 | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button on Blu-ray Disc (Big Picture Big Sound, 5/03/2009 7:25am) |
| Based on a short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald, this film is reminiscent of Forrest Gump, where a unique individual has anything but an ordinary life. While a tad long, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is a marvelous treat on Blu-ray Disc.
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 | Sony Home Video Chief Feingold Exits; MGM Vet Steps In (High-Def Digest, 9/14/2006 11:13pm) |
| In & Out: Sony President of Worldwide Home Video Benjamin Feingold (left) is exiting; former MGM vet David Bishop) is stepping in Benjamin Feingold, dubbed "Blu-ray Ben" for his leadership... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Thank God, A 3DS XL Case For Adults (Kotaku, 1/29/2013 2:00am) |
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If you, like me, recently dropped a couple [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (Blu-ray Review) (Home Media Magazine, 10/17/2012 8:38pm) |
Street 10/23/12
Fox
Action Fantasy
Box Office $37.52 million
$29.98 DVD, $39.99 Blu-ray, $49.99 3D Blu-ray
Rated ‘R’ for violence throughout and brief sexuality.
Stars Benjamin Walker, Dominic [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Most Amazing PS3 Case Mod Ever? [Playstation 3] (Kotaku, 3/04/2009 1:20am) |
| If you're an Alien fan, that is. If not, this little homemade horror may seem like the biggest waste of a PlayStation 3 ever.
The tattoo artist/case modder responsible for this creation used (and... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | The Xbox 360 Won't Be Banned By a Silly Court Case (Kotaku, 12/05/2012 4:00am) |
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| (Unranked) | This Skull iPhone Case Is 3D-Printed and a Piece of Art (Gizmodo, 12/06/2012 10:00pm) |
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| (Unranked) | Poll: Blu-ray on the Left or Right Side of the Case? (High-Def Digest, 2/13/2013 6:00pm) |
| We have a fun poll topic in the blog this week. When you buy a 2-disc Blu-ray set, does the primary feature film Blu-ray belong on the left side of the case or the right? Show us how OCD you can be [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | CNET's Guide to 3D TV: What you (still) need to know (CNET Blogs, 7/18/2013 5:28pm) |
| 3D TV may be a flop in many ways, but there's no doubt it's here to stay as a feature on many higher-end TVs. If you're curious about 3D, here's the place to find out more. (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | GameStop's 'peach pink' 2DS comes with a Disney case that's bibbidy bobbidy boo (Joystiq, 3/28/2014 5:30pm) |
| Unbelievable sights, indescribable feelings - don't you dare close your eyes! GameStop has an exclusive "peach pink" 2DS that comes with a Disney Magical World carry case, and it's launching alongside the 3DS game in North America on April [...] (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) |
| BT Group first to roll out Xbox 360 as IPTV set-top box (Engadget, 1/07/2008 8:46am) |
| Filed under: CES, Gaming, HDTV
Just in case you weren't reading along to our liveblog of Bill Gate's twelfth and final CES keynote - in which case, what were you doing? - we wanted to share some Xbox 360 IPTV news. Last year, Microsoft was talking up their IPTV initiative but when Fall '07 rolled around, there weren't any set-top Xboxen to be found. During last night 's keynote Robbie Bach, p ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Disruptions: With a 3-D Printer, Building a Gun With the Push of a Button (New York Times, 10/07/2012 4:09pm) |
| It might sound like science fiction, but 3-D printers are quickly becoming a consumer product, and people are already planning how to print a [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | New hot-button issues (New York Daily News, 5/24/2005 8:24am) |
| Let the games begin. Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo unveiled details of their next-generation gaming systems at the E3 conference in Los Angeles last week. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | New HDTV has you seeing double (Chicago Tribune, 11/06/2005 12:13pm) |
| Q. I am curious to hear your advice on 1080p [TVs]. I wonder how long it will be before we have convenient and affordable products in the home that make today's exotic audio-video equipment seem like a green-phosphor [picture tube]? ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Blu-ray Highlights: Week of May 19th, 2013 (High-Def Digest, 5/20/2013 10:30pm) |
