 | GameStop no longer taking HD DVD trades, possibly not taking 360 HD DVD drive either (Engadget, 2/20/2008 2:02am) |
| Filed under: Gaming, HDTV, Home Entertainment
Doesn't look like there's going to be any glory in death for HD DVD -- we've just received confirmation that GameStop is no longer accepting HD DVD movies as trade-ins, and several GameStops have apparently already stopped taking the Xbox 360 HD DVD drive as well. We're also hearing that the 360 HD DVD drive will no longer be accepted at any GameSt ... (Read Full Article) |
 | High Definition is taking off like a shot! (News/Info - TV, media and HDTV in Maine, 10/22/2007 1:55am) |
| High Definition is taking off like a shot! Posted by rscme on October 22nd, ... Definition TV, Media, Over the Air (OTA) TV, Portland Maine, Television ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Best Buy taking Animal Crossing 3DS XL bundle pre-orders (Joystiq, 5/14/2013 6:00am) |
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If the thought of going to a store and purchasing something the day it comes out only fills you with panic (what if they're sold out?!) then [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Sony Begins Taking Pre-Orders for 4K Ultra HD Media Player (Big Picture Big Sound, 7/02/2013 4:36pm) |
| The FMP-X1 will include 10 Ultra HD movies and access to a 4K streaming service launching this [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Microsoft hits a wall with Satellite TV Providers (satellite-tv-center.com, 6/20/2006 7:55am) |
| High-definition television is getting closer and closer to taking off, but Microsoft’s bid to... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Taking up the LCOS challenge: Q&A with UMO president JJ Lee (Digi Times, 3/09/2005 10:51am) |
| Some in the displays industry see Liquid Crystal on Silicon (LCOS) technology rather as a gardener looks at hardy perennials. (Read Full Article) |
 | Platform built for combo of copper, fiber (CommsDesign, 3/07/2005 3:13pm) |
| Denver - Startup Entrisphere Inc. is taking a studied approach to the multiservice access platform market. (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | BotObjects opens preorders, shows printed objects (CNET Blogs, 5/23/2013 6:07am) |
| The company that claims to have created a full-color, high-resolution 3D printer has started taking pre-orders for shipping on October 1. (Read Full Article) |
| Music on HD (DVD Talk, 2/19/2007 6:47pm) |
| The studios backing HD DVD appear to be taking a breather for February as the Blu-ray camp continues its aggressive release slate. Barring any last minute announcements, here's a list of what's scheduled to be released on both formats this month: ... (Read Full Article) |
| USDTV's Wireless to Flex S.L. Muscles (RedNova, 11/18/2005 2:08am) |
| By Brice Wallace Deseret Morning News A Salt Lake-based company is taking its next big step in trying to revolutionize the way millions of people get their TV programming. U.S. ... (Read Full Article) |
| TI Taking First Ride as Nascar Sponsor (AdWeek, 8/26/2005 9:37pm) |
| DALLAS Texas Instruments' entry into Nascar sponsorship marks a new marketing approach for the microchip maker, the company said. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Blu-ray Review: Bait - 3D (High-Def Digest, 9/17/2012 7:55pm) |
| On paper, the idea of a pair of great-white sharks taking advantage of a freak tsunami by going grocery shopping sounds like a good deal of fun. It's the sort of B-movie schlock that delivers silly [...] (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) |
| Panasonic Bows High-End Blu-Ray System (Broadcasting and Cable, 6/22/2006 8:18pm) |
| Panasonic is taking a luxurious approach to the new Blu-ray high-definition optical disc format. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Blu-ray Review: The Simpsons: The Fifteenth Season (High-Def Digest, 12/11/2012 7:00pm) |
| Fox sure is taking their sweet time releasing 'The Simpsons' on Blu-ray. One would think that as the newer seasons finish they'd at least be able to put those out. Sadly, all we have are seasons 13, [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Sony HD set puts on a really good show (Rocky Mountain News, 1/22/2007 8:25am) |
| Choosing a new high-definition television can be a dizzying experience. Of course, there's nothing like actually taking a set for a test drive, watching it in a home environment - and also side by side with another set - to make an informed decision. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray stutters in face of tough economy, HD downloads (Ars Technica, 9/24/2008 1:18am) |
| Now that HD DVD is out of the picture, Blu-ray should be soaring, right? Wrong. The high-def format's market share has dropped in recent weeks, with regular old DVD taking the very large majority of the market. Read More... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | BBC ditches 3D after Doctor Who special (CNET Blogs, 7/05/2013 11:41am) |
| UK broadcaster the BBC is taking a three-year break from making 3D shows, with the 50th anniversary special of Doctor Who set to be the last 3D event for the foreseeable future. (Read Full Article) |
 | Taking Care of Business That's Never Finished (New York (New York Times, 5/16/2005 5:05am) |
