| (Unranked) | Thank God, A 3DS XL Case For Adults (Kotaku, 1/29/2013 2:00am) |
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 | Most Amazing PS3 Case Mod Ever? [Playstation 3] (Kotaku, 3/04/2009 1:20am) |
| If you're an Alien fan, that is. If not, this little homemade horror may seem like the biggest waste of a PlayStation 3 ever.
The tattoo artist/case modder responsible for this creation used (and... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | The Xbox 360 Won't Be Banned By a Silly Court Case (Kotaku, 12/05/2012 4:00am) |
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| (Unranked) | A sub-$600 desktop 3D scanner that folds into a box (Engadget, 1/10/2014 9:31pm) |
| Hidden in amongst the armies of 3D scanners in the South Hall of CES is the Matterform: a crowdfunded, $579 desktop 3D scanner that's also its own carrying case. The device operates on similar principals as other devices in the space, namely [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | This Skull iPhone Case Is 3D-Printed and a Piece of Art (Gizmodo, 12/06/2012 10:00pm) |
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| (Unranked) | Poll: Blu-ray on the Left or Right Side of the Case? (High-Def Digest, 2/13/2013 6:00pm) |
| We have a fun poll topic in the blog this week. When you buy a 2-disc Blu-ray set, does the primary feature film Blu-ray belong on the left side of the case or the right? Show us how OCD you can be [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button on Blu-ray Disc (Big Picture Big Sound, 5/03/2009 7:25am) |
| Based on a short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald, this film is reminiscent of Forrest Gump, where a unique individual has anything but an ordinary life. While a tad long, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is a marvelous treat on Blu-ray Disc.
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| (Unranked) | GameStop's 'peach pink' 2DS comes with a Disney case that's bibbidy bobbidy boo (Joystiq, 3/28/2014 5:30pm) |
| Unbelievable sights, indescribable feelings - don't you dare close your eyes! GameStop has an exclusive "peach pink" 2DS that comes with a Disney Magical World carry case, and it's launching alongside the 3DS game in North America on April [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | In case you missed it: peace broke out in the format war, HD DVD is dead (Engadget, 2/19/2008 6:02pm) |
| Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment
Just in case you missed the big news earlier this morning, after more than two years on the market, HD DVD finally rolled over. Here's everything you need to know:
Official: HD DVD dead and buried, format war is over
Toshiba: "no plans" to adopt Blu-ray
HD DVD casualty report: over 1m players, recorders, and drives lost to the format war
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 | BT Group first to roll out Xbox 360 as IPTV set-top box (Engadget, 1/07/2008 8:46am) |
| Filed under: CES, Gaming, HDTV
Just in case you weren't reading along to our liveblog of Bill Gate's twelfth and final CES keynote - in which case, what were you doing? - we wanted to share some Xbox 360 IPTV news. Last year, Microsoft was talking up their IPTV initiative but when Fall '07 rolled around, there weren't any set-top Xboxen to be found. During last night 's keynote Robbie Bach, p ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Dead Rising Collection hits European Xbox 360s in March (Joystiq, 1/23/2014 8:30pm) |
| Europe is getting a Dead Rising Collection for Xbox 360 on March 7, bundling up the original Dead Rising, Dead Rising 2, and the Case Zero, Case West and Off the Record DLC missions. Capcom hasn't said if the collection will make its way to North [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | You can totally 3D print your own Ouya case (Joystiq, 3/27/2013 11:00pm) |
| If you're from the future and have your own 3D printer, you can customize your Ouya console with a 3D-printed [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Preorder Castlevania: Mirror of Fate at GameStop, get 3DS case (Joystiq, 12/03/2012 3:30am) |
| By preordering Castlevania: Lords of [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | The X-Files: I Want to Believe on Blu-ray Disc (Big Picture Big Sound, 1/06/2009 9:44am) |
| Scully and Mulder are back on the case, with elaborate Blu-ray extras that should be a real treat for X-philes.
