| (Unranked) | JVC's XinemaSound 3D Makes TVs Sound Less Horrible (Big Picture Big Sound, 10/18/2012 2:12am) |
| The new feature packs new sound options into 32-, 37- and 55-inch screen [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Samsung's Giant Amazing Ultra-HD TVs Are Imprisoned In Horrible Metal Bars (Gizmodo, 1/07/2013 10:05pm) |
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| (Unranked) | Lucasfilm Kills 3D Star Wars Re-Releases After Realizing It's Horrible and Everyone Hates It (Gizmodo, 1/28/2013 9:22pm) |
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| (Unranked) | Les Misérables Blu-ray Review (Big Picture Big Sound, 3/22/2013 6:23pm) |
| It's certainly not perfect, but we have to sing our praises for Tom Hooper's all-star, Oscar-winning [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Contest: Win 'Les Miserables' on Blu-ray! (High-Def Digest, 4/02/2013 5:00pm) |
| Sing out loud! High-Def Digest is giving away another free movie! This week, we'd like to offer you the chance to take home a copy of the Oscar-winning musical 'Les Miserables' on Blu-ray. Don't [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | The Transforming Digital Living Room (MSNBC, 5/01/2005 4:54pm) |
| We\\\'re in the midst of the biggest transformation of living room entertainment since the radio console replaced the family sing-along. By Michael Rogers. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Tomodachi Collection will likely let Western players dance to techno, eat pizza (Joystiq, 3/28/2014 3:00pm) |
| The number of American and European Nintendo 3DS owners that desperately want to virtually sing karaoke and wander through a Mii's dream is likely limited, hence why Nintendo has been reluctant to localize its Tomodachi Collection life [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Lionsgate Brings Web Features to Blu-ray Disc (Format War Central, 12/13/2007 11:16pm) |
| High Def Digest is reporting that the January release of Saw IV from Lionsgate will have internet interactivity.
The ‘MoLog’ (short for Movie Blog) feature will allow users to blog about the movie from their BDLive Blu-ray player. This will be the second ‘web-enabled’ release from Lionsgate.
The question that remains is… will there be players? While [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| PS3 firmware update adds full screen flash viewing (AfterDawn, 12/04/2008 2:57am) |
| Eric Lempel, Sony's Director of PlayStation Network Operations, has posted on the official PlayStation 3 blog that the upcoming PS3 firmware update, version 2.53 will bring improvements to the Flash Player via the internet browser.
From the blog:
"Hi everyone, in the next PS3 firmware update (v2.53), coming soon, weÂ’re improving the way the Flash Player works with the internet browser. I ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Beat the Traffic to feature latest version of traffic reporting system (Broadcast Engineering, 8/26/2012 1:48pm) |
| Beat the Traffic 3D 6.3 features a richer set of customized tools, including "fly through" camera views
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| (Unranked) | 'Identity Thief' Blu-ray Dated and Detailed (High-Def Digest, 4/03/2013 10:00pm) |
| Jason Bateman and Melissa McCarthy will hit the road on Blu-ray in June. In an early announcement to retailers, Universal is preparing 'Identity Thief' for Blu-ray on June 4. Jason Bateman ('Horrible [...] (Read Full Article) |
| HP to debut Blu-ray HD DVD combo drive (CNET News.com - Media 2.0, 5/07/2007 2:51pm) |
| Blog: HP is the first to offer dual-format Blu-ray/HD DVD drives. ... (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) |
| Deal of the day: Toshiba 62-inch HDTV for $2,200 (CNET, 1/12/2006 6:51pm) |
| Blog: For those of you who love a bargain, but are lacking the time and energy to wade through the sea of online deals, CNET News.com... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Blu-ray Highlights for January 22nd, 2013 (High-Def Digest, 1/22/2013 6:00pm) |
| You know it's a slow week when one of the most exciting new Blu-ray releases is a 30-year-old B horror flick. Read all about the other latest Blu-ray titles in the blog [...] (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) |
| (Unranked) | Blu-ray Highlights for December 18, 2012 (High-Def Digest, 12/18/2012 5:01pm) |
| Christmas is right around the corner, and the Hollywood studios have some last-minute Blu-ray releases to tempt holiday shoppers. Join us in the blog today to tell us which new discs you have your [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Blu-ray Highlights: Week of July 14th, 2013 (High-Def Digest, 7/15/2013 5:00pm) |
| What do you get when you multiply 3840 x 2160, divide by 4, and then add 42? You get some of this week's notable Blu-ray releases. Read all about them in the blog [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Blu-ray Highlights: Week of June 23rd, 2013 (High-Def Digest, 6/24/2013 5:00pm) |