| Despite the title of Michael Connelly\\\'s new book, the writers of serial novels like \\\"The Closers\\\" are not devoted to closure. The whole point of a series is durability: its main character has to last. The same colleagues must come back, the same villains must lurk. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | ‘Oblivion’ Blu-ray available to pre-order (HD-Report, 4/23/2013 4:18pm) |
| Even though Oblivion just released to theaters last weekend, Amazon is already taking pre-orders on the Blu-ray Disc edition of the film. (For some reason the DVD edition is not yet priced or available to [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Grass Roots Petitions Add Fuel to the Blu-ray/HD-DVD War (About.com, 1/23/2008 4:00am) |
| In addition to the movie studios and manufacturers taking sides in the battle over Blu-ray and HD-DVD, there are now grass roots movements popping up amongst consumers that are actively... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Taking Home Video to the Next Level (Connected Home Media, 8/03/2005 1:16pm) |
| I'm between family vacations as I write this, and because we recently purchased a new Sony widescreen camcorder to replace the old Canon model that died on us late last year, I've been experimenting with importing and editing video for the first time in a while. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 3D-printed rifle, dubbed 'The Grizzly,' fires its first shot (CNET Blogs, 7/26/2013 1:32am) |
| A new YouTube video shows the first 3D-printed rifle, born and bred in Canada, taking its first round and then cracking along the barrel and receiver. (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Hey, That Guy Using A 3DS In Public Looks Kinda Familiar... (Kotaku, 4/25/2013 11:22pm) |
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Reddit user afwo3 spotted this gentleman hanging out at the Louvre in Paris. And while it looks like he's taking a photo, he's probably using the 3DS as an interactive tour guide, since (Read Full Article) |
| Charter to add more HD channels (Leader-Telegram, 8/23/2007 10:18am) |
| Charter Communications will change its lineup by taking channels from its basic package to provide the capability for more digital and high-definition television channels. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | All Mobile Video Epic truck (Broadcast Engineering, 12/04/2012 5:36pm) |
| Live to theatre broadcasts of music concerts, awards ceremonies and sporting events is taking the consumer world by storm. The combination of HD/3-D screens and high-quality surround-sound systems in theatres gives fans the next best thing to being [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | All Mobile Video Epic truck (Broadcast Engineering, 4/19/2013 8:37pm) |
| Live to theatre broadcasts of music concerts, awards ceremonies and sporting events is taking the consumer world by storm. The combination of HD/3-D screens and high-quality surround-sound systems in theatres gives fans the next best thing to being [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Virgin changes V+ pricing for new customers (Digital Spy, 6/01/2007 2:51pm) |
| New customers taking Virgin's top TV package will be able to take the V+ high definition PVR for free; existing customers not eligible. ... (Read Full Article) |
| PC Blu-ray Players Not Taking Over (Format War Central, 8/31/2009 10:22pm) |
| While the success of Blu-ray players and movies is controversial depending on who you ask, the PC market for Blu-ray is not so gray. A recent study by iSuppli Corp has found by the year 2013 only 16.3% of PC’s will ship with Blu-ray drives, up 3.6% from 2009. If iSuppli is to be believed, [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Sky about to open order lines for HD service (Digital Television Group, 4/07/2006 1:31pm) |
| BSkyB has announced full launch plans for its long-awaited high-definition television service, Sky HD. Sky will start taking orders next Wednesday and first installations in the UK and Ireland will take place in May in time for June's football World Cup which the BBC will air in HD. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Hollywood Execs Banking on Blu-ray Holiday Boom (CE Pro, 11/18/2008 12:22am) |
| Taking a glass half-full view of the home video market, Hollywood studio executives are optimistic that Blu-ray sales will be stimulated by HD-hungry consumers this holiday season. ... (Read Full Article) |
| CES: Fox Touts BD-Live, Previews 'Alien vs. Predator: Requiem' Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 1/08/2008 2:22am) |
| With an eye toward merging the Blu-ray format's BD-Live capabilities with social networking, Fox touted the message "The Future is Blu, the Future is BD-Live" today at CES 2008. Taking part in... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Under the Dome: Season 1' Blu-ray Pre-Orders Live! (High-Def Digest, 6/28/2013 9:45pm) |
| Two Blu-ray editions of the hit series from the mind of Stephen King are now available for pre-order at Amazon! The online retailer is already taking pre-orders for 'Under the Dome: Season 1' as well [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba jumps into Blu-ray pool (HDTV News, 7/21/2009 8:21pm) |
| Toshiba is taking a step back on its full fledged support of HD-DVD technology, with the announcement by Yomiuri Shimbun that the electronics company plans to introduce a line of Blu-ray players into the marketplace by the end of the year.