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| (Unranked) | See 'Iron Man 3' in 4DX... in Tokyo (High-Def Digest, 5/03/2013 6:30pm) |
| The motion, the smells, the moisture, the 3D, and the hot air of 'Iron Man 3' in 4DX. 4DX, the amalgam of gimmicks that are unlikely to make it to home theater anytime soon state their case with [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Blu-ray Highlights: Week of July 28th, 2013 (High-Def Digest, 7/29/2013 5:00pm) |
| They say that knowing is half the battle. If that's the case, you should know that this is another slow week for new Blu-ray releases, with only one major title that's not even particularly great. [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Making the Case for Adding a Projection System (Electronic House, 3/22/2013 6:01pm) |
| Cost calculations, size, 3D, flexibility, 2.35:1 aspect ratio help the cause
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| (Unranked) | Blu-ray Review: Universal 100th Anniversary Collection (High-Def Digest, 11/19/2012 8:15pm) |
| Just in case you haven't bought most of these on Blu-ray already, Universal has seen fit to release a gargantuan set that includes 25 films throughout the ages of their existence. The movies that [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Blu-ray Highlights: Week of June 16th, 2013 (High-Def Digest, 6/17/2013 5:00pm) |
| This week in Blu-ray brings us one of the biggest movies of the year. Well, one of the tallest, at least. It was kind of a bust in other respects. As is so often the case, some of the smaller [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | CHEAP EATS (The Buffalo News, 6/17/2005 1:01pm) |
| A large semicircular bar/counter is the hub for those surveying the display case of heavenly looking desserts and sandwiches. Once upon a time, around 12 years ago actually, an unassumingly cozy coffee shop opened on Main Street in the Village of Williamsville. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Pi-to-Go: a Raspberry Pi, screen and keyboard stuffed into a 3D-printed case (Engadget, 12/21/2012 2:18am) |
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 | The case for HD gaming (EuroGamer, 3/16/2005 9:22am) |
| So gaming is moving out of the 3D era into the "HD era" is it? (Read Full Article) |
 | First Look: 'Bonnie & Clyde' Blu-ray, HD DVD Art (High-Def Digest, 12/12/2007 9:56pm) |
| --> In a unique twist on next-gen packaging, Warner has revealed a new one-of-a-kind "book"-like case for its upcoming 'Bonnie & Clyde' Blu-ray and HD DVD releases. As previously reported,... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Vizio's very wide CinemaWide 21:9 TV is a revelation for movie buffs (Consumer Reports, 7/30/2012 2:00pm) |
| For the past several years we've seen TVs get bigger, but it's not often that we've seen one get wider. But that's the case with Vizio's new XVT3D580CM CinemaWide-series TV, a $2,500, 58-inch 3D LCD TV that has an aspect... (Read Full Article) |
 | On the Road Again (ExtremeTech, 4/25/2005 7:22pm) |
| Commentary : It's time for another trade show, and our Tech Director Loyd Case packs for the road. New gear and a new backpack make Loyd a happy boy. How do you like to travel? (Read Full Article) |
 | Next move awaited in piracy case (International Herald (International Herald Tribune, 5/09/2005 2:04pm) |
| Broadcasters have long threatened to withdraw their high-definition digital programs from airwaves unless those programs could be protected from piracy. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Managed Copy hits Blu-ray Discs December 4th, but you still can't use it (Engadget, 11/07/2009 7:34am) |
The egg had to come before the chicken right? Well either way, one of 'em came first and in the case of the latest Blu-ray feature, (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Blu-ray Highlights: Week of March 24th, 2013 (High-Def Digest, 3/25/2013 5:00pm) |
| The final week of March brings us a huge new slate of Blu-ray releases. Sadly, it's mostly a case of quantity over quality. However, a recent Oscar winner, some classics, some cult flicks and a few [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | PanAmSat Dishes Out Cash (The Motley Fool, 8/09/2005 5:56pm) |
| Making money from TV usually means rooting around under your sofa cushions for loose change. That's not necessarily the case with PanAmSat (NYSE: PA). This leading provider of video satellite services is well-positioned to benefit from HDTV and already pays out a hefty dividend. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Nintendo prevails in latest 3DS patent scuffle (Joystiq, 2/20/2014 6:00pm) |
| The International Trade Commission has found in favor of Nintendo in a case involving three companies claiming the gaming giant infringed on their patents with the creation of the Nintendo DS and 3DS handhelds.
