSAT Corporation to form a joint venture that will launch a new Ku-band satellite to satisfy the growing demand in the U.S. market. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Super-Slim PS3 Is Coming in Blue and in Red (Kotaku, 1/21/2013 6:30am) |
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Later this month in Japan, [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Reinventing Shadow Warrior for the modern era (Joystiq, 5/20/2013 5:30pm) |
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Just over 16 years ago, Shadow Warrior launched on PC. As the follow-up to 3D [...] (Read Full Article) |
| LG.Philips LCD to debut HDTV LCD panels and e-book display at FPD International (Digi Times, 10/18/2005 10:40am) |
| LG.Philips LCD will showcase several widescreen HDTV LCD panels and a 10.1-inch electronic book reader (e-book) display at FPD International 2005 (October 19-21) in Yokohama, Japan. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Fujitsu to Release H.264 Format Video-Processing LSI Chip Supporting High-Definition and Low Power Consumption; (Japan Corporate News, 11/30/2006 8:33pm) |
| Tokyo, Japan, Nov 30, 2006 - (JCN Newswire) - Fujitsu Limited today announced the development of a new large-scale integrated circuit (LSI) chip capable of real-time compression and decompression of high-definition TV-level video, in H.264(1) format. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Genesis Microchip Demonstrates Purview HD Digital TV Controllers (Asia Pulse via Yahoo! Australia & NZ News, 10/04/2005 1:32am) |
| (Full text of statement. Contact details below.) SAN JOSE, Calif. & CHIBA, Japan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 3, 2005--Genesis(R) Microchip Inc. (Nasdaq:GNSS), a world leader in the development of image processing technologies for flat-panel monitors, TVs and other consumer display products, today demonstrated the first DTV controller of its new PurVIEW HD(TM) series, the gm10500, to a broad base of ... (Read Full Article) |
| Buffalo LinkTheater PC-P3LWG/DVD HD Media Player (I4U, 5/03/2005 8:07am) |
| The Buffalo LinkTheater PC-P3LWG/DVD Wi-Fi enabled DVD and Media Player is apparently one of the bestselling media streaming devices in Japan. It is also available in the USA. The PC-P3LWG/DVD seems to have it all: Integrated Wi-fi (802.11g), HDTV r... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Panasonic to Launch the World's First Blu-ray Disc Recorders Capable of Playing Back BD-Video Discs (Japan Corporate News, 9/20/2006 4:57am) |
| Osaka, Japan, Sept 20, 2006 - (JCN Newswire) - Panasonic, the leading brand for which Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. is known, unveiled the world's first Blu-ray Disc (BD) recorders that can play back BD-Video discs. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sharp Showcases High-Definition Display Dominance at CES with World's Largest LCD TV and Groundbreaking New Technologies (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 1/08/2007 1:00pm) |
| LAS VEGAS----Sharp is once again raising the bar for LCD technology at 2007 CES with one-of-a-kind innovations and increased performance. The world's largest LCD TV, the 108-inch, is headlining the company's wide breadth of TV offerings, which also includes the newest lines of large-screen AQUOS HDTVs to come from the company's 8th generation factory in Kameyama, Japan, featuring enhanced ... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Yakuza 5 and Fist of the North Star inspire ... interesting PS3 special editions (Joystiq, 10/02/2012 2:45pm) |
| The first special-edition releases of the new toploading PS3 have been revealed for Japan, and they're ... uh ... different, and made in [...] (Read Full Article) |
| PQI mPack 600, HDTV portable media player (Engadget, 10/21/2005 8:15pm) |
| Power Quotient International is a Taiwanese firm who will be releasing the “mPack P600†on November 12th in Japan. We’ve addressed the mPack 600 in the past — it’s a portable media player that features and integrated 20GB hard drive and 1.8-inch LCD. It can play MP3, WMA, AC3, M4A, WAV, and Ogg Vorbis audio files, and MPEG-1/2/4, DivX, XviD, and AVI video files. So why bring it up agai ... (Read Full Article) |
| SeaChange Powers World's First H.264 High-Definition IP Television Service; Japan's OnDemand TV Extends IPTV Platform (RedNova, 6/07/2006 9:14pm) |
| SeaChange International (Nasdaq: SEAC) customer OnDemand TV, Inc. is launching the world's first IPTV on-demand service to offer high-definition programming encoded in the H.264 video compression standard. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Puppeteer pulls back the curtain on PS3 (Joystiq, 8/14/2012 7:05pm) |
| Gavin Moore from Sony Online Entertianment took the stage during Sony's Gamescom 2012 press conference to reveal Puppeteer, a new game from Sony's Japan [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Monster Hunter 4 Direct sets off on Sunday (Joystiq, 9/06/2013 2:30pm) |
This weekend's Monster Hunter 4-themed Nintendo Direct could spill some intriguing news. As our friends at Engadget Japan [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | The game where you take Satoru Iwata on vacation arrives next spring, now on 3DS (Joystiq, 8/29/2012 1:00pm) |
| Nintendo's Mii-based game "Friend Collection" arrives in Japan next spring, according to Nintendo head Satoru Iwata. Iwata showed a brief video of the game featuring his own Mii - vacationing and learning how to Hula dance, playing in a rock band [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Vision Works Media Group in Attendance at the Telco/TV 2005 Conference & Expo in San Diego (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 11/09/2005 1:45pm) |
| ORLANDO, Fla.----Nov. 9, 2005--Vision Works Media Group, Inc. today announced their attendance at this years Telco/TV 2005 Conference & Expo at The San Diego Convention Center. ... (Read Full Article) |
| New Sharp Blu-ray Player BD-HDW30, BD-HDW25 and BD-HDW22 (I4U, 5/19/2008 7:46am) |
| Sharp announces three new Blu-ray Player with Hard-drives in Japan.