While Toshiba has withdrawn from the HD-DVD market, the move to Blu-ray may not be [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Weird Science' Dated for Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 7/26/2013 10:00pm) |
| Another classic John Hughes' comedy will come alive on Blu-ray this October! In an early announcement to retailers, Universal will be taking part in some very 'Weird Science' on Blu-ray on October [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | A Handheld 3D Scanner Could Let You Upload Your Whole World (Gizmodo, 7/31/2013 7:32pm) |
| 3D printing is more popular and accessible than ever, and printers are on course to get even cheaper soon. But printing is only one side of the equation; what about taking 3D pictures? There's [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Sharp Shows Biggest 1080p LCD HDTV (Gizmodo, 2/16/2006 2:44pm) |
| It's a mouthful, but Sharp is taking a step forward with its PN-655 1080p 65-inch LCD HDTV. We saw this at CES, but we never got a time frame or price out of the company in Vegas, so it's nice to see... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony Shows Off Blu-Ray Disc Products (NewsFactor, 3/20/2006 3:53pm) |
| Sony has introduced an array of Blu-Ray Disc (BD) products, taking the wraps off of a high-definition DVD player, a BD-enabled desktop computer, and an internal BD drive. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Microsoft's Xbox Gamble: Micropayments, Personalization, and Digital Media (Connected Home Media, 11/23/2005 4:03pm) |
| Microsoft likes to claim that it takes "bet the company" leaps into new markets, but I'd argue that the company's billions in cash, and its tradition of deep R&D spending, probably offset any risks it's supposedly taking. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Doctor Who: Series 1-7 Limited Edition Giftset' Announced for Blu-ray. Amazon is now taking Orders! (High-Def Digest, 7/18/2013 4:15am) |
| Pre-orders are up at Amazon for a boxed set containing seven seasons of the sci-fi series on Blu-ray available in stores at the end of 2013! In an early announcement to retailers, BBC America is [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Sony Shows Off Blu-Ray Disc Products (Data Storage Today, 3/17/2006 9:29pm) |
| Sony Electronics has introduced an array of Blu-Ray Disc (BD) products, taking the wraps off of a high-definition DVD player, a BD-enabled desktop computer, and an internal BD drive. ... (Read Full Article) |
| News TiVo to Launch $299 HD DVR On Tuesday The set-top will be available at retail in August. By Swanni (TVPredictions.com, 7/23/2007 6:06pm) |
| Washington, D.C. (July 23, 2007) -- TiVo has confirmed that it will launch a $299 High-Definition DVR and will begin taking orders at its web site on Tuesday. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'A Late Quartet' Announced and Detailed for Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 12/27/2012 9:00pm) |
| The acclaimed drama will be taking requests on Blu-ray this February. In an early announcement to retailers, 20th Century Fox has slated 'A Late Quartet' for Blu-ray on February 5. Academy Award® [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'The Definitive Document of the Dead' Announced for Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 9/17/2012 8:00pm) |
| Roy Frumkes' 1978 documentary on George A. Romero is getting a limited edition Blu-ray release this November. Synapse Films is now taking pre-orders for 'The Definitive Document of the Dead' which [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Porn stars and CES (TV Squad, 1/11/2006 8:37pm) |
| Filed under: Industry Unlike some of our partners in crime , I didn't make it to the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this year, though had I know that the Adult Entertainment Expo was also taking place in Las Vegas that week, I might have given more consideration to going. Gareth Mitchell of the BBC has a funny anecdote about how he became trapped in a bar at CES by a cavalcade of ... (Read Full Article) |
| 'Meet the Spartans' Headed to Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 3/31/2008 8:40pm) |
| Fox will debut the hit spoof 'Meet the Spartans' this June in a Blu-ray special edition loaded with bonus features. Taking aim at historical blockbusters like '300' and 'Gladiator,' 'Meet the Spartans'... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Alcatel's 7330 FTTN: Taking Fiber to the Neighborhood (RedNova, 4/12/2005 8:06am) |
| www.alcatel.com While FTTH deployments are popping up in savvy municipalities and by established operators in new build scenarios, in overlay or areas where there's existing copper plant, the capex cost of deploying fiber is still relatively high. (Read Full Article) |
| Flat panel HD TV market to begin gathering momentum (Digi Times, 11/07/2005 10:54am) |
| Although the shift to HD (high definition) resolution has started among flat TV manufacturers, the era of HD TV is expected to begin taking off in 2006, according to statements made at the recent HDTV Conference 2005 held by DisplaySearch Taiwan. ... (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) |
| (Unranked) | HDD Cool Stuff: 'The Devil's Carnival: Ringmaster Edition' Limited Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 9/19/2012 8:00pm) |