| This week's Blu-ray releases feature a curious convergence of coming and going. A former action icon returns from retirement while an A-List filmmaker calls his career quits. Read about these and [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Dead Rising Collection hits European Xbox 360s in March (Joystiq, 1/23/2014 8:30pm) |
| Europe is getting a Dead Rising Collection for Xbox 360 on March 7, bundling up the original Dead Rising, Dead Rising 2, and the Case Zero, Case West and Off the Record DLC missions. Capcom hasn't said if the collection will make its way to North [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | You can totally 3D print your own Ouya case (Joystiq, 3/27/2013 11:00pm) |
| If you're from the future and have your own 3D printer, you can customize your Ouya console with a 3D-printed [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 3D-printed button-bashing robot guesses phone PINs (CNET Blogs, 7/24/2013 6:20pm) |
| A hacker robot takes the brute force approach to guessing smartphone PINs by just punching in numbers until it hits the right combination. (Read Full Article) |
| PlayStation 3 aims to blast competition (Chicago (Chicago Sun-Times, 5/17/2005 11:25am) |
| LOS ANGELES -- You see the billboards throughout the Los Angeles area; Sony PlayStation 2 (PS2) controller\\\'s familiar triangle, square, X and circle button-scheme, but the symbols are cut in half. ... (Read Full Article) |
| PlayStation 3 aims to blast competition (Chicago (Chicago Sun-Times, 5/17/2005 9:36am) |
| LOS ANGELES -- You see the billboards throughout the Los Angeles area; Sony PlayStation 2 (PS2) controller\\\'s familiar triangle, square, X and circle button-scheme, but the symbols are cut in half. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Video of Netflix on the Xbox 360 in Action [NetFlix] (Gizmodo, 7/21/2008 11:00pm) |
| Curious as to just how the Netflix functionality is going to work on the Xbox 360 when it's added this fall? Major Nelson just posted a video of him going through it, showing off just how it's going... ... (Read Full Article) |
| So, what are you HD DVD early adopters going to do? (Engadget, 2/16/2008 5:40pm) |
| Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment
It didn't take too terribly long after Warner chose Blu-ray as its new best friend for every single wagon wheel to fall of the HD DVD carriage, and now that the funeral has been set, we're quite curious as to what the HD DVD early adopters plan on doing. Head over to Engadget HD and let your voice be heard -- even if it's but a whimper.[Image courtesy of Lo ... (Read Full Article) |
| Get ready for DisplayPort (Engadget, 5/24/2005 4:03pm) |
| The Video Electronics Standard Association announced yesterday that a group of manufacturers that includes ATI, Nvidia, Dell, HP, Philips, Tyco, and Molex are close to finalizing a new display connector standard for LCD, plasma, CRT, and projection displays called “DisplayPortâ€. Not a ton of details yet (we’re sorta curious how all this fits in with HDMI , for example), but ExtremeTech repo ... (Read Full Article) |
| Did You Ever Adjust Your HDTV Settings? [Question Of The Day] (Gizmodo, 8/18/2009 9:00pm) |
| I'm curious to know—when you bought your HDTV, did you just plug and play or did you fine tune the settings?
Do You Ever Adjust Your HDTV Settings?(polls) (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Preorder Castlevania: Mirror of Fate at GameStop, get 3DS case (Joystiq, 12/03/2012 3:30am) |
| By preordering Castlevania: Lords of [...] (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) |
| 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) |
| SHOWTIME Brings Customer Self-Provisioning to Cable (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 4/07/2006 4:18pm) |
| A new self-provisioning application making subscribing to SHOWTIME as easy as clicking a button will be demonstrated at next week's NCTA conference in Atlanta. The SHOWTIME upgrade application was developed with DigiSoft.tv and will be running on Samsung's OCAP-enabled interactive high definition television set in the CableNET® pavilion. ... (Read Full Article) |
| The X-Files: I Want to Believe on Blu-ray Disc (Big Picture Big Sound, 1/06/2009 9:44am) |
| Scully and Mulder are back on the case, with elaborate Blu-ray extras that should be a real treat for X-philes.
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| (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) |
| Dual Shock Controllers on Xbox 360: XCM Cross Fire Adapter (Product Reviews Net, 3/16/2009 6:20pm) |
| Have you ever wanted to play your Xbox 360 using a PS3 Dual Shock pad? Well now you can thanks to this handy XCM Cross Fire Adaptor Converter.
