 | EA Opens up The Orange Box for PS3 (IGN, 12/14/2007 6:54pm) |
| The Orange Box (PS3) The critically-acclaimed PC and Xbox 360 game is now available for PS3 in North America and Europe. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | HD DVD Review: A Clockwork Orange (High-Def Digest, 10/30/2007 4:17pm) |
| To call Stanley Kubrick's 'A Clockwork Orange' controversial would be an understatement. When it was originally released in 1971, its graphic depictions of sex and violence caused an uproar both stateside... ... (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) |
| (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) |
| Marriott to Offer HDTV, Plug-in Panels (DesignTechnica, 2/27/2007 6:39pm) |
| Marriott plans to offer high-definition LCD televisions and a digital "plug-in panel" for guests' digital devices throughout the U.S. and Canada by the end of 2009. ... (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) |
| Elgato Releases EyeConnect - UPnP AV Media Streaming Software for the Mac (PrimeZone via Yahoo! (PrimeZone via Yahoo! Finance, 5/10/2005 5:31pm) |
| Elgato Systems, creators of the award-winning digital TV recorder EyeTV for the Mac, today officially released EyeConnect, the Macintosh market\\\'s first fully integrated media streaming software based on Universal Plug and Play Audio/Video (UPnP AV). ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Video/Data Wall Processor is designed for 24/7 operation. (ThomasNet, 5/05/2005 1:35pm) |
| Suited for mission critical operations, MediaWall(TM) 2000 accepts up to 6 graphic and 6 video inputs and displays them simultaneously on up to 4 screens. It supports inputs up to 1920 x 1200 and HDTV with full resolution and real-time performance without dropped frames. Packaged in 2U steel rack enclosure, plug-and-play unit features secure, embedded OS; network-independent operation; and ... (Read Full Article) |
| KVM Switch enables sharing of music and video files. (ThomasNet, 4/04/2006 1:29pm) |
| Model GCS634U 4-port MiniView USB Keyboard, Video, Mouse Switch can support 4 computers and connects to High Definition Television with Video Graphics Array input. It comes equipped with 2 built-in cables for Plug-n-Play use, and 2 additional ports and detachable cables. Device incorporates USB Sniffing Technology that allows multiple computers to be booted simultaneously, and VSE Technology that ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Elgato Releases EyeConnect - UPnP AV Media Streaming Software for the Mac (RedNova, 5/10/2005 8:04pm) |
| The Networked Living Room Becomes a Reality MUNCHEN, Germany and SAN FRANCISCO -- May 10, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- Elgato Systems, creators of the award-winning digital TV recorder EyeTV for the Mac, today officially released EyeConnect, the Macintosh market\\\'s first fully integrated media streaming software based on Universal Plug and Play(TM) Audio/Video (UPnP(TM) AV). ... (Read Full Article) |
| Fox's 24 In HDTV (TVPredictions.com, 3/13/2005 10:33pm) |
| Why does Kiefer Sutherland look a bit orange in high-def? Washington, D.C. (March 14) -- 24 , the counter-terrorism drama from Fox, is one of television's best shows. However, how does the action hit look in High-Definition TV? (Read Full Article) |
| Key Digital(R) Introduces HD Xplorer(TM), a Digital Video Plug-in Card and Processor for Pioneer(TM) Plasma Displays, (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 8/05/2005 2:51pm) |
| Key Digital Systems (Key Digital), a leading total systems solution provider of custom installation and home theater digital video products, is proud to continue its HDMI digital interface product expansion with the introduction of its state-of-the-art digital HD Xplorer digital video plug-in card for select Pioneer Plasma displays. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Elgato Releases EyeConnect - UPnP AV Media Streaming Software for the Mac (pzone via Yahoo! Australia & NZ (pzone via Yahoo! Australia & NZ Finance, 5/10/2005 5:31pm) |
| MUNCHEN, Germany and SAN FRANCISCO -- May 10, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- Elgato Systems, creators of the award-winning digital TV recorder EyeTV for the Mac, today officially released EyeConnect, the Macintosh market\\\'s first fully integrated media streaming software based on Universal Plug and Play(TM) Audio/Video (UPnP(TM) AV). EyeConnect enables digital music, video, or photo content, including EyeT ... (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) |
| (Unranked) | Dreaming Of A Wii U That Can Also Play 3DS Games (Kotaku, 1/29/2013 4:00am) |
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Nintendo actually [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Ico and God of War PS3 collections patched for Remote Play on Vita (Joystiq, 9/05/2012 2:30pm) |
| The Remote Play patch for the God of War and Ico/Shadow of the Colossus collections is now live in the US and Europe. Sony announced [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 3D Printers Are Only 2nd Best to Sumich (Business Wire, 6/09/2013 4:00pm) |
| CORONA DEL MAR, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Custom home designer Geoff Sumich offers something unique to attract Orange County’s more detail-oriented homeowners - he has replaced the latest 3D printer technology with his proprietary handmade models. [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Coming up next on HDTV (Dallas Morning News, 4/02/2005 8:25pm) |
| Consumers don't, of course, use TVs just for live TV. They record and play back shows they don't want to miss. They rent and buy movies and use TVs to watch them. And some use TVs to play video games. (Read Full Article) |
| HD DVD and Blu-ray Learn to Play Together (Consumer Electronics News | GracesoftValues, 2/15/2007 6:28pm) |
| HD DVD and Blu-ray Learn to Play Together Dual-format players and discs could open the door for mass... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Canon U.S.A. Showcases Innovative New Projectors and HD Cameras at InfoComm 2013 (Business Wire, 6/13/2013 2:00pm) |
| MELVILLE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, will exhibit innovative new projection and HD camera products at InfoComm 2013, at the Orange County Convention Center (booth # 3729) from June 12-14, in [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | The Last of Us will debut 'play while it downloads' feature on the PS3 (Engadget, 5/18/2013 3:27pm) |
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Even though we don't [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Yes! A Real Play-Doh 3D Printer Sounds Like the Best Fun Factory Ever (Gizmodo, 6/06/2013 4:43pm) |
| 3D-printing useful widgets and dohickeys is great and all, but sometimes you just want to mess around. And what could be better for that than good, old-fashioned Play-Doh? What was once (Read Full Article) |
| Power play keeping NHL off Adelphia (The Buffalo News, 10/01/2005 1:04pm) |
| OLN will stand for Opportunity Lost Network if a power play between its owner and Adelphia prevents NHL fans in Buffalo from getting its new national package of games. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Can I Play a Blu-ray Disc on a DVD Player? - Question of the Week (About.com, 4/28/2013 10:00am) |
| Blu-ray and DVD are both disc-based video formats, but can you play a Blu-ray Disc ... (Read Full Article) |
| PlayStation 3 Controllers Plug Into Walls Now [PS3] (Gizmodo, 10/10/2008 12:11pm) |
| I know I'm not the only one who's left on my PS3, justified it through Folding@Home, but really just wanted to recharge the USB controllers. I know I'm not the only one because today Sony has... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray players: Mighty pricey (CNET News, 3/13/2008 3:13pm) |
| In the few weeks since Toshiba pulled the plug on HD DVD, prices for standalone Blu-ray players quickly jumped to a high for the year. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Watch This Awesome Chalk Animation Play Snake in 3D (Gizmodo, 2/23/2013 2:11pm) |
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Who's to [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba to Enter Blu-ray Market (Home Media Magazine, 7/20/2009 8:26pm) |
| Toshiba Corp. reportedly will unveil its first Blu-ray Disc player later this year, nearly 18 months after pulling the plug on rival high-definition format HD DVD. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Avengers...Assemble! And Play With Your Fancy Custom Xbox 360s. (Kotaku, 3/01/2013 4:00am) |
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| World's First Single-Sided Blu-ray/DVD Hybrid Disc Unveiled [Blu-Ray] (Gizmodo, 12/20/2008 1:00am) |
| Infinity Storage Media has a hybrid disc with both Blu-ray and DVD data layers. This means that it'll play on your ancient budget DVD player but it'll also play in high-def in a Blu-ray player.
This... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba To Lose $666 Million (Cue Scary Music) [Hd Dvd] (Kotaku, 3/19/2008 11:00am) |
| Man, losing is hard. Not only that, it's expensive. Back in February, Toshiba pulled the plug on its HD DVD, thereby ending the format war. That, along with the falling price of flash memory chips,... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Allied Telesyn Deploys the Industry's First End-To-End IP Triple Play Network with GEPON Fiber-To-The-Home (FTTH) (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 1/24/2006 8:01am) |
| SAN JOSE, Calif.----Jan. 24, 2006--Allied Telesyn, a global provider of secure Ethernet/IP access solutions and an industry leader in the deployment of IP Triple Play networks over DSL and Fiber-to-the-home access infrastructures, today announced the industry's first commercial deployment of a GEPON FTTH solution for integrated IP Triple Play services. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Nintendo Cross Play: 'Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate' Supports Cross Platform Play (High-Def Digest, 2/14/2013 6:30pm) |
| Game saves can be transferred digitally between Wii U and 3DS versions of the game. In today's Nintendo Direct presentation, a feature that is normally touted by Sony in its PlayStation platforms was [...] (Read Full Article) |
| The Revolution Will Not Be HD (Slashdot, 6/11/2005 7:02pm) |
| Gamecube Advanced has the news that the Revolution will not support HD signals. From the article: "Nintendo doesn't plan for the system to be HD compatible as with that comes a higher price for both the consumer and also the developer creating the game. Will it make the game better to play? With the technology being built into the Revolution, we believe the games will look brilliant and play ... (Read Full Article) |
| LG Hybrid Disc Player Not Licensed for HD DVD Logo (BetaNews, 1/22/2007 5:13pm) |
| A spokesperson for LG Electronics confirmed to BetaNews this morning that its BH100 hybrid blue-laser disc player, which the company purported at CES two weeks ago would play both Blu-ray and HD DVD movies, cannot play back content from HD DVD's HDi interactive layer. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Reuters, NHK: Toshiba to Pull Plug on HD DVD (High-Def Digest, 2/17/2008 2:16am) |
| There are more indications this weekend that primary HD DVD backer Toshiba is close to conceding defeat to rival high-def format Blu-ray. Though there was no official comment from Toshiba Saturday, an... ... (Read Full Article) |
| When They Pull the Plug on Analog HD Broadcasts, Will You Be Ready (HardwareZone, 1/20/2006 4:53am) |
| In just 36 short months, analog broadcasts of standard TV and HDTV will end ... (Read Full Article) |
| New HD network player can read DVD .iso & .ifo (Digg.com, 2/24/2006 8:54am) |
| The 7-inch-tall cylinder-shaped network player has the unusual ability to store disk images of DVDs in .iso or .ifo format on its hard drive and then play them back as if the original DVD were still installed. It can also play back 1080i video (that?s HDTV, people) ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Mozilla: Look ma, no plug-in for video, apps (CNET Blogs, 5/03/2013 3:00pm) |
| The makers of Firefox team up with the 3D graphics gurus at OTOY to show off a new codec that can run high-end video and desktop apps in the browser. (Read Full Article) |
| TV or not TV ... gas-price search (Kane County Chronicle, 5/29/2005 6:49am) |
| Start saving those pennies for digital TV when your old sets go dark. House Republicans plan to pull the plug on analog broadcasts on Jan. 1, 2009, but don't foresee rebates to ease the cost of the changeover for the 85 percent of Americans who haven't yet switched. ... (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) |
| Sony Pictures to release The House Bunny on Blu-ray in February (HDTV UK, 2/13/2009 11:54am) |
| Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced that The House Bunny will be released on Blu-ray and standard DVD on 9^th February. It stars Anna Faris (from Scary Movie and Lost in Translation) and Emma Stone (Superbad), Colin Hanks (Orange County), Katherine McPhee (American Idol), Rumer Willis (Now and Then), Christopher McDonald (Happy Gilmore) and Beverly D'Angelo (National Lampoon series). ... (Read Full Article) |
| Millions to buy Blu-ray this year, survey suggests (HDTV UK, 3/18/2008 1:05pm) |
| A recent survey -- conducted
during the period of speculation and then confirmation that Toshiba was pulling
the plug on HD DVD -- suggests that an increasing number of consumers are ready
to buy Blu-ray players... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Let the Music Play: The Story of the Doobie Brothers' Announced for Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 11/15/2012 5:00pm) |
| The documentary on the classic band will hit Blu-ray next week. In an early announcement to retailers, Eagle Rock Entertainment is prepping 'Let the Music Play: The Story of the Doobie Brothers' for [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Solving the 3D platforming problem in Jumping Flash (Joystiq, 12/05/2012 10:00pm) |
| This is Making Time, a column about the games we've always wanted to play, and the games we've always wanted to play again. (Read Full Article) |
| Thomson Launches Integrated Triple Play Gateway at CeBIT 2005 (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 3/10/2005 9:47am) |
| Thomson today launches its integrated Triple Play platform, the SpeedTouch 985, enabling telecoms operators to offer their subscribers the ultimate package of bundled services . (Read Full Article) |
| Briefing: Netherlands pulls plug on 'free to air' analog TV (International Herald Tribune, 12/11/2006 7:44pm) |
| Also: Dell's Blu-ray notebook; EMI cuts deal with Yahoo; Polska job cuts; Strike at Greek operator; Pearson sells unit; Broadcom wins round against Qualcomm; Web shopping surges ... (Read Full Article) |
| Time Warner Cable adds 27 HD channels in Corpus Christi (HD-Report, 8/25/2009 3:53pm) |
| Time Warner Cable has added 27 new HD channels in its Corpus Christi, TX markets. The new channels are available free-of-charge to TMC subscribers who have an HD set-top box, and give customers access to a total of 35 high-definition channels. The areas include Corpus Christi and outlying areas Alice, Beeville and Orange Grove.