In 2012, Technology Properties [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Nearly Every Item From The Original The Legend of Zelda, Printed Out (Kotaku, 5/10/2013 2:00am) |
| Bless 3D printers, which let people fulfill dreams owning items that previously didn't actually exist—provided they know how to model them in the necessary software, that is. In this case, [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Contest: Win 'Wreck-It Ralph' on Blu-ray 3D! (High-Def Digest, 4/09/2013 5:00pm) |
| If it's Tuesday, it must be Contest Day! In case you haven't already won any of our other recent contests around here, High-Def Digest is giving away a copy of the 'Wreck-It Ralph' four-disc [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Nokia lets customers build custom Lumia 820 cases (CNET Blogs, 1/18/2013 3:06pm) |
| The company is releasing 3D templates, case specs, and recommended materials to allow Lumia 820 owners to build their own cases with help from a 3D printer. (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Bits Blog: Nokia Lets You 3-D Print Your Own Phone Case (New York Times, 1/18/2013 6:07pm) |
| Bored of your iPhone or Android phone? Nokia is turning its Lumia phones into a bit of an arts-and-crafts project. You can print your own cases for them on a 3-D [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | 'RoboCop' Blu-ray Gets New Transfer, But No Extras (High-Def Digest, 9/14/2007 2:55pm) |
| Specs are in for MGM Home Entertainment's long-delayed Blu-ray release of 'RoboCop,' and it looks to be a case of good news/bad news for fans of the cult favorite. As long-time readers of this site will... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | YouTube, dancing cats now available on 3DS (Joystiq, 12/01/2013 3:30am) |
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Look, we know you've got a computer, smartphone, tablet and/or a gaming console. In case you'd prefer to conduct like or dislike-bombs from five devices at [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | EchoStar No Longer Carrying Outdoor Life Network (Broadcast Newsroom, 10/21/2005 5:03pm) |
| EchoStar Communications Corporation (NASDAQ:DISH) confirmed today that it is no longer carrying Outdoor Life Network. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Reviewed.com: From CES: 3D print a custom iPhone case (USATODAY, 1/07/2013 1:13am) |
| Users can 3D-Print their own custom iPhone cases with this service debuted at [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 3D Printed Exoskeleton Lets Little Girl Lift Arms, Play (Business Wire, 8/04/2012 7:01pm) |
| MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--(NASDAQ: SSYS) Stratasys released a video and case study today demonstrating how 3D printing helped 4-year old Emma Lavelle overcome the limitations of a congenital disorder, allowing her to use her arms for the first [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | ESPN will be the driving force in US Open coverage (Boston Globe, 6/14/2005 7:35am) |
| The driver is the big golf club, especially during US Open week. But in the media, TV is ''the driver." That's the case even at ESPN, which is covering the US Open in many ways, with its multimedia platforms. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | First Easy Xbox 360 Question [Alone In The Dark Contest] (Kotaku, 7/07/2008 6:00pm) |
| In case you missed our initial post, we are giving away a modded Xbox 360 this week. All you have to First question. Here's contest: Everyday at 12 noon Kotaku Time, we will ask one question for a... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Silver PS3 For US? SCEA Have "No Plans" [Playstation 3] (Kotaku, 2/06/2008 6:30am) |
| It's how it always goes down. Japan gets something nobody else gets - in this case a silver PS3 - everyone else wants to know when they get it. So they ask their local guys, and the local guys say... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Interceptor CEO on Duke Nukem case: We 'acted in good faith' (Joystiq, 2/25/2014 1:30am) |
| Interceptor CEO Frederik Schreiber has acknowledged yesterday's surprise lawsuit between Gearbox Software, the current license holder of the Duke Nukem franchise, and 3D Realms and Interceptor, the two studios currently collaborating on [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | LG slides out 55LH95 and 55LH93 wireless LCD HDTVs (Engadget, 6/25/2009 2:24pm) |
| Maybe it's just the disco-inspired wallpaper that has our motors all revved up, but whatever the case, we're pretty jazzed about LG's newest 55-inch duo. The 55LH95 and 55LH93 are the company's latest ultrathin LED-backlit sets, both of which slim down to 24.8 millimeters and pack a grand total of 3,360 LEDs -- a number that LG claims is around seven times that used in most edge-lit LED TVs. T ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Must See HDTV (January 28th - February 3rd) (Engadget, 1/28/2013 10:48pm) |
| There's a football game this week, in case you hadn't heard -- but that's not all. Netflix is [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Xbox 360 Available Again on Wal-mart and Amazon (I4U, 1/14/2006 9:49am) |
| In case you are still interested, Amazon.com and Wal-mart finally have some Xbox 360 bundles in stock. They still do not sell unbundled Xbox 360 consoles. The bundles are selling out quickly, but restocking again. Every time I check another bun... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Microsoft Reveals New Xbox 360, Tips New Games (eCoustics, 6/11/2013 1:49am) |
