 | Toshiba announces new HD DVD Marketing Push (I4U, 1/14/2008 8:27am) |
| The HD disc format war is not over yet as Toshiba announces a new HD DVD marketing push based on what the company calls "-breaking unit sales in the fourth quarter of 2007".
Warner's move to Blu-ray and the resulting cancellation of HD DVD m... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Sony to boost marketing spending to push HDTV (Reuters, 3/25/2006 3:43am) |
| NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sony Corp.'s 6758.T U.S. unit plans to push marketing spending to record levels this year to fuel sales of high-definition electronics such as televisions, camcorders and DVD players, a senior executive told Reuters. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | What's new (Guardian Weekly, 8/10/2005 11:23pm) |
| Cable firm NTL has announced a fresh push towards faster broadband, with the aim of making 10 megabit connections its new standard. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Will Blu-ray Make You Want More 3D? (Electronic House, 5/22/2009 11:00pm) |
| Blu-ray Disc Assoc. is the latest to push the 3D format, following Hollywood studios, display manufacturers and PC developers attempts at bringing 3D into the home. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Disruptions: With a 3-D Printer, Building a Gun With the Push of a Button (New York Times, 10/07/2012 4:09pm) |
| It might sound like science fiction, but 3-D printers are quickly becoming a consumer product, and people are already planning how to print a [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | 'Saw IV' Blu-ray to Feature Web-Enabled "MoLog" (High-Def Digest, 12/14/2007 12:00am) |
| Promising to push the limits of next-gen interactivity, Lionsgate says its January Blu-ray release of 'Saw IV' will allow consumers to blog about the flick directly from a web-connected Blu-ray player.... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | TV industry waits for next push (Independent Online, 9/08/2007 10:03am) |
| The television industry is ready to deliver a host of new ways to experience video from high-definition TV to Internet and mobile TV. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Cox 'push polling,' residents say (Arizona Daily Star, 11/20/2006 7:10am) |
| Residents looking for a respite from those ubiquitous election campaign calls may be out of luck, especially if they are customers of Cox Communications' high-definition cable television. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Sky to broadcast first ever high definition Rugby League (HDTV UK, 11/20/2006 3:55am) |
| Sky's continuing high definition push, particularly for sports, continues with today's announcement... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Farmers, Preachers Push Senate DTV Bill (Broadcasting and Cable, 11/10/2005 2:34pm) |
| Farmers and TV ministers are looking for some help from Capitol Hill on the DTV transition bill the House is expected to vote on Thursday. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Apple Joins Push For New PC-HDTV Link (The Mac Observer, 12/21/2005 9:08pm) |
| Apple has joined Intel, Samsung, National Semiconductor, Silicon Image and other companies that want a new interface for connecting computers to high-definition TVs and similar products ... (Read Full Article) |
 | HD Boycott (HDBlog.net, 2/24/2006 2:06pm) |
| Former Apple dude, Mike Evangelist, wants to boycott the new HD DVD and BD players because of AACS.
This is important. I really want you to understand what’s going on with the video industry’s push towards HD. They are engineering a complete removal of the concept of fair use. They are setting up systems that [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Are you HD ready? (Daily Telegraph, 4/14/2006 11:26pm) |
| It lets you see every blade of grass on the pitch and every bead of sweat on a footballer's brow. Billed as the biggest breakthrough in picture quality since the arrival of colour in the 1960s, high definition will be at the centre of a massive marketing push by retailers. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Blu-ray Disc Association to push format at IFA 2008 (HDTV UK, 7/18/2008 10:34am) |
| Unrivalled by HD DVD this year, the Blu-ray Disc Association has announced that it is to hold a press conference at the IFA Consumer Electronics Fair in Berlin this August... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | The Year of Living DRMishly (Wired News, 1/24/2006 8:39am) |
| All signs point to 2006 as the year consumers become intimately familiar with "digital rights management," as Microsoft, Apple and Google all push their own copy protection schemes. Can revolution be far behind? By Ryan Singel. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | The Year of Living DRMishly (Wired News, 1/24/2006 8:35am) |
| All signs point to 2006 as the year consumers become intimately familiar with "digital rights management," as Microsoft, Apple and Google all push their own copy protection schemes. Can revolution be far behind? By Ryan Singel. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Sharp sets off European HDTV push (CRM Knowledge Base, 3/09/2005 3:49pm) |
| Sharp Electronics has unveiled the Aquos P50 series High Definition LCD television at CeBIT in Hanover, claiming it to be the first designed specifically for the European PAL and Secam TV formats. (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Epson won't make a consumer 3D printer, but promises big, industrial ones within five years (Engadget, 1/09/2014 9:04pm) |
| Epson's presence at CES 2014 this year focused on its surprising push into wearables. But the company name remains almost a synonym for printers -- the two-dimensional ones at least. There are plenty that reckon the likes of Epson, HP .etc will [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | SkyStream Pushes VOD (Broadcasting and Cable, 11/08/2005 4:34pm) |
| SkyStream is looking to give video on demand a push, literally, with a new service that will distribute VOD content directly to a cable, satellite or telco video subscriber's digital video recorders. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Marvell plans consumer market push (Reuters, 11/03/2005 4:19pm) |
| SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Diversified chipmaker Marvell Technology Inc. is making strides in the video gaming market and is looking at high definition television as a promising next move, its chief executive said on Wednesday. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Universal Delays 'Inside Man' Blu-ray a Week (High-Def Digest, 5/21/2009 10:00pm) |
| The inside scoop is that an audio glitch has forced Universal Studios to push back the Blu-ray release. Originally slated to hit stores on May 26, Spike Lee's 'Inside Man' starring Denzel Washington, Jodie... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Ottawa pledges $100 million for Canadian TV; urges HDTV push (Canadian Press via Yahoo! News, 6/13/2005 3:20am) |
| BANFF, Alta. (CP) - Canadian television broadcasters and producers must work faster to adopt high-definition technology or viewers will look elsewhere for their programming, Canada's heritage minister told the industry's top executives Sunday. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | DVD Disc Sales Value Slows, But New Technologies Will Spur International Growth (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 12/09/2005 3:00pm) |
| DUBLIN, Ireland----Dec. 9, 2005--Research and Markets has announced the addition of The Changing Face of Studio Video Sales: Grow New Markets, Push High Definition, Get Interactive to their offering. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Technology News: Technology: An X-Factor for the New Xbox? (TechNewsWorld.com, 5/08/2005 12:12pm) |
| An X-Factor for the New Xbox? The move to HDTV, hastened by Microsoft, could send costs of developing games spiraling out of control -- and push many gaming software companies out of business. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Toshiba to boost HD-DVD (Reuters, 2/17/2006 9:06am) |
| LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Toshiba American Consumer Products on Thursday announced an ambitious marketing push in support of HD-DVD but conceded that some of the high-definition optical disc format's interactive features won't be available in the two first-generation players slated to hit stores next month without a "firmware upgrade." ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Disney to Push BD-Live on All Future Blu-ray Releases (High-Def Digest, 6/11/2008 10:00pm) |
| At a press event Monday, Disney unveiled ambitious plans to bring BD-Live to all its future Blu-ray titles, beginning with the October debut of 'Sleeping Beauty.' During a media kick-off held in Hollywood,... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Retail channel makes push for LCD TVs, says DisplaySearch (Digi Times, 10/27/2005 11:08am) |
| The main TV products being advertised by leading players in the North America TV sales channels are LCD TVs, accounting for 36% of all advertisements for TVs, while flat panel TVs, including LCD and PDP (plasma display panel) TVs account for 52% of overall advertisements for TVs, according to DisplaySearch. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Toshiba Sets New Low with $400 HD DVD Player Pricing (High-Def Digest, 3/22/2007 11:06am) |
| Continuing their aggressive push to lower HD DVD player pricing, Toshiba has announced they will reduce the cost of both of their first-generation decks beginning April 1st. Beginning next month, the new... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | ST, Sagem push MPEG4 set top boxes (CommsDesign, 11/24/2005 11:39am) |
| LONDON — Sagem Communication will start selling this month MPEG4 capable set-top boxes based on a single-chip decoder from ST Microelectronics targeted at HDTV capable models. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Corel VideoStudio v.11: A Small Step Forward (E-Commerce Times, 7/18/2007 12:02pm) |
| With the arrival of high-definition cameras, the push for video-to-go and, of course, Windows Vista, makers of video editing software have been handed a ticket to introduce new versions of their products. Canadian application architect Corel has done just that with the new version of its VideoStudio. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | BSkyB launches HDTV push before World Cup (Reuters.co.uk, 4/06/2006 1:55pm) |
| LONDON (Reuters) - BSkyB unveiled details for its high-definition TV (HDTV) service on Thursday ahead of the World Cup, which the broadcasting industry hopes will showcase the next-generation service to consumers. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Delta Plunges on Bankruptcy Concerns, Boosting `Short Sellers' (Bloomberg.com, 8/19/2005 11:47am) |
| Aug. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Delta Airlines Inc. shares plunged this week to their lowest in at least 43 years, spurring gains for ``short sellers'' who bet surging fuel costs will push the No. 3 U.S. airline into bankruptcy. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 3DTV Is Officially Never Going to Happen (Gizmodo, 6/12/2013 7:13pm) |
| That was it. That was 3DTV's best chance. ESPN just decided to discontinue its push for 3DTV [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | MPAA Giving Up on Broadcast Flag... For Now? (Slashdot, 6/08/2005 8:32pm) |
| YetAnotherName writes "The MPAA, which has worked hard to get a broadcast flag into US digital television, is unlikely to push for it, according to the EFF. Previously, the US Court of Appeals ruled that the FCC didn't have the authority to mandate the flag, and the MPAA began to strike back. Naturally, the fight isn't over yet." ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | The 3DS and Its Strong Lineup Push Nintendo to a Profit (Kotaku, 7/31/2013 1:40pm) |
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While the Wii U's sales may be a stark disappointment to Nintendo, it still found hope in its handheld lineup, [...] (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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 | Lionsgate to feature advanced interactivity on future Blu-ray films (HDTV UK, 12/17/2007 8:00am) |
| Lionsgate is pushing ahead with its plans for interactive content on forthcoming Blu-ray titles, claiming that its next two titles will "push the limits of next-gen interactivity", with features never before seen on Blu-ray titles.