The Share BD-HDW30 Blu-ray player features a 1TB HDD, the BD-HDW25 has 500GB and the BD-HDW22 features a 250GB HDD.
All three new Sharp Blu-ray players and HD DVRs feature 2 digita... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sanyo Ships Digital Television (DTV) Sets with Zentek Software (HardwareZone, 7/12/2005 9:07am) |
| Zentek Technology Japan announced today that Sanyo Manufacturing Corporation (Sanyo) is shipping production digital television (DTV) sets with Zentek MediaStack software in the U.S. market. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Xilinx Spartan-3E FPGAs Enable JVC'S Latest Professional Broadcast HDV Camera-Recorder (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 11/14/2006 12:30pm) |
| Xilinx, Inc. , the world leader in programmable logic solutions, today announced that Victor Company of Japan, Limited has adopted Xilinx low-cost Spartan-3E field programmable gate arrays for their latest handheld high definition video GY-HD 250 series camera-recorder. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Hitachi Prius series includes DH75N desktop with HDMI out (Engadget, 9/02/2005 6:03am) |
| Hitachi has rolled out a series of desktop and laptops under the Prius brand. Most include at least some media features (though all come bundled with XP Home), but the top-of-the-line model, the Prius Desk DH75N, looks like the clear winner, with a digital tuner and HDMI output to pump HD video straight to a compatible TV. These are Japan-only models for now, and from the specs, it looks like the ... (Read Full Article) |
| Best Buy bringing value priced all-in-one 32-inch LCD & Blu-ray HDTV to stores "soon" (Engadget, 9/23/2009 11:09pm) |
It's not that surprising to learn Best Buy will be among those delivering a 1080p LCD with Blu-ray disc player packed in under its Insignia store brand, as we've been expecting rebadged units from overseas to hit the value market for some time. Marked "coming soon" at $599, it's easily a few hundred less than a comparable model from Sharp, but buyers will have to live without some of the newer line items like 120Hz motion processing and a contrast ratio higher than 20,000:1. Though we don't expect a lot in terms of load times, audio support or other features (no specs on the Blu-ray player noted) we're sure a bedroom or dorm room somewhere will find a spot for the NS-LBD32X. Your move, Wal-mart.
[Thanks, Zach]Filed under: Displays, HDTV, Home EntertainmentBest Buy bringing value priced all-in-one 32-inch LCD & Blu-ray HDTV to stores "soon" originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 23 Sep 2009 18:09:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Diablo 3 director Jay Wilson moves on to new Blizzard project (Joystiq, 1/18/2013 7:00pm) |
| Jay Wilson, who has been directing Diablo 3 for seven years, has decided to move on to [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba's 52- and 46-inch REGZA H3300 120Hz LCD televisions (Engadget, 7/11/2007 12:34pm) |
| Filed under: Displays, HDTV, Home Entertainment
What better way to start the day than with a pair of big-azz 120Hz LCD televisions with integrated HD recorders? Meet the new 52- and 46-inch REGZA H3300 sets for Japan. Each features a bevy of tuners and 300GB slot loading disk with a hunger for more via eSATA expansion. With support for 1080p (60p/24p) frame rates over 2x HDMI, Tosh's 120Hz panel ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sharp Claims First Blu-ray Disc Recorder (E-Commerce Times, 2/16/2007 11:04pm) |
| Sharp has introduced a new Blu-ray recorder that is the first player capable of recording high-definition content directly from television. The new BD-HP1, a standalone device set to go on sale in Japan next month, allows the transfer of content from the company's Aquos digital tuner or Aquos HD Recorder to the Blu-ray Disc without losing the high-definition quality. ... (Read Full Article) |
| New Denon Blu-ray player is DivX Certified (AfterDawn, 4/03/2008 4:51am) |
| DivX, Inc. announced that the latest Blu-ray Disc player from Denon, the high-end audio/video brand owned by D&M Holdings Inc., has been given DivX Certification. This puts the product in a growing list of DivX Certified products. The DVD-3800BDCI will go on sale in the Japan and U.S. markets at the end of this month. This is the second Denon Blu-ray player to receive DivX Certification.