| LOS ANGELES–With the Xbox One coming in November, it’s easy to think that Microsoft will ignore the Xbox 360 to hype up the new system. That doesn’t seem to be the case, as Microsoft’s press conference at E3 2013 opened with [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Nintendo Hit With $30M Fine Over 3D Patent (eCoustics, 3/14/2013 8:20pm) |
| Nintendo found itself on the losing end of a patent infringement case Wednesday, resulting in a $30 million fine. A federal judge this week ruled that Nintendo’s 3DS video-game system infringed on an inventor’s 3D display technology [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | NEW DTV TUNER MANDATE SCHEDULE WILL RAISE TV PRICES (HDTV Magazine, 7/27/2005 9:51pm) |
| The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) has never embraced without a reservation an equipment mandate from government. They have sought government mandates upon other industries, such as is the case with a hard cut off date for over-the-air analog channels. In a June 11th letter to Rep. Joe Barton the CEA's Gary Shapiro said, "Both the debate and the actual setting of a firm date will have ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Marvel Cinematic Universe: Phase One Blu-ray set is back on, ships April 2nd (Engadget, 11/30/2012 10:04am) |
| Just in case you were wondering whatever happened to that (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Nokia Releases 3D-Printing Kit for Lumia 820 Cases (eCoustics, 1/18/2013 6:30pm) |
| Nokia has released a 3D-printing kit that will allow those with a 3D printer to create their own case for the Lumia 820. The Nokia Lumia 820, unveiled in September, includes removable shell cases that let users switch up the color of their phone or [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Scoop up Shovel Knight in March (Joystiq, 1/23/2014 2:30pm) |
| A spade is a spade is a spade, unless it's a shovel in which case it can be a mighty weapon of heroes. Shovel Knight will prove just that when it rocks its 8-bit vibe on Wii U, 3DS, and Steam on March 31, as announced via a new trailer. While Yacht [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Love Monkey lives at CBS (TV Squad, 8/10/2005 9:03pm) |
| Filed under: Drama , Comedy , CBS When the new fall shows were announced, I was kinda bummed that Love Monkey didn't make it to CBS' schedule. I was a big fan of the late NBC show Ed , and was hoping to see star Tom Cavanagh in another show. Now it looks like it will happen after all. The network has ordered the show as a midseason replacement, in case one or more of the other shows ... (Read Full Article) |
 | MPAA CEO Dan Glickman on the Broadcast Flag (Slashdot, 5/28/2005 1:06pm) |
| Thomas Hawk writes \\\"Motion Picture Association of America head Dan Glickman has an opinion piece up at CNET explaining why, even after they and the FCC lost the legal case to force the Broadcast Flag on us, we should still as consumers be advocates for it. The gist of Glickman\\\'s argument boils down to the old \\\'we\\\'re taking our ball and going home\\\' game as he tries to convince us tha ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | An Ace Attorney 5 special edition you can't have, and a trailer you can (Joystiq, 4/19/2013 9:30pm) |
Ace Attorney 5 will be released July 25 in Japan, with a special edition containing a Phoenix Wright figurine (to scale with the Edgeworth figurine released alongside the sorely missed Ace Attorney Investigations 2), a 3DS case patterned [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Pistons and Heat renew series on TSN (TSN, 5/23/2006 3:22pm) |
| Even though their journeys to get here didn't go as many expected, the Miami Heat and Detroit Pistons are squaring off again in the Eastern Conference finals. Just as was the case last year, Shaquille O'Neal and the Heat enter well-rested as they try to prevent the Detroit Pistons from returning to the NBA Finals. The game can be seen tonight on TSN and in TSN High Definition at 8pm et/5pm pt. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Gefen Updates HDTV Input Switcher (The Mac Observer, 11/30/2005 1:53pm) |
| Gefen announced the immediate availability of its updated 4x1 HDMI Switcher on Tuesday. The switcher lets you connect up to four HD sources to a single HDTV display. The switcher can also accept DVI sources with an adapter, is controllable with an IR remote, and more. The case has been weighted so that it doesn't tip when cables are connected, and now is available in black in addition to ... (Read Full Article) |
 | CEDIA 2007 roundup (Engadget, 9/08/2007 5:30pm) |
| Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment
CEDIA 2007 was bigger, louder and more pixelated than ever, and as always, we were live from the Mile High city to bring you (just about) everything the show had to offer. In case you blinked along the way, here's a rundown of our coverage, and don't forget to check out the rest after the break:
CEDIA 2007: the pre-game show
Hands-ons
Hands-on wi ... (Read Full Article) |
 | 515 Park Avenue (Luxist, 6/28/2005 10:41am) |