| Some weeks bring us more interesting Blu-ray releases than others. Regardless, new discs will hit stores this week, and we've got a rundown of what's available in the blog [...] (Read Full Article) |
| NBC beats Cuban to the punch (CNET, 9/01/2006 6:50pm) |
| Blog: Though Mark Cuban, the co-founder of HDNet, had declared his love for the largest high-definition TV in the world, NBC has managed... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Bits Blog: 3-D Printing the 19th Century (New York Times, 8/02/2013 2:33pm) |
| Nearly 6 million U.S. patents are in the public domain, and one New York attorney is resurrecting a handful of forgotten inventions by way of 3-D printing. (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Gadgetwise Blog: Cute Androids From a 3-D Printer (New York Times, 10/11/2012 10:39am) |
| 3D Systems is using its 3-D printer technology to let people create their own variations on the popular Android green robot character and to print them out as [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Blu-ray Highlights for December 11th, 2012 (High-Def Digest, 12/11/2012 5:15pm) |
| This week's Blu-ray releases bring us an eclectic mix of content, from foul-mouthed teddy bears to deadly spy assassins and adorable prehistoric rodents. Join us in the blog today to tell us which [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Contest: Win 'The Hobbit' on Blu-ray! (High-Def Digest, 3/19/2013 4:15pm) |
| The contests keep coming here at High-Def Digest. This week in the blog, we're giving away a copy of Peter Jackson's epic 'The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey' on Blu-ray. Don't miss your chance to [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Contest: Win 'Skyfall' on Blu-ray! (High-Def Digest, 2/25/2013 5:30pm) |
| This week, High-Def Digest is giving away one of the biggest Blu-ray releases of the year, the James bond extravaganza 'Skyfall'. For your chance to win a copy, head over to the blog to participate [...] (Read Full Article) |
| DTV by 2008? (Wired News, 10/28/2005 10:22am) |
| The House Energy and Commerce Committee voted yesterday to bump up the digital TV deadline by a year. Plus: Vodaphone U.K. is now selling mobile phones from vending machines. From the Wired News blog Gear Factor. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Bits Blog: Daily Report: End of ESPN in 3-D May Herald the Format’s Demise (New York Times, 6/17/2013 11:14am) |
| ESPN, the nation’s largest sports network and an early adopter of 3-D technology, said that it would discontinue its 3-D channel. (Read Full Article) |
| The End of TV as We Know It (Wired News, 10/22/2005 5:19pm) |
| Television manufacturers, broadcasters and regular folks will have to abandon analog TV and embrace high-def digital by the Senate-mandated deadline of April 7, 2009. Plus: Kodak cranks out a 39-megapixel CCD. From the Wired News blog Gear Factor. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | It would take 220 years to 3D-print an average house (CNET Blogs, 6/17/2013 6:28pm) |
| Real estate blog Movoto offers a calculator to determine what it would take to 3D-print your house with a MakerBot Replicator 2. (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Contest: Win 'The Host' on Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 7/09/2013 5:00pm) |
| It's time for another Blu-ray contest. This week, we're giving away a copy of Stephenie Meyer's alien invasion drama 'The Host'. Enter in the blog today for your chance to [...] (Read Full Article) |
| ViewSonic expands line of 'budget' LCD TVs (CNET, 9/22/2006 10:49pm) |
| Blog: ViewSonic, the California-based company known for its budget LCDs of decent quality, on Friday released two new larger high-definition... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Sony PS3 King of Netflix Viewership (High-Def Digest, 12/05/2012 5:30pm) |
| Oftentimes the PS3 even surpasses the PC in terms of "hours of Netflix enjoyment." A post on the PlayStation Blog revealed Netflix CEO Reed Hastings announcement of the PS3 as the dominant Netflix [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Bits Blog: Major Redesign of Google Maps Is Unveiled (New York Times, 5/15/2013 6:51pm) |
| The new Google Maps shows personalized maps for every user that change in real-time and incorporate some 3D satellite imagery. (Read Full Article) |
| Comcast to offer CBS TV on-demand (CNET, 11/07/2005 8:41pm) |
| Blog: Forget Tivo or subscribing to a Digital Video Recorder (DVR) service, Comcast plans to offer some TV shows on-demand, so... ... (Read Full Article) |
| PS3 Firmware 2.40 FAQ (I4U, 7/01/2008 7:14am) |
| As repored Sony will release the PS3 firmware 2.40 on July 2nd. Besides Video Walkthroughs of 2.40, the Sony Playstation Blog also published now an interesting FAQ about firmware 2.40.