New networks [...] (Read Full Article) |
| All Hollywood Studios now lined up behind Blu-Ray (I4U, 2/21/2008 7:00am) |
| By Thomas K. Arnold
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - All six major Hollywood studios are now in
the Blu-ray DVD camp, a day after Toshiba pulled the plug on HD DVD and Blu-ray
became effectively the only next-generation game in town.
... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Everybody come and play Wii U, 3DS XL at the mall (Joystiq, 11/14/2012 8:00pm) |
Nintendo is going to the mall, everybody! The Nintendo 2012 "Holiday Mall Experience" will take place at 26 malls across the States between [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | On your mark, get set, benchmark! 3DMark Android Edition now on Google Play (Engadget, 4/03/2013 1:28am) |
| Android just gained another go-to for (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Sony reveals free-to-play LittleBigPlanet Hub for PlayStation 3 (Joystiq, 8/20/2013 6:36pm) |
At Gamescom today, Sony announced the upcoming PlayStation 3 release of LittleBigPlanet Hub, a free-to-play service that collects many key aspects of the custom content-driven LittleBigPlanet series.
Promising a "continuous supply of [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba's HD DVD is on deathwatch (Computerworld, 2/15/2008 2:00pm) |
| Toshiba is expected to pull the plug on its HD DVD format in the coming weeks, after a rash of retail defections that followed Warner Home Video's stunning announcement in early January that it would support only Sony's rival Blu-ray Disc format after May. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Steel Diver is Nintendo's first free-to-play game (Joystiq, 6/18/2013 10:00pm) |
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Nintendo is working on a free-to-play version of Steel Diver, the 3DS launch title that served [...] (Read Full Article) |
| ABI Research Finds Cable Companies Looking to IP to Enable ''Triple Play'' (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 4/07/2005 1:43pm) |
| The large cable operators - especially in North America - are migrating. Faced with a mounting threat from telcos offering the iconic "triple play" of voice, data and video services, cable television operators like Time Warner in the US and NTL in the UK are moving to install "next generation network architecture" based on IP technologies. (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba continues to shun Blu-ray format (HDTV UK, 10/07/2008 2:00pm) |
| It's been over six months since Toshiba pulled the plug on the HD DVD format, and last Thursday maintained its stance on shunning Blu-ray in favour of non-disc technologies. "We have no intention of adopting Blu-ray for our DVD players and recorders," said Corporate Senior VP Yoshihide Fujii at a "new products" press conference... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Razer doesn't make PS3 peripherals because its CEO doesn't play it (Joystiq, 7/07/2013 8:00pm) |
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Those looking to buy gaming accessories from third-party manufacturer Razer have three platforms they can shop for: PC, [...] (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) |
| Low-cost flat-panel TVs plug in (Rocky Mountain News, 3/14/2005 7:25am) |
| Ben who? BenQ, a new and almost unknown supplier of liquid-crystal-display televisions, hopes consumers will know the company's name in the next few months. Along with lesser-known brands like Norcent and Syntax, BenQ has jumped on the flat-panel TV bandwagon. (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Even An Olympic Gymnast Should Probably Not Play With a 3DS While Standing On Her Hands [Nintendo] (Kotaku, 9/18/2012 2:00pm) |
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| (Unranked) | Mirror of Fate HD listed for PS3, 360 at Play-Asia (Joystiq, 8/16/2013 4:00pm) |
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| (Unranked) | Free-to-play shooter Warface goes beta on Xbox 360 today (Joystiq, 2/05/2014 9:30pm) |
| Crytek's Warface: Xbox 360 Edition enters its public beta phase today. The free-to-play shooter is powered by the company's own Cryengine technology, the same engine used in games such as Crysis 3 and Ryse: Son of Rome. Players can register for [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Tekken Revolution' is PS3 exclusive, free to play, launching this Tuesday (Joystiq, 6/08/2013 8:00pm) |
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Tekken Revolution was revealed earlier today by a trailer tucked away 19 minutes inside of a video segment on (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | The PlayStation 3 will get the free-to-play Tekken Revolution on June 11, according to GameSpot (at (Kotaku, 6/08/2013 7:00pm) |
| The PlayStation 3 will get the free-to-play Tekken Revolution on June 11, according to (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Nintendo finally starts testing free-to-play titles in eShop, will let gamers haggle for DLC (Engadget, 2/14/2014 2:27am) |
| At E3 last year, Nintendo gave itself until March to launch a free-to-play title in the Nintendo eShop. That same week, Shigeru Miyamoto revealed that the gratis game would be based on Steel Diver, a 3DS launch title. Today, Nintendo [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Terayon Restructures to Pure-Play Digital Video Company (SYS-CON Media, 1/27/2006 1:31am) |
| Terayon Communication Systems, Inc. , a leading provider of video localization-on-demand solutions, today announced a restructuring to focus the company's strategy solely on its digital video applications and reduce its overall cost structure as a pure-play video business. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Sony's 'Play Days' sale discounts PS3 accessories, Move bundles (Joystiq, 12/16/2012 3:30am) |
Starting tomorrow, PlayStation 3 accessories (and even two actual games) will be discounted by up to 60 percent at (Read Full Article) |
| When They Pull the Plug on Analog HD Broadcasts, Will You Be Ready? (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 1/19/2006 12:55pm) |
| In just 36 short months, analog broadcasts of standard TV and HDTV will end. All HD programming after Jan. 1, 2009 will be available only from the copy-protected HDMI output of the cable or satellite box and only connect via the HDMI input on the HDTV. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Digital Leisure Grounds 'Space Ace' HD DVD (High-Def Digest, 3/14/2008 4:00pm) |
| Citing Toshiba's "cessation of support for the format," Digital Leisure has pulled the plug on its planned HD DVD port of the arcade classic 'Space Ace.' As previously reported, Digital Leisure... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | If I Ever Play Mass Effect On PS3, It Will Have To Be On This Gorgeous Custom Mod (Kotaku, 10/19/2012 4:00pm) |
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| Terayon Restructures to Pure-Play Digital Video Company (FinanzNachrichten, 1/26/2006 9:45pm) |
| SANTA CLARA, Calif., Jan. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Terayon Communication Systems, ( Nachrichten ) Inc. , a leading provider of video localization-on-demand solutions, today announced a restructuring to focus the company's strategy solely on its digital video applications and reduce its overall cost structure as a pure-play video business. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Snell & Wilcox Kahuna Production Switcher Featured at NAB Set to play leading role at NAB-HD Model TV Station (Digital Video Editing, 4/12/2005 8:45pm) |
| The new Snell & Wilcox SD/HD Kahuna production switcher is set to play a leading role at NAB-HD, a fully-functional, multi-vendor NAB2005 demonstration of what local broadcast stations can achieve with digital technology. (Read Full Article) |
| Samsung to focus on Blu-ray (HDTV UK, 2/19/2008 11:37am) |
| Will anyone
stick up for HD DVD now that Toshiba's pulled the
plug? Samsung has reiterated its intention to focus efforts on Blu-ray in
favour of HD DVD, with the Korea Times reporting that the company is set to
accelerate its efforts to strengthen Blu-ray products, based on last week's US retailer
decisions and Toshiba's own decision. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Comtrend selects Espial(R) Escape(TM) to power new IPTV set-top box (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 7/20/2005 10:43pm) |
| China Broadband Triple Play & IPTV Conference, Beijing, China - Espial®, a leading provider of client IPTV applications and middleware, today announced that Comtrend Corporation, a global manufacturer of telecommunications solutions, has selected Espial Escape for its new IPTV Triple Play box. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Onkyo pulling the plug on future HD DVD development (Engadget, 2/20/2008 3:10am) |
| Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment
The writing was already on the wall, but it looks as if Onkyo actually won't be pursuing the long lost HD DVD format any longer. According to a Japanese report at Yomiuri Online, the firm will be discontinuing production of HD DVD players following Toshiba's own decision to abandon the format, but it will continue to provide service for customers that alrea ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony sells ATI TV Wonder HDTV tuner (TV Squad, 10/26/2007 4:57pm) |
| Filed under: HDTV, PVR Wire, HardwareIt's been a while since ATI first announced the ATI TV Wonder USB CableCard tuner for Windows Vista. But for the most part if you want a CableCard tuner in your PC, you've had to buy a preconfigured machine from someone like Niveus or Okoro. Now Sony is selling the ATI TV Wonder as a standalone box for $299. That doesn't mean you can just plug this puppy int ... (Read Full Article) |
| Pioneer 400GB Blu-ray discs will play on PS3 (AfterDawn, 12/04/2008 3:21am) |
| The manufacturer Pioneer has confirmed that its upcoming 16-layer Blu-ray discs will play back on most current standalone Blu-ray players including the Sony PlayStation 3.
The discs boast an impressive 400GB capacity and are finally headed into production by 2010 after being introduced earlier this year by Pioneer.
Current Blu-ray discs consist of either single layer 25GB discs or 50GB dual- ... (Read Full Article) |
| Research and Markets: Global Triple Play: Extensive Analysis of the IP, Broadband and Digital TV Markets (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 3/24/2005 3:00pm) |
| Research and Markets has announced the addition of 2005 Global Triple Play: IP, Broadband and Digital TV report to their offering. (Read Full Article) |
| Sony PS3 gamers most likely to play on HD display (HDTV UK, 12/24/2007 8:00am) |
| According to statistics from Nielsen, more PlayStation 3 owners play games on a high definition display than do Xbox 360 or Wii owners.
71% of PS3 owners said they used a high definition display for gaming (32% on LCD, 17% on plasma, 9% on rear projection, 6% on front projection, 5% on HD Tube, 2% on HD DLP), compared to 66% of Xbox 360 owners and 65% of Wii owners. So, not huge differences.
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| Grande Communications Chooses Entrisphere to Drive Profitable Triple Play FTTH Network (PR Newswire via Yahoo! (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 5/02/2005 1:00pm) |
| Entrisphere and Grande Communications today announced that Grande is deploying Entrisphere\\\'s BLM 1500 Broadband Loop Multiplexer and BLM T100 Single Family Unit Optical Network Terminal to deliver profitable triple play services to Grande customers via fiber-to-the-home . ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Microsoft: No cross-platform play between Xbox One and Xbox 360 (Joystiq, 5/22/2013 5:00pm) |
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Don't expect any cross-platform play between Xbox 360 and Xbox One. That's what [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Westinghouse Digital Introduces Roku-Ready HDTV (Home Media Magazine, 6/20/2013 1:16am) |
| Consumer electronics company Westinghouse Digital will debut a new, Roku-enabled 50-inch LED HDTV June 26, along with a full line-up of LED 4K Ultra HD sets.
The LED HDTV allows users to plug in a Roku Streaming Stick, the flash [...] (Read Full Article) |
| DivX support finds its way into HP, LG HDTVs (Engadget, 4/23/2008 5:46pm) |
| Filed under: Displays, HDTV, Home EntertainmentThere's no other way to say it, DivX is on a roll in 2008 (that small Stage6 stumble is already a fading memory). If support from Blu-ray players and videogame consoles wasn't enough, DivX Certification has snaked its long arm directly into HDTVs, with "over 80 models" from HP and LG slapping on a sticker indicating users can simply plug a USB dri ... (Read Full Article) |
| New Sonic Designer PS Version 2.1 Speeds Menu Creation for High-Definition Disc Formats (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 7/26/2007 10:30am) |
| Sonic Solutions® today introduced Scenarist® Designer PS Software Version 2.1, a plug-in for Adobe Photoshop that brings increased power, flexibility, and automation to the HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc menu design process. ... (Read Full Article) |
| VIDEO: Horizon Semi rolls out single chip native 1080/60p HD decoder for STBs (Embedded Systems Programming Magazine, 10/31/2007 12:45am) |
| Horizon Semiconductors , a leading provider of highly integrated silicon solutions that enable secure video and audio compression & transmission for the consumer electronics and home entertainment markets, has announced the immediate availability of industry's first single chip multi-standard native 1080/60p high definition decoders for triple-play/quad-play Cable, Satellite and IPTV Set-Top ... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Kaz Hirai of Sony talks 'PS3 Online" (Joystiq, 7/06/2005 3:29pm) |
| Kaz Hirai gave an interview to US gaming mag ‘EGM’ in which he talks about Sony’s aims for the PS3 as an online console. Apparently Kaz thinks that web surfing from your console will be possible with the Playstation 3, due to the console having a USB port which you can plug a keyboard into (erm, don’t most USB keyboards have like a 1 meter cord?). Also he thinks the emergence of HDTV will ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Sonic: Lost World features competitive multiplayer, off-screen play on Wii U (Joystiq, 5/30/2013 7:00am) |
Sonic: Lost World will have a few platform-specific distinctions on Wii [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | World of Tanks is coming free-to-play to Xbox 360 later this summer. (Kotaku, 6/15/2013 6:00pm) |
| World of Tanks is coming free-to-play to Xbox 360 later this summer. If you want to get in on the beta preceding it, developer Wargaming.net (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Rumor: Uncharted 3 multiplayer going free-to-play (Joystiq, 2/25/2013 7:15am) |
| It seems the competitive world of Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception is expanding [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Helldivers coming to PS4, PS3 and Vita with Cross-Play (Joystiq, 8/21/2013 9:30pm) |
Helldivers, the next title from Magicka developer Arrowhead Game Studios, [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Cuban teams with Dell to offer bundled HDNet Blu-ray content (Engadget, 12/14/2006 3:35pm) |
| Filed under: Desktops, HDTV, LaptopsNow that Dell's riding high on the Blu-ray bandwagon, what more could you ask for when picking up that now-BD-equipped M1710? How about a free flick from Mark Cuban? While we can hear the groaning in the back, ole Mark has decided to plug his very own HDNet by partnering with Dell and tossing in a free Blu-ray title -- "HDNet World Report Special: Shuttle Disc ... (Read Full Article) |
| Microsoft improves Silverlight and HD video delivery (HD-Report, 9/09/2009 8:37am) |
| Yesterday Microsoft announced plans to “raise the bar” for streaming HD video online by releasing IIS Media Services 3.0 incorporating Live Smooth Streaming for high-definition (720p) video, and easing the use of their Silverlight browser plug-in.
