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AVRant #49: Explicit 24p AVRant #49: Explicit 24p Clint and Tom tackle a bunch of questions from you. Ken, Rick, Cliff and Ed… thanks for the questions. What's the deal with Blu-ray Profile 1.1 and 2.0 and receivers that decode internally? How does…
Blu-ray on Xbox 360? Don't Hold Your Breath! Blu-ray on Xbox 360? Don't Hold Your Breath! Just days after Microsoft exec Steve Ballmer alluded to a Blu-ray device for Xbox 360, the rumor was quashed. Yesterday Aaron Greenberg, group product manager of Xbox 360 reaffirmed his team’s…
Acer Deploys FIrst 5.1 Surround Sound Laptop Acer Deploys FIrst 5.1 Surround Sound Laptop Sometimes the most unlikely products come to market. "Unlikely" just doesn't seem to cut it this time around, however. We really didn't think that a laptop would be the place for 5.1 surround sound,…
TiVo Will Deliver YouTube Videos Later This Year TiVo Will Deliver YouTube Videos Later This Year Today TiVo announced it would deliver videos from YouTube directly to televisions via its digital video recorders. The service should be available later this year for high-speed Internet subscribers…
iPod Explodes, Japan Investigates iPod Explodes, Japan Investigates Japan is investigating a potential, um, defect in the Apple iPod after one reportedly "shot out sparks" while being charged. This is according to a government official who commented to the AP today.…
Dolby Updates PC Entertainment Experience Program Dolby Updates PC Entertainment Experience Program Dolby Laboratories, Inc. increased its presence in the PC market this week with the release of its next-generation "PC Entertainment Experience" program, a suite of Dolby audio post-processing and…
Lionsgate Films to Give Digital Copies on iTunes Lionsgate Films to Give Digital Copies on iTunes It's a case of one studio that gets it, almost. Lionsgate Films is known for punishing action and gross out horror films that appeal to a younger audience. It could be why they've decided to…
Disney and ABC Go All Out for Online Content Disney and ABC Go All Out for Online Content The Walt Disney Co. is betting it will make as much as $1 billion from online content this year, boosting their predictions from 2007. CEO Robert Iger indicated this week that Disney has been "fairly…
Microsoft to Support Blu-ray Microsoft to Support Blu-ray A story filed today by David Gibbon of Digital Spy alledges MS to support BD. Chief executive of Microsoft Steve Ballmer has confirmed that his firm is looking at ways to back the HD format Blu-ray.…
Mind-blowing Blu-ray with BD 2.0? Maybe. Mind-blowing Blu-ray with BD 2.0? Maybe. Recently a report came out on NewsFactor.com which covered a very interesting presentation given by James Gosling at the Sun Tech Day in Sydney. Gosling is the "father" of the Java scripting language…