RealDVD Launches For Those Who Don’t Mind DRM

Real Networks announced that RealDVD, its latest solution allowing users to copy DVDs onto their hard drives without facing legal troubles because the ripped copy keeps the DRM, is now available on the company’s site

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How Criterion Hones Its Restoration Magic for HD

These people act as a curator and a publisher, hand-selecting a wide variety of films, mostly foreign, classics and indies. They painstakingly create the definitive digital version of that film, completely restoring both the audio and video, gathering up the most complete supplementary features available and releasing it all in beautiful packaging.

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Sales surge spurred by Xbox 360 hardware price cut

32% rise in sales of Xbox 360 hardware stimulated by last week's price cuts.

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Blu-ray player price crash expected in November

Blu-ray player prices are heading for a dramatic fall. That’s the prediction of industry observers in the US who are already speculating over the depth of BD discounting expected in November. It’s then that the main American retailers will reveal their Black Friday sales prices.

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T-Mobile G1 (HTC Dream) Is the Official First Android Phone

The long-awaited HTC Dream, the first commercial handset running Google's Android operating system, will be coming to T-Mobile as the G1. Featuring a large touchscreen, internet navigation buttons and a full QWERTY keypad, the smartphone market has finally broken free of Symbian, Windows Mobile and the sweet clutches of fruit companies. Read on...

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Zune's 'Buy From FM' Feature Could Be Overshadowed

If the device is connected to WiFi at the time, tagged songs can be bought or downloaded as part of a subscription immediately; otherwise, they'l be queued for purchase the next time the player is connected via either WiFi or USB. Apple has offered a similar feature through HD radios, allowing users to tag songs from bookshelf systems.

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Apple expected to unveil new iPods Tuesday

Apple is expected to unveil hip new versions of its iPod MP3 music players Tuesday at a theatrical 'Let's Rock' event as rival Microsoft strives to focus the spotlight on its Zune devices.

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Sony Demonstrates 400 Disc Blu-ray Mega Changer. Practical!

Sony is showing off a prototype Blu-ray changer capable of handling up to 400 high definition movie discs at this year's Custom Electronic Design and Installation expo this year.

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DirecTV and TiVo have made up

TiVo has been racking up some big-name partnerships lately, and today's announcement with DirecTV is icing on the cake. TiVo is creating a new high-definition DVR for DirecTV customers, and plans to launch it in the second half of next year.

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Xbox 360 price cut coming on September 5 -- Arcade now $199

It wasn't any secret that the Xbox 360 was getting a price cut in the next week or so, and now it's official -- Major Nelson just confirmed that as of September 5th, the Arcade will be $199, the Pro will be $299, and the Elite will be $399. No motion controller, goofy Live starter pack, or tweaked controller to be found.

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iTunes 8 to bring HD TV shows, auto playlist generation

iTunes 8 will be the first version of Apple's desktop software to allow HD purchases, if a further leak from Digg head Kevin Rose proves accurate. A purported excerpt from the upgrade notes says users can buy TV episodes in "HD quality" and that a new Genius feature will auto-create playlists based on the user's collection.

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America's 10 Most Confusing Traffic Signs

Most of these signs are the creation of local and state governments that seem to lack the time or sophistication to make clear ones. Although these are the 10 most confusing traffic signs we could find, feel free to add photos and descriptions of awful signs you've found in your own travels.

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