| What does $16.5 million buy in Manhattan? In this case it’s a full-floor apartment on Park Avenue on the Upper East Side that recently hit the market. The home is designed with special lighting meant to display art and has entertainment and security systems in place. The large living room can entertain fifty guests. There is a mahogany-paneled library, a dining room with coffered ceilings, ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Sony talks future of OLED, Blu-ray's chances against DVD (Engadget, 7/03/2008 8:22pm) |
| Filed under: Displays, HDTV, Home EntertainmentIn case you didn't get the message, Sony's due sooner-rather-than-later 27-inch OLED is going to be priced for the Mark Cubans, Bill Gates' and other people not you of the world, at least for the next couple of years. Even with recent massive investments, U.S. head Stan Glasgow tells CNET OLEDs in the future could be seen as a premium alternative t ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Nintendo announces 'mint white' 3DS XL, Tomodachi Collection bundle for Japan (Engadget, 3/12/2013 3:41am) |
| Just in case your desire to catch them all extends to Nintendo 3DS variants, the company [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Flat panel prices in free-fall (Engadget, 11/25/2005 4:25pm) |
| We already sort of expect electronics prices to just keep falling and falling, but PC World has the goods on just how much prices on flat panel displays have plummeted this year. In case you haven’t been paying close attention, it turns out that prices have dropped a ridiculous amount over the past 12 months, mainly because of firece competition from budget labels like Syntax and ... (Read Full Article) |
 | New York Times reviews Sony HDR-HC1 camcorder (Engadget, 8/12/2005 9:07am) |
| You may not be ready to shell out $1,700 for Sony’s HDR-HC1 camcorder , but just in case you’re lusting over it, David Pogue of The New York Times can feed your need with his review. The bad news (at least if you’re easily tempted): the consumer-level HD camcorder lives up to its hype, according to Pogue: well designed, easy to hold, and able to capture real HD on MiniDV tapes. Of course, a ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Motorized Projection Screen installs in minutes. (ThomasNet, 4/21/2005 2:01pm) |
| Available in NTSC, HDTV, and widescreen formats with various viewing surfaces, Salara features extruded elliptical case and unobtrusive, motorized screen. Plug-and-play functionality facilitates installation, requiring user to hang screen and plug it in to standard ac outlet via included 10 ft power cord. Screen can be controlled by wireless wall switch or remote control. (Read Full Article) |
 | Panasonic 2009 VIERA HDTVs official pricing revealed (Engadget, 3/12/2009 12:11am) |
| Just in case the HDGuru didn't carry enough credibility for you, Panasonic has finally issued a press release with prices and shipping months for most of its 2009 VIERA brand lineup. We've taken a peek, and everything appears to line up with the leaked figures, including that slim wireless HD equipped Z1 and its $5,999 pricetag, while only copping to a summer ship date. The rest of the lineup pr ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | QUAN Turns to 3D Printing for Its Premiere iPad Case (Business Wire, 8/03/2013 8:00am) |
| HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--QUAN Turns To 3D Printing For Its Premiere iPad [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | SHIFT: Stop shopping for an HDTV! 3D is coming! (DVICE, 8/28/2009 12:47am) |
| Do not buy an HDTV. Do not buy a Blu-ray player. Do not buy an AV receiver.
Why? 3D HDTV and Blu-ray is coming.
Big deal, you say? Yes, big deal, says I. Read on if you want to avoid a killer case of instant obsolescence and buyer's remorse. (Read Full Article) |
 | LCoS Shoot-Out Results (Slashdot, 2/16/2006 8:43pm) |
| mikemuch writes "DisplayMate founder Ray Soniera has revealed the results of his LCoS HDTV Shoot-Out. He puts five HDTV's through a slew of test pattern measurements, and then lets 34 real people, including home-theater lay people and experts, conduct jury tests and make comments. There was one case where the experts gave low marks to a display that the lay people loved. From the article: 'We ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Microsoft, HP add Media Center Extender functionality to MediaSmart LCD HDTVs (Engadget, 9/27/2007 12:09pm) |
| Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment, Networking
Just in case Linksys and D-Link's introductions weren't enough to satisfy, Microsoft is now announcing yet another partner in its refreshed Extenders for Windows Media Center effort. Beginning in "early 2008," owners of HP's current 42- and 47-inch MediaSmart LCD HDTVs will be able to utilize all of the features of the Media Center Extender pl ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Research and Markets: 2013 ForeSights Report: 3D Printing - The Implications for the Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) Industry (Business Wire, 4/27/2013 11:00am) |
| DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "ForeSights: 3D Printing" report to their offering. This case study is part of Datamonitor Consumer's ForeSights research and explores the implications of 3D printing [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Mitsubishi Announces Super-Charged Blu-ray Disc Recorders....For Japan (About.com, 8/22/2009 10:00am) |
| Here we go again! Another announcement by a large Asian consumer electronics manufacturer that it is introducing a new line of Blu-ray Disc recorders, but, unfortunately, they will probably never see the light-of-day in the U.S.