Microsoft will preview its latest Silverlight developments at the International Broadcasting Conference (IBC) from Sept. 11-15. Improvements set for Silverlight [...] (Read Full Article) |
| St. Louis Airport Marriott Hotel Implements Marriott International's HDTV and Plug-Ins for Digitally Savvy Guests (PR Web, 3/30/2007 9:12pm) |
| The St. Louis Airport Marriott Hotel is one of the first Marriott International properties to offer the new HDTV and connectivity panel as in-room technology. (PRWeb Mar 30, 2007) Post Comment:Trackback URL: http://www.prweb.com/zingpr.php/Q291cC1QaWdnLVN1bW0tRmFsdS1NYWduLVplcm8= ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 Remix Makes Kingdom Hearts Look Better and Play Better Than Ever Before (Kotaku, 3/22/2013 11:00am) |
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| (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) | No cross-platform play for Smash Bros on 3DS and Wii U (Joystiq, 6/13/2013 11:30pm) |
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The Wii U and 3DS versions of the new Super Smash Bros. will not feature [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Elgato release Macbook Air-friendly HDTV tuner (TV Squad, 7/08/2008 6:28pm) |
| Filed under: HDTV, PVR Wire, Hardware
So you want one of those newfangled TV tuner dongles that will let you watch HDTV on your laptop, but you've got a Macbook Air with a funny USB port that makes it tough to plug in most standard USB devices? No problem. Elgato's new EyeTV DTT Deluxe tuner sports a new ultra-thin design and fits into the low profile Macbook Air USB port.The EyeTV DTT Deluxe is ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Final Fantasy 14 PS3 players will be able to play PS4 beta for free (Joystiq, 9/09/2013 8:04am) |
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| (Unranked) | Free-to-play Steel Diver launches today on 3DS eShop (Joystiq, 2/13/2014 10:15pm) |
| Steel Diver will surface on the 3DS eShop today, Nintendo announced during its Nintendo Direct presentation. It should be available right after today's Nintendo Direct.
The new Steel Diver is a first-person, free-to-play take on Nintendo's [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | EVE Online's free-to-play PlayStation 3 persistent-world multiplayer shooter counterpart, DUST 514, (Kotaku, 4/27/2013 7:24pm) |
| EVE Online's free-to-play PlayStation 3 persistent-world multiplayer shooter counterpart, DUST 514, is officially launching on — wait for it — May 14. Clever, CCP.
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| NTL hits copper trail to ADSL2+ (The Register, 3/22/2005 11:59am) |
| UK twisted pair play (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | What Is Available to Play on a Blu-ray Disc Player? - Question of the Week (About.com, 3/31/2013 10:00am) |
| OK, so you want to get in on the Blu-ray action, but you want to know what type of content, and how much of it, is actually available if you ... (Read Full Article) |
| Some HDTVs May Not Play HD Discs (PC World, 10/05/2005 12:07pm) |
| Format wars take a new turn when it comes to copy protection. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Media Made Easy Announces the availability of the Media Made Easy HDTV System (PR Web, 8/31/2005 7:26am) |
| Media Made Easy HDTV System, features Audio Recording and DVRMS file conversion plug ins for media centers. Available in September, the living room-friendly design offers free-to-air HDTV recording and playback along with dual-tuner analog recording and playback of TV broadcasts. [PRWEB Aug 31, 2005] ... (Read Full Article) |
| LG: No go on combo of Blu-ray, HD DVD (ZDNet India, 9/22/2006 11:58am) |
| The dream of many gadget kooks these days--a box that can play both Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD movies--may come some day, but it doesn't appear likely in the near future. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (No Title) (, 1/08/2007 12:36pm) |
| LG might bring about peace in our time as the electronics company unveiled a new DVD player that can play both Blu-ray and HD DVD content. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Moore's Law Meets HDTV (Forbes, 7/01/2005 6:13pm) |
| Liquid crystal on silicon could dominate the next generation of display technology. Here's how to play it. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Hollywood demands 64-bit PCs for new DVDs (ElectricNews.Net, 8/25/2006 11:01am) |
| Windows Vista will not play HD-DVD or Blu-ray Disc media out of the box on 32-bit systems, Microsoft has admitted. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Flip UltraHD U2120W Camcorder, 120 Minutes - $164 Shipped (Gadgetreview, 7/22/2009 10:33pm) |
| Newegg has a coupon low for the Flip UltraHD U2120W Camcorder, 120 Minutes. It can record up to 120 minutes of 720p video and includes a 2-inch LCD and USB plug buit-in. It’s $179 - $15 coupon (FLIP7115) + free shipping = $164 shipped!
Don’t forget Newegg’s $15 coupon: FLIP7115 (expires: soon) (Read Full Article) |
| TV Armor protects your HDTV from tragic accidents (DVICE, 9/30/2009 3:37pm) |
| HDTVs are fragile, especially if you play the Nintendo Wii. One sweaty palm and overeager pitch, and you've got some shattered dreams on your hands. If you're really paranoid about protecting your precious purchase, maybe you should take some extreme measures.
TV armor is designed for klutzy worrywarts such as yourself. It's a durable acrylic shield that fits over your screen, allowing you to see the screen through it while protecting it from flying debris. Finally, you can play Wii Tennis with relative peace of mind!
TV Armor via Technabob (Read Full Article) |
| Most Monitors Won't Play New HD Video (PC World, 10/04/2005 11:05am) |
| Vista's content protection will block or blur high-def movies on today's displays. ... (Read Full Article) |
| PS3 Internal Memory Cards for Backwards Compatibility Hands-on (IGN Complete, 11/10/2006 7:23pm) |
| We play and save PSone and PS2 titles on Sony's next-gen console. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Consumer Alert: Not All Blu-ray Players Play All Blu-ray Disc Features (About.com, 2/09/2008 10:00am) |
| Although Blu-ray definitely has the upper hand against HD-DVD, it is interesting to note that in one aspect of the format war, Blu-ray has a decided disadvantage. While HD-DVD has... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Entertainment center can go where you go (Chicago Tribune, 9/04/2005 10:50am) |
| Let's play electronic God for a minute. We'll take an everyday MP3 player, pump up the hard drive, install a larger viewing screen and add two speakers and a docking pod. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | TWC TV App to Play on Xbox 360 This Summer (Broadcasting & Cable, 6/28/2013 5:32pm) |
| Time Warner Cable will launch its TWC TV app on the popular Xbox 360 console "later [...] (Read Full Article) |
| NBA Live 06 Review [Xbox 360] (GameSpot, 11/22/2005 11:01pm) |
| First impressions count for a lot, and NBA Live 06 certainly delivers in that regard. However, while the game looks next-gen at times, it doesn't play like it. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Archos Takes DVD On Road; A Better Tube TV (Hartford Courant, 9/09/2005 7:23am) |
| Let's play electronic God for a minute. We'll take an everyday MP3 player, pump up the hard drive, install a larger viewing screen and add two speakers and a docking pod. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray, HD DVD battle may be long play (Los Angeles Daily News, 1/12/2007 3:02pm) |
| LAS VEGAS - In a city built on wagering, the smart money is staying on the sidelines when it comes to the battle between two high-definition DVD formats. ... (Read Full Article) |
| HD Gaming Beginning to Take Hold (TechNewsWorld.com, 5/10/2006 12:14pm) |
| The battle for market supremacy between Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's PlayStation 3 has entered the next phase, one where high definition features will play a key role in determining the winner. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'V/H/S' Blu-ray Announced (High-Def Digest, 11/01/2012 10:00pm) |
| The spooky found-footage horror film will play on Blu-ray in December. In an early announcement to retailers, Magnolia is working on 'V/H/S' for Blu-ray on December 4. V/H/S is a point of view, [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 3D-printed prosthetics turned into musical instruments (CNET News, 7/22/2013 4:41pm) |
| A three-year project out of McGill University results in a collection of 3D-printed prosthetic pieces that play music as the wearer [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Warner: HD DVD Plans Unchanged (High-Def Digest, 2/20/2008 11:30pm) |
| You may have a hard time finding an HD DVD player to play them on, but Warner says it will continue to issue HD DVD discs through the end of May. Though the studio declined comment on Toshiba's announcement... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Hollywood Discards Downscaling (DVD-Recordable, 3/28/2006 3:16pm) |
| It seems that Sony's decision to allow the majority of Blu-ray content to play at the highest resolution possible on a consumer's HDTV is gaining support from major Hollywood studios. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Growing Storage Requirements as HDTV Recording Arrives (Converge! Network Digest, 7/21/2005 1:54am) |
| The arrival of Triple Play, fully-converged residential services implies a quantum leap in the volume of digital media entering our homes. ... (Read Full Article) |
| PS3 SingStar Vol. 2 Announced [Singstar] (Kotaku, 4/16/2008 5:30am) |
| Sony have gotten around to announcing that second PS3 SingStar game we've known about since March. It's what you'd expect: 30 new songs, a new "Harmoney Duet" mode and the addition of PSP remote play... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Hybrid HD DVD/Blu-Ray Disc Patented (ExtremeTech, 9/20/2006 2:16pm) |
| A patent application has been filed for a disc that would play two competing high-definition DVD formats which, if successful, could help appease a battle that has divided Hollywood and confounded consumers. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Nook becomes a more tempting tablet (CNET Blogs, 5/03/2013 8:36pm) |
| The Nook gets access to all Android apps and media on Google Play, Acer gets creative with laptop design, and Staples is first national retailer to sell a 3D printer. (Read Full Article) |
| New DVDs already sparking copy-protection confusion (Digg.com, 2/16/2006 9:40am) |
| "When the first high-definition DVDs finally hit shelves this spring, a mad scramble may ensue--not for the discs themselves, but to figure out what computers and devices are actually able to play them in their full glory." ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 3D-printed 'magic arms' give little girl new reach (CNET Blogs, 8/06/2012 11:18pm) |
| Customized 3D-printed appendages let Emma Lavelle, and other kids with limited upper-body movement, play alongside their friends with new freedom.
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| New DVDs spark copy-protection confusion (ZDNet Australia, 2/16/2006 9:24pm) |
| When the first high-definition DVDs finally hit shelves this autumn, a mad scramble may ensue -- not for the discs themselves, but to figure out what computers and devices are actually able to play them in their full glory. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Battle rages for HD movie supremacy (Boston Globe, 10/30/2007 9:49am) |
| Greg Kushmerek of Jamaica Plain likes high-definition television so much, he custom-built a computer just to record HD versions of his favorite shows and play them back in his home theater. ... (Read Full Article) |
| New DVDs already sparking copy-protection confusion (CNET, 2/16/2006 12:22pm) |
| Consumer confusion over what computers will need to play the new high-definition DVDs is already beginning. ... (Read Full Article) |
| New DVDs already sparking copy-protection confusion (ZDNet, 2/16/2006 12:15pm) |
| Consumer confusion over what computers will need to play the new high-definition DVDs is already beginning. ... (Read Full Article) |
| D-backs make the move to high-definition TV (BizJournals, 5/23/2005 4:48pm) |
| Now that the Arizona Diamondbacks have sharpened up the kind of play they offer on the field, they\\\'ll soon be available in high-definition television (HDTV). ... (Read Full Article) |
| Review: Intervideo WinDVD 8 Gold software DVD player (Personal Computer World, 1/02/2007 3:29pm) |
| Pros: Good audio and video quality; plenty of settings to play with Cons: Expensive; HD DVD and Blu-ray support require additional purchase Overall: It looks like we’ll have to wait until version 9 for the full HD makeover. ... (Read Full Article) |
| PS3 to Hook Up With Your Cellphone [Sony] (Gizmodo, 12/17/2007 1:00am) |
| The Remote Play functionality on the PS3/PSP is great, but Sony intends to extensively develop the feature set for broader external connectivity. Sony's CEO, Sir Howard Stringer, appeared in Tokyo... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | April Fools' gadgets: You'll wish some of these were real (CNET Blogs, 4/01/2013 5:51pm) |
| From a Play-Doh 3D printer to speakers for hamsters, tech companies pull out the tall tales in honor of April Fools' 2013. (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) | 3D Systems shows off a $500 3D scanner that clips onto your iPad (Engadget, 1/08/2014 12:00am) |
| As excited as we were to play around with the Sense 3D scanner, the first-generation consumer scanner had some shortcomings. Near the top of the list was the fact that it only worked with Windows. While the operating system has a plenty large [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | The 5 Best Blu-ray Players (eCoustics, 7/02/2013 8:01am) |
| If you want the best movie content and picture quality on your HDTV, you need a Blu-ray player. Not only do they play Blu-ray discs, which offer movies in full 1080p video, but they can support 3D video, stream content from the Web, and serve as a [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Diablo 3 on PS3 and PS4 will allow offline play (Joystiq, 2/25/2013 10:00pm) |
Diablo 3 will not require a constant internet connection for local multiplayer on the PS3 or PS4, Blizzard production director John Hight has confirmed. "You can have four people on [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Telecom firm wants to talk television (The Malibu Times, 8/11/2005 8:49pm) |
| Major cable companies are offering broadband Internet access to their TV customers and have started to package voice calling into their plans, creating a "triple play" of services that have caused customer erosion among telecommunications providers. ... (Read Full Article) |
| PorTel (Portel.de, 5/29/2005 7:41am) |
| Genf, 27.05.05 – The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) today finalized work on new technical specifications that will allow telecoms operators around the world to offer a 'super' triple play of video, Internet and voice services at speeds up to ten times faster than standard ADSL. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Telecom firm wants to talk television (The Malibu Times, 8/10/2005 9:04pm) |
| Major cable companies are offering broadband Internet access to their TV customers and have started to package voice calling into their plans, creating a "triple play" of services that have caused customer erosion among telecommunications providers. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray Player Sales Up 600 Per Cent, According to UK Online Retailer [Blu-Ray] (Gizmodo, 2/21/2008 12:26pm) |
| Stuart Rowe, COO of play.com is claiming that sales of Blu-ray players have increased seven-fold since Toshiba announced it was cutting and running from its HD-DVD format. The UK-based web retailer... ... (Read Full Article) |
| PS3 has high-def DVD, some kinks (Detroit Free Press, 11/15/2006 2:48pm) |
| Considering standing in line for a Sony PlayStation 3 Thursday night? Weigh these first: It's the only console to ship with a high-definition DVD drive, which can play high-def movie DVDs and game discs that store more information than a traditional DVD. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Avoiding triple trouble (European Communications, 6/27/2005 11:23am) |
| Triple play convergence is now being driven by market forces, rather than the heavy hands of technical departments and marketing speak. Voice, video and data convergence is finally happening. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Google opens education-only Play store (Engadget, 11/13/2013 2:31pm) |
| Granted, they missed the back-to-school season by a couple of months, but now appears to be the time to launch educational initiatives. Yesterday, MakerBot offered up some pomp and circumstance for its Academy offering, working to make 3D printing [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (No Title) (, 8/11/2006 6:22am) |
| LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Call it the "Mission: Impossible III" triple play. In an industry first, Paramount Home Entertainment is expected to announce Friday (August 11) that it will release the $133.4 million (70.5 million pound) summer movie hit on DVD, HD-DVD and Blu-ray Disc all on the same day, October 30. ... (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) |
| (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) |
| Telecom Bides Time on `Triple Play' Services (RedNova, 3/17/2005 9:05pm) |
| Telecom will soon be able to offer urban customers pay-TV, video- on-demand and much faster broadband internet connections over its copper phone lines -- thanks to the arrival of the next generation of ADSL technology, ADSL2+. But it appears in no rush. (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Sony BDP-S5100 Blu-ray Disc Player - Product of the Week (About.com, 6/21/2013 10:00am) |
| The BDP-S5100 is a great example of how Blu-ray Disc players have morphed into a total content access entertainment device.