| The 2012 horror musical from Darren Lynn Bousman ('Repo! The Genetic Opera') is getting a limited edition Blu-ray release this October. TheDevilsCarnival.com is now taking pre-orders for 'The Devil's [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Hauppauge teases the HD PVR Rocket, a portable game capture box for $169 (Engadget, 11/01/2013 4:40am) |
| Hauppauge is taking its considerable video-recording prowess mobile with the HD PVR Rocket. Its 4.3-ounce frame is smaller than the HD PVR 2's and instead of using a computer to store recorded video, it uses USB media. The company estimates that [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Dell Rolls Out 37-inch LCD TV (DesignTechnica, 10/18/2005 4:35pm) |
| Just in time for the holiday buying season, Dell debuts its new 37-inch W3706C LCD display, and has started taking orders for its W5001C 50-inch plasma display. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Samsung F9000 Ultra HD 4K TVs Shipping in August (CE Pro, 7/29/2013 7:01pm) |
| Samsung will start taking pre-orders for its 55- ($5,499.99) and 65-inch ($7,499.99) F9000 Series Ultra HD 4K TVs on July 21. Both models can be updated in the future using Samsung’s optional Evolution [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Warner Confirms 'T3' Blu-ray Problems; Replacement Program Expected (High-Def Digest, 12/21/2007 7:00pm) |
| Confirming online reports of an encoding defect on its recently-issued Blu-ray release of 'Terminator 3,' Warner has begun taking consumer information in anticipation of a future disc replacement program.... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Google's 3D-sensing phones are taking a trip to the International Space Station (Engadget, 3/21/2014 10:20pm) |
| It's arguably cool enough that Google is working on smartphones that can scan your surroundings, but now those devices are slated to take a spin in space too. How's that for living in the future? NASA first started sticking smartphones to [...] (Read Full Article) |
| News Telcos More Likely to Hurt Satellite? New report shows Verizon taking a disproportionate number of customers from ... (TVPredictions.com, 8/08/2007 3:21pm) |
| Washington, D.C. (August 8, 2007) -- Verizon's FiOS TV service, which offers nearly 30 High-Definition channels, could hurt the satellite TV industry more than cable. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Managed Copy and the 360 (HDBlog.net, 2/24/2006 1:48pm) |
| If you have Windows Vista on a machine with an HD DVD drive (just taking a little travel forward in time here…), can you Managed-Copy (I’m making it a verb) an HD DVD and then stream it to an Xbox 360 for playback?
That’s the question Chris Lanier tackles in a recent [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | LG selling 55-inch OLED HDTV (HD-Report, 1/02/2013 2:58pm) |
| LG has announced they are now taking pre-orders in South Korea for their 55-inch (54.6-inch diagonal) OLED HDTV. The LG 55EM9700 will sell for the equivalent of about $10,000 US and is expected to start shipping to consumers in February. The [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Review : Nokia N71 (, 1/11/2006 6:25am) |
| The Nokia N71 is a compact, high-performance multimedia device offering a range of features and services, taking advantage of the latest 3G technology. The N71 delivers a rich browsing experience viewable on the high-definition 2.4 inch QVGA (320X240 pixel), 262,144 color screen. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Artear Improves On-air Signal Quality with Grass Valley (Broadcast Newsroom, 7/07/2005 5:32pm) |
| Taking its first major steps towards full production in high-definition (HD), Artear, a pioneering broadcaster in Buenos Aires, Argentina, has purchased six Grass Valley LDK 6000 mk II WorldCam HD cameras from Thomson. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Panasonic Ramps Up 3D Full HD Efforts (Dealerscope, 8/27/2009 4:00am) |
| Panasonic is making a big production of 3D Full HD (3D FHD) Home Theater technology, evangelizing the coming 2010 debut of a roster of Panasonic-branded 3D products for the home with a “rollout†of sorts that’s taking place well... (Read Full Article) |
| Discovery Channel's 'Human Body' Coming to Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 4/07/2008 10:00pm) |
| The Discovery Channel is set to go where no high-def release has gone before with the Blu-ray debut of its controversial four-part series 'Human Body: Pushing the Limits this July.' Taking viewers across... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | This 3D Picture Was Created Without a Camera (Gizmodo, 5/17/2013 10:51am) |
| Imagine taking a picture, without a camera. If that sound ridiculous, it's because it is—but it's also exactly what a team of researchers from the University of Glasgow, UK, (Read Full Article) |
| Warner Extends HD DVD Release Delay to Catalog Titles (High-Def Digest, 1/22/2008 9:00pm) |
| Taking the next step in its transition to Blu-ray exclusivity, Warner has extended its three-week delay on HD DVD releases to include catalog titles. This move comes only days after the studio announced... ... (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) |
| Pioneer says to launch Blu-ray Recorders this Year (I4U, 7/08/2008 5:24am) |
| TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese consumer electronics maker Pioneer Corp said on
Tuesday it plans to launch Blu-ray DVD recorders by the end of the year, taking
aim at a rapidly growing market after the end of a bitter format battle.