What makes Mitsubishi's announcement even more frustrating is that these units are a home theater fan's dream: One unit combines Blu-ray Disc recording with a 1 Terabyte Hard Drive, a second unit offers a 500GB hard drive, while the third houses not only a Blu-ray Disc recorder and a 320 GB hard drive, but also includes a VHS deck. Of course, all these units can record in all the standard DVD recording format as well, and it also appears that they all have USB and SD Card slots for accessing additional digital content. For details, check out the brief report from Akihabara News as well as the Official Announcement and Product Specifications from Mitsubishi (in Japanese with some technical terms in English).
To add more insult to injury, Mitsubishi has also announced a line of LCD TVs with built-in Blu-ray Disc/Hard Drive combos (See report from Tech-On!.
Blu-ray Disc recorders have been available in Japan for about two years, and not as much as a word about U.S. availability. What happened to the U.S. as the primary market for the latest in consumer electronics technology - especially when it comes to video recording? For some perspective, read my article: The Case of the Disappearing DVD Recorder.
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MacIntosh Introduces Its Own High-end Blu-ray Disc Player (TWICE)
Panasonic Announces In-Car Blu-ray Disc Player (After Dawn) (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Samsung launches HomeSync 1TB Android Media Box for your HDTV (Big Picture Big Sound, 2/26/2013 6:16pm) |
| Just in case you didn't already have a media box connected to your HDTV, Samsung now has you covered with its brand new HomeSync 1TB [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Dracula: Prince of Darkness' Dated for Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 6/11/2013 6:00pm) |
| The Hammer Films classic starring Christopher Lee will come out of Blu-ray's coffin in September. In an early announcement to retailers, Millennium Entertainment is working on 'Dracula: Prince of [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | New 3DS colors & bundles in Japan, eShop gets digital re-releases (Joystiq, 10/03/2012 6:00pm) |
| Nintendo announced three new 3DS XL bundles for Japan, with two special case designs [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Dracula: Prince of Darkness' Blu-ray Announced (High-Def Digest, 7/08/2013 8:00pm) |
| The Hammer horror comes out of the coffin and onto Blu-ray this September. In an early announcement to retailers, Millennium Entertainment will release 'Dracula: Prince of Darkness' on Blu-ray on [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Another nail hangs over HD-DVD's coffin (the INQUIRER, 1/08/2008 8:00am) |
| Dean Pullen the Inquirer, Tuesday 8 January 2008. 09:24:00
Paramount poised to jump ship
A REPORT in the Financial Times declares that Paramount has a clause in its HD-DVD exclusivity contract allowing the company to bail from HD-DVD if Warner defected to Blu-ray, and that Paramount is 'poised' to do so....]]>]]> ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Sony: PS3 Manufacturing Costs Down 70 Percent [PS3] (Kotaku, 7/31/2009 10:30am) |
Over time, parts get cheaper and companies get better at the manufacturing process. Case in point: the PLAYSTATION 3.
In an investor call, Sony corporate CEO Nobuyuki Oneda revealed that PS3...