Although the core of the BDP-S5100 is its ability to play Blu-ray discs (both 2D and 3D - including 2D-to-3D [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Cable Analysts Long to Be Ignored (Light Reading, 4/06/2005 10:05pm) |
| SAN FRANCISCO National Cable & Telecommunications Association (NCTA) Conference -- Wall Street remains unconvinced that the RBOCs will win the race to provide a quadruple play of voice, video, data, and wireless services to U.S. households, according to a panel here Tuesday. (Read Full Article) |
| Pioneer Plans Next-Gen Hybrid (DVD-Recordable, 9/01/2006 2:37pm) |
| Pioneer presented plans for upcoming Blu-Ray burners at the IFA 2006, saying that that they are planning a hybrid drive that can play Blu-ray and HD DVD discs for 2007. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | King of the Hill, In Eye-Popping 3D (Kotaku, 8/19/2013 4:00pm) |
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If this was a video game I'd play this game in a second, I’ll tell you what. (Read Full Article) |
| LG To Launch First Dual-Format HD Disc Player (CRN, 1/05/2007 3:18pm) |
| LG Electronics plans to launch the first DVD player that can play both Blu-ray and HD DVD discs, making it possible for consumers to buy high-definition movies without worrying about the recording format. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Play World of Tanks: Xbox 360 Edition for free this weekend (Joystiq, 3/28/2014 11:30pm) |
| If you've ever wanted to cruise around in a tank but lack the funding and proper military clearance to hop inside one of the metal beasts, this weekend may be your golden opportunity thanks to the Xbox 360 incarnation of Wargaming's online hit [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Centillium Aims to Propel DSL Access to the Next Level for Rapid Deployment of Next-Generation Triple Play Services (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 9/07/2005 12:00pm) |
| Centillium Communications, Inc. , a leading provider of broadband access solutions, has once again raised the performance bar with the planned introduction of its innovative eXtremeVDSL2 technology. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Nine Minutes With One Of The PS3's Most Interesting New Games (Kotaku, 7/16/2013 5:00pm) |
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This is Puppeteer, out for the PS3 on September 10 (September 11 in Europe). It's really neat. Watch me play it alongside creative director Gavin Moore. (Read Full Article) |
| SBC, Microsoft Defend Lightspeed (Light Reading, 6/04/2005 12:23pm) |
| SBC Communications Inc. (NYSE: SBC - message board) is close to announcing delays to the commercial rollout of its fiber-based triple-play offering, stemming from difficulties in trialing its IPTV service, Light Reading has learned from sources close to the situation. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Addonics Announces Optical Solution that Bridges Blu-ray and HD DVD Formats (Business Wire, 12/13/2007 2:00pm) |
| SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Addonics Technologies today announced its Zebra Blu-ray / HD DVD Player an optical storage solution that allows your PC to play Blu-ray and HD DVD movies ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Finding Mario's co-op sweet spot with Super Mario 3D World (Joystiq, 10/09/2013 6:00pm) |
While I'm a Mario fan, I was utterly baffled by the appeal of the four-player co-op play introduced in New Super Mario Bros. Wii.
People tell me: "It's chaotic and fun!" But all I ever experienced was that little jerk Luigi [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Sony to Play 'Catch and Release' on Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 3/21/2007 7:00pm) |
| Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced a May 8 Blu-ray arrival for the romantic comedy 'Catch and Release,' day-and-date with the standard-def DVD version. Starring Jennifer Garner and Timothy... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Monday, May 23, 2005 (Daily (Daily Breeze, 5/23/2005 9:12am) |
| • There\\\'s the single-disc player, which is for people who mainly want to watch prerecorded movies. Most cost between $80 and $110. • The multidisc player can cost a little more (typically, $110 to $150) but lets you play movies and long stretches of music from different CDs. ... (Read Full Article) |
| The Secret to Ethernet Success: Older Technologies Must Play Nicely with New Ones (Converge! Network Digest, 8/01/2005 6:25am) |
| The HomePlug Powerline Alliance is seeking industry input for a a new advanced command and control specification, known as HPCC (HomePlug Command & Control). ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Monster Hunter 4 trailer is a cavalcade of characters (Joystiq, 8/08/2013 7:30pm) |
Outside of the usual gamut of monsters to stalk and slay in Monster Hunter 4, the upcoming 3DS game will also play host to a plethora of personalities. (Read Full Article) |
| AnyDVD HD now copies Blu-ray discs, too (TG Daily, 3/06/2007 8:09pm) |
| Slysoft claims to have bypassed virtually any copy protection technology that is integrated in the high-definition disc formats HD DVD and Blu-ray. Following the previously announced HD DVD ripper, the software now also supports Blu-ray discs and allows you to play both formats on computers without HDCP chips. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | The MAG II is a gun-shaped motion controller for PS3 and PC (Joystiq, 11/03/2012 11:00pm) |
| Armchair soldiers who prefer to play FPS games while standing in the middle of their living room and/or in front of their [...] (Read Full Article) |
| 18% Of Consumers Bought HDTV For HD Gaming [Gamer HDTV] (Kotaku, 4/24/2008 5:40pm) |
| We already know that over 65% of PS3 and Xbox 360 gamers play on an HDTV. But we didn't know that 18% of HDTV watchers played Xbox 360 or PS3.
That stat was compiled over HDTV sales from only the... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Xbox 360 doesn't play around (Florida Today, 11/19/2005 4:13pm) |
| "Kameo: Elements of Power" (Microsoft; for ages 13 and older; $49.99; www.kameo.com ) Created by renowned U.K. developer Rare, "Kameo" is a fantasy action-adventure that stars a pointy-eared female elf who vows to rescue her family from an evil troll king. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Wii U and Nintendo 3DS Kick off 2013 with New One-of-a-Kind Experiences (Business Wire, 1/20/2013 12:00pm) |
| REDMOND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Every video game offers a different experience. But only on Nintendo systems do these experiences transform into moments of shared joy and fun. It’s the parent who pulls a game off the TV to play on the Wii U™ [...] (Read Full Article) |
| 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) |
| (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) |
| Toshiba Cuts HD-DVD Player Prices Up to 50% - Smart Move or Delaying the Inevitable? (eHomeUpgrade, 1/16/2008 8:00am) |
| Much has been made of the HD-DVD versus Blu-Ray war in the past few weeks, with Blu-Ray being all but declared the winner - due mostly to the decision by Warner to go exclusively into the Blu-Ray camp. But, as in any war of this sort, Blu-Ray can't quite declare victory yet as CNET is reporting serious price drops on Toshiba's HD-DVD players that may prolong this war even more. The baseline play ... (Read Full Article) |
| Air Force Buys 300 PlayStation 3 for Research [War Games] (Gizmodo, 3/05/2008 10:16am) |
| The image associated with this post is best viewed using a browser.The Air Force has bought 300 PlayStation 3 for "research." Whether "research" means "let's play a massive Call of Duty 4 game" or... ... (Read Full Article) |
| CNBC's Innovative HD Play'? (Digital Video Editing, 9/18/2007 12:43am) |
| Financial news network CNBC will launch a high-definition service this fall in an innovative fashion: by grabbing its existing 4:3 picture, shifting it to the left, and filling the widescreen frame with a bevy of 3D graphics displaying the latest market metrics. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Twitch app now broadcasting on Xbox 360 (Joystiq, 5/14/2013 4:30pm) |
It's not enough just to play games anymore. Nowadays, you have to watch them too. That just got a little easier on the Xbox 360, thanks to a new (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Curse of Chucky' and 'Chucky: The Complete Collection' Announced for Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 7/10/2013 10:00pm) |
| Every 'Child's Play' movie, including the all-new 'Curse of Chucky,' heads to Blu-ray this Halloween season! In an early announcement to retailers, Universal Studios says 'Curse of Chucky' will have [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Take a Look at BioShock Infinite’s First Combat-Focused DLC (Kotaku, 7/30/2013 5:00pm) |
| It’s been four months since I played BioShock Infinite so, yes, I forgot how to play it. But, the game’s new Clash in the Clouds DLC [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | This week on gdgt: 3D televisions, Sonos Play:1 and the state of Nintendo (Engadget, 11/01/2013 5:43pm) |
| Each week, our friends at gdgt go through the latest gadgets and score them to help you decide which ones to buy. Here are some of their most recent picks and discussions. Want more? Visit gdgt anytime to catch up on the latest, and subscribe to [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Disney director says Blu-ray "wins by a mile" over film (HDTV UK, 6/11/2008 11:11am) |
| Director of Disney's "Step Up 2 The Streets". Jon M Chu, believes that Blu-ray offers far more detail and better picture than the original film.€ Chu said that the Blu-ray disc version was "beautiful", adding that the colours "pop" and it's possible to do more in dark scenes. "On the Blu-ray, just consistently you know what you're getting and you can play in those shadows. You can s ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony's claim for living room supremacy: PS3 video downloads (Ars Technica, 6/26/2008 3:11pm) |
| Sony has confirmed that its long-awaited video service will be launching this summer, with its genesis on the PlayStation 3. With Sony's massive library and the ability to play Blu-ray discs, the PS3's hold on your entertainment center just got a bit stronger.Read More... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Rumor: Redbox offers PS4, Xbox One, and Wii U rentals in April (Joystiq, 3/24/2014 2:30pm) |
| For those happy few hanging out in front of a Walgreens who also want to play Super Mario 3D World, but just for a little while, good news: Rumors suggest Redbox will rent Wii U, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One games in April.
NeoGAF user Exile20 [...] (Read Full Article) |
| New ITU standard delivers 10x ADSL speeds (European Communications, 6/01/2005 9:38am) |
| The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has finalized work on new technical specifications that will allow telecoms operators around the world to offer a 'super' triple play of video, Internet and voice services at speeds up to ten times faster than standard ADSL. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Triple Play Innovator ZyXEL Communications Showcases Leading VoIP Products at SUPERCOMM 2005 (PR Web, 6/06/2005 3:50pm) |
| ZyXEL VoIP, ADSL and VDSL solutions ideally suited to address growing demand for value-added services for telco users. [PRWEB Jun 6, 2005] ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | PSA: World of Tanks out now on Xbox 360 (Joystiq, 2/13/2014 9:00pm) |
| Wargaming's free-to-play tactical multiplayer combat game World of Tanks is now up for grabs for Xbox Live Gold subscribers on the Xbox 360, with a seven-day timed trial available for XBL Silver members.
