Toshiba to launch Blu-ray rival in 6 months

Just when we thought the DVD format war is over and users can have a sigh of relief, Toshiba has announced that it is working on an extension to the DVD format which will offer video quality comparable to that produced by Blu-ray and HD-DVD discs.Japanese daily Yomiuri Shimbun reported that Toshiba plans to begin selling a DVD player based...

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Now Playing: High-Def Movies

Whether you choose a Blu-ray Disc player or opt to access your video from the Web: here are the best options for watching high-definition movies on your TV.

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Blockbuster Planning In-Store Downloads...

This is an interesting turn to the Blockbuster media streamer rumor we heard last month. The Hollywood Reporter says Blockbuster will be going for the in-store kiosk download scheme where customers can download a movie within two minutes onto portable devices (we're thinking iPods as opposed to USB hard drives).

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Meet Red-ray, a Blu-ray rival from China

Just when we thought the DVD format war is over, we have got new player Red-ray and this time from China.Chinese research firm CCID Consulting recently announced that the country’s independently developed Red-ray high-definition DVD has made great progress in terms of resolution and capacity, and has a price advantage over Blu-ray.

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New MP3 Revolutionizes Way You Listen to Music

A new file format that offers separate volume controls for each musical instrument, such as guitar, drum, base and voice, is being considered as a new Internet standard.The new .MT9 file format, which a commercial title of “Music 2.0″, was selected as a candidate for consideration at a regular meeting of Motion Picture Experts Group (MPEG).

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Rambo III ( Rambo 3 ) - Blu-ray Disc Review by Justin Sluss

3 1/2 out of 5 stars -- The Movie Itself has an average rating of 4.6 on IMDb // 4 out of 5 stars -- Video Quality 1080p in VC-1 on a 25gb disc // 4 out of 5 stars -- Audio Quality DTS-HD 5.1 Master Audio // 2 out of 5 stars -- Bonus Materials include a documentary & Trivia.

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iPhone line forms at Apple's flagship for no reason

So word on the street (literally) is that a large number of people are queuing in line outside of Apple's flagship store on 5th Avenue in New York City -- keep in mind the Cube is open 24 hours a day. Our intrepid girl-on-the-scene reports that the group is more than 60-deep, though most people seem confused about what they're waiting for.

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Shane Kim: First Console to 100 Million Wins

Microsoft's Shane Kim now sees the end to the console war as a new magic number: first system to 100 million units sold wins, he tells Wired. That's an increase of 90 million over the 10 million mark Microsoft used to promote as the bellwether of victory. Kim believes consumers are still deciding what system to choose and that this. . .

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Netflix Streaming is here! $100+9/mo for unlimited downloads

Netflix's first streaming box is finally here and it's pretty damn brilliant of a set up. First of all, the box is 100 bucks, and designed by Roku. It's fanless and quiet; has HDMI and optical outputs; and is about the size of 5 CD cases stacked together. Any Netflix disc mailing plan over $9 gets you unlimited streaming of almost 10,000 titles.

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Best Buy: FCC has no power to fine us $280K over analog TVs

The nation's biggest electronics retailer has told the Federal Communications Commission that the agency lacks the authority to punish Best Buy for selling analog-only TV sets without labels that warn consumers that the devices may not work after February 17, 2009—the last day of analog broadcasting. Best Buy received a proposed fine of $280,000.

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Apple bringing over-the-air music downloads for 3G iPhone

Apple is in talks some of the major music labels over a deal that would allow next-generation iPhone owners to purchase music tracks directly from the handset over cellular wireless networks, according to the New York Times.

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Girl's twin found inside her stomach

Doctors say a 9-year-old girl who went to hospital in central Greece suffering from stomach pains was carrying her embryonic twin.

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Breaking: CBS to acquire CNET for $1.8 Billion

CBS has announced plans to acquire CNET for $1.8 Billion. CNET would become part of CBS Interactive.

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Top 5 PC Games That Should Be Ported To Console

List of the top 5 games that should be ported to the consoles. Interesting!

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LG to stop making hybrid HD players

The biggest promoter of combo HD DVD - Blu-Ray players, LG, has naturally decided on halting production of such standalone players. The move comes as a response to the end of the format war and will see the company focus on making Blu-Ray drives.

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Blu-ray Wins the Format Battle, but Consumers Don't Buy it

While many people expected sales of Blu-ray disc players to spike when Toshiba decided to drop out of the high-definition HD DVD market in February 2008, according to a new Harris Poll, it seems that the recently resolved high definition format war is not motivating consumers to purchase the advanced DVD players any time soon.

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‘GTA IV’ Breaks Three Guinness World Records!

It would seem that Niko Bellic’s car-stealing, carnage-creating antics have resulted in the book being thrown at him — that book being the Guinness Book of World Records, with Grand Theft Auto IV stealing not one, but three records in the process!

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Blu-ray interactivity enlivens 'Sleeping Beauty'

Disney wants to awaken sales of the Blu-ray Disc format, and the studio knows it'll take more than a kiss to get the job done. In October, Disney will release its first animated classic on the high-definition video format, Sleeping Beauty, with high-tech viewing options not possible with DVD.

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MPAA Demands $15 Million from The Pirate Bay

The MPA(A) has announced that it demands $15.4 million from the Pirate Bay in the upcoming court case, to cover the damages they suffered from 3 movies and 13 TV-episodes that were made available via the popular BitTorrent tracker.