As reported from Gizmodo, you even get a little bonus feature and the adaptor will allow you to assign custom turbo settings for every button on [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| PS3 firmware update 2.40 coming tomorrow (AfterDawn, 7/01/2008 4:58pm) |
| Sony has announced the upcoming PlayStation 3 firmware update, version 2.40 which will hit tomorrow and will give gamers a few of their most requested features, in-game XMB (XrossMediaBar) and "trophies" for online gaming.
The in-game XMB will allow uses to access PS3 menu during gameplay by hitting the PS button on the controller. Gamers can then check if any of their friends are online, as ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | See 'Iron Man 3' in 4DX... in Tokyo (High-Def Digest, 5/03/2013 6:30pm) |
| The motion, the smells, the moisture, the 3D, and the hot air of 'Iron Man 3' in 4DX. 4DX, the amalgam of gimmicks that are unlikely to make it to home theater anytime soon state their case with [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Blu-ray Highlights: Week of July 28th, 2013 (High-Def Digest, 7/29/2013 5:00pm) |
| They say that knowing is half the battle. If that's the case, you should know that this is another slow week for new Blu-ray releases, with only one major title that's not even particularly great. [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Making the Case for Adding a Projection System (Electronic House, 3/22/2013 6:01pm) |
| Cost calculations, size, 3D, flexibility, 2.35:1 aspect ratio help the cause
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| Xbox 360 Blu-ray rumour WILL NOT DIE - Taiwanese company making Blu-ray drives for MS, apparently (Tech Digest, 4/02/2008 2:22pm) |
| Taiwanese news source Digi Times is 100%
sure Microsoft's in the final stages of readying a Blu-ray version of Xbox 360,
with local manufacturer Lite-On apparently ready to hit the big red button and
start its machines pumping out Blu-ray drives for Microsoft. Digi Times also
went off on a wild speculation rampage, saying that MS would clearly have to
sell any possible Blu-ray-packing Xbox 3 ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Blu-ray Highlights: Week of June 16th, 2013 (High-Def Digest, 6/17/2013 5:00pm) |
| This week in Blu-ray brings us one of the biggest movies of the year. Well, one of the tallest, at least. It was kind of a bust in other respects. As is so often the case, some of the smaller [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Blu-ray Review: Universal 100th Anniversary Collection (High-Def Digest, 11/19/2012 8:15pm) |
| Just in case you haven't bought most of these on Blu-ray already, Universal has seen fit to release a gargantuan set that includes 25 films throughout the ages of their existence. The movies that [...] (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) |
| (Unranked) | Pi-to-Go: a Raspberry Pi, screen and keyboard stuffed into a 3D-printed case (Engadget, 12/21/2012 2:18am) |
| Gaming consoles are (Read Full Article) |
| The case for HD gaming (EuroGamer, 3/16/2005 9:22am) |
| So gaming is moving out of the 3D era into the "HD era" is it? (Read Full Article) |
| First Look: 'Bonnie & Clyde' Blu-ray, HD DVD Art (High-Def Digest, 12/12/2007 9:56pm) |
| --> In a unique twist on next-gen packaging, Warner has revealed a new one-of-a-kind "book"-like case for its upcoming 'Bonnie & Clyde' Blu-ray and HD DVD releases. As previously reported,... ... (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) |
| On the Road Again (ExtremeTech, 4/25/2005 7:22pm) |
| Commentary : It's time for another trade show, and our Tech Director Loyd Case packs for the road. New gear and a new backpack make Loyd a happy boy. How do you like to travel? (Read Full Article) |
| CTX Technology Unveils Dual-Screen LCD Monitor (BIOS, 6/01/2005 11:43am) |
| CTX Technology has today announced a new 17in. dual screen LCD monitor. With this strange looking dual-screen LCD monitor, you are able to view two displays side by side with just a click of a button. By connecting two 17in. LCD monitor panels side by side using a ... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Next move awaited in piracy case (International Herald (International Herald Tribune, 5/09/2005 2:04pm) |
| Broadcasters have long threatened to withdraw their high-definition digital programs from airwaves unless those programs could be protected from piracy. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Managed Copy hits Blu-ray Discs December 4th, but you still can't use it (Engadget, 11/07/2009 7:34am) |
The egg had to come before the chicken right? Well either way, one of 'em came first and in the case of the latest Blu-ray feature, (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | A sub-$600 desktop 3D scanner that folds into a box (Engadget, 1/10/2014 9:31pm) |
| Hidden in amongst the armies of 3D scanners in the South Hall of CES is the Matterform: a crowdfunded, $579 desktop 3D scanner that's also its own carrying case. The device operates on similar principals as other devices in the space, namely [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Blu-ray Highlights: Week of March 24th, 2013 (High-Def Digest, 3/25/2013 5:00pm) |
| The final week of March brings us a huge new slate of Blu-ray releases. Sadly, it's mostly a case of quantity over quality. However, a recent Oscar winner, some classics, some cult flicks and a few [...] (Read Full Article) |
| PanAmSat Dishes Out Cash (The Motley Fool, 8/09/2005 5:56pm) |
| Making money from TV usually means rooting around under your sofa cushions for loose change. That's not necessarily the case with PanAmSat (NYSE: PA). This leading provider of video satellite services is well-positioned to benefit from HDTV and already pays out a hefty dividend. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Nintendo prevails in latest 3DS patent scuffle (Joystiq, 2/20/2014 6:00pm) |
| The International Trade Commission has found in favor of Nintendo in a case involving three companies claiming the gaming giant infringed on their patents with the creation of the Nintendo DS and 3DS handhelds.