The firmware 2.40 FAQ for instance tells you that you cannot use t... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Thoughts on 1080p (HDBlog.net, 3/23/2006 1:24pm) |
| Richard over at High Definition Blog is having some synapses firing on the topic of 1080p. He thinks that 1080p might be the proper format for him after all. His digital pictures that he took with his digital camera are almost 1920 x 1080, and displaying them on a 720p display [...] ... (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) |
| (Unranked) | Poll: Best Theatrical 3D Format (High-Def Digest, 12/05/2012 5:15pm) |
| Today in the blog, we're running a poll to determine which theatrical 3D format provides the best experience. Please join us to weigh in with your [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Fraunhofer Institute researchers to be honored with IBC2012 Best Conference Paper Award (Broadcast Engineering, 8/19/2012 4:52pm) |
| The paper, “Fully Automatic Stereo-to-Multiview Conversion in Autostereoscopic Displays,†examines creating signals for glasses-free 3-D displays from two-camera stereoscopic origination.
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| (Unranked) | Contest: Win 'The Terminator' (Remastered) on Blu-ray! (High-Def Digest, 3/04/2013 5:15pm) |
| Are you ready for another contest? This week, High-Def Digest is giving away the newly remastered Blu-ray edition of 'The Terminator'. For your chance to win, enter our blog contest [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Fez hits PS3, PS4, Vita on March 25 (Joystiq, 3/03/2014 3:30pm) |
| Fez lands with huge, happy grin on PS3, PS4 and Vita on March 25 in the US, Polytron Producer Marie-Christine Bourdua announced via the PlayStation Blog today. Fez hits European Sony systems on March 26. The port comes from a collaboration with [...] (Read Full Article) |
| HDTV Buying Guide: Xbox 360 Edition (Joystiq, 11/12/2005 7:23pm) |
| Sister blog HD Beat has put together an HD TV buyer’s guide for the gamer who’s looking to make the step up to the so-called “high-def era.†Some of their points might surprise you. For instance, “you don’t need an HDTV to use the 360. In fact, your TV might be good enough for you; those gamers that have a 27-inch or smaller set will find that HDTV is not that much better in those s ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Bits Blog: Researchers Develop Flexible Metal For 3-D Printers (New York Times, 7/10/2013 5:34pm) |
| Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a technology that will allow a metal alloy to be used in 3-D printers and could lead to flexible gadgets. (Read Full Article) |
| Sony, Matsushita propose spec for high dev video camera (CNET, 5/12/2006 5:02pm) |
| Blog: Rivals Sony and Matsushita Electric (Panasonic in the U.S.) have jointly proposed a per second for high definition video cameras,... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Artists Are 3D-Printing a Room That Looks Like An Alien Cathedral (Gizmodo, 6/18/2013 3:20pm) |
| Who cares about plastic 3D-printed models of your head when an amazing, ornate [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (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) |
| (Unranked) | Contest: Win 'Rushmore' on Criterion Collection Blu-ray! (High-Def Digest, 8/06/2012 7:25pm) |
| You like free stuff, don't you? How would you like a free copy of Wes Anderson's hilarious 'Rushmore' on Blu-ray from the Criterion Collection? Head on over to the blog today for your chance to [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | HBO Go finally hits PS3 today! (Kotaku, 3/04/2014 2:52pm) |
| HBO Go finally hits PS3 today! Wonderful news for those of us who want to watch HBO on a console without shelling out for [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Minecraft sales exceed 1 million in first month on PS3 (Joystiq, 1/25/2014 4:00pm) |
| After a month of generating new lands for PS3 users to explore, Minecraft has sold one million copies on the PlayStation Network. Mojang's David Kaplan shared the news on Mojang's blog, proving that there are actually still people on this Earth [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Producer: Fox Plotting to Bring 'X-Files' Movies to Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 7/07/2008 4:00pm) |
| The truth is finally out: Fox is planning to bring the 'X-Files' movies to Blu-ray, the films' producer announced this week via his official blog. As first revealed on www.xfiles.com, producer Frank Spotnitz... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Movies and TV shows coming to PS3? (CNET Blogs, 4/16/2008 5:00pm) |
| Could the PS3 be getting Netflix support soon?(Credit: CNET)
The PlayStation 3's newest v2.30 firmware just came out yesterday, but Sony isn't show any signs of slowing down its updates for the PS3. In a blog yesterday, Senior Vice President Peter Dille wrote this enticing tidbit:
Many of you have been hearing rumblings about a video service that will allow you to download full-length TV shows ... (Read Full Article) |
| PS3 Firmware 2.41 will be released shortly (I4U, 7/08/2008 6:47am) |
| The official Sony Playstation Blog reports that the PS3 firmware 2.41 for the PS3 will be available shortly.