Admittedly, that's not a particularly difficult achievement to hit, given that there are precious few interactive Blu-ray titles at present, thanks to the scramble ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Leap Motion Controller Launch Delayed Until July 22 (eCoustics, 4/26/2013 1:19am) |
| Leap Motion today announced that it will delay initial shipments of its 3D motion controller from May until July 22. In a note to customers, CEO Michael Buckwald said Leap decided to push back the rollout to have more time to test the device. [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Republican Senators Push Their DTV Bill (Broadcasting and Cable, 12/16/2005 9:38pm) |
| Five Senate Republicans, four on the Senate Commerce Committee, have written committee Chairman Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) to urge him to stick with that committee's version of the DTV transition bill when he conferences with the House Commerce Committee leadership on a reconciled bill. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Pioneer's BDP-LX71 Blu-ray player coming to Europe this summer (HDTV UK, 4/16/2008 5:11pm) |
| Pioneer's Blu-ray
push will continue this summer with the launch of their BDP-LX71 Blu-ray
player. It will replace the BDP-LX70 launched
last year, yet according to reports will still only handle the Profile 1.1 and
not Profile 2.0 specification (this is subject to change, of course, either
before launch or via firmware upgrade)... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Blu-ray manufacturers cut back on the ads (HDTV UK, 4/01/2008 7:00am) |
| A recent study by DisplaySearch
suggests that, now the high definition disc format war is over, cash-strapped
Blu-ray manufacturers have cut back on advertising in the US. "The biggest,
most obvious [reason] is there is less competitive pressure to push [Blu-ray]
right now," said Paul Erickson, director of high definition and DVD at
DisplaySearch. "There is not as much pressure to turn in ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Pioneer to push Blu-ray and AV products (HDTV UK, 4/03/2008 12:46pm) |
| In a issued today, Pioneer reiterated their intention to drop
in-house production of plasma panels, but also committed themselves to
Blu-ray and audio/video products linked with displays. Pioneer said that they
wanted to develop next-generation wall-mounted TVs incorporating wireless
connections, as well as adding value by adding video and audio analysis
technologies cultivated through extens ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Mid-week HDTV news: Plasmas are hot sellers (again); Vizio remains tops in LCDs; Sony delays next OLED set (Home Theater, 8/20/2009 2:14am) |
| The economic downturn no doubt helped push some manufacturers (like Pioneer) out of the plasma market, but the recession may now be saving plasmas from the brink of obsolescence. According to a new report from Quixel Research, plasma HDTVs have zoomed to a huge gain in 2Q of 2009, with 42 percent more units sold [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Vizio Drops HDTV Prices for Holiday Shopping (I4U, 11/28/2008 12:25pm) |
| VIZIO has announced price reductions on some of its most popular models in time for holiday shopping. Price reductions are being offered on 19-inch, 32-inch, 37-inch, and 42-inch HDTVs. The prices are part of VIZIO's Black Friday push.
The 19-inch VA19 ... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Pikmin 3 DLC brings more baddies to the battle (Joystiq, 11/07/2013 5:15am) |
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Pikmin 3's parade of premium DLC sallies forth. A new quartet of "Battle Enemies!" stages, which push [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | LCD HDTV Helps Lower Prices Of Big Screen Plasma Sets (Plasma TV - Displaying Focus With Our Plasma TV Guide, 11/29/2007 11:17pm) |
| LCD HDTV Helps Lower Prices Of Big Screen Plasma Sets Subscribe To Our Feed [IMG] Since the introduction of wide screen panel televisions hit the market with liquid crystal displays and plasma units, the push has been to make them compatible with high definition broadcasts. Today’s LCD HDTV sets, the picture quality is brighter and offers better clarity with its digital technology, and its ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Sony, Blu-ray group set to push on 3D (EETimes, 9/02/2009 10:47am) |
The Blu-ray Disc Association is firming up plans to incorporate 3D TV content into the optical disc standard. However, the group gave few details of timescales or clear signals of which technology it would use to achieve this. And Sony is also set to announce a major push into 3D technologies.