Previously released for PC platforms, [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | $25 Google Glass hack uses 3D printed webcam mount to let you play Mario with your eyes (Engadget, 11/14/2013 4:31pm) |
| We're not entirely sure Google would give the thumbs up to everything detailed in the below video by University of Maryland PhD student, Brandyn White. But hey, any video about Google Glass that includes the phrase "you can even use a banana" will [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | You Can Only Play This Cool Smash Bros. Stage On The 3DS (Kotaku, 3/18/2014 5:00pm) |
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When it comes to the teases Nintendo's been doling out for the upcoming Smash Bros. games, the Wii U's been getting most of the love. There've only been a few scant glimpses of the 3DS [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Play Ball: MLB 2K13 Announced for the Xbox 360 and PS3 (High-Def Digest, 1/09/2013 5:30pm) |
| Presumed end of the series not yet to occur. The Take-Two=owned 2K Sports has announced that 'Major League Baseball 2K13' will be released on March 5 for the Xbox 360 and PS3. 2K Sports [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'The Odd Couple' Blu-ray Announced (High-Def Digest, 3/26/2013 10:00pm) |
| The classic comedy based on the play by Neil Simon will hit Blu-ray in June. In an early announcement to retailers, Warner Brothers is preparing 'The Odd Couple' for Blu-ray on June 4. Neil Simon has [...] (Read Full Article) |
| HDTV DVD Dual-Format Player: $749 (TVPredictions.com, 10/22/2007 3:06pm) |
| Amazon.com is now selling a LG HDTV DVD Dual Format Player for $749 -- more than $300 off the suggested list price. The set-top, model BH100, will play both Blu-ray and HD DVD discs at 1080p resolution. ... (Read Full Article) |
| News PS3 Gives Blu-ray Big Boost Friday's launch puts 400,000 more players in U.S. homes. By Phillip Swann (TVPredictions.com, 11/20/2006 12:47pm) |
| Washington, D.C. (November 20, 2006) -- Blu-ray HDTV DVD players are now in nearly 500,000 U.S. homes. Thanks to Friday's launch of the Play Station 3, of course. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Review: Sony BWU-100A Blu-ray Recordable Drive (ExtremeTech, 12/05/2006 3:28pm) |
| Review: Sony's new BWU-100A Blu-ray drive for the PC can burn DVDs and CDs as well as Blu-ray discs. It even ships with software that allows you to play back Blu-ray movies. At a whopping $750, is the price worth the convenience? ... (Read Full Article) |
| Revamped Amedia Aims for Access (Light Reading, 9/02/2005 4:13pm) |
| Can a New Jersey-based company with loads of old Lucent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: LU - message board) brass be the next hot access play? Well, that's the idea behind Amedia Networks Inc. (OTC: AANI - message board). ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | The 3D remake of Final Fantasy IV is now available on Google Play for Android devices. (Kotaku, 6/03/2013 5:12pm) |
| The 3D remake of Final Fantasy IV is (Read Full Article) |
| Iceland Telecom launches IPTV, to upgrade DSL network (Digital Media (Digital Media Europe, 5/12/2005 12:07pm) |
| Alcatel is to upgrade Iceland Telecom\\\'s DSL network with an IP-based broadband access platform, which enables the deployment of 100 per cent triple play services. ... (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) |
| Net Insight Introduces New Video-Centric Next Gen SONET/SDH Platform For Triple Play, Metro and Core (RedNova, 6/01/2005 3:37pm) |
| Net Insight (STO:NET I B), a leading provider of video, voice and data networking equipment, today introduced the Nimbra(TM) 600 series of next generation multi-service switches that can deliver as much as 1 terabit per second switching capacity per rack. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | LG BP530 3D Smart Blu-ray Disc Player - Product of the Week (About.com, 7/26/2013 8:00am) |
| If you are looking for a Blu-ray Disc player that offers a lot for not much money, check out the LG BP530.
With a suggested price of $129.99, this player packs it in with 2D and 3D Blu-ray disc playback, as well as being able to play DVDs (with [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Mobile Games Pick Up Steam at Expensive of Handhelds (eCoustics, 5/18/2013 1:22am) |
| The sale of games for handhelds like the Nintendo 3DS and the Sony PlayStation Vita are tanking as consumers instead opt for mobile games from the App Store and Google Play, according to new data from IDC. Consumer spending on iOS and Android games [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | In A Perfect World, This Is The Only Game I'd Ever Play (Kotaku, 9/10/2013 6:30am) |
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It would be a mobile game. A 2D "port" of the Persona 4 experience. Side-scrolling, but with all the dialogue, characters and battles from the 3D version in place. And that sweet [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Scorpius Forge: Discover, Explore, Experience (Business Wire, 8/12/2012 3:01pm) |
| BLAUSTEIN, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The startup Scorpius Forge in Blaustein near Ulm, Germany, uses apps to combine the fun of play with learning. This company has developed a 3D world specially configured for smartphones and [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Xbox 360 Family Timer to set play time for kids (News Blog, 11/07/2007 5:52pm) |
| Microsoft Corp. on Wed. announced a new family feature for the Xbox 360 video game console called the Xbox 360 Family Timer. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | This Game Brings New Meaning to the Word “Fan Service” (Kotaku, 5/07/2013 9:00am) |
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In the past, the Senran Kagura series of games have been brawlers exclusive to the 3DS. But the newest iteration on the PlayStation Vita makes the game play more like Dissidia: Final Fantasy [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray Group Touts Interactivity (allthingsHiDef, 1/08/2008 11:17pm) |
| Sony hosted a press event at its booth today during the Consumer Electronics Show touting new interactive features being incorporated into the Blu-ray Disc format. BD Live features will allow consumers to play games, hear live commentary and even create their own avatars to insert into a film, among other networking activities. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | QuadStick controller opens up PS3, PC and Android titles to quadriplegic gamers (video) (Engadget, 2/05/2014 6:33am) |
| Playing PS3 games could soon get a little more inclusive. QuadStick, a suitably complex mouth-based controller that offers quadriplegics the ability to play console games, has launched its fundraising campaign on Kickstarter. The controller [...] (Read Full Article) |
| High-definition camcorders face limitations (Canada.com, 2/21/2007 9:54pm) |
| Canon's HV20 HD, $1,750, top left, and Sony's SR1-HD consumer high-definition camcorders and the Sony Vaio Digital Studio Notebook Computer, $3,999, can't store or play back the original images as easily as many consumers might think. ... (Read Full Article) |
| New ITU Standard Delivers 10x ADSL Speeds (ITU, 5/27/2005 3:02pm) |
| Geneva, 27 May, 2005 — The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) today finalized work on new technical specifications that will allow telecoms operators around the world to offer a ‘super’ triple play of video, Internet and voice services at speeds up to ten times faster than standard ADSL. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Search Engines Don't Understand You (WebProNews, 10/07/2005 1:58pm) |
| Heh, while I was stuck in traffic on the way home tonight my brother called. We had one of our usual heated conversations -- this time about search engines (he had read my post about PLAYing with search and thought I was nuts for wanting search engines to display stock quotes for terms like PETS, PLAY, etc). ... (Read Full Article) |
| Universal Announces 'Brokeback Mountain' for Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 1/16/2009 9:00pm) |
| Universal Studios has announced an early-March Blu-ray debut for the Oscar-winning 'Brokeback Mountain.' Originally released on HD DVD in early 2007, Universal will play catch up with the highly-acclaimed... ... (Read Full Article) |
| New Chinese Involvement Could Trigger HD DVD Price Plunge (BetaNews, 9/07/2007 8:32pm) |
| If ever there were a time for either Blu-ray or HD DVD manufacturers to play a trump card, now may be the time, and this could be the one: A consortium of Chinese university engineers and government officials, in cooperation with a Chinese video standards group that includes globally recognized manufacturers, plus the DVD Forum, have come to an agreement on a standard specification for a ... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Microsoft Updates Media Center (TechNewsWorld.com, 10/14/2005 3:02pm) |
| A highlight of yesterday's Media Center update is software to sync the systems to the Xbox 360 consoles going on sale Nov. 22. The systems were designed to work together, so users can play video, music and photo content stored on their PC through a separate TV connected to the Xbox. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Asia Netcom to provide IPv6 at 2005 World Expo (Electronic Engineering Times Asia, 9/19/2005 9:06pm) |
| Asia Netcom, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Chinese incumbent telecommunications service provider, China Netcom, will play a vital part in an experiment to demonstrate the ability of the next-generation Internet to enable high-quality video communications worldwide. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Samsung Redefines the Way Consumers Use HDTVs with the Introduction of Its New Series 6 and 7 LCD HDTV (Business Wire, 1/06/2008 10:00pm) |
| LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Samsung Electronics, the market leader in HDTV design and innovation, is redefining the role HDTVs play in the home with its forward-looking LCD HDTV Series 6 and ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | FutureVideo introduces V-Station HD multitrack DVR (Broadcast Engineering, 12/03/2012 7:52pm) |
| The V-Station HD lets producers simultaneously record, synchronize, play back and edit four camera feeds from a turnkey system.
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| Stringer: PS3 is 'out of the woods' (Joystiq, 1/28/2008 8:02am) |
| Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Business
If a PS3 falls in a forest and no one is around to play it, does it still make a sound? It's a vexing philosophical conundrum to be sure, but thankfully one that's easily resolved simply by paying attention to Sir Howard Stringer. Speaking to Reuters, the Sony CEO provided assurances that PlayStation 3 sales are improving, thus surrounding the system wi ... (Read Full Article) |
| Switching, Multiplexing & QoS in Metro Networks: How Do They Affect Services? (Converge! Network Digest, 12/13/2005 2:52am) |
| TI Unveils Blueprint for Next-Gen Residential Gateways Texas Instruments unveiled its UR8 architecture -- its eighth generation of DSL silicon and the foundation for a full family of next residential gateway designed for Triple Play. Key features include an open platform, integrated voice capabilities and advanced multimedia processing over all DSL standards. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (No Title) (, 11/15/2006 1:15am) |
| Tom Sanders in California, vnunet.com , Wednesday 15 November 2006 at 00:00:00 About 200 PS2 games won't play on next generation gaming console Playstation 3 stumbles over backward compatibility Sony's new Playstation 3 gaming console is having trouble with playing about 200 older game titles that were designed for the PS2, Sony has... > Read the full article ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Hacker Ports Xbox 360 Game to PC, Calls It 'Justice' (Kotaku, 6/05/2013 1:20pm) |
| Some Russian hacker, unilaterally deciding that PC gamers have the inalienable right to play the 2011 Xbox 360 game (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | This Is Not the Lego: The Hobbit Trailer You Were Expecting (Kotaku, 3/06/2014 3:40pm) |
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Go ahead and guess how this trailer for the PS4/PS3/WiiU/XboxOne/Xbox360/PC/Vita/3DS Spring 2014 game is going to play out. You'll probably guess wrong. Well-played Lego marketing people. [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Snell & Wilcox Kahuna Production Switcher Featured at NAB (Broadcast Newsroom, 4/12/2005 8:43pm) |
| The new Snell & Wilcox SD/HD Kahuna production switcher is set to play a leading role at NAB-HD, a fully-functional, multi-vendor NAB2005 demonstration of what local broadcast stations can achieve with digital 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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| Sony Aims Higher Than The Gaming Market (Slashdot, 1/24/2006 3:31pm) |
| Next Generation tries to take a look at what Sony is up to with the PS3, without going off on a rumour-filled tangent. Their thought? Sony is after something much bigger than the gaming market. From the article: "The big play is for the high definition DVD market, and in this context, an early launch, with small hardware numbers and threadbare games software support might just be a good move. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Nintendo's free-to-play game lets you haggle for bargains (Joystiq, 2/13/2014 10:15pm) |
| Nintendo announced a 3DS mini-game collection by the name of Rusty's Real Deal Baseball during today's Nintendo Direct livestream. The game is free to download, and offers one demo game by default. The rest are cartridges that players purchase [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Triple Play, IPTV & VoD – The Route To Market For UK ISPs (Digital WebCast, 10/26/2005 5:25pm) |
| There are more than 300 ISPs of varying sizes in the UK, from VISP resellers to tier 1 backbone carriers – most resell BT Wholesale’s core DSL product, basing their service costs on the deals they can offer on BT Central backhaul, network bandwidth and external connectivity arrangements. They share a common destiny in that it is not longer acceptable that their networks are “best effortâ€â€ ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony CEO expects expansion in PS3 connectivity, PSN (Joystiq, 12/16/2007 4:45pm) |
| Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3Last month, an update to the PS3 firmware allowed the PSP Remote Play function to reach across the boundless expanse that we call "the internet" -- but the PS3's connective capabilities aren't going to stop there, according to a recent statement from Sir Howard Stringer, Sony's CEO and resident knight. During a speech in Tokyo, Sir Stringer announced the company ... (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba 15LV506 HDTV Review (I4U, 2/12/2009 12:00am) |
| Our review partner Digital Trends published a review of the Toshiba 15LV506 HDTV.
Quote from the review: "Cutting up carrots and slicing potatoes in the kitchen does not have to be dull, mind-numbing work. In fact, these days, you can play Xbox 360... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Philips/Lite-On Blu-ray Drive to Ship for a Dirt-Cheap $186 [Cheap Blu-ray] (Gizmodo, 11/16/2007 7:10pm) |
| If you want to just play back Blu-ray discs on your PC, this Lite-On branded BD-ROM drive from Philips will do the trick at 4x for $186. Let's get this straight: You can't burn Blu-ray discs with... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Ben Stiller to remake boring British series (TV Squad, 6/07/2005 9:05pm) |
| Filed under: TV on the Bigscreen The Persuaders always confused me as a kid. It seemed to have all the elements that I would love in a TV show (two rich guys travel the world, getting into adventures, meeting beautiful women - Roger Moore and Tony Curtis starred), but the show was such a crushing bore. Now Ben Stiller is going to remake the show into a big screen flick. He will play the ... (Read Full Article) |
| Cars: Mater-National PS3 Video Game Review (I4U, 11/26/2007 6:48pm) |
| <img src=" - shane" align="right" width="200"><p>Today we are looking at a game for the PS3 console that carries an “E” rating from the ESRB. Titles with an “E” rating are increasingly scarce on the store shelves these days making it hard for parents to find games their kids can play on the PS3.Cars:...</p><div class="feedflare">
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| High-Definition JVC GR-HD1 HD Camcorder (Luxist, 6/24/2005 5:31pm) |
| See your babies drool in high-definition with the world’s first cosumer HD camcorder, the JVC GR-HD1 . Available for $3,500, this handheld camera lets you record, edit, play, and store home movies directly to the cameras built-in memory card for easy digital editing. Once you have a finished product, you can transfer the movie to a DVD or standard VHS tape. Although you can watch your videos ... (Read Full Article) |
| CES 2008: Sony intros BDU-X10S: sub-$200 Blu-ray ROM PC drive (HDTV UK, 1/07/2008 8:00am) |
| Sony has introduced its first sub-$200 internal BD-ROM drive, aimed at those upgrading an existing desktop PC into one which can play high definition Blu-ray Discs, while still retaining DVD and CD read functionality.