"DENO ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Shin Megami Tensei Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers delayed in Europe (Joystiq, 8/19/2013 11:00am) |
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Devil Summoner Soul Hackers for 3DS has been slightly delayed in Europe to September 20. Awaiting localization for nearly 15 years, [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba develops HD DVD writer drive (InfoWorld, 10/02/2006 2:12pm) |
| ( InfoWorld ) - On Tuesday Toshiba will unveil the first slim-type HD DVD writer drive suitable for use in laptop computers. The SD-L902A drive is the standard 12.7-millimeters high, which means it can fit in the drive bay of most laptop computers. It can read and write HD DVD, DVD, and CD discs, Toshiba said Monday. It will be shown at the Ceatec show, Japan's biggest electronics show, ... (Read Full Article) |
| LG.Philips LCD Demonstrates Cutting-Edge Suite of TFT-LCDs at FPD International 2005 (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 10/17/2005 11:00pm) |
| LG.Philips LCD Co., Ltd. , one of the world's leading innovators of thin-film transistor liquid crystal display technology, announced today that it will showcase its cutting-edge suite of TFT-LCDs for HDTVs, deskop monitors, digital information displays and other applications at booth #390 during FPD International 2005 in Yokohama, Japan. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 3DS tool to transfer save data from cartridge to SD out in Japan in March (Joystiq, 1/26/2013 1:45am) |
Nintendo is planning a March release for a downloadable tool allowing transfer of save data from a cartridge-based 3DS game to a downloaded version of the same game. The news comes from a special mini Nintendo Direct released only on the [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba planning HD-DVD notebook for April (InfoWorld, 3/07/2006 5:34pm) |
| ( InfoWorld ) - Toshiba is planning to launch its first laptop computer with an HD-DVD drive in Europe in April, the company said Tuesday. The Qosmio G30 laptop will also be available in Japan and North America at about the same time, said Oscar Koenders, general manager of marketing at Toshiba Europe's PC division. It will cost around the same as Toshiba's current Qosmio G20 notebook, ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Xbox 360 and Windows MMORPG Monster Hunter Frontier G is coming to the PS3 and the Wii U this fall i (Kotaku, 8/01/2013 11:40am) |
| Xbox 360 and Windows MMORPG Monster Hunter Frontier G is coming to the PS3 and the Wii U this fall in Japan. (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Retro City Rampage's life of crime starts Oct. 9 on PS3, Vita, and PC (Joystiq, 10/05/2012 4:35am) |
| We've waited years to play VBlank's Retro City Rampage, and our wait ends next [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | This trailer for Ace Attorney 5 shows off some of the 3D investigation in Phoenix Wright's new outin (Kotaku, 4/29/2013 2:40pm) |
| This trailer for Ace Attorney 5 shows off some of the 3D investigation in Phoenix Wright's new outing. Capcom's next big lawyer game is out July 25 in Japan, and sometime in the future for [...] (Read Full Article) |
| CyberLink's DTCP-IP Solution Enables Playback of Japanese HDTV Content on Sony Notebooks (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 4/04/2006 9:24pm) |
| TAIPEI, Taiwan----April 4, 2006--CyberLink Corp. , a world leader in digital home solutions, released details of it cooperation with Sony Corporation featuring a software solution that enables the playback of high-definition TV content on selected Sony VAIO notebooks in Japan. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Drag-on Dragoon 3 or, as we know it, Drakengard 3, hits the PS3 in Japan on October 31. (Kotaku, 6/27/2013 8:30am) |
| Drag-on Dragoon 3 or, as we know it, Drakengard 3, hits the PS3 in [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Marantz BD8002: chunky feature-laden Blu-ray player coming to Japan (Tech Digest, 5/16/2008 1:40pm) |
| High-end manufacturer Marantz has announced it's bringing the BD8002 Blu-ray player to the Japanese market next month. It features a Silicon Optix 10-bit chipset, compatibility with Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby True HD and DTS-HD Master Audio, 7.1 analogue audio output, full 1080p video output including 24fps mode for accurate playback of movies, and of course HDMI output... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Pioneer 50'' 1080p Plasma Display Delivers Cinematic Picture Performance of High Definition Film Titles (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 3/16/2007 9:29pm) |
| ORLANDO, Fla.----At the NSCA Expo this week, Pioneer Electronics Inc. is showcasing its first 50" Pioneer branded 1080p plasma display for the U.S. market. Previously only available in Japan and Europe, the Pioneer PDP-5000EX provides fine detail and accurate color for the entire range of high definition signals including 720p, 1080i and 1080p. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba to Collaborate With Sarnoff On Protecting ICs from CDM Electrostatic Discharge (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 12/13/2005 2:00pm) |
| TOKYO & GISTEL, Belgium----Dec. 13, 2005--Toshiba Corporation of Tokyo, Japan and Sarnoff Europe of Gistel, Belgium today announced that Toshiba will further extend its cooperation with Sarnoff to use new technology based on Sarnoff TakeCharge to protect its ICs from charged device model electrostatic discharge , which can destroy devices during testing, packaging, or assembly into systems. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Assault the Cheating Boyfriend! Caught You Red-Handed' hits Japan's 3DS eShop next week (Joystiq, 1/22/2013 12:15am) |
| Japanese 3DS game Assault the Cheating Boyfriend! Caught You Red-Handed has one of the most straight-forward yet adorable names we've [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Professor Layton x Ace Attorney announced for west, due in 2014 (Joystiq, 8/07/2013 3:37pm) |
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Nintendo announced Professor Layton x Ace Attorney will make its way to the west in 2014. Today's Nintendo Direct confirmed the 3DS game, released in Japan last year, hits [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba Cell Regza 55X1: The HDTV of the future? (Home Theater, 10/07/2009 1:04am) |
| Let’s set aside 3D TVs for a moment—they seem to be coming whether we want them or not—and look at another futuristic set concept that’s (of course) coming to Japan by year’s end. Toshiba’s “Cell” project, which powers an LCD HDTV with the Cell processor—best known as the brains behind the PlayStation 3—finally appears closer [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Panasonic bundles 103-inch plasma, Blu-ray player in 3D home theater package (Engadget, 9/24/2008 12:34pm) |
| Filed under: Displays, HDTV, Home Entertainment