In 2012, Technology Properties [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Nearly Every Item From The Original The Legend of Zelda, Printed Out (Kotaku, 5/10/2013 2:00am) |
| Bless 3D printers, which let people fulfill dreams owning items that previously didn't actually exist—provided they know how to model them in the necessary software, that is. In this case, [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Contest: Win 'Wreck-It Ralph' on Blu-ray 3D! (High-Def Digest, 4/09/2013 5:00pm) |
| If it's Tuesday, it must be Contest Day! In case you haven't already won any of our other recent contests around here, High-Def Digest is giving away a copy of the 'Wreck-It Ralph' four-disc [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Nokia lets customers build custom Lumia 820 cases (CNET Blogs, 1/18/2013 3:06pm) |
| The company is releasing 3D templates, case specs, and recommended materials to allow Lumia 820 owners to build their own cases with help from a 3D printer. (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Bits Blog: Nokia Lets You 3-D Print Your Own Phone Case (New York Times, 1/18/2013 6:07pm) |
| Bored of your iPhone or Android phone? Nokia is turning its Lumia phones into a bit of an arts-and-crafts project. You can print your own cases for them on a 3-D [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | YouTube, dancing cats now available on 3DS (Joystiq, 12/01/2013 3:30am) |
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Look, we know you've got a computer, smartphone, tablet and/or a gaming console. In case you'd prefer to conduct like or dislike-bombs from five devices at [...] (Read Full Article) |
| 'RoboCop' Blu-ray Gets New Transfer, But No Extras (High-Def Digest, 9/14/2007 2:55pm) |
| Specs are in for MGM Home Entertainment's long-delayed Blu-ray release of 'RoboCop,' and it looks to be a case of good news/bad news for fans of the cult favorite. As long-time readers of this site will... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Reviewed.com: From CES: 3D print a custom iPhone case (USATODAY, 1/07/2013 1:13am) |
| Users can 3D-Print their own custom iPhone cases with this service debuted at [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 3D Printed Exoskeleton Lets Little Girl Lift Arms, Play (Business Wire, 8/04/2012 7:01pm) |
| MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--(NASDAQ: SSYS) Stratasys released a video and case study today demonstrating how 3D printing helped 4-year old Emma Lavelle overcome the limitations of a congenital disorder, allowing her to use her arms for the first [...] (Read Full Article) |
| ESPN will be the driving force in US Open coverage (Boston Globe, 6/14/2005 7:35am) |
| The driver is the big golf club, especially during US Open week. But in the media, TV is ''the driver." That's the case even at ESPN, which is covering the US Open in many ways, with its multimedia platforms. ... (Read Full Article) |
| First Easy Xbox 360 Question [Alone In The Dark Contest] (Kotaku, 7/07/2008 6:00pm) |
| In case you missed our initial post, we are giving away a modded Xbox 360 this week. All you have to First question. Here's contest: Everyday at 12 noon Kotaku Time, we will ask one question for 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) |
| (Unranked) | Interceptor CEO on Duke Nukem case: We 'acted in good faith' (Joystiq, 2/25/2014 1:30am) |
| Interceptor CEO Frederik Schreiber has acknowledged yesterday's surprise lawsuit between Gearbox Software, the current license holder of the Duke Nukem franchise, and 3D Realms and Interceptor, the two studios currently collaborating on [...] (Read Full Article) |
| LG slides out 55LH95 and 55LH93 wireless LCD HDTVs (Engadget, 6/25/2009 2:24pm) |
| Maybe it's just the disco-inspired wallpaper that has our motors all revved up, but whatever the case, we're pretty jazzed about LG's newest 55-inch duo. The 55LH95 and 55LH93 are the company's latest ultrathin LED-backlit sets, both of which slim down to 24.8 millimeters and pack a grand total of 3,360 LEDs -- a number that LG claims is around seven times that used in most edge-lit LED TVs. T ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Must See HDTV (January 28th - February 3rd) (Engadget, 1/28/2013 10:48pm) |