Presumably, most users will want to add the BDU-X10S in a second drive bay, as this is purely a read-only device, so standard DVD and CD burning functions would be lost if replacing ... (Read Full Article) |
| Ubisoft reps: Haze is staying on PS3 (Joystiq, 3/17/2008 2:15pm) |
| Filed under: PC, Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360, First Person Shooters
Ubisoft reps confirmed at the Play.com Live event to Ripten in a "resolute fashion," and with an "as far as [we] know" to our own man on the scene, that Haze will remain a PS3 exclusive and won't come out for Xbox 360. Publisher Ubisoft and developer Free Radical must have gotten something nice out of the exclusiv ... (Read Full Article) |
| First multi-region Blu-ray players appearing (Engadget, 12/31/2007 5:23am) |
| Filed under: HDTV, Home EntertainmentWe're not quite ready to believe these things function as advertised just yet, but it seems that multi-region Blu-ray players are beginning to pop up on a few overseas websites. We're seeing a region hacked Samsung BD-P1400 and Sony BDP-S300 / BDP-S500, each of which are reportedly modified to play nice with BD regions A / B as well as DVD regions 1 / 2. Asid ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | World of Tanks Xbox 360 Edition out this summer (Joystiq, 6/10/2013 5:49pm) |
World of Tanks Xbox 360 Edition is coming to the Xbox 360 this summer, Wargaming's Victor Kisly announced at Microsoft's E3 press conference. It will be free-to-play for Gold members.
"We have delivered a global hit on the PC, and are [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Nick Jr. Energizes Preschoolers All Summer Long With LazyTown (PR Newswire via Yahoo! (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 5/10/2005 4:01pm) |
| Nick Jr. kicks off its summer schedule on Memorial Day , with a six-episode marathon of the groundbreaking comic/action series LazyTown and the debut of \\\"Power Play Summer,\\\" the network\\\'s new summer packaging hosted by LazyTown\\\'s enthusiastic, pink-haired heroine Stephanie . ... (Read Full Article) |
| Inteset Offers Blu-ray on Its Media Server Extender Devices (eHomeUpgrade, 3/12/2008 12:27am) |
| Inteset, LLC is now offering Blu-ray movie playback capabilities on its Vana VA6420-Si Advanced Extender product. The extender unit will play back Blu-ray content at a full 1080p resolution over DVI and HDMI interfaces. The Blu-ray drive will also be available in Inteset’s Vana VA6420-Sx Single Room solution.
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| 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) |
| Haier L47A18 1080p LCD unveiled (Engadget, 5/14/2007 11:44pm) |
| Filed under: Displays, HDTVChinese manufacturer Haier has released the L47A18-AK 47-inch 1080p LCD, with detachable bottom-mounted speakers and a pair of HDMI ins. The set also includes two integrated USB ports, card readers that can play back, among other formats, MP3, JPG, and DiVX, and a printer jack -- for making take-home copies of yesterday's photos with Mom, of course. No word on a release ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Warner Bringing ‘Wizard of Oz,’ ‘House of Wax’ to 3D Blu-ray (Home Media Magazine, 6/05/2013 12:00am) |
| Warner Home Video will mark the upcoming 75th anniversary of 1939’s The Wizard of Oz this fall with a re-release of the classic film in 3D.
The film will play in 3D on Imax screens for one week beginning Sept. 20, followed Oct. 1 by [...] (Read Full Article) |
| LG Electronics plans to release high-def players that play both HD formats (Digg.com, 3/15/2006 9:06pm) |
| A spokesperson for LG Electronics in North America confirmed to Reuters today that his company had sent a memo to its retailers, urging them to prepare for the release this fall of a high-definition video disc player capable of playing both HD DVD and Blu-ray formats. LG sells components in the US and Canada, including under the Zenith brand. ... (Read Full Article) |
| New router meets need for speed (The Cincinnati Enquirer, 5/20/2006 9:36am) |
| Belkin's new N1 Wireless Router, with speeds up to 300 Mbps, the allows family members to stream high-definition video, listen to digital music, play online games, transfer images, surf the Web and receive Internet phone calls at the same time. Designed to work with the proposed 802.11n standard, the router's display shows the status of the network. It costs $150. There's also a notebook card f ... (Read Full Article) |
| 'American Idols Live!' Extends Tour for Katrina Victims (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 9/06/2005 7:51pm) |
| 19 Entertainment President Simon Fuller and AEG announced that the American Idols Live! tour will play an additional night in Syracuse, NY on Sunday, September 11 to aid victims of Hurricane Katrina. ... (Read Full Article) |
| BSkyB Purchases Harris Automation System for New HD Services (PR Newswire via Yahoo! (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 5/04/2005 2:14pm) |
| Harris Corporation today announced that British Sky Broadcasting has purchased the Harris D-Series Ingest and Play-to-Air Automation System for its forthcoming High-Definition Television services, with Harris also providing full turnkey systems integration for the new HD playout platform. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Assuring VoIP Quality for Triple Play: It’s a Whole New Ballgame (Converge! Network Digest, 5/31/2005 7:04am) |
| Alcatel introduced a GPON solution for its ISAM access family, offering full compliance to the new ITU standard (G.984.x) with 2.4 Gbps of downstream bandwidth and of 1.2 Gbps upstream bandwidth. In comparison, BPON supports 622 Mbps of downstream bandwidth and 155 Mbps upstream. ... (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) |
| (Unranked) | Super Mario 3D World, Hands-On (Kotaku, 6/11/2013 8:03pm) |
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In the video above, watch Jason Schreier, Kirk Hamilton and Giant Bomb's Patrick Klepek play five minutes of Nintendo's Super Mario 3D World at E3.
Patrick is clearly jazzed about [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Video of the Day: How to make a PS3 controller phone mount (DVICE, 7/31/2012 3:00pm) |
| Reddit user Y_U_NO_Kill has found a great way to play your PS3 away from home. Watch his video below to learn more. [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Sky HD Services to benefit from tapeless ingest and playout (Digital (Digital Broadcasting.com, 5/13/2005 2:04pm) |
| Basingstoke, UK — Harris Corporation today announced that British Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB) has purchased the Harris D-Series Ingest and Play-to-Air Automation System for its forthcoming High-Definition Television (HDTV) services, with Harris also providing full turnkey systems integration for the new HD playout platform. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Apple makes Blu-Ray iPod movie play (Macworld UK, 4/27/2006 10:46am) |
| Apple is asking movie studios to include iPod-ready versions of their films on future Blu-Ray disc releases. CNN claims Apple - who signed up to support the Blu-Ray standard in March 2005 - is using its membership of the standards-setting body and its CEO Steve Jobs' Hollywood clout to convince studios to make such a move. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Buffalo PC-P3LWG/DVD HD streamer/DVD player reviewed (Engadget, 5/03/2005 12:35pm) |
| If you’re looking for a box that will play just about any media file that you throw at it and stream high-definition media from your PC to the TV, you could do worse than the Buffalo PC-P3LWG/DVD . At least that’s the conclusion of Tom’s Networking’s review of the DVD player/media streamer. Of course, it’s far from perfect; it can’t upscale DVDs to HD, there’s no HDMI output and its ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | The Fix For Disney Infinity PlayStation 3 Problems Is In (Kotaku, 8/21/2013 3:34am) |
| After two days of PlayStation 3 players being unable to play Disney Infinity properly without the [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Bubsy 3D tribute is this week's best weird 15 minutes (Joystiq, 11/13/2013 6:30pm) |
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The abstract, retro-inspired minds of Arcane Kids crafted a suitably bizarre, beautifully bad tribute to Bubsy 3D this week, and you can play it [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Nvidia Grid pushes gaming to the cloud (CNET Blogs, 1/07/2013 4:55am) |
| An integrated cloud computing device launches at CES 2013 makes it possible to play 3D games in the cloud. [Read more] (Read Full Article) |
| John Travolta is...J.R. Ewing? (TV Squad, 7/21/2005 7:35pm) |
| Filed under: Talent , TV on the Bigscreen Peter over at Cinematical has the story about the rumor going around that John Travolta will play the role made famous by Larry Hagman, J.R. Ewing, in a big screen version of Dallas . Eh. Sounds like a terrible decision to me. I won't buy Travolta as a cowboy, even a city-fied cowboy. Let's hope that this whole rumor is a dream, and we'll all ... (Read Full Article) |
| Asia Netcom to Provide IPv6 Tokyo-Beijing Connection for Internet Collaboration Demonstration at the 2005 World Expo (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 9/16/2005 6:10am) |
| Asia Netcom, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Chinese incumbent telecommunications service provider, China Netcom , will play a vital part in an experiment to demonstrate the ability of the next-generation Internet to enable high-quality video communications worldwide. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony offering free PlayStation 3 with HDTV purchase (Engadget, 12/29/2007 2:28am) |
| Filed under: Gaming, HDTV
That's right, babies. We've seen Sony play this hand in other parts of our great big world, and now the S-gang is bringing this sweet bacon on home... er, to the States. According to a promotion we've caught wind of, if you get yourself approved for the Sony Visa, then promptly purchase a Sony HDTV at the Sony Rewards store (out of a pool of models from the BRAVIA and ... (Read Full Article) |
| VIZIO Steps Up Their Game with High Performance LCD and Plasma HDTVs (Big Picture Big Sound, 7/22/2008 11:43pm) |
| The upstart california flat panel maker, known for their affordable high value HDTVs, is making a play for the higher end market with their new XVT line of high performance plasma and LCD flat panel televisions.
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| EWAN Global IPTV Subscribers Soon to be Able to Buy Digital Media Center Set-Top Box Direct From Company and Install on (PrimeZone via Yahoo! Finance, 4/05/2006 1:30pm) |
| EWAN 1, Inc. announces publication of its new website, www.eWAN1.com, confirming the launch of their Global Internet television service at the IPTV show, "IPTV & Beyond," April 19, 2006, at the Marriott Del Mar, San Diego, CA, and detailing the advantages of its proprietary and exclusive DMC Triple Play set-top box, which offers high definition quality TV reception on an ordinary TV set. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | I Can't Play the New Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Until You Pick My Pocket Monster Persona (Kotaku, 4/03/2013 6:00pm) |
| I love roguelikes. I love Pokemon. I should have been playing Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity on my 3DS a week ago, but here I am, staring at the character select screen. Which damn [...] (Read Full Article) |
| LG BH100 Wins CNET's Best in Show 2007 (I4U, 1/11/2007 4:15pm) |
| The LG BH100 HD DVD and Blu-ray multi format player wins the CNET Best in Show award at the CES 2007.