The firmware 2.41 is the replacement for the flawed firmware 2.40 that Sony had to take down last week.
Sony says that for some users firm... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | For 3DTV, The Next Shoe Has Dropped (Broadcast Engineering, 6/25/2013 3:21pm) |
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It would seem that the combination of ESPN’s 3D channel and FIFA’s [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Memorex Blu-ray Player Gets Reviewed (Format War Central, 12/10/2008 1:00pm) |
| Our friend Don over at The Sound Advice Blog has put up his review of the Memorex MVBD2510 Blu-ray player. The player is a BD profile 1.1 bonus view player, and supports all HD Audio codecs via HDMI Bitstream output to external decoder. You can pick up the player for $169.99 from Target online, and some Target B&M stores.
The player’s build quality looks to be somewhere in between th ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray Xbox 360 rumour rises again - internet says "yes," Microsoft says "no" (Tech Digest, 6/09/2008 10:15am) |
| The old, very old, boring and no doubt entirely untrue "Blu-ray Xbox 360" rumour surfaced over the weekend - and has already been SHOT DOWN by Microsoft. Again. We are stuck in a time loop where every week we write this very same news. Gadgety blog TechCrunch started it all by running a news piece - or some might say HIGHLY IRRESPONSIBLE LIE - stating that Microsoft is planning to announce a Blu ... (Read Full Article) |
| Don't expect new HDTV technologies anytime soon (CNET News, 4/02/2008 4:08pm) |
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Don't expect new HDTV technologies anytime soon--Don Reisinger sits down with Bob Perry of Panasonic to talk about the future of HDTV technologies and the truth may hurt--LCDs and plasmas will be around for a long while.
Are you creating your own workplace stress?--Do you find yoursel ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray Reaches 9 Million Sold, 3 Million in 2008 (Format War Central, 3/25/2008 9:39pm) |
| Scott Hettrick is reporting on his Hollywood in Hi-def Blog that Blu-ray has reached 9 Million units sold since inception according to HMR research.
Perhaps even more iinteresting is that 3 Million of those were sold in this year, putting the format on pace to easily hit at least 15 million units for 2008.