| There's a football game this week, in case you hadn't heard -- but that's not all. Netflix is [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Xbox 360 Available Again on Wal-mart and Amazon (I4U, 1/14/2006 9:49am) |
| In case you are still interested, Amazon.com and Wal-mart finally have some Xbox 360 bundles in stock. They still do not sell unbundled Xbox 360 consoles. The bundles are selling out quickly, but restocking again. Every time I check another bun... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Microsoft Reveals New Xbox 360, Tips New Games (eCoustics, 6/11/2013 1:49am) |
| LOS ANGELES–With the Xbox One coming in November, it’s easy to think that Microsoft will ignore the Xbox 360 to hype up the new system. That doesn’t seem to be the case, as Microsoft’s press conference at E3 2013 opened with [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Nintendo Hit With $30M Fine Over 3D Patent (eCoustics, 3/14/2013 8:20pm) |
| Nintendo found itself on the losing end of a patent infringement case Wednesday, resulting in a $30 million fine. A federal judge this week ruled that Nintendo’s 3DS video-game system infringed on an inventor’s 3D display technology [...] (Read Full Article) |
| NEW DTV TUNER MANDATE SCHEDULE WILL RAISE TV PRICES (HDTV Magazine, 7/27/2005 9:51pm) |
| The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) has never embraced without a reservation an equipment mandate from government. They have sought government mandates upon other industries, such as is the case with a hard cut off date for over-the-air analog channels. In a June 11th letter to Rep. Joe Barton the CEA's Gary Shapiro said, "Both the debate and the actual setting of a firm date will have ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Marvel Cinematic Universe: Phase One Blu-ray set is back on, ships April 2nd (Engadget, 11/30/2012 10:04am) |
| Just in case you were wondering whatever happened to that (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Nokia Releases 3D-Printing Kit for Lumia 820 Cases (eCoustics, 1/18/2013 6:30pm) |
| Nokia has released a 3D-printing kit that will allow those with a 3D printer to create their own case for the Lumia 820. The Nokia Lumia 820, unveiled in September, includes removable shell cases that let users switch up the color of their phone or [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Scoop up Shovel Knight in March (Joystiq, 1/23/2014 2:30pm) |
| A spade is a spade is a spade, unless it's a shovel in which case it can be a mighty weapon of heroes. Shovel Knight will prove just that when it rocks its 8-bit vibe on Wii U, 3DS, and Steam on March 31, as announced via a new trailer. While Yacht [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Love Monkey lives at CBS (TV Squad, 8/10/2005 9:03pm) |
| Filed under: Drama , Comedy , CBS When the new fall shows were announced, I was kinda bummed that Love Monkey didn't make it to CBS' schedule. I was a big fan of the late NBC show Ed , and was hoping to see star Tom Cavanagh in another show. Now it looks like it will happen after all. The network has ordered the show as a midseason replacement, in case one or more of the other shows ... (Read Full Article) |
| 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) |
| (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) |
| Pistons and Heat renew series on TSN (TSN, 5/23/2006 3:22pm) |
| Even though their journeys to get here didn't go as many expected, the Miami Heat and Detroit Pistons are squaring off again in the Eastern Conference finals. Just as was the case last year, Shaquille O'Neal and the Heat enter well-rested as they try to prevent the Detroit Pistons from returning to the NBA Finals. The game can be seen tonight on TSN and in TSN High Definition at 8pm et/5pm pt. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Gefen Updates HDTV Input Switcher (The Mac Observer, 11/30/2005 1:53pm) |