Didn't see anything that particularly suited your fancy at CEDIA? Then feast your eyes on CEATEC. As the Japan-based trade show hastily approaches, out pops a mind-boggling new home theater package from Panasonic. The system will include one of its marvelous 103-inch plasma HDTVs, a Blu-ray player and at least one set of fancy 3D goggles. Hailed as ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Pokemon Mystery Dungeon 3DS makes portals out of globes (Joystiq, 9/17/2012 1:00pm) |
The new Pokémon Mystery Dungeon coming to 3DS is stepping up the [...] (Read Full Article) |
| NTT Develops World's First Video Stream Server Capable of Handling up to Ten Uncompressed HDTV Video Streams; IP-based, (Japan Corporate News, 5/24/2005 2:59pm) |
| Tokyo, Japan, May 24, 2005 - (JCN Newswire) - Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. (NTT: 9433; NYSE: NTT) today announced a PC cluster-based, video stream product, named the i-Visto eXmedia server, which can simultaneously handle up to ten 1.5-Gbps of uncompressed high definition television (HDTV) video streams in real-time using an IP network. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Panasonic Starts Launching Digital Consumer Electronics Products Using Its Advanced System LSIs for Integrated Platform (Japan Corporate News, 10/15/2005 6:53am) |
| Tokyo, Japan, Oct 13, 2005 - (JCN Newswire)- Panasonic, the leading brand for which Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. is well known, announced today that the company launched an SD card movie camera, using Panasonic's advanced system LSIs for integrated platform for next-generation digit- al consumer electronics products. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | FUJITSU TEN Develops "Automotive Compact 77GHz 3D Electronic Scan Millimeter Wave Radar" Distance, Azimuth and Elevation range Detection (Business Wire, 10/21/2012 1:01am) |
| KOBE, Japan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--"Automotive Compact 77GHz 3D Electronic Scan Millimeter Wave Radar" - While making further improvements, FUJITSU TEN will aim at delivering this product to automobile manufacturers from [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Panasonic Developing 4 GB SDHC Memory Card; Based on New SD Memory Card Specification (Japan Corporate News, 3/09/2006 3:29pm) |
| Tokyo, Japan, Mar 9, 2006 - (JCN Newswire) - Panasonic, the leading brand for which Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. is best known, today announced that it is developing a 4 GB SDHC (SD High-Capacity) Memory Card based on the new SD Specifications Version 2.00. The new specifications were established to meet the growing demand for HD (High Definition) video and high-resolution image ... (Read Full Article) |
| Victor JVC to roll out new Everio full HD camcorder (CrunchGear, 7/30/2009 12:00pm) |
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Victor JVC Japan announced [JP] a new full HD camcorder from their Everio series today, the Everio GZ-HM400. The device features a 10.3MP CMOS sensor, 10x optical zoom, 32GB of built-in storage, a 2.8-inch flip-out LCD screen, a YouTube and iTunes upload function, a USB port and an HDMI interface. (Read Full Article) |
| Memory-Tech said to make pre-recorded HD DVD discs in China, Taiwanese makers watching (Digi Times, 11/16/2006 4:57am) |
| Japan-based Memory-Tech will increase investment in China-based Shanghai United Optical Disc to produce pre-recorded HD DVD discs specifically for the China market, while Taiwanese pre-recorded discs makers will watch the situation and evaluate the feasibility of investing in China, according to industry sources. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Pioneer to launch their first 1080p plasma television sets in October (KrunkerHD, 8/03/2007 8:51am) |
| Pioneer Japan announced on Thursday that it would be launching its first full high definition plasma television sets this coming October. The company is playing catch-up with other rivals including Matsushita Electric Industrial which already released full HD plasma displays. Pioneer will be releasing new 50 inch and 60 inch 1080p displays ... (Read Full Article) |
| Canon to launch HF11 and HF21 high definition camcorders in Japan (HDTV UK, 7/24/2008 9:00am) |
| Canon has announced that it will launch two new high definition camcorders to the Japanese market in late August, both priced the same but one featuring 32GB of flash memory and the other a 120GB hard drive. The lighter HF11 features the large 32GB memory store, giving up to 12 hours of HD footage when shooting in AVCHD, and nearly three hours in full 1080p quality. An additional SD card can doubl ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray reportedly trailing CBHD in China, the second theater of the format war begins (Engadget, 7/25/2009 11:03pm) |
Just because Toshiba has given up on HD DVD and moved on, doesn't mean the format war is totally over for red. According to a report by a Japanese TV station, its successor, China Blue HD is actually leading Blu-ray in marketshare in that country. Of course, based on the article found by our friends at FormatWarCentral, all we have to go on is a machine translated description of a video in a language we don't speak describing the apparent initial success of the government backed format in a socialist republic. If you need more evidence than that to declare the format war officially restarted, you're probably a communist, but before we drag you in front of the Un-American activities committee check out the video for a peek at the slick new CBHD cases that The Onion will surely be shipping its videos in very soon.
[Via FormatWarCentral]Filed under: HDTV, Home EntertainmentBlu-ray reportedly trailing CBHD in China, the second theater of the format war begins originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 25 Jul 2009 18:03:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Professor Layton and the Azran Legacies' Japanese launch trailer (Joystiq, 2/26/2013 9:00am) |
| Professor Layton and the Azran Legacies for 3DS will be available later this week on February 28 in Japan. For those with the ability [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | D&D: Chronicles of Mystara gets enhanced PS3 retail release in Japan (Joystiq, 6/18/2013 10:30pm) |
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While Capcom's arcade brawler compilation Dungeons [...] (Read Full Article) |
| OMRON Develops World's First Commercial Ultra-Wideband (UWB) MIMO Antenna for High-Definition Video Transmission; (Japan Corporate News, 9/25/2006 5:12am) |
| Tokyo, Japan, Sept 25, 2006 - (JCN Newswire) - OMRON Corporation (TSE: 6645, US: OMRNY), a global leader in electronic components, sensing and control technologies, announced that it will release the world's first commercial polymer antenna for Ultra-Wideband (UWB communications *1) targeted toward high-definition (HD) and other telecast quality video transmission applications. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Denon Blu-ray Player DVD-3800BDCI gets DivX Certified (I4U, 4/01/2008 12:52pm) |
| The upcoming high-end Blu-ray player Denon DVD-3800BDCI got DivX certified.