The average weekly [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| What Is A Blog? It Is Sharing Information - Leonardo Chiariglione (MasterNewMedia.org, 2/09/2006 10:44am) |
| Leonardo Chiariglione, by many considered the father of .mp3, is an Italian scientist who has spent his professional life trying to transform Digital Media from being a potentially useful resource to becoming a set of actual benefits to society and business through such initiatives as HDTV Workshop, MPEG, Image Communication, 64 kbit/s Workshop, DAVIC, FIPA, OPIMA and SDMI. Riding the Media Bits ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony adding in-game XMB access and Trophies to PS3 "soon" thanks to 2.40 firmware update (Tech Digest, 6/18/2008 2:40pm) |
| Finally, a year and a half after PlayStation3 launched in some bits of the world, Sony is adding the in-game messaging features its fans have been gagging and pleading for every single day since PS3 first flopped into big, unwanted piles on shop shelves. Confirmation was given on the Official PlayStation Blog, where Sony Network top-cheese Eric Lempel said "We're happy to officially report that ... (Read Full Article) |
| Web search: From lo-fi to high-def (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune, 7/26/2006 11:12pm) |
| DVDs are only nine years old, yet the home-entertainment industry recently introduced the next generation in the home-video format -- high-definition discs, which require a new player. If you want to catch up, here's a one-stop Web guide to major audio-video formats over the decades. (See the Web Search blog at www.startribune.com/websearch for even more.) VIDEO HIGH-DEF DISCS ... (Read Full Article) |
| LG kills Blu-ray model, considers combo player (Engadget, 3/03/2006 4:47pm) |
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| (Unranked) | Redbox Instant heading to Xbox 360 (AfterDawn, 2/05/2013 10:16pm) |
| Xbox 360 scores console exclusive.The Major Nelson blog announced the deal that will bring Redbox Instant by Verizon to the Xbox 360 console in the "very near future." Redbox Instant is currently in beta, and anyone who already is a beta participant [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Gran Turismo 6 Comes to PS3 for the Holidays (Kotaku, 5/15/2013 4:00pm) |
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Gran Turismo 6 is headed for the PlayStation 3 this holiday [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Toejam & Earl creator developing Doki-Doki Universe for PS4, PS3, Vita (Joystiq, 5/08/2013 1:45am) |
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Greg Johnson, creator of the funky Sega Genesis classic Toejam & Earl, is heading up studio HumaNature's development of Doki-Doki [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Sony confirms updates to PS3 including new video service (AfterDawn, 4/16/2008 10:51pm) |
| Confirmed by the official Sony blog, the company will be bringing several prominent new updates to the PlayStation 3 console including a new video service and in-game XMB.
Peter Dille, the senior VP for marketing with the PlayStation Network, confirmed that "some form of a new video service is definitely in the works", different from "others you've seen or used." The PSN currently only al ... (Read Full Article) |
| Microsoft holding back mainstream HD adoption? (Joystiq, 8/19/2005 7:37pm) |
| Will Microsoft hold back the mainstream adoption of High Definition by not bundling HD cables with the Xbox 360 Core? That’s the question that Kevin C. Tofel is asking at fellow WIN blog HDBeat . With the news that the Xbox 360 Core will feature no connectivity other than composite AV cables (one step up from a standard aerial cable) HDBeat takes a critical look at what this decision will do to ... (Read Full Article) |
| HDTV poll: What brand do you own? (TV Squad, 2/06/2006 8:00am) |
| Filed under: HDTV, Site AnnouncementsDo you own an HDTV? Head on over to our sister blog HDBeat an ... (Read Full Article) |
| DirecTV Sues Comcast Over HDTV Ad Campaign (HDTV 101 · HDTV Reviews and News, 7/17/2007 12:00pm) |
| DirecTV Sues Comcast Over HDTV Ad Campaign Tuesday, July 17th in HDTV News | No comments Latest HDTV news: Multichannel Online - August is Elvis Presley month on TV Land, the channel ... complete news ) New blog posts on HDTV: Technorati hdtv, high definition television, high ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Here's Sony's indie lineup for PS3/PS4 in March, which includes games like Towerfall Ascension, Vess (Kotaku, 3/03/2014 3:40pm) |
| Here's Sony's indie lineup for PS3/PS4 in March, which includes games like Towerfall Ascension, [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Oddworld: New 'n' Tasty out spring 2014 on PS3, PS4, Vita (Joystiq, 11/15/2013 2:00am) |
Just Add Water announced that its [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Netflix 'Watch Instantly' added to Sony Bravia HDTVs (AfterDawn, 7/10/2009 7:11am) |
| According to Netflix's latest blog post, the company's 12,000-strong 'Watch Instantly' library is headed to Internet-connected Sony Bravia HDTVs.
Starting in a few months, users will be able to watch any movie or TV show in the library for free via the TVs, given you have a subscription with the rental company.