| Gefen announced the immediate availability of its updated 4x1 HDMI Switcher on Tuesday. The switcher lets you connect up to four HD sources to a single HDTV display. The switcher can also accept DVI sources with an adapter, is controllable with an IR remote, and more. The case has been weighted so that it doesn't tip when cables are connected, and now is available in black in addition to ... (Read Full Article) |
| CEDIA 2007 roundup (Engadget, 9/08/2007 5:30pm) |
| Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment
CEDIA 2007 was bigger, louder and more pixelated than ever, and as always, we were live from the Mile High city to bring you (just about) everything the show had to offer. In case you blinked along the way, here's a rundown of our coverage, and don't forget to check out the rest after the break:
CEDIA 2007: the pre-game show
Hands-ons
Hands-on wi ... (Read Full Article) |
| 515 Park Avenue (Luxist, 6/28/2005 10:41am) |
| What does $16.5 million buy in Manhattan? In this case it’s a full-floor apartment on Park Avenue on the Upper East Side that recently hit the market. The home is designed with special lighting meant to display art and has entertainment and security systems in place. The large living room can entertain fifty guests. There is a mahogany-paneled library, a dining room with coffered ceilings, ... (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) |
| (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) |
| Flat panel prices in free-fall (Engadget, 11/25/2005 4:25pm) |
| We already sort of expect electronics prices to just keep falling and falling, but PC World has the goods on just how much prices on flat panel displays have plummeted this year. In case you haven’t been paying close attention, it turns out that prices have dropped a ridiculous amount over the past 12 months, mainly because of firece competition from budget labels like Syntax and ... (Read Full Article) |
| New York Times reviews Sony HDR-HC1 camcorder (Engadget, 8/12/2005 9:07am) |
| You may not be ready to shell out $1,700 for Sony’s HDR-HC1 camcorder , but just in case you’re lusting over it, David Pogue of The New York Times can feed your need with his review. The bad news (at least if you’re easily tempted): the consumer-level HD camcorder lives up to its hype, according to Pogue: well designed, easy to hold, and able to capture real HD on MiniDV tapes. Of course, a ... (Read Full Article) |
| Motorized Projection Screen installs in minutes. (ThomasNet, 4/21/2005 2:01pm) |
| Available in NTSC, HDTV, and widescreen formats with various viewing surfaces, Salara features extruded elliptical case and unobtrusive, motorized screen. Plug-and-play functionality facilitates installation, requiring user to hang screen and plug it in to standard ac outlet via included 10 ft power cord. Screen can be controlled by wireless wall switch or remote control. (Read Full Article) |
| Panasonic 2009 VIERA HDTVs official pricing revealed (Engadget, 3/12/2009 12:11am) |
| Just in case the HDGuru didn't carry enough credibility for you, Panasonic has finally issued a press release with prices and shipping months for most of its 2009 VIERA brand lineup. We've taken a peek, and everything appears to line up with the leaked figures, including that slim wireless HD equipped Z1 and its $5,999 pricetag, while only copping to a summer ship date. The rest of the lineup pr ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | QUAN Turns to 3D Printing for Its Premiere iPad Case (Business Wire, 8/03/2013 8:00am) |
| HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--QUAN Turns To 3D Printing For Its Premiere iPad [...] (Read Full Article) |
| SHIFT: Stop shopping for an HDTV! 3D is coming! (DVICE, 8/28/2009 12:47am) |
| Do not buy an HDTV. Do not buy a Blu-ray player. Do not buy an AV receiver.
Why? 3D HDTV and Blu-ray is coming.