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Preserving Old Movies, At 40 Degrees

While Scarlett O'Hara stayed cool at home, Dorothy Gale took a year out to go skipping down a digital yellow brick road in a Hollywood film lab.

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First Pics! Fisker's $80K Hybrid Hits the Road

Fisker Automotive isn't wasting any time getting its Karma plug-in hybrid on the road. Five months after pulling the wraps off the car at the Detroit auto show, it's flogging a test mule in Southern California.

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Apple developing 3D gaming controller for Apple TV

Apple in a new patent filing reveals that it is developing a 3D remote control system for its Apple TV setup box that would mimic the functionality of the Nintendo Wii controller and also deliver some features akin to its multi-touch technology on the Mac and iPhone.

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Microsoft has no plans to make another bid for Yahoo

Microsoft has no plans to make another approach for Yahoo Inc after it pulled its $47.5 billion bid earlier this month, Microsoft's Chief Research and Strategy Officer Craig Mundie said on Thursday.

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Chicago gets first crack at speedy WiMax

The wireless breakthrough WiMax, which connects washing machines and dog walkers to the Internet, was dreamed up years ago and then beset by financial worries. It was revived Wednesday in a sweeping deal between Sprint Nextel and Clearwire that also includes some of the biggest names in technology, such as Google, Comcast, Intel and others.

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Clearwire to create wireless company with Google Backing

The new company, to be named Clearwire, will receive a $3.2 billion investment from Intel Corp., Google Inc., Comcast Corp., Time Warner Cable Inc. and Bright House Networks.

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360 GTA4 Outsells PS3 by 20% also 125% in hardware sales

Coming on top of revelations that the PS3 version doesn't even render in true HD, Microsoft maintains that the Xbox 360 version is the only one that renders Liberty City in "all of its 720p high-definition glory". Further figures from the stat-happy Microsoft also suggests that over 9.7 million hours of GTA4 multi player has been logged across XBL

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GM Tries to Become "Green Motors"

SO GM which scuttled the EV1 way back one is trying again:On Thursday, Rick Wagoner, Chairman and CEO of General Motors came to San Francisco to speak about the future of the company and "green" auto technology. It's fascinating to think that not long ago, General Motors was a company beloved by most Americans, a symbol of the innovation, spirit, and the pleasant lifestyle typical of American culture.

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Microsoft Donates Xbox 360 Kiosks to Children's Hospital

Microsoft is teaming with the Companions in Courage Foundation to deliver Xbox 360 kiosks to children's hospitals across the country, the company announced today. Each kiosk will include an Xbox 360 packed with select games, movies, television content and access to a private network that allows hospitalized children to play games and chat.

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“Iron Man 2″ is coming April 30, 2010

The date sounds science fictiony but after scooping 200 million dollars world wide in just three days, Marvel Studios is feeling safe (i.e cocky) to announce the slate of their upcoming superhero movies from here to eternity. er… um… nope, just 2011.

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Microsoft, Hyundai Partner for In-Car Technology

Microsoft and South Korea's top carmaker Hyundai have agreed to build a music and information system to debut in cars sold in North America in 2010. The first product under the partnership would be a voice-controlled system linking mobile devices to car stereo systems, later systems are expected to include navigation & multimedia features.

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Xbox 360 HD DVD drives going for €9.99 in Ireland

And you thought $49.99 was cheap. Word on the street has it that Microsoft's Xbox 360 HD DVD add-on, which has been seen as slightly less valuable since Toshiba pulled the plug on the once mighty red format, has stooped to €9.99 across the pond.

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Breaking: Xbox 360 Blu-ray console shipping by September

The Chinese language Economic Daily News is reporting that Pegatron, an OEM subsidiary of ASUS, has won the order from Microsoft to assemble the Xbox 360 with Blu-ray Disc ROM drive -- shipments are expected to being in Q3 of this year.

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Crytek: Crysis Was The Most Pirated Project

So now we now why Crytek will be putting the next Crysis out on the consoles next:Crysis sold 1 million copies worldwide as of February this year, but Crytek is nevertheless struck by how many illegitimate copies are circulating. Crytek engine business manager Harald Seeley said that he could not reveal specific internal figures pertaining to piracy of Crysis, but he added, "I can say the level of piracy was the. . .

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AT&T WiFi hotspots free to iPhone owners, anyone with a brain

If you've got one of Apple's devices, you can hop on the WiFi networks for exactly zero dollars provided you enter your phone number at a login screen. Great for iPhone owners, but a raw deal for everyone else, right? Not so fast, apparently a dumb hack gets you the service on the house too -- just switch your browser's user agent to Mobile Safari.

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Wireless High-Def Starts Integrating into New HDTV Sets

Ok, this is just cool:Sharp will start selling the X-series of 37-, 42-, and 46-inch HDTV sets in Japan next month that include a paired set of wireless transmitters for high-definition video using technology from Amimon.

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People Can't Tell Diff b/t Blu-Ray and DVD, Sales Plummeting

Hot on the heels of last week’s report from ABI Research noting that many consumers may not see the picture quality difference between Blu-ray and standard DVDs comes the latest Blu-ray sales figures from NPD Group. According to NPD, sales of Blu-ray standalone players plummeted 40 percent from January to February, then rose a scant 2 percent....

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