Says the post:
"Come fall, Netflix members on any unlimited plan will be a ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | H.265 and UHDTV Ultra High-definition TV Getting Ready for Primetime (Broadcast Engineering, 3/04/2013 9:41pm) |
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Are you ready for UHDTV? Manufacturers [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | CounterSpy, an upcoming indie game for PS3, Vita, and mobile, looks pretty neat, like a stealthy Met (Kotaku, 5/08/2013 7:30pm) |
| CounterSpy, an upcoming indie game for PS3, Vita, and mobile, looks pretty neat, [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | PSA: New PlayStation Store up today in Europe for PS3 (Joystiq, 10/17/2012 3:00pm) |
| European PS3 owners will be greeted today by a (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | PS3 4.30 update brings Vita Trophies, folds Folding@Home (Joystiq, 10/22/2012 5:00pm) |
| Sony will be rolling out a new PlayStation 3 firmware [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | PlayStation Store now supports PayPal funding on PS3 (Joystiq, 11/01/2013 11:30pm) |
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| 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!
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| Microsoft lifts Xbox 360 minimum 720p, anti-aliasing mandate for devs (Joystiq, 9/02/2009 11:45pm) |
In a column published today on Develop, Black Rock Studio (Pure, Split/Second) technical director David Jeffrries revealed that Microsoft has removed an item from its TCRs (Technical Certification Requirements) that stated all Xbox 360 games must run at a minimum of 1280x720 (720p) resolution if the system is in HD mode. According to Jeffries, this was done earlier this year so that developers could be "free to make the trade-off between resolution and image quality as we see fit."
TCRs are technical "rules" that all games developed for a given platform must adhere to in order to be certified for release. Of course, some games that have skirted this specific TCR have still been allowed on the system; the most notable being Microsoft's own Halo 3, which runs at 1152x640 (progressive).
Joystiq has confirmed with a trusted source familiar with Microsoft's TCRs that Jeffries' claim is legit. Not only that, but, as of March 2009, Xbox 360 developers are no longer required to utilize full-screen anti-aliasing in their games. The elimination of both requirements is especially noteworthy since the console maker had touted that all 360 games would run at a minimum of 720p with at least 2x FSAA since before the hardware launched.
As Jeffries points out in his column, 1280x720 isn't necessarily the "starting point" for HD on many displays and that it's not nearly as crucial as anti-aliasing. It's not clear if the back-tracking on Microsoft's part was due to pressure from the development community or not, but we can probably all agree that, as long as a game looks great, it doesn't really matter how its creators got there. Does it?Microsoft lifts Xbox 360 minimum 720p, anti-aliasing mandate for devs originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 02 Sep 2009 18:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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| $135,000 Blu-ray Disc Player Revealed (About.com, 9/10/2009 1:00pm) |
| Although the race has been on by most manufacturers to make Blu-ray Disc players more affordable, some manufacturers, such as Denon, Lexicon, and Marantz have actually been bucking this trend by introducing very high-priced units. Now comes word that high-end manufacturer Goldmund is taking Blu-ray Disc player pricing to the absolute extreme by offering 50 "lucky" consumers the chance to by a Blu-ray Disc player (EIDOS REFERENCE BLUE) priced at $135,000! For all the details, plus some great photos, check out the report from Ultimate AV as well as Goldmund's Official Product Page and User Manual for the EIDOS REFERENCE BLUE. (Read Full Article) |
| BBC wants to lock-down Freeview HD content (AfterDawn, 9/18/2009 7:01am) |
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has appealed to regulator Ofcom to be allowed to use encryption on Freeview HD data to prevent piracy. Of course, the request was immediately criticized as under licensing rules, the BBC is not allowed to encrypt video or audio streams. However, the BBC is requesting it be allowed to encrypt the data associated with TV listings, which in effect will stop set-top boxes from decoding TV content.
"We are committed to ensuring that public service content remains free to air i.e. unencrypted," the broadcaster said in a statement. "However, HD content holders have begun to expect a degree of content management on the Freeview HD platform and therefore broadcasters have recognised that a form of copy protection is needed."
A vocal critic of the plan is Labour MP Tom Watson, who says the plan results in limiting consumer choices. "In an attempt to satisfy the fears of powerful rights holders, the BBC will prohibit millions of people from programming their existing set top boxes," he in a blog entry. "If implemented this will make it difficult to view or record HDTV broadcasts with free software. Where's the consumer interest in that settlement?"
Under the new system, only trusted manufacturers would be offered the decryption keys for the HD data. Many set-top-boxes use open source software such as Linux to bring down costs, and critics say that the BBC's request will hit these boxes, because DRM is incompatible with open source software. As a result, it would be more difficult for producers of the boxes to get the necessary permissions from the BBC.Permalink | Comments
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