Big deal, you say? Yes, big deal, says I. Read on if you want to avoid a killer case of instant obsolescence and buyer's remorse. (Read Full Article) |
| LCoS Shoot-Out Results (Slashdot, 2/16/2006 8:43pm) |
| mikemuch writes "DisplayMate founder Ray Soniera has revealed the results of his LCoS HDTV Shoot-Out. He puts five HDTV's through a slew of test pattern measurements, and then lets 34 real people, including home-theater lay people and experts, conduct jury tests and make comments. There was one case where the experts gave low marks to a display that the lay people loved. From the article: 'We ... (Read Full Article) |
| Microsoft, HP add Media Center Extender functionality to MediaSmart LCD HDTVs (Engadget, 9/27/2007 12:09pm) |
| Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment, Networking
Just in case Linksys and D-Link's introductions weren't enough to satisfy, Microsoft is now announcing yet another partner in its refreshed Extenders for Windows Media Center effort. Beginning in "early 2008," owners of HP's current 42- and 47-inch MediaSmart LCD HDTVs will be able to utilize all of the features of the Media Center Extender pl ... (Read Full Article) |
| Does the Samsung Instinct HD really shoot HD video? (Consumer Reports, 10/08/2009 7:02pm) |
| The Samsung Instinct HD. [PHOTO courtesy of Samsung] The Samsung Instinct HD, available from Sprint for $250 with a two-year contract after a $100 mail-in rebate, is the first cell phone we've seen that claims to make high-definition video recordings. It also boasts a 5-megapixel still camera with flash. That camera is a step up from the flashless, 2-megapixel camera found on previous Instincts, also from Sprint, including the S30 version now in our Ratings, available to subscribers. We’re evaluating the Instinct HD now, and will post full test results on it to our Ratings later this month. Meantime, our initial results on its imaging are promising, albeit with a few quibbles. The new Instinct’s camera is easy to access, thanks to a dedicated camera button, conveniently located on the lower right side of the phone. Pushing the button activates the camera’s still mode. Tapping a camera icon on the upper left of the largish (1.78 x 2.66 in.) display switches the camera to video mode. Tapping again summons controls for auto-focus, exposure, and other camera functions. The Instinct HD claims it can record video resolution of 1280 x 720p, which is a true HD format—although, as we often point out, HD format alone does not assure images of pristine, high-definition quality. To assess quality, we shot a series of videos on the Instinct and hooked it up to a 50-inch Panasonic plasma television using the optional ($30) HDMI cable. Our findings: Color was good in the MPEG4 videos, though they lacked fine detail and texture. They blurred even more when we panned the camera to the left or right. In short, they couldn’t rival the image quality you’d enjoy from full-sized HD camcorders in our Ratings, available to subscribers. But such camcorders are much bigger and pricier than the Instinct HD, and do nothing except shoot video and stills. The high-def video quality of the Instinct was comparable to what you’d get from a standard-definition pocket camcorder, such as the Flip. And that's still way ahead of the video we've seen any other camera phone. A few details and quibbles: The HDMI cable has a proprietary connector that works only with the Samsung HD, so you may have trouble finding a replacement if it's lost while you're on vacation. You can't use the cable for showing stills on your TV. If your TV has an SD memory-card slot, you can play photos and videos off of the phone's 4GB microSD memory card (the phone comes with an SD memory card adaptor). Unfortunately, accessing the card is a pain. You have to open the phone's back cover and remove the battery, which shuts off the phone. And the still-image performance of the Instinct? Pictures were sharp and well-defined, with good color overall on the TV screen, though shots taken in low light still looked dark—even with the flash. Camera controls were fairly responsive for a phone, with an acceptable next-shot delay. Our photo engineers are currently giving the Instinct HD's... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Research and Markets: 2013 ForeSights Report: 3D Printing - The Implications for the Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) Industry (Business Wire, 4/27/2013 11:00am) |
| DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "ForeSights: 3D Printing" report to their offering. This case study is part of Datamonitor Consumer's ForeSights research and explores the implications of 3D printing [...] (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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| (Unranked) | Samsung launches HomeSync 1TB Android Media Box for your HDTV (Big Picture Big Sound, 2/26/2013 6:16pm) |
| Just in case you didn't already have a media box connected to your HDTV, Samsung now has you covered with its brand new HomeSync 1TB [...] (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) |
| 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) |
| Sony: PS3 Manufacturing Costs Down 70 Percent [PS3] (Kotaku, 7/31/2009 10:30am) |
Over time, parts get cheaper and companies get better at the manufacturing process. Case in point: the PLAYSTATION 3.
In an investor call, Sony corporate CEO Nobuyuki Oneda revealed that PS3...