The DivX Certified DENON Blu-ray Disc Player DVD-3800BDCI will go on sale in the Japan and U.S. markets at the end of this month. This Denon Blu-ray player ships already via A... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Magna Gate and the Infinite Labyrinth catches Japan Nov. 23 (Joystiq, 10/04/2012 11:45pm) |
Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Magna Gate and the Infinite Labyrinth, Nintendo's first 3DS entry into its roguelike [...] (Read Full Article) |
| SiBEAM’s Second Generation Chipsets Accelerate WirelessHD Market Adoption (Business Wire, 10/06/2009 12:00am) |
| TOKYO & SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SiBEAM, the leading innovator of 60GHz wireless solutions and developer of high-speed wireless communication platforms, today unveiled its second generation 60GHz chipsets based on the WirelessHD® specification at CEATEC Japan. Following the success and widespread adoption of its award-winning first generation high performance WirelessHD chipsets, this latest achievement keeps the company in the industry lead as the only option for high quality lo (Read Full Article) |
| Pioneer and VividLogic Enter Into License Agreement for Development of OCAP(TM) Software for OCHD 2.0 Devices (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 3/27/2006 7:12pm) |
| FREMONT, Calif.----March 27, 2006--VividLogic Inc., a leading provider of Home Entertainment Software Infrastructure for High Definition Televisions and High Definition Set Top Boxes based in Fremont, CA, today announced that it has entered into a development and license agreement with Pioneer Corporation based in Tokyo, Japan, to license, enhance and distribute OCAP 1.0 software and related ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Monster Hunter Frontier G exploring Wii U, PS3 this year in Japan (Joystiq, 7/31/2013 5:30pm) |
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| New Sony Blu-ray Player Integrates Streaming Internet Video for Ultimate Home Entertainment Experience (HDTV Magazine, 9/10/2009 5:14am) |
Offering the best of full HD 1080p and streaming Internet video, Sony today introduced the BDP-N460 networked Blu-ray Disc(TM) player.
Beside playing Blu-ray Discs and DVDs, the device instantly streams one of the largest collections of premium and free on-demand entertainment from the BRAVIA(TM) Internet Video platform including thousands of movies, TV programs, and music from...
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| VHS lives: JVC announces VHS/DVD/Blu-ray recorder for Japan (CrunchGear, 10/30/2009 8:21am) |
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It seems VHS will never die, and this is generally welcome, as a lot of good movies aren't still available on optical discs. In summer 2008, Panasonic released a VHS/Blu-ray combo, followed by Sharp's Aquos BD-HDV22 that was pretty much the same thing. And today, over one year later, JVC anounced the DR-BH250 [JP], which is a VHS recorder, Blu-Ray Recorder and 250GB HDD rolled into one. (Read Full Article) |
| Mitsubishi shows off 155-inch OLED HDTV (AfterDawn, 10/10/2009 5:32pm) |
Mitsubishi has unveiled a 155-inch OLED TV this week at the CEATEC 2009 event in Japan, showcasing one of the largest displays ever for OLED.
Mainichi Japan says the "OLED display consists of 720 10-centimeter-square OLED blocks that can be rearranged to change the dimensions of the display using Mitsubishi's Aurora Vision LED screens at baseball stadiums."
The screen is also about three times brighter than any current LCD TV. Lifespan is about 200,000 hours.
Being that the OLED blocks are so small means Mitsubishi can create a TV of any size, ranging from the now standard 15-inch TVs to infinity.
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| Samsung's Latest Ultra-Slim LED Monitor Offers HD Quality Picture (HDTV Magazine, 10/08/2009 7:10pm) |
Samsung Electronics America Inc., a subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Corporation, the number one worldwide brand of LCD display products, today announced the debut of its premium LED monitor, the SyncMaster XL2370. At an estimated street price of $299, the XL2370 produces picture perfect, HD quality in a sleek, aerodynamic design. It will be available at Best Buy starting October 12 and through distribution and retailers in late November.
Whether you're watching a Blu-Ray movie or video clips online, the XL2370's LED edge-lit backlight performs at...
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| (Unranked) | New Super Mario Bros. 2 tops Japanese sales charts again (Joystiq, 8/22/2012 9:40pm) |
| New Super Mario Bros. 2 for the 3DS has sold almost 1 million copies in Japan [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Amazon on Demand comes to ‘09 Panasonic Blu-ray players (CrunchGear, 8/04/2009 11:30pm) |
| You gotta love automatic updates the bring new features to Blu-ray players. Panasonic is pushing out new firmware for its '09 Blu-ray lineup that adds Amazon on Demand to the already impressive extras of YouTube, Picasa, Bloomberg, and weather info. Oh, and that little portable Blu-ray player (BD15) also gains this ability along with the DMP-BD60, BD70V, and BD80. So once these players are graced with the update sometime today, users will have access to 45,000 SD titles and 1,000 HD titles. What's there not to love? (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | PSA: Dragon's Crown cross-play update now on PS3, PS Vita (Joystiq, 10/16/2013 2:00am) |
The cross-play update for Dragon's Crown is live. If you purchased Dragon's Crown on [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Pioneer BDR-205 Blu-ray Drive for PCs Unveiled (I4U, 10/01/2009 1:00pm) |
| The first Blu-ray burner for desktop computers that I got my hands on a few years back was well over $1000. Today you can buy a computer with a Blu-ray player for about the same amount. Pioneer has unveiled a new Blu-ray burner for desktop computers called...