... ... (Read Full Article) |
| CES HDTV & Home Theater Round-Up: Attendance Down But Still Plenty to See (Big Picture Big Sound, 1/14/2009 1:20am) |
| With the lackluster economy taking center stage, it's no surprise that CES attendance was down 20% or more this year, but there were still plenty of new HDTVs, Blu-ray Disc players and other home theater equipment to keep us gear-freaks entertained.
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| (Unranked) | How To Easily Upload Your Animal Crossing: New Leaf Screenshots (Kotaku, 6/20/2013 1:00am) |
| Taking a screenshot in New Leaf is simple: press L and R at the same time. Boom. You've got a picture. Great! Getting those pictures off your 3DS, while simple, requires a few more steps. [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Sony's BRAVIA 46-inch S-series LCD TV makes Middle East debut (AME Info, 10/05/2006 6:19am) |
| With High Definition taking the lead in today's televisions, Sony Gulf has announced the latest addition to its BRAVIA LCD television range, the 46-inch S-series, the KLV-46S200A. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | DIWire attempts to fill the gaps left by 3D printers (hands-on) (Engadget, 11/09/2013 3:22am) |
| It brought solar-powered smartphone chargers to the streets of NYC, now Pensa, a Brooklyn-based design firm, is taking on desktop prototyping. Its latest invention, DIWire, is a compact CNC wire bender. A machine designed solely to bend wire [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Copper or Fiber? (Broadband Reports, 3/17/2005 8:00pm) |
| NTL makes ADSL2+ trials public. UK ISP NTL has announced they've embraced ADSL2+ (18Mbps in trials, says VNUNet, with HDTV trials looming). Instead of taking Verizon's approach of fiber to the home, many outfits are embracing fiber to the node, then some flavor of next-gen DSL to .. (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Join the Engadget HD Podcast live on Ustream at 5:30PM ET (Engadget, 1/02/2013 9:52pm) |
| It's not Monday, but we're still taking some time off from preparations for the super bowl of electronics to record the Engadget HD podcast. You can tune in live at 5:30PM and be be a [...] (Read Full Article) |
| A sharper picture for PC movies (San Jose Mercury News, 5/15/2006 10:21am) |
| Want to get the most from watching a movie on your laptop or desktop computer? CyberLink has released a new version of its DVD-player software, called PowerDVD 7, that supports high-definition videos viewed on a laptop or desktop PC. Airline travelers taking their electronic entertainment on the road can get a better quality picture on their laptops. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Do you have HDTV yet? (TV Squad, 6/07/2005 7:27pm) |
| Filed under: HDTV , Site Announcements Do you have an HDTV set yet? We're taking an informal poll to find out how many TV Squad readers are interested in high-definition and digital TV coverage. A weekly column on upcoming HDTV programming is just around the corner. And there's a ton of news out there about network plans for future HDTV programming, regulatory actions in Washington, and ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Joystiq Streams: Remembering the Xbox 360 launch lineup (Joystiq, 11/19/2013 5:30pm) |
The Xbox One launches this week and so we're taking a well-timed look back at the launch of Xbox 360, just as (Read Full Article) |
| CNN predicts PS3 will launch for $500 (Joystiq, 1/11/2006 7:00pm) |
| Filed under: PlayStation 3 While nothing we haven't predicted before, CNN's resident gamer Chris Morris is taking an educated guess at the possibly delayed PlayStation 3's price: $500. In talking to various developers and analysts, $500 was the expected price, though a few developer estimates ranged as low as $400 and as high as $700. Chris Morris' article, as it is published by CN ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sharp intros slate of new AQUOS LCD HDTVs, first LED models included (Engadget, 7/07/2009 10:30pm) |
| There are just two months to go before CEDIA kicks off in Atlanta, but Sharp's obviously not down with waiting 'til the Fall to introduce its latest gaggle of AQUOS HDTVs. First off, we're taking a look at the outfit's first LED-backlit AQUOS television, which will be available in 52- (LC-52LE700UN), 46- (LC-46LE700UN), 40- (LC-40E700UN) and 32-inch (LC-32LE700UN) screen class sizes. Each of t ... (Read Full Article) |