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| Media Made Easy Announces the Availability of the Media Made Easy HDTV Server Featuring Media Center (PR Web, 3/03/2006 8:27am) |
| Media Made Easy releases new HDTV Server. HDTV Server features two high definition tuners, two standard definition tuners, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Intel media motherboard including Intel High Definition Audio, 1.5 TB storage, advanced video output, 7.1 surround sound and a new tower-case designed by nMedia. [PRWEB Mar 3, 2006] ... (Read Full Article) |
| Don't let retailer's lights distract you from buying the right HDTV (Engadget, 8/10/2009 10:01pm) |
In case you hadn't already learned your lesson and started checking behind the displays while HDTV shopping, the HD Guru points out another element of the in-store experience that throws off buyers (and likely contributes to the LCD vs. plasma choices we find so infuriating): lighting. In case you don't recall from your last trek to a big box superstore, the lighting is quite often stuck on blinding making it nearly impossible to discern any difference in picture quality between televisions, specifically in terms of contrast and black levels (the pictures above are of the same value priced display, at left, under normal home lighting, at right, how it looks under some store lighting setups.) Tested with an illuminance meter, all the stores (except Best Buy's Magnolia showrooms) averaged well above home ambient lighting levels, with Wal-Mart and Costco measuring the highest at 411.66 and 742.77 lux. Still, there's tips on how to get a good idea of a TV's black levels even under those circumstances, plus some choice words left over for the incredible (and useless) dynamic contrast ratio numbers every manufacturer trots out these days, so go ahead and get educated.Filed under: HDTV, Home EntertainmentDon't let retailer's lights distract you from buying the right HDTV originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 10 Aug 2009 17:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments (Read Full Article) |
| Current Zunes Discontinued, Zune HD is the Future (I4U, 9/02/2009 4:45pm) |
| Microsoft has a real bad case of "eggs in one basket" syndrome. SuperSite's Paul Thurrott interviewed the Zune team yesterday and learned a few interesting facts. For one thing, the Zune HD will be the only Zune device on the market going forward...
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| Asus has a USB-powered Blu-Ray player on the way (DVICE, 9/18/2009 7:21am) |
| This hot little number is an external Blu-Ray player for computers that Asus hopes to have on shelves later this month. What surprised us the most is the fact that the one and only connector you'll see along the sides of the unit is one for a USB attachment — no HDMI, no AC jack to plug this thing into the wall. It does everything via USB.
Hopefully Asus will give it a cooler name than "SBC-04D1S-U" by the time it launches. According to the company it can write DVD-Rs and CD-Rs in addition to reading Blu-Ray. It also has a "Turbo Engine for enhanced USB Connectivity" — which is vaguely responsible for cranking HD goodness to your screen — and comes with a vertical stand and Cyberlink software.
Pricing information isn't available just yet, but we'll let you know when we do.
Still sounds pretty sweet — and it looks good, too. Hook it up to this (Read Full Article) |
| Flip MinoHD improved with 8GB, bigger viewscreen (DVICE, 10/14/2009 6:37pm) |
| Now that Apple's put a camcorder on board its iPod Nano, what do you think Flip video is going to do? The company's released its next generation Flip MinoHD pocket camcorder, that's what. The $230 shooter expands its capacity to 8GB versus its 4GB predecessor, giving you two hours of sweet 720p video. Making it easier to use is a bigger 2-inch LCD (up from 1.5 inches), and in addition to that signature USB plug that flips out, there's also an HDMI connection.
We're fond of this Flip MinoHD's updated rounded-off look and brushed-aluminum front, and if you don't like its silver color, you can specify your own custom case on the Flip website. Now all the Flip designers need to do is add image stabilization to this 720p camcorder, and it might actually be worth its $230 price.
Flip, via CrunchGear (Read Full Article) |
| New Panasonic LUMIX, 18x Optical Superzoom Digital Camera Features High Definition Video Recording (HDTV Magazine, 7/28/2009 1:47am) |
Today, Panasonic announced the new LUMIX DMC-FZ35, a digital camera featuring AVCHD Lite, High Definition (HD) video recording capability, combined with a powerful 27mm wide-angle, 18x optical zoom LEICA DC lens. A successor to the popular FZ28, the FZ35 packs enhanced creative features combined with the power to shoot HD videos, including motion zoom capabilities to take full advantage of the 18x zoom. The operational layout of the FZ35 includes a dedicated video record button, making it a true hybrid -- a single model that performs seamlessly at capturing both still and motion images -- while still providing smooth and easy operation in either mode.
For users looking for increased creativity while shooting both video and still images, the LUMIX FZ35 delivers. New manual controls and creative options, include...
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