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 | Media Made Easy Announces the Availability of the Media Made Easy HDTV Server Featuring Media Center (PR Web, 3/03/2006 8:27am) |
| Media Made Easy releases new HDTV Server. HDTV Server features two high definition tuners, two standard definition tuners, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Intel media motherboard including Intel High Definition Audio, 1.5 TB storage, advanced video output, 7.1 surround sound and a new tower-case designed by nMedia. [PRWEB Mar 3, 2006] ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Netflix defects to Blu-ray (the INQUIRER, 2/12/2008 8:00am) |
| Nick Farrell the Inquirer, Tuesday 12 February 2008. 08:09:00
More nails hammered into HD-DVD's coffin
ONLINE movie rental outfit Netflix has nailed its colours to Blu-ray's mast and decided to abandon the HD-DVD format. In a press release Netflix said the move follows four major movie studios in selecting the Sony technology over one pushed by Toshiba....]]>]]> ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Microsoft Sponsors Sundance Hi-Def Content (Broadcasting and Cable, 7/10/2007 7:05pm) |
| Universal HD, NBC Universal's high-definition network, will begin carrying HD programming from Sundance Channel next month ... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Columbia House Says it Will Add Blu-ray, HD DVD to Club Menu (High-Def Digest, 6/25/2007 2:15pm) |
| In another step toward the mainstream acceptance of Blu-ray and HD DVD, Columbia House has indicated that it plans to begin carrying both high-def formats in 2007. The oldest and largest music and video... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Don't let retailer's lights distract you from buying the right HDTV (Engadget, 8/10/2009 10:01pm) |
In case you hadn't already learned your lesson and started checking behind the displays while HDTV shopping, the HD Guru points out another element of the in-store experience that throws off buyers (and likely contributes to the LCD vs. plasma choices we find so infuriating): lighting. In case you don't recall from your last trek to a big box superstore, the lighting is quite often stuck on blinding making it nearly impossible to discern any difference in picture quality between televisions, specifically in terms of contrast and black levels (the pictures above are of the same value priced display, at left, under normal home lighting, at right, how it looks under some store lighting setups.) Tested with an illuminance meter, all the stores (except Best Buy's Magnolia showrooms) averaged well above home ambient lighting levels, with Wal-Mart and Costco measuring the highest at 411.66 and 742.77 lux. Still, there's tips on how to get a good idea of a TV's black levels even under those circumstances, plus some choice words left over for the incredible (and useless) dynamic contrast ratio numbers every manufacturer trots out these days, so go ahead and get educated.Filed under: HDTV, Home EntertainmentDon't let retailer's lights distract you from buying the right HDTV originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 10 Aug 2009 17:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments (Read Full Article) |
 | Target Hits High-Def Bulls-Eye (High-Def Digest, 10/23/2006 7:39am) |
| After sitting out high-def's launch, retail giant Target quietly began carrying HD DVD and Blu-ray titles this month in its 1,000-plus stores nationwide. While Target's adoption of the next-gen formats... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Cox to carry Richmond NBC affiliate in HD (Daily Press, 6/23/2006 4:55pm) |
| Cox Communications will start carrying an NBC channel in high-definition in parts of the Peninsula and mid-Peninsula on Thursday. The channel will be available in Williamsburg and West Point and James City, York, New Kent and King and Queen counties. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Discovery Returns U.S. to Space Flight (University of Washington Daily, 7/27/2005 9:24am) |
| CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Rising into sun-bleached skies, the space shuttle Discovery roared into orbit Tuesday carrying more than 29,000 pounds of cargo and NASA's ambitious aspirations for revitalizing manned space exploration. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | CGM Modeler and 3D InterOp Enable Geometric DFX Manufacturing Design Validation Solution (Business Wire, 8/25/2013 12:00pm) |
| BROOMFIELD, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Spatial Corp and Geometric Limited jointly announce Geometric DFX, a standalone application for carrying out the DFX validation of product designs which utilizes CGM and 3D [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Staples Selling 3D Printer From 3D Systems (eCoustics, 5/03/2013 8:18pm) |
| Staples is now carrying the Cube 3D Printer from 3D Systems. For $1,300, customers can spruce up their home or office with a Wi-Fi-ready, Mac- and Windows-compatible 3D printer. The machine comes with 25 free templates designed by professional [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Current Zunes Discontinued, Zune HD is the Future (I4U, 9/02/2009 4:45pm) |
| Microsoft has a real bad case of "eggs in one basket" syndrome. SuperSite's Paul Thurrott interviewed the Zune team yesterday and learned a few interesting facts. For one thing, the Zune HD will be the only Zune device on the market going forward...
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 | Telewest offers entire World Cup in HD (Digital Television Group, 5/17/2006 9:47am) |
| Subscribers to ntl's Telewest service will be able to watch every FIFA World Cup football match in high definition (HD) following a deal with ITV. ITV and the BBC are sharing rights to England games; the BBC's games will already be available via the corporation's BBC HD channel, which ntl:Telewest is carrying. ... (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.