I totally agree with this choice. No other company was able to announce a player that can play Blu-ray and HD DVD discs. This player solves the nex... ... (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) |
| Life and world of politics turning ever more visual (The Maui News, 4/04/2006 9:50pm) |
| Change surrounds us. We watch music on iPods. Our newspapers flash with color. Kids play video games. Cars talk, bark and beep. Icons and voice instructions guide our eyes and hands on computers. DVDs tell us how to golf, pitch, bat and dance. Digital signs rule the highways and the world beats a path to our doorstep via high-speed Internet and HDTV. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Phil Harrison, Sony's global head of game development, quits - PS3 disaster to blame? (Tech Digest, 2/25/2008 3:21pm) |
| Actually, we can't blame Phil here for the disastrous PS3
hardware launch. That would be unfair. As President of Sony Computer
Entertainment Worldwide Studios, Phil was actually responsible for the
disastrous lack of first-party Sony games. So blaming him for still having to
play Resistance: Fall of Man is perfectly OK. It's also his fault that Home is so
massively delayed, and it's no dou ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Super Smash Bros. trophies will differ between 3DS, Wii U versions (Joystiq, 1/07/2014 1:30am) |
| Super Smash Bros. series director Masahiro Sakurai announced via Miiverse that the upcoming Nintendo 3DS and Wii U versions of Super Smash Bros. will each feature unique unlockable trophies, giving players an incentive to play the game both at home [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Denon DVD-A1UD high-end universal Blu-ray player (Tech Digest, 12/05/2008 5:32pm) |
| Okay, I'll have to admit I asked for this a bit. In my last post about Denon Blu-ray players I demanded to know what Denon would describe as 'high-end', after their 'entry-level' player cost £600. Well, this is it. It's the catchily-named DVD-A1UD, and it'll play back Blu-ray discs, Super Audio CD (SACD), DVD-Audio, DVD-Video and plain old CDs. The DVD-A1UD is the replacement for the Denon ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 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) | Watch Someone Try to Play Pokémon Gold/Silver on the Oculus Rift (Kotaku, 2/25/2014 4:00pm) |
| Remember Pokémon 3D—the first-person perspective Pokémon Gold/Silver? Well, it's been made [...] (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) |
| Microsoft working on Blu-ray recording support in Vista (HDTV UK, 1/16/2009 2:55pm) |
| Microsoft is to provide an update to Windows Vista that will allow Blu-ray discs to be recorded. A first beta version of Service Pack 2 for Vista has been released to a small group of Technology Adoption Program customers for evaluation. Though the ability to write data to Blu-ray discs will exist, Microsoft did not say whether a revised Windows Media Player would play Blu-ray movie discs. There' ... (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) |
| (Unranked) | How the PS3-PS4 upgrade program works for retail, digital games (Joystiq, 9/20/2013 12:30am) |
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To play the digital PS4 version of an eligible, retail PS3 game, players must redeem a code on the PlayStation Store and then insert the [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Buy a 3DS XL and Luigi's Mansion or Pokemon Mystery Dungeon, get a free game (Joystiq, 2/14/2013 4:15pm) |
| If you were thinking of buying a 3DS XL to play either Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon or Pokemon Mystery Dungeon, Nintendo is offering you a [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD comes to PSN August 28, PC afterward (Joystiq, 8/13/2012 10:30pm) |
| Tired of replaying old Tony Hawk PlayStation games on your PS3? You'll be able to play a kinda new version soon. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Telecom Carriers Need to Offer `Triple-Play' to Quell Challenge From Multiple Service Operators (RedNova, 5/10/2005 2:11pm) |
| Carriers in the North American telecommunication service markets have been revising their strategies to hold off competition from multiple service operators (MSOs) that offer exclusive telecom voice services such as voice over Internet protocol (VoIP). ... (Read Full Article) |
| Telecom Carriers Need to Offer `Triple-Play' to Quell Challenge from Multiple Service Operators (Business Wire via Yahoo! (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 5/10/2005 11:50am) |
| Carriers in the North American telecommunication service markets have been revising their strategies to hold off competition from multiple service operators that offer exclusive telecom voice services such as voice over Internet protocol . ... (Read Full Article) |
| Industria Concludes EUR 50 Million Contract with Magnet Networks for Launch of Ireland's First ADSL2+ Network (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 11/22/2005 12:26pm) |
| DUBLIN, Ireland----Nov. 22, 2005--In a deal worth more than EUR 50 million, broadband solutions provider and systems integrator Industria has been selected to roll out Ireland's first ADSL2+ network for triple-play digital service operator Magnet Networks. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Triple Play Innovator ZyXEL Communications Showcases Leading VoIP Products at SUPERCOMM 2005 (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 6/06/2005 1:01pm) |
| ZyXEL Communications, a leading provider of secure broadband networking and Internet connectivity and routing products, will demonstrate its comprehensive line of high-speed, secure products this week at the SUPERCOMM 2005 trade show. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | A Darker Look At The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds (Kotaku, 8/07/2013 2:47pm) |
| The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds is set in the same world as its predecessor, A Link to the Past, but it's way in the future, and the Link you'll play on the 3DS this October is [...] (Read Full Article) |
| HDTV2DVD build 0.4 has been released - back up that HD-TV content! (Addict 3D, 11/05/2005 12:50pm) |
| The creators of SVCD2VCD have released a new version of HDTV2DVD. This is a new freeware tool to simply convert your HDTV material to DVD. HDTV captures are MPEG-2 Transport Streams at either 1280 x 720p or 1920 x 1080i resolution yet DVD is typically MPEG-2 Program Streams at 720 x 480 (for NTSC). This means that to play HD material on a "normal" DVD player you have to convert the source. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Largest In-Service FTTP Network in the U.S. Connects 10,000th Customer Site (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 10/03/2005 1:00pm) |
| Wave7 Optics Inc., a leading supplier of fiber-to-the-home and -premises broadband network equipment for residential and business services, and Jackson Energy Authority of Jackson, Tennessee today announced the 10,000th connection in JEA's rapidly growing FTTP network, which provides triple-play services under the "EPlus Broadband" brand name. ... (Read Full Article) |
| 100GB 1920p-capable high definition discs on their way (HDTV UK, 1/16/2009 2:55pm) |
| It's enough to make you cry. If physical disc formats really do have some shelf life, then Royal Digital Media's new optical disc format may have some worth, but if it's at the expense of Blu-ray, it's going to play havoc with the consumer. Technical part first: Royal Digital Media has developed a 100GB-capacity disc which can handle four hours' worth of 1920p HD video -- "the next generatio ... (Read Full Article) |
| President of C-COR's Solutions Group to Speak on SuperComm Panel Addressing Status and Future Direction of Cable (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 6/06/2005 12:11pm) |
| Michael J. Pohl, President of C-COR Solutions, has been invited to speak at SuperComm as part of a panel on "Cable: The Triple Play Pacesetter." The panel session, chaired by Michael Schwartz, Senior Vice President of CableLabs, is scheduled on June 9, 2005, from 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM CT. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony's latest VAIO notebook is world's lightest with Blu-ray (HDTV UK, 9/24/2008 1:07pm) |
| Sony has unveiled its VAIO TT notebook, claiming that it's the world's lightest notebook PC to contain a Blu-ray drive. Constructed with a carbon-fibre chassis, it weighs just 2.87lbs and is under an inch thick. That doesn't mean it skimps on features, though, with the Blu-ray drive happy to play back full 1080p high definition content on the 11.1-inch 16:9 widescreen LCD with XBRITE-DuraView t ... (Read Full Article) |
| VIZIO Assaults High End with New 1080p Plasma and LCD HDTV Models (Big Picture Big Sound, 1/22/2008 11:00am) |
| Upstart HDTV vendor VIZIO is known by many as the affordable choice in LCD and plasma flat panel televisions. Now they're making a play for the high-end display market with a new 50-inch Full HD 1080p plasma HDTV that features Silicon Optix Reon HQV video processing. But even packed with features and performance, the price is still on the low end for a 50-inch set. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Voom HD Networks Targets Growing Gaming Audience With New 'Game Play HD' Hi Def Channel (Elite TV, 3/21/2006 8:28pm) |
| VOOM HD Networks, provider of the largest and most diverse suite of high-definition channels nationwide, partners up with leading game industry companies to offer fresh and exclusive content on Gameplay HD, the first high-definition channel dedicated solely to the fast-growing world of video gaming. ... (Read Full Article) |
| LG Electronics launches high definition DVD (The Hindu, 5/08/2007 7:38pm) |
| BANGALORE: LG Electronics India launched its latest DVD, super multi blue player, a dual format high definition disc player. This DVD can play the next generation disc formats too. "We have developed the super multi blue player to end the ... ... (Read Full Article) |
| TV News: Alba Gets 'HDTV Honey' Honor, Bonaduce Attempts Suicide on Reality TV Show, and More (Hollywood.com, 10/07/2005 9:33pm) |
| Alba Gets 'HDTV Honey' Honor, Beating 'Horrible' Hatcher Bonaduce Attempts Suicide on Reality TV Show Split Murray and Bush to Play Lovers Alexis Arquette to Televise Sex Change Decision ... (Read Full Article) |
| INTERNET TELEPHONY(R) Magazine's 2005 'Product of the Year' Award Goes to Texas Instruments Digital Media Processor (SYS-CON Media) (Yahoo! News (Error), 2/25/2006 9:09pm) |
| allowing customers to integrate triple-play products on a single DSP, deploy innovative, digital media based products that offer real-time video over IP, as well as having the performance to handle both standard definition and high definition (HD) support. In essence, the DM642 provides the foundation required to bring HD video and audio to the videoconferencing market and allows original ... (Read Full Article) |
| Digeo(TM) and Integra5 Work Together to Expand Availability of Advanced Telephony and Messaging Services to Cable (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 9/21/2005 2:00pm) |
| Digeo, Inc., a leading provider of media center software and services, and Integra5 Communications, the pioneer in converged quad-play messaging and communications technology, today announced completion of interoperability between the Moxi Media Center and Integra5's UniTV converged services platform. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Armstrong Deploys Terayon DM 6400 Network CherryPicker for All-Digital Network Transition (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 7/19/2005 12:00pm) |
| Terayon Communication Systems, Inc. , a leading provider of digital networking applications and home access solutions, today announced that Armstrong has deployed the Terayon DM 6400 Network CherryPicker platform to play a key role in Armstrong's evolution to an all-digital network for the delivery of advanced broadband video, data and voice services to its subscribers. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Video: Hands-on with Panasonic's Viera CAST network HDTVs (Engadget, 1/07/2008 8:25pm) |
| Filed under: CES, HDTVPanasonic's new Viera CAST HDTVs are just an Ethernet cable away from displaying YouTube and all your Picasa photos, and Mahalo Daily's Veronica Belmont got a chance to play with one on the CES show floor -- check out the video after the break!Continue reading Video: Hands-on with Panasonic's Viera CAST network HDTVs Permalink | Email this | Comments]]> ... (Read Full Article) |
| Riverstone Networks Showcases Convergence at the Network Edge at Supercomm 2005 (RedNova, 6/06/2005 4:00pm) |
| MEF Interoperability Event, Cooperative Triple Play and IPTV Demos Underscore MPLS-Based Ethernet as Infrastructure for Converged Residential and Business Services Riverstone Networks (Pink Sheets:RSTN), a pioneer in carrier Ethernet solutions, will be showcasing multi-vendor interoperability, reliability, scalability and quality of service (QoS) attributes of its MPLS-based Ethernet Edge Routers ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Crytek's Warface coming to Xbox 360 in 2014 (Joystiq, 8/28/2013 10:00pm) |
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Crytek's online first-person shooter, Warface, will launch on Xbox 360 in [...] (Read Full Article) |
| HDI concocts 100-inch laser-based 3D HDTV, calls rivaling technology child's play (Engadget, 9/17/2009 1:48pm) |
Look, we've seen an awful lot of HDTVs in our day -- one lap around the average CEDIA show floor makes your local Best Buy look awfully small -- and to this day we've yet to put our peepers on a more stunning set than Mitsubishi's LaserVue HDTV. Sure, it's fat, ugly and expensive, but the image is otherworldly. Before Mitsu can even take the logical next step, a California startup has arisen to introduce what it calls the world's first laser-based 3D HDTV. We're talking 1080p 3D like you've never seen before, with CTO Edmund Sandberg noting that this production is smoother than RealD, Dolby, film and pretty much every other 3D solution. The secret here is in the speed; this set is so fast that the image "no longer needs to flash from one eye to the other," and no flashing should equate to no headaches. Too bad there's no planned release date, but we're still cautiously optimistic for a sneak peek (in addition to the video past the break) at CES 2010.
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| Verizon Expands Free HDTV Offer for FiOS (MultiChannel News) (Technorati, 11/20/2007 8:32pm) |
| Verizon Expands Free HDTV Offer for FiOS (MultiChannel News) by Lcd hdtv Verizon is expanding its offer of a free Sharp Aquos 19-inch LCD HDTV to new FiOS triple-play subscribers in at least five more states, after kicking off the signup incentive program last month in the New York metro area. HDTV: More 'Black Friday' Deals From Best Buy The retailer will offer discounts on several high-def ... (Read Full Article) |
| Triple Play Innovator ZyXEL Communications Showcases Leading VoIP Products at SUPERCOMM 2005 (PR Web via Yahoo! News, 6/06/2005 4:13pm) |
| Chicago, IL (PRWEB) June 6, 2005 -- ZyXEL Communications, a leading provider of secure broadband networking and Internet connectivity and routing products, will demonstrate its comprehensive line of high-speed, secure products this week at the SUPERCOMM 2005 trade show. ZyXEL's award-winning suite of VoIP, ADSL and VDSL solutions deliver quality voice, video and data integration to address the ... (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) | Super Mario 3D World review: Just Peachy (Joystiq, 11/19/2013 6:00pm) |
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Super Mario 3D World is excellent. If you have access to a Wii U, you absolutely have to play it. If [...] (Read Full Article) |
| WD intros WD TV Live HD Media Player (AfterDawn, 10/13/2009 6:04pm) |
Western Digital has officially launched its WD TV Live HD Media Player today, offering full HD playback from external drives via your HDTV.
Full specs are very interesting:
Full-HD video playback and navigation - up to 1080p -
This is the real thing; Full-HD 1080p playback. Sit back and enjoy the spectacular picture quality of brilliant high definition video and the crystal-clear sound of digital audio. Use the included remote control to make your entertainment choices using our crisp, animated navigation menus.
Play a wide variety of file formats -
WD TV Live supports a wide variety of the most popular file formats. No need to spend time transcoding.
Play videos, music and photos from the Internet on your big screen TV -
Explore and watch YouTube videos and Flickr pictures on the big screen. Rock out to thousands of radio stations via Live365 and discover new music with Pandora radio.
Access files anywhere on your home network -
Play movies, music, and photos from any PC or drive on your home network. The Ethernet port connects this player to your home network through a wired connection or via popular, supported WiFi adapters (sold separately).
Turn your USB drive into an HD media player -
Play content from most popular USB drives, and digital cameras, camcorders, and portable media players that can be recognized as mass storage devices. Optimized for My Passport portable hard drives.
Collect without limits -
There's no limit to the size of your media collection; just add more USB drives for more space.
Play media seamlessly from multiple USB drives -
Two USB ports on the player let you connect multiple USB storage devices and access them simultaneously. Our media library feature collects the content on all the drives into one list sorted by media type.
Transfer files easily -
Copy, move or delete files stored on a USB drive, a network drive, your camcorder, or a camera to the attached USB drive using the on-screen menus.
Show photos and movies directly from your digital camera or video camera -
Works with digital cameras, digital video cameras, in fact, any digital imaging device that supports Picture Transfer Protocol.
File Copy
Copy files between USB drives
HDMI 1.3, composite video and component video output -
The HDMI port lets you connect to the highest quality HDTV or home theater. Additional composite (RCA), and component outputs ensure compatibility with virtually all television sets.
SPDIF digital output -
The optical audio output sends digital signals to your AV receiver for the best surroundsound experience.
Access media files on your home network -
WD TV Live supports a direct Ethernet connection or a USB attached wireless connection to your home network. Click here to view compatible wireless-ready USB adaptors.
Ultra-compact design -
Fits easily into your entertainment center.
The player retails for $120 USD.
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| Toshiba BDX2000 Blu-ray Player Unveiled at IFA 2009 (I4U, 9/05/2009 7:52am) |
| Toshiba unveiled their first Blu-ray player at the IFA 2009. After the company's defeat in the HD format war, it took a while until the company decided to join the winning Blu-ray camp.
The Toshiba BDX2000 supports BD-Live (Profile 2.0) needed to play B...
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| NEWS: Amazon on demand comes to Panasonic Blu-ray players (Pocket-lint, 8/04/2009 6:37pm) |
Yet another player that doesn't just let you play Blu-ray
Owners of any of the 2009 Panasonic Blu-ray players launched earlier in the year will now be able to get more than just Blu-ray on their TV following a deal between the TV maker and Amazon.
According to Panasonic Current owners of Panasonic's 2009 Blu-ray Disc players will automatically received a free software update on Tuesday in the US to be able to access Amazon's Video On Demand service.
The players, which were launched in April, will be able to access some 45,000 titles, a 1000 of which are in HD, to download directly to the player to watch from Amazon's on demand service.
Models to get the software update include the DMP-BD60, BD70V, BD80 and the company's portable Blu-ray Disc player, the B15.
In addition to Amazon Video On Demand, VIERA CAST will continue to provide access to YouTube, Picasa Web Albums, Bloomberg News and weather information says Panasonic.