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| New HD Wii coming in 2011? (DVICE, 9/21/2009 5:45pm) |
| Square Enix is the biggest game developer in Japan, so when president Yoichi Wada speaks, people listen. And when he says that Nintendo is prepping a next-gen, high definition Wii with a brand-new motion controller for 2011, we believe him.
The current Wii is by far the most underpowered of the current crop of gaming consoles, so it makes sense that they'd be working on an update far earlier than Sony and Microsoft. Heck, it doesn't do HD! In this day and age, that seems crazy. So will 2011 be the year of the Wii 2? We'll just have to wait and see.
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| PS3 buyers using console for gaming over Blu-ray, says NPD (AfterDawn, 10/19/2009 12:35am) |
Despite Sony's marketing team deciding to change the focus of the PS3 more to the console's movie downloading and Blu-ray capabilities, it appears consumers are still purchasing the system mainly for gaming.
Last August, the NPD Group released a study that showed that about 37 percent of PS3 owners had never once watched a Blu-ray film on their system. The second edition of the study was released recently, and the number hardly changed, moving down to 34 percent.
NPD did note however that the number of PS3 owners watching Blu-ray was higher then PS2 owners watching DVDs at the same point in the console's life cycle.
“It’s at a fairly high level, where it took years for PS2 owners to use [that console] for DVD,” NPD analyst Russ Crupnick added, via VB. “Most PS3 people think of it as a gaming device, but there is a reasonable level of awareness and intended use for Blu-ray.”
The new study gave the following figures to the question of why PS3 owners had purchased the console:
58 percent - Mostly to play games
34 percent - For games and movie, equally
8 percent - Mostly movies
NPD also noted that PS3 owners who have had their machines for a couple of years of more tend to buy more Blu-rays over standard definition DVDs and vice versa for newer owners.
“Newer owners are somewhat more oriented to DVD than Blu-ray,” Crupnick says. “The later you get into an adoption cycle, the more you’re not getting the super aficionado. These are people who are tougher to convince about the benefits of Blu-ray and who are sensitive to price.”Permalink | Comments
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| LG teases us with 15-inch OLED HDTV (DVICE, 8/31/2009 4:59pm) |
Watching the development of super-thin OLED video displays is a lot like watching a baby grow up. The early pictures show a little, cute, and sometimes clever toddler, showing great promise. Soon the kid starts getting more sophisticated, like this 15-inch OLED HDTV from LG that goes on sale in Korea this November, and the rest of the world next year.
Of course, we're assuming you'll pay a pretty penny for this attractive, ultra-sharp bauble, probably in the neighborhood of Sony's $2500 11-inch XEL-1 OLED display that rolled out a couple of years ago. So LG is next. And then there were two.
Bigger OLED screens can't be that far off, but wait, now we find out LG's 30-inch OLED display has been delayed until 2012, and Sony is putting off its next OLED screen, too. What's the holdup? Entirely new manufacturing techniques must be developed. One day soon, though, these fantastic displays will be cheap.
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| Panasonic in-dash HD nav system & Blu-ray player ready to ship, are you ready for the price? (Engadget, 8/20/2009 2:01pm) |
Don't think you can sell the kids short anymore, keeping the Blu-ray copy at home and taking DVD rips on the road, now that Panasonic is ready to deliver its in-dash Blu-ray player and 7-inch HD screen packing nav unit in September. We got a good peek at these back in April and the specs haven't changed, with the Profile 1.1 Bonus View compatible CY-BB1000D taking care of Blu-ray duties and featuring the same UniPhier guts as the company's line of living room Blu-ray players. The CN-HX3000D is a WXGA 1280x720p 7-inch LED backlit widescreen display ready to play back media via standard HDMI, iPod connector, SD card or its digital TV tuner, powered by Windows Automotive with navigation duties assisted by Google Maps and Yahoo! Japan. The CY-BB1000D is ¥99,750 ($1,057) and the CN-HX3000D is ¥365,400 ($3,872), and both arrive September 10 in Japan. We'll let you decide if around 5 grand is a good price for the in car HD experience (might want to look at custom mounting a DMP-B15, $800 and you can take it with you.)
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Read - CN-HX3000DFiled under: GPS, HDTV, TransportationPanasonic in-dash HD nav system & Blu-ray player ready to ship, are you ready for the price? originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 20 Aug 2009 09:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba introduces first Cell-powered HDTV (AfterDawn, 10/05/2009 10:24pm) |
Toshiba has unveiled their first HDTV to use the extremely powerful PS3 Cell processor today during the CEATEC event in Japan, and the TV packs a serious punch.
Besides the processor, the 55-inch REGZA 55X1 includes LED-backlighting, 240Hz refresh rate, and dynamic contrast ratio of 5,000,000:1. The Cell processor also allows for improved image quality, stronger colors, enhanced brightness balance and a "luminance of 1250cd/m²."
The TV also has a 7-speaker sound bar, and has DLNA support as well as a built in HD web browser created by Opera.
More notably, the HDTV has a 3TB HDD allowing users to record up to 26 hours of 1080p content from 8 channels, at the same time. As pictured below, the Regza can also display 8 channels at the same time, with no delay when switching between stations.
Toshiba also dropped word that they plan to use the Cell processor in an upcoming TV that will upconvert 1080p films to 3840 x 2160.