| 'Speed Racer' Revs to Blu-ray with Videogame, Digital Copy (High-Def Digest, 7/15/2008 10:00pm) |
| In a studio first, Warner will bundle the September Blu-ray release of 'Speed Racer' as a 3-disc set with an exclusive videogame and Digital Copy. Though taking a drubbing from critics and flopping spectacularly... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Samsung to launch thin Blu-ray Disc player at CES (Computerworld, 1/05/2009 5:00am) |
| It's not just televisions that are slimming down for this week's International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Samsung, which has already said it plans to unveil a 7-millimeter thick TV at the show, will also be taking the wraps off a new Blu-ray Disc player that's 39mm thick. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Wal-Mart nixes HD DVD display for Blu-ray (Punch Jump, 4/02/2008 12:35pm) |
| Wal-Mart stores this month began taking down displays for Toshiba Corp.’s HD DVD player and replacing them with new displays for Sony Corp.’s Blu-ray player. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Geeky Caffè Latte Art Goes 3D, Continues To Blow Minds (Kotaku, 5/06/2013 8:30am) |
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Last year, Kotaku featured a Japanese "latte artist" named Kazuki Yamamoto. Taking inspiration from games and anime, he became famous for drawing characters in steamed milk. And [...] (Read Full Article) |
| MPAA CEO Dan Glickman on the Broadcast Flag (Slashdot, 5/28/2005 1:06pm) |
| Thomas Hawk writes \\\"Motion Picture Association of America head Dan Glickman has an opinion piece up at CNET explaining why, even after they and the FCC lost the legal case to force the Broadcast Flag on us, we should still as consumers be advocates for it. The gist of Glickman\\\'s argument boils down to the old \\\'we\\\'re taking our ball and going home\\\' game as he tries to convince us tha ... (Read Full Article) |
| Is Toshiba's Superbowl ad for HD DVD a final desperate act? (HDTV UK, 1/28/2008 8:00am) |
| Reports suggest that Toshiba will be taking out a 30-second ad during the Super Bowl on 3rd February. It will cost the company close to three million dollars, and is expected to highlight their freshly price cut HD DVD players.
Toshiba's Jodi Sally told Home Media Magazine that the commercial wasn't a make-or-break promotion for the disc format. "It has always been our strategy to reach HDTV o ... (Read Full Article) |
| March: Wii leads as Xbox 360 and PS3 were very close in huge month (AfterDawn, 4/18/2008 3:38am) |
| The NPD figures are out and nobody is surprised that the Nintendo Wii console is far up the ladder from its two competitors again. Microsoft and Sony ended the month only 5,000 unit sales apart, with the Xbox 360 taking the tiny lead. Specifically, the Wii console sold an impressive 721,000 units, followed by the handheld DS console which wasn't too far behind at 698,000 units.
The PlayStation ... (Read Full Article) |
| 3D HDTV, no glasses required (Engadget, 9/03/2005 11:05am) |
| Seems like 3D glasses are taking a beating this week. Newsight Corporation has developed a technique for displaying HDTV in 3D without the need for wearing special glasses. The technique uses software processing to pass HD video streams through a converter chip that creates eight stereo views on-the-fly. When a filter is applied to project each of the eight views in a slightly different ... (Read Full Article) |
| Tchaikovsky's 'Piano Concertos' Audio Blu-ray Announced (High-Def Digest, 6/19/2008 8:00pm) |
| Surround Records has announced a late-June arrival for its latest Blu-ray multichannel audio release, 'Tchaikovsky: Piano Concertos 1 & 3.' Taking inspiration from Ukrainian folk songs, 'Tchaikovsky:... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | New York Lawmakers Target 3D-Printed Guns (eCoustics, 6/14/2013 8:50pm) |
| City and state lawmakers in New York are taking aim at 3D-printed guns with new legislation that would crack down on the practice. New York City Council Member Lewis Fidler has crafted a bill that would ban 3D gun making unless the printer is a [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Gran Turismo 5 Prologue for PS3 Review (I4U, 4/21/2008 7:13pm) |
| Today we are taking a look at one of the coolest racing games ever to grace the PS3—Gran Turismo 5 Prologue. The game is sort of an appetizer to the full Gran Turismo 5 game due out in a year or so and it is well worth the cost of admission.