It is not certain whether or not UK customers will be getting a similar update.
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| New Blu-ray player Ratings: Lower prices, more features (Consumer Reports, 10/09/2009 4:03pm) |
| In our largest test of Blu-ray players so far, we found that satisfying picture quality has become almost a given, while features and price vary considerably. You can pay as little as $160 for a recommended model or as much as $500, depending on the capabilities, bells and whistles you’re willing to pay for. Portability commands top dollar. The first portable Blu-ray player we’ve tested, the Panasonic DMP-B15, is priced at $700. Our latest Blu-ray player Ratings (available to subscribers) include 27 models that have a few features in common. All have BonusView, a picture-in-picture feature that lets you view additional content in a smaller window while a movie is playing, and all can upconvert standard DVDs to quasi-HD resolutions. Only a handful of the players, mostly priced at $300 and up, have BD-Live, a feature that allows the player to access directors’ commentaries, deleted scenes, games, and more from the movie studio’s servers. Other models are BD-Live-ready. These players, all priced at $200 and up, have the required Ethernet connection, but need additional memory (typically a 1GB USB flash drive, which costs $10 to $15) for the BD-Live feature to work. Another feature showing up on some of the higher-priced models is the ability to stream movies from online services such as Netflix and Amazon Video On Demand, or receive music streams from Internet radio stations such as Pandora. And more players now have USB ports or SD card slots, so you can play digital photos, music and even videos on your TV. One model, a Panasonic, has a built-in VHS player, a space-saving option for those who still watch tapes. Again, you’re not likely to find these features on the lowest-priced players. We expect prices to drop over the next several months, especially during November’s Black Friday shopping period. Rumors suggest we’ll see the first $100 model. So keep checking back here for updates. —James K. Willcox (Read Full Article) |
| Sony Organizes Your Entertainment Collection With New 400-Disc Blu-ray Disc/DVD MegaChanger (HDTV Magazine, 7/24/2009 12:44am) |
Looking to help consumers simplify and manage their living room entertainment experience, Sony today announced the new BDP-CX960 and the "Elevated Standard" (ES) BDP-CX7000ES 400-disc Blu-ray Disc(TM) MegaChangers.
The company also announced the BDP-S1000ES single disc ES player expanding Sony's Blu-ray Disc line to 13 models offering a broad set of performance and features.
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| ATI adds first HD card to the All-in-Wonder lineup (TV Squad, 6/26/2008 5:31pm) |
Filed under: HDTV, PVR Wire, HardwareOnce upon a time, ATI's All-in-Wonder cards were the cream of the crop. The lineup combines a TV tuner with a graphics card. That means you don't need to buy two separate pieces of hardware to capture TV signals and to display those signals on a monitor. But while other hardware makers have been busy putting out HD tuner cards, ATI has been stuck in the dark ages of standard definition.
Now it looks like ATI is back in the game with the ATI All-in-Wonder HD. This PCI Express card has enough oomph to capture HD video and to play back HD video on your PC. It features DirectX 10.1 support, an MPEG2/VC-1/H2.64 decoder, and Vista and AMD Live! certification. It also packs a DVI port and HDMI jack.
On the TV tuner side of things, the AiW HD can handle SD, HD, and ClearQAM signals.The card should be available in July for $199.
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| NEWS: WD TV Live HD media player launches (Pocket-lint, 10/13/2009 1:25pm) |
Networked drive offers 1080p support
Western Digital has announced the launch of the WD TV Live HD media player, a revamp of a previous product this time round with networking capabilities as well as support for Full HD 1080p resolution.
WD says the new drive makes it easy to play HD videos stored on USB and network drives, from PCs and Macs, as well as stream content from websites on big screen HDTVs.
Boasting a "more responsive" interface than the previous WD TV HD media player, the Ethernet- and Wi-Fi-enabled new player comes complete with remote control, boasts internet radio, two USB ports, one HDMI port and SPDIF digital output.
The WD TV Live Media Player is available now on the high street, online, and at www.shopwd.co.uk for ?119.99.
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| Disney Disappointed With Blu-ray Disc Movie Sales (About.com, 10/19/2009 12:26pm) |
| Although Blu-ray Disc player and Disc sales have been on a steady upward pace since the end of the Blu-ray/HD-DVD format war, growth has not been as robust as the previous DVD growth timeline.
Of course, the current state of the economy doesn't help as many have postponed consumer electronics-related purchases. However, the other wrinkle is that Blu-ray Disc releases of new films have actually done very well, but sales of classic and older films that were previously released on DVD aren't. That is to be expected; since all Blu-ray Disc players can also play DVDs, many consumers don't see the need to replace their existing DVD collections.
This is where Disney comes in. Apparently, recent Blu-ray editions of previously DVD released classic films that may already be in many consumer's collections aren't doing as well as expected. However, what Disney may be failing to also see is that their Blu-ray Disc releases carry much higher price tags than releases from some of the other studios, which further limits their purchase and replacement appeal. For more details and additional perspective, plus an interesting peek into the current state of the movie industry, check out the report from Business Week.
Related Story: A more optimistic view on Blu-ray Disc sales, including a positive opinion from a different Disney source - Blu-ray Disc Sales Way Up in 2009 (TV Predictions)Disney Disappointed With Blu-ray Disc Movie Sales originally appeared on About.com Home Theater on Monday, October 19th, 2009 at 12:26:39.Permalink | Comment | Email this (Read Full Article) |
| NETGEAR Introduces Digital Entertainer Live, Compact All-in-One Set-top Box for Playing Home Media and Streaming Internet Video on HDTVs (HDTV Magazine, 9/08/2009 5:14pm) |
NETGEAR launched the newest Internet-connected set-top box in its popular "Digital Entertainer" product family. The new Digital Entertainer Live (EVA2000) is an easy-to-use and affordable Internet set-top box that enables viewers to play their digital media collections, YouTube videos and a wide range of other Internet content on big-screen TVs. Rather than having to watch downloaded movies and online videos on small computer screens, families can now enjoy media collections stored on USB storage devices, computers and network storage directly on their HDTVs, from the comfort of their couch.
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| NEWS: ATI launches Radeon HD 5700 graphics series (Pocket-lint, 10/13/2009 4:01am) |
Complete with DirectX 11 capabilities
ATI has just released a new series of graphics cards - the Radeon HD 5700s. Two cards initially make up the range, there's the Radeon HD 5750 and the meatier Radeon HD 5770. Both come with DirectX 11 capabilities and a host of other features that PC tweakers might be interested in.
The company says that this Radeon release is "all about future-proofing your graphics card". It reckons that this generation of cards can cope on high settings with every game currently out and in the near future, too. Plenty of DirectX 11 games are due out before Christmas, including DiRT2, Stalker: Call of Pripyat, and Battleforge that already has a patch that converts it to DX 11.
DirectX 11 brings tessellation, shader model 5, Directcompute 11, HDR texture compression and better multi-threading performance. The cards also support HDMI 1.3, have stream technology support, and come with three outputs so you can play with three monitors at?3 x 2560 x 1600 in what ATI is calling an "Eyefinity" setup.
The 5770 has 1.36 teraFLOPs of computing power and low-ish power consumption of 108W under load and 18W when idle. It comes with 1GB of GDDR5 memory and will cost $159. There's no UK pricing yet.
The 5750, on the other hand has 1.008 teraFLOPs of computing power and will take up 86W of power under load and 16W when idle. That'll come with the option of 1GB or 512MB of memory, with the former costing $129 and the latter costing more like $110. We'd be surprised if UK prices were lower, even at a 1 to 1 conversion rate.
Still, they're not exceptionally high either, meaning that if you're considering an upgrade then it might be worth asking for one of these in your stocking this Christmas.
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| LG Blu-ray player adds VUDU support (AfterDawn, 9/10/2009 5:46pm) |
LG has announced that their BD390 Blu-ray player will now support VUDU video streaming, following a firmware update.
VUDU offers over 2200 movies and TV shows in SD or 1080p HD and 5.1-channel audio.
The player now supports Netflix, VUDU, CinemaNow and YouTube.
The BD390 has been applauded for fast loading times, 1GB of onboard memory, as well as its ability to play DivX video files off a USB drive.
The BD player retails for $379.99 USD from most retailers.
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| 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) |
| 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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| New Ratings: Blu-ray players now on CRO (Consumer Reports, 8/05/2009 3:30pm) |
| We’ve just posted our latest high-def Blu-ray Ratings (available to subscribers), and we’re happy to report that almost all the models tested can provide excellent HD and DVD picture quality. In fact, all the models in our Ratings offered excellent high-definition performance, though we did see some differences in how well players handled upconverted film-based programs from standard DVDs. In addition to models from familiar brands, such as LG, Panasonic, Samsung, and Sony (whose products we’ve previously reviewed), our latest Ratings include the first Blu-ray players from JVC, Sherwood, and Oppo (pictured), a smaller company whose upconverting DVD players earned strong word-of-mouth among the A/V enthusiast community. Check our Ratings to see how well these newcomers did compared to second- and third-generation models from other brands. With satisfying HD picture quality now almost a given, it’s primarily features that differentiate one player from another. For example, while almost all the new models in our Ratings are BD-Live (or BD-Live-ready) players—meaning they can connect to the Internet to access extra content, such as outtakes, additional directors', or actors' commentaries, or even video games, from a movie studio’s servers—some older models lack this feature. All the players in our test have BonusView, a picture-in-picture feature that lets you view additional content in a smaller window while the movie is playing. We’re also seeing more Internet-connected players that can now directly access instantly streaming movies from services such as Netflix or Amazon Video on Demand, or music from streaming Internet radio services such as Pandora. Some models offer wireless access to a home network so you don’t need to have a wired Ethernet jack near the player. Although we have seen Blu-ray prices fall since our last test, the addition of these new features has tempered the types of price drops we initially envisioned. As a result, you can still expect to pay $350 to $500 for a top-rated, BD-Live model from a major brand. A less expensive option is to choose a “BD-Live-ready†model; prices typically start at about $250. These players come with an Ethernet connection, but require you to purchase additional memory (typically a 1GB USB flash drive, which costs $10 to $15) to activate the BD-Live feature. But if you can live without BD-Live, you can save money by choosing one of the BonusView-only players, which typically sell for $200 or less. But we do anticipate prices dropping this fall, even on full-featured models from major brands, as manufacturing efficiencies come into play and brands compete for market share. We’ll be tracking Blu-ray prices over the next several months, especially during November’s Black Friday shopping period, when rumors suggest we’ll see the first $100 model. So keep checking back here for updates. Also, we recently changed our Blu-ray testing protocol, adding scores for Blu-ray disc load times and remote control operations. With so many players offering excellent picture quality, we’ll continue to adapt our Ratings to include new features or attributes that will help buyers differentiate among the choices.—James... (Read Full Article) |
| 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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| In the CR Test Labs: New LCD, plasma HDTVs (Consumer Reports, 8/04/2009 2:55pm) |
| The latest batch of televisions in the CR TV lab includes the new 46-inch Sony Bravia LCD. While many of us are gearing up for summer vacations, CR’s TV engineers are still hard at work testing more LCD and plasma TVs. Among this latest group are models with full-array LED backlights, and several 240Hz sets that take aim at reducing motion blur. We’re also looking at some new Toshiba models that will be the first to include Dolby Volume, a volume-leveling technology that attempts to minimize differences in loudness when you switch channels or when commercials come on. Here are the models currently being tested in our TV labs: LCD TVs Hitachi L26D103: This 26-inch 720p (1366x768) set is a TV/DVD combo with an integrated standard DVD player, headphone jack, and a built-in sleep timer. Hitachi L32A403: This 32-inch 720p (1366x768) set from Hitachi has four HDMI inputs, and comes with a swivel stand. JVC LT-46J300: This 46-inch 1080p LCD from JVC has the company’s TeleDock integrated iPod dock. LG 55LH90: This 55-inch 1080p LCD TV from LG is a high-featured model that has full-array LED backlights with local dimming, and the company’s TruMotion 240Hz technology, which combines a 120Hz refresh rate with a scanning backlight. It’s also a THX-certified set. Oddly for a higher-priced set, it doesn’t include access to LG’s NetCast Internet service. Magnavox 42MF439B/F7: Earlier this year Philips handed over the manufacturing and marketing of its Philips- and Magnavox-brand TVs in the U.S. to Funai, which also controls the Sylvania brand. This Magnavox, among the first TVs we've seen as part of the deal, is a lower-priced 42-inch 1080p LCD model that can play back digital photos and music stored on a USB flash drive. Philips 32PFL3504D: This 32-inch 720p (1366x768) set, available at mass merchants, warehouse clubs, regional dealers, and online retailers, is fairly low-priced for a major brand and includes a set-up assistant that uses an onscreen wizard to personalize settings. RCA L46FHD37R: A lower-cost 46-inch 1080p LCD, sold at Best Buy, Costco, Sam’s Clubs, and other retailers, that include a light sensor that automatically adjusts contrast to room light conditions. Samsung LN52B750: This 52-inch 1080p LCD from Samsung has new Touch of Color cosmetics (charcoal gray) and the company's Auto Motion Plus 240Hz technology that actually quadruples the TV’s frame rate. It also includes the company’s [email protected] Internet service, which uses Yahoo widgets to access online content, which will soon include instant movies from Blockbuster. Also comes with some preloaded content, such as recipes and games. It can wirelessly connect to a home network via an optional USB wireless dongle. Sharp Aquos LC-52E77UN: This 52-inch 1080p LCD from Sharp features a new design, 120Hz technology and has five HDMI inputs, the most we’ve seen. Sharp Aquos LC-C4067UN: This value-priced Aquos is a 40-inch 1080p LCD sold via the warehouse clubs. Sony Bravia KDL-46Z5100: This pricey 46-inch Sony LCD has Sony’s Motionflow 240Hz technology, which actually quadruples the TVs frame rate, plus the Bravia’s widget-based... (Read Full Article) |
| 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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