The TV will leave a dent in your wallet however, and is retailing for 1 million yen in Japan (about $11,000 USD) and Toshiba says it anticipates 1000 sales before release in North America next year.
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| Panasonic Full HD 3D And More From CEATEC 2009 [Video] (I4U, 10/06/2009 9:00pm) |
| The CEATEC 2009 has opened today in Japan. We cannot be there, but Panasonic was nice enough to offer up some video footage from their booth at the CEATEC 2009 featuring the Panasonic Full HD 3D technology and more.
Panasonic exhibits the 50-inch Full...
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| Netflix CEO Hastings speaks about YouTube, iPhone, Xbox 360 (AfterDawn, 9/23/2009 4:09am) |
During an interview with Reuters, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings spoke out about the future of the physical DVD, as well as Netflix's plans for the iPhone, Xbox 360, PS3, Wii and possible competition from YouTube
The interview in its entirety:
Reuters: What will Netflix subscribers gain from the improvements in the recommendation system?
Hastings: ItÂ’s doubling the quality of our movie recommendation and that helps our subscribers get more enjoyment from movies. Because more often they love the movie they watch. More often the movies recommended will will turn out to be movies that you love. If you watch a couple of movies and donÂ’t like many, you start to watch (sports and other programming). If every movie is incredible, you start to watch more.
Reuters: Netflix video streams on MicrosoftÂ’s Xbox Live system. What about the PS3 and Wii?
Hastings: Eventually we want to be on all the game consoles, all the Blu-ray players, all the Internet TVs. So we are working in parallel with all of those efforts. Currently our Xbox deal is exclusive and we havenÂ’t characterized it more than that.
Reuters: Any plans to work in partnership with Apple and the iPhone?
Hastings: itÂ’s something thatÂ’s likely to come over time. But nothing in the short term. (With) movie watching, we are not focused on mobile yet, but (instead) on the TV, on Blu-ray and on the video game consoles. We will get to mobile eventually, including the iPhone.
Reuters: What of YoutubeÂ’s potential movie service?
Hastings: I think there will be a lot of competition in this market: Hulu, Apple, Amazon, Youtube, Blockbuster. Internet video is a huge opportunity. And there will be a lot of people engaged, and that is going to be great for the consumer. All of us are going to innovate and compete with each other and provide more and more value to the consumer.
Reuters: How far along are we on the transition to all digital video watching?
Hastings: There will be people doing DVD-by-mail in 15 or 20 years, so I think DVD will last a long time. Our best guess is that DVD will peak for us in 5 or so years. But it is continuing to grow. And the streaming is exploding. So we are getting nice growth in the DVD side and huge growth on the streaming side.
Reuters: What do you make of BlockbusterÂ’s store closing plan?
Hastings: Blockbuster and Redbox really compete on doing the inexpensive new releases, and we are much more the streaming and the catalog. Their closings donÂ’t really benefit us. It will benefit Redbox more than it does us.
Reuters: Have you been approached about an acquisition or partnership?
Hastings: We donÂ’t comment and any acquisition prospects.Permalink | Comments
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| Rumor: Apple entering the HDTV market in 2011 (AfterDawn, 8/22/2009 3:02am) |
According to a new Piper Jaffray note this week, analyst Gene Munster says he expects Apple to eventually get into the HDTV market providing a full home entertainment system alongside the Apple TV media device.
Additionally, Munster says that a new, updated Apple TV is coming before Christmas, including DVR and a monthly sub to iTunes TV shows.
"We believe Apple is exploring a subscription-based offering for its TV content in iTunes," says Munster, via The Street. "Apple could leverage its deep library of content with many network and cable channel content owners to provide unlimited access to a sub-library of its TV shows for a standard monthly fee."
Adds Apple COO Tim Cook of the Apple TV:
"It is clear that the movie rental business has really helped Apple TV and there are more and more customers that want to try it," he says, noting that sales were up 300 percent year-on-year. "We're going to continue to invest in it, because we fundamentally believe there is something there for us in the future."
As for the HDTV, Munster expects a 2011 debut, and the completion of a full Apple home entertainment center.
"The device would push Apple further into the digital living room with interactive TV, music, movie, and gaming features," he added. "Such a device would command a premium among a competitive field of budget TVs."Permalink | Comments
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| California to ban energy-hungry HDTVs? (AfterDawn, 9/19/2009 4:04am) |
According to the LATimes, the California Energy Commission is actively considering banning sales of "energy-hungry" HDTVs, setting a new efficiency standard that will help offset the massive energy use in the state.
If the proposal goes through, sales of all non energy-efficient models will be banned by 2011 and even more strict standards will occur in 2013.
The public has a 45-day period to comment on the proposal, beginning Monday, and approval goes to vote in November. If approved, California's electricity consumption will drop enough to save $8.1 billion USD in 10 years.
If approved, the Consumer Electronics Association says about 25 percent of all HDTVs available will have to be removed from store shelves. The group also notes that any would-be customer could simply drive over a state and buy a non-restricted TV if they choose to however.Permalink | Comments
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| SiBEAM's Second Generation Chipsets Accelerate WirelessHD Market Adoption (HDTV Magazine, 10/06/2009 1:11am) |
SiBEAM, the leading innovator of 60GHz wireless solutions and developer of high-speed wireless communication platforms, today unveiled its second generation 60GHz chipsets based on the WirelessHD® specification at CEATEC Japan. Following the success and widespread adoption of its award-winning first generation high performance WirelessHD chipsets, this latest achievement keeps the company in the industry lead as the only option for high quality lossless 1080p Full HD video in the world. Major technical breakthroughs in the new chipsets also serve to boost and simplify CE manufacturer accessibility and WirelessHD product development.