Gran Turis... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Video games: In the news (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune, 2/17/2007 12:42am) |
| IN THE NEWS PS3 owners seeing Blu For all the difficulties that surrounded last year's launch of the PlayStation 3, at least one part of Sony's strategy seems to be working. Blu-ray, the Sony-backed high-definition DVD format that's integral to the PS3, is taking off. Citing figures from the consumer research firm Nielsen VideoScan, Sony said Blu-ray has passed the rival high-def format, HD-DVD ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Taking A Chalk Yoshi Into The Streets Is No Laughing Matter (Kotaku, 9/04/2013 1:20pm) |
| Drawing a realistic 3D Yoshi from Mario Kart with chalk is one thing, but the way the fine [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Eagle Rock Announces 'ZZ Top: Live in Texas' for Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 4/23/2008 4:00pm) |
| Eagle Rock has set a late-June arrival for their latest Blu-ray music release, 'ZZ Top: Live in Texas.' Taking the legendary blues-rock trio to the Lone Star State, 'Live in Texas' includes a 17-strong... ... (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) |
| Kaleidescape claims new 1080p upscaling DVD players "rival Blu-ray" (Engadget, 6/18/2008 2:00pm) |
| Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment
And you thought Toshiba's super-resolution DVD player taking on Blu-ray was comical. Kaleidescape -- the company famous for selling grossly overpriced (albeit fanciful) DVD / BD archiving systems for wealthy home theater junkies -- has just announced two new standalone DVD players that "provide a viewing experience that rivals Blu-ray." The argument goes so ... (Read Full Article) |
| Rob Glaser Keynotes at Battle for the Digital Living Room in San Francisco Area December 5-6 (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 11/22/2005 11:09pm) |
| LOS ANGELES----Nov. 22, 2005--iHollywood Forum Inc. today announced the speaker lineup and agenda for THE DIGITAL LIVING ROOM® and Venture Forum, the definitive conference taking place December 5-6, 2005 at the San Francisco Airport Crowne Plaza Hotel, Foster City. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Half of High-Definition TV Buyers Aren't Actually Watching HDTV (News 10 Sacramento, 12/19/2005 11:11pm) |
| An estimated 16 million high definition TV sets will be in American homes by the end of the year. But a new survey by home entertainment technology provider Scientific-Atlanta shows half of the people buying HDTV sets aren't taking the necessary steps to actually watch high definition programming. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Madcatz Xbox 360 HDMI Conversion Kit, Taking Preorders [Components] (Kotaku, 12/20/2007 7:20pm) |
| GameStop is now accepting preorders for Madcatz' new Xbox 360 HDMI Conversion Kit. It's an add-on that's meant to replace component outputs in older, non-HDMI Xbox 360s to support HDMI. While Madcatz... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Pre-order The Amazing Spider-Man Blu-ray 3D and get Limited Edition Figurines (HD-Report, 8/01/2012 3:57pm) |
| Amazon is now taking pre-orders for The Amazing Spider-Man on Blu-ray Disc and DVD. And, one of the editions (albeit the most expensive), includes two collectible Spider-Man and Lizard figurines. The Amazing Spider-Man Limited Edition 4-Disc Combo [...] (Read Full Article) |
| High definition iPlayer could exceed broadband bandwidth fair use (HDTV UK, 6/25/2009 10:20am) |
| A leading UK broadband comparison service has warned that users taking advantage of the BBC's new HD iPlayer could run into trouble with their Internet service provider. Even on many unlimited broadband packages, fair usage policies apply which could see users either charged, speed throttled or facing dropped connections if they exceed certain download limits, particularly during peak times. Whil ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Power Rangers Megaforce game morphs with 3DS this fall (Joystiq, 4/15/2013 3:30am) |
| Power Rangers Megaforce is taking on the 3DS this fall in North and Latin America, as a side-scrolling action game from Namco Bandai. Players [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Sony cuts price on 80GB model PlayStation 3 (AfterDawn, 7/16/2008 5:15pm) |
| Despite recently denying they would be cutting the price on their PlayStation 3 console, Sony has flipped on that notion and announced at this week's E3 event that they will begin phasing out the 40GB model of the console while dropping the price of the 80GB model by $100 USD.
The higher capacity model will now retail for $399 USD, taking over the price spot that has been held by the 40GB mode ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Mario Golf: World Tour tees off on 3DS this summer (Joystiq, 2/14/2013 3:10pm) |
| The Mario Golf series is taking to the 3DS fairway with World Tour, releasing this summer, as detailed by Nintendo president Satoru Iwata in this [...] (Read Full Article) |
| HDNet to cover Endeavour shuttle launch tonight (HD-Report, 7/11/2009 11:32am) |
| Don’t miss the launch of the Space Shuttle Endeavour scheduled for tonight at 7:39 p.m. Eastern Time. HDNet will start covering the event at 7:00 p.m. ET, taking place at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. (NASA TV started coverage yesterday with the pre-launch press conference and rotating service structure retraction.) The launch is especially [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Age of Empires 2 HD heading to Steam on April 9 (Joystiq, 3/07/2013 10:30pm) |
| Age of Empires 2 HD is taking over Steam on April 9, and until that day it's 10 percent off, or [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Blockbuster OnDemand To Be Incorporated in New Samsung Blu-ray Disc Players (About.com, 7/18/2009 10:00am) |
| Taking advantage of built-in internet connectivity on most Blu-ray Disc players, online movie streaming services such as Netflix, You Tube, and Cinema Now are quickly becoming common features. Now, Samsung has announced that it has reached an agreement with Blockbuster to provide access to the Blockbuster OnDemand movie streaming on its compatible Blu-ray Disc Players.