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 | HDTV - Microsoft targets gamers with HD DVD promos (Broad Help, 11/24/2007 10:33pm) |
| HDTV - Microsoft targets gamers with HD DVD promos By admin on November 24, 2007 Microsoft targets gamers with HD DVD promos Video Business - Disney hosts extravaganza for Ratatouille release Retailers push next-gen DVD with HDTV sales Meijer offers only Blu-ray on Web By Susanne Ault — Video Business, 11/2/2007 NOV. 2 | Despite selling 210,000 of its Xbox 360 HD DVD add-ons through Top ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Paramount To Put Blu-ray First (About.com, 8/03/2009 10:00am) |
| Once an aggressive promoter of the new-defunct HD-DVD format, Paramount Home Video is now turning to Blu-ray as the future of its profit center. Beginning with the upcoming home video release of the film Dance Flick Paramount is trying a new approach where the Blu-ray sales and DVD rental versions will be released several weeks before the standard DVD version is planned to hit store shelves. It is hoped that this strategy will further push Blu-ray Disc player and movie sales, and further solidify its continued growth. Disney is also attempting to take a similar approach. To find out more on how this will affect consumers, check out the report from Video Business.
Related Story: Watchmen Blu-ray Release Captures Over 1/3 of Total Title Sales (Reuters). (Read Full Article) |
 | NEWS: Philips BDP7500s and 9500 Blu-ray players get colourful (Pocket-lint, 9/03/2009 10:47am) |
New players with all the usual bells and whistles
Philips has announced two new Blu-ray players at IFA in Berlin as it continues to push ahead with the format that has trebled in popularity in the last year.
The new BDP7500 will be housed in an "real" aluminum (we not sure what fake aluminum is) and offer full HD 1080p at 24 fps for cinema-like images.
The players will also get DivX Ultra for enhanced playback of DivX media files, DVD video upscaling to 1080p via HDMI for near-HD images, and Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD MA for HD 7.1 surround sound. BD-Live (Profile 2.0), and USB drive connectivity complete the package.
A rather niche technology also included is subtitle shift allowing you to change the location of the subtitles on screen.
The players themselves will come with touch sensitive controls and for the design conscious three different colours; blue, red and black.
No word on pricing, but expect the devices to hit the UK early next year.
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 | NPD says Blu-ray going mainstream next year (AfterDawn, 9/26/2009 6:33pm) |
According to a new NPD analysis, Blu-ray will finally break into the mainstream in 2010, especially as prices continue to drop.
The company researched consumers using Blu-ray set-top boxes (not including the PS3) in February 2008 and in August of this year, and the figures clearly showed that BD is out of the "early adopter" phase and into the "dreamers" phase which is the group that wants the new technology but are "deterred by price."
Regardless, NPD says falling prices, strong holiday sales, and a slowing uptrending economy will finally push Blu-ray from "niche" technology to "mainstream."
In the 2008 study, over 64 percent of users were early adopters, which only account for 20 percent of the entire market. By August however, the number had been reduced to 38 percent, and replaced by "dreamers" and "sensibles," a group full of middle aged families who like the technology but waited some time before investing. Those two groups account for over 40 percent of the entire market.
“In the last year, we have made great strides toward becoming mainstream, but we’re not quite there yet,” ntoes NPD analyst Russ Crupnick, via VB. “But going into the holiday season, we are seeing a combination of fairly reasonable price points on hardware and a lot of content. By February, after the holidays, it’s going to quickly look more and more mainstream. We are on that path.”
There are however still a decent amount of "late adopters" who do not care for the technology or are neutral. Neutral consumers are at 17 percent while "anti-tech" (users that frankly hate Blu-ray) are at 7 percent.Permalink | Comments
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 | PSA: Microsoft not planning Blu-ray drive for 360 (Joystiq, 10/22/2009 11:55pm) |
Today has seen several reports that Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has confirmed a Blu-ray drive accessory for the Xbox 360. The purported revelation came from a Gizmodo interview, during which Ballmer said that 360 owners wanting a Blu-ray player could purchase "Blu-ray drives as accessories."
Clearing the air, Microsoft's Larry Hryb (a.k.a. Major Nelson) has gone on the record saying that the company has "no plans" for a 360 Blu-ray drive, adding that Ballmer was actually referring to Blu-ray drives for PCs. Hryb reiterates -- as did Ballmer -- that the main push for the Xbox 360 will be streaming media, noting specifically that the upcoming Dashboard update will bring instant 1080p streaming, a feature of the Zune Video Marketplace. Now, say it with us (one more time): Blu-ray isn't coming to the Xbox 360.PSA: Microsoft not planning Blu-ray drive for 360 originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:55:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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 | 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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