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| SiBeam readies 2nd gen Wireless HD chip (EETimes, 10/06/2009 9:39am) |
SiBeam, a pioneer in 60GHz chips for wireless video networking, is demonstrating its second generation chipsets based on the WirelessHD specification at this week's CEATEC Japan exhibition.
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| Optoma shows off new HD and 3D projectors (HDTV UK, 10/08/2009 9:30pm) |
I'm always pleased when Optoma shows off new products, and it's used CEDIA this year to do just that. As well as the HD82 HD projector which launched in the UK in February, Optoma showed off its new sub-£900 HD20, high-spec ThemeScene HD86, plus a sneak peek at Optoma's new state-of-the-art 3D projectors. HD20 The HD20 is a full 1080p DLP projector but at economy prices. It features 1,700 ANSI lumens brightness, 500:1 ANSI contrast ratio, balanced colour rendition, 29dB noise level, two HDMI inputs and filter-free no maintenance design. Granted, in some settings it won't be powerful enough but it's fine for use in rooms with some ambient light. Optoma also guarantees that image and colour quality will remain as new for at least five years. Available from July priced around £900...
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| Argentina chooses Japanese ISDB-T standard for High-Definition TV (AfterDawn, 8/31/2009 4:28am) |
Argentina has passed over European and American standards for High-definition television broadcasts, and followed Brazil in opting to adopt the ISDB-T standard for HDTV in the country.
Argentine President Cristina Kirchner made the announcement of its decision to follow Brazil's lead in the region in a highly-competitive market for HDTV broadcasts at a South American summit.
Kirchner ratified a memorandum between the governments of both Argentina and of Japan to introduce the Japanese ISDB-T standard in the country to co-operate together in the sector. Kirchner also signed a cooperation accord on HDTV with Brazil.Permalink | Comments
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| JVC brings 46-inch GD-463D10 3D LCD HDTV to America: shipping now for $9,200 (Engadget, 9/10/2009 5:40pm) |
Jumpin' Jehosaphat! We know exchange rates have been sort of crazy of late, but we can say with a good deal of certainty that the in-home 3D revolution isn't going anywhere with MSRPs like this. After introducing the 46-inch GD-463D10 3D LCD HDTV in various overseas markets, JVC is announcing here at CEDIA that its flagship 3D panel is now available on US soil for a solid chunk of change. The 1080p display touts a 2,000:1 contrast ratio, three HDMI sockets, 178-degree viewing angles, a depth of 1.5-inches and two incredibly awesome sets of 3D goggles. If you're not concerned that actual 3D content is all but nonexistent for home users, you can snag this now for $9,153 (and not a penny more).
Gallery: JVC's 1080p GD-463D10 3D LCD HDTV to AmericaFiled under: Displays, HDTV, Home EntertainmentJVC brings 46-inch GD-463D10 3D LCD HDTV to America: shipping now for $9,200 originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 10 Sep 2009 12:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments (Read Full Article) |
| Sony TRIMASTER quad-HD LCD multiplies the resolution, and the price, of any home HDTV (Engadget, 10/06/2009 6:03pm) |
Can't wait until December for Toshiba's CELL REGZA LCD? Sony is bringing its own 56-inch 3,840x2160 quad-HD display to market November 1 in Japan. Priced at 6,825,000 ($76,583) including taxes this is clearly for pros only, hence the TRIMASTER name referring to the three elements combined within -- exact color, accurate picture and reliability -- thanks to a RGB LED backlit panel built with incredible picture reproduction and exact calibration (with included software via a connected PC) in mind. While it's cheaper than JVC's $175k 4K projector, unless you're mastering the next Pixar flick, viewing high res satellite imagery or can't live without four HD feeds on one screen even the most well heeled amongst may be better served scouring bargain bins for a used Westinghouse D56QX1 for now.
[Via AV Watch]Filed under: Displays, HDTVSony TRIMASTER quad-HD LCD multiplies the resolution, and the price, of any home HDTV originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 06 Oct 2009 13:03:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments (Read Full Article) |
| Mitsubishi unveils REAL line of Blu-ray burning, super upconverting LCDs (Engadget, 8/20/2009 3:52pm) |
Providing some competition for Sharp's DX series, Mitsubishi has taken the wraps off of its REAL Series LCD HDTVs, including a set with built-in hard drives and Blu-ray recorders, plus a few more that lack the recording, but throw in super resolution upconversion that claims to make even the worst SD look better than ever. Even if that's just hype, we hope it fares better than the company's ill-fated 120Hz processing. The 37- (1080p) and 32-inch (720p) BHR300 models feature their disc drives in the stand, rather than back-mounted approach of the AQUOS, plus 320GB HDDs, SDHC slot, plus i.LINK and USB connectors that let owners edit video from a camcorder on the TV before saving to disc or hard drive. The MZW300 models are all 1080p, in 40-, 42- and 52-inch sizes, with Diamond Engine Pro IV HD super resolution tech, the latest and most power efficient Diamond panel with 20,000:1 contrast ratio, built in 5.1 Dolby Digital decoder, virtual surround speakers and a talking program guide feature. These hit shelves in Japan in late October ranging in price from ¥350,000 ($3,705) for the LCD-52MZW300 to ¥200,000 ($2,117) for the LCD-32BHR300.Filed under: Displays, HDTV, Home EntertainmentMitsubishi unveils REAL line of Blu-ray burning, super upconverting LCDs originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 20 Aug 2009 10:52:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments (Read Full Article) |