Adding streaming service ... (Read Full Article) |
| New York Metropolitan Opera season to be shown in high definition at cinemas across UK (HDTV UK, 9/29/2008 8:36am) |
| Returning for a second season, Cineworld cinemas across the UK will screen special high definition broadcasts from the world-famous New York Metropolitan Opera. Anyone wanting to see a free preview of the season should get their skates on, as screenings are taking place tonight at 37 Cineworld cinemas across the UK (more information) Alternatively. the season kicks off with Salome on 11th October. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Bringing Extraordinary Style to Everyday Living High Design is Competitive Strategy for Cable TV Product Ventures (PR Web via Yahoo! News, 7/12/2005 9:02pm) |
| Fairfield, CT (PRWEB) July 12, 2005 -- Looking to gain share in Britain's competitive television service market, Telewest Broadband Digital TV and Scientific Atlanta turned to Product Ventures to enhance the consumer+brand experience through high design. Taking cues from high end, high technology products, Product Ventures has redesigned Scientific Atlanta's Explorer 8300DVB set top box and ... (Read Full Article) |
| Samsung Announces YouTube Service Availability for Select Blu-ray Players (Business Wire, 9/04/2009 1:00pm) |
| RIDGEFIELD PARK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Samsung Electronics America, Inc., a market leader and award-winning innovator in consumer electronics, today announced the availability of YouTube™ on select Samsung Blu-ray players. Owners of the BD-P1600, BD-P3600 or BD-P4600 Blu-ray players will be able to enjoy user-generated content on YouTube by uploading the value-added service at no additional cost. The new service will be on display publicly at Samsung Booth #925 at CEDIA EXPO 2009, taking (Read Full Article) |
| 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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| $135,000 Blu-ray Disc Player Revealed (About.com, 9/10/2009 1:00pm) |
| Although the race has been on by most manufacturers to make Blu-ray Disc players more affordable, some manufacturers, such as Denon, Lexicon, and Marantz have actually been bucking this trend by introducing very high-priced units. Now comes word that high-end manufacturer Goldmund is taking Blu-ray Disc player pricing to the absolute extreme by offering 50 "lucky" consumers the chance to by a Blu-ray Disc player (EIDOS REFERENCE BLUE) priced at $135,000! For all the details, plus some great photos, check out the report from Ultimate AV as well as Goldmund's Official Product Page and User Manual for the EIDOS REFERENCE BLUE. (Read Full Article) |
| Free HD episodes on iTunes (TV Squad, 9/11/2008 5:04pm) |
| Filed under: Battlestar Galactica, HDTV, The Office, Psych, Eureka, Heroes, Reality-Free, In Plain SightIf you were wondering just what that extra dollar buys you when you upgrade to HD in the iTunes store, you can get a free look. Our pals over at TUAW made note of a number of shows that have free episodes available, in HD. The files are large, with the HD versions clocking in at right around 1.5GB, so it will take a bit to download. Something that isn't helped by the fact that iTunes downloads the SD version as well.
I've been taking a look at them and I grabbed screenshots from Heroes, Life, and Battlestar Galactica to give you an idea of the difference in the picture. It's fairly dramatic. Those captures, and the full list of free episodes, with the iTunes links, are after the jump.
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| Toshiba unveils Blu-ray player, price, specs (AfterDawn, 9/05/2009 2:32am) |
Via a press release today, Toshiba has put the final nail in HD DVD's coffin, unveiling their first Blu-ray player, the BDX2000.
The full specs read as follows:
* BD-Live(TM) (Profile 2.0)
* 1080p/ 24 fps Full HD Video Output
* AVCHD Playback
* Toshiba REGZA-LINK(R) (HDMI-CEC)
* Support for enhanced audio formats from Dolby(R) True HD and DTS-HD Master Audio | Essential(TM) Playback
* Bonus View
* SD Card Slot
* ENERGY STAR(R) Certified
"Toshiba is a technology leader in high definition products," says Jodi Sally, Vice President of Marketing, Digital A/V Group. "From listening to our consumers we know they demand access to full high definition content. With the introduction of our BDX2000 we are offering consumers what they want with a breath-taking HD viewing experience to meet the needs of today's home theater."
The REGZA-LINK, much like how Sony does with Bravia TVs, allows for users to connect a Regza HDTV to the Blu-ray player via HDMI, and then control both from one single remote controller. It's unclear what formats the player can read off the SD cards, but standard MP3, WMA, JPEG and AVI should not be a problem.
The player will hit stores in November and have $249.99 MSRP.
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