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 | Toshiba's portable HD DVD player prototypes (Engadget, 1/09/2008 1:13am) |
| Filed under: Displays, HDTV, Portable Video
If the HD DVD format lives to see the day, then we'll be carrying around these swank portable players. They're just concepts, and that screen is as dead as HD DVD is to Warner (it's just a picture). But man do they get our man juices oozing something fierce. They're almost good enough to make us hope HD DVD wins the format war. Almost.Gallery: Toshib ... (Read Full Article) |
 | WALB goes High Definition (WALB News 10, 3/02/2006 1:14am) |
| Valdosta - You can now see WALB programming louder and clearer than ever. Mediacom is carrying WALB in high definition on Channel 810. HDTV combines an extremely high resolution picture with surround sound capability and gives viewers a theater like experience. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Vyvx Expands HD VenueNet Service, Carrying Fox Sports Net HDTV Feeds for MLB Events (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 4/18/2005 3:25pm) |
| Vyvx, the market leader in providing fiber-optic and satellite transmission solutions to the media and entertainment industry, announced today that it has expanded its HD VenueNet Service to include 27 Major League Baseball venues. (Read Full Article) |
 | Radio Shack Dropping Sylvania Blu-ray Players (Home Media Magazine, 10/06/2009 9:56pm) |
| Radio Shack is discontinuing carrying Sylvania Blu-ray Disc players, with many of its 4,450 company stores discounting the manufacturer’s BD players to $108 from suggested retail prices of $229 and above. (Read Full Article) |
 | News DIRECTV, TiVo, HDTV On Demand (TVPredictions.com, 6/30/2005 2:28pm) |
| Today's top stories from the TV Predictions Newswire. Washington, D.C.. (June 30) -- DIRECTV is claiming that the cable TV industry wants to overcharge it for carrying two HDTV channels; DIRECTV is offering a special discount on TiVo; and why aren't there any HDTV shows on demand? ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Flip MinoHD improved with 8GB, bigger viewscreen (DVICE, 10/14/2009 6:37pm) |
| Now that Apple's put a camcorder on board its iPod Nano, what do you think Flip video is going to do? The company's released its next generation Flip MinoHD pocket camcorder, that's what. The $230 shooter expands its capacity to 8GB versus its 4GB predecessor, giving you two hours of sweet 720p video. Making it easier to use is a bigger 2-inch LCD (up from 1.5 inches), and in addition to that signature USB plug that flips out, there's also an HDMI connection.
We're fond of this Flip MinoHD's updated rounded-off look and brushed-aluminum front, and if you don't like its silver color, you can specify your own custom case on the Flip website. Now all the Flip designers need to do is add image stabilization to this 720p camcorder, and it might actually be worth its $230 price.
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| (Unranked) | iMakr 3D printing store opens in London, carries Solidoodle and more (Engadget, 5/01/2013 11:01am) |
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 | Comcast Subsidiary Refuses to Provide OLN Programming to EchoStar's DISH Network (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 10/20/2005 10:40pm) |
| EchoStar Communications Corporation confirmed today that it is no longer carrying Outdoor Life Network. The Comcast-owned programmer recently demanded that EchoStar force millions of additional DISH Network customers to pay for its outdoor programming as a condition to continued availability. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Toshiba unveils Blu-ray player, price, specs (AfterDawn, 9/05/2009 2:32am) |
Via a press release today, Toshiba has put the final nail in HD DVD's coffin, unveiling their first Blu-ray player, the BDX2000.
The full specs read as follows:
* BD-Live(TM) (Profile 2.0)
* 1080p/ 24 fps Full HD Video Output
* AVCHD Playback
* Toshiba REGZA-LINK(R) (HDMI-CEC)
* Support for enhanced audio formats from Dolby(R) True HD and DTS-HD Master Audio | Essential(TM) Playback
* Bonus View
* SD Card Slot
* ENERGY STAR(R) Certified
"Toshiba is a technology leader in high definition products," says Jodi Sally, Vice President of Marketing, Digital A/V Group. "From listening to our consumers we know they demand access to full high definition content. With the introduction of our BDX2000 we are offering consumers what they want with a breath-taking HD viewing experience to meet the needs of today's home theater."
The REGZA-LINK, much like how Sony does with Bravia TVs, allows for users to connect a Regza HDTV to the Blu-ray player via HDMI, and then control both from one single remote controller. It's unclear what formats the player can read off the SD cards, but standard MP3, WMA, JPEG and AVI should not be a problem.
The player will hit stores in November and have $249.99 MSRP.
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