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question of the day
A Lot of You Still Don't Give a Crap About Blu-ray
Even if Gizmodo readers weren't one of the first ones on the Blu-ray train, they would have hopped a ride some time in the last few years that the format's been out there. Well, yes and no. More » -
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Asus Slim Blu-ray Drives Feature a Wicked X
We don't know what the LED X found on the side of this Asus Blu-ray drive is supposed to symbolize to the people of Earth, but we aren't ones to argue with pointlessly glowing aesthetics. More » -
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Watchmen Blu-ray Bringing Awesome 'Maximum Movie Mode' Video Commentary
Most Blu-ray features leave me a little cold, but the Watchmen's "Maximum Movie Mode" actually looks really cool. In it, director Zack Snyder uses two screens to visually show various behind-the-scenes snippets while the movie plays. More » -
lasers
Blu-ray Laser Suggests That Lasers Have Still 'Got It'
Companies like Wicked Lasers will sell you a Blu-ray diode laser. But this DIY keychain looks flat-out deadly in this photo, like a mini one-shot pistol of the future...that can fire for a whole hour before recharging. More » -
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Zack Snyder to Host Watchmen Screening Over BD Live
Warner Bros is super, super smart about marketing their Blu-ray discs. First they had Christopher Nolan host a community screening for The Dark Knight. Now director Zack Snyder will do the same for Watchmen. More » -
question of the day
Are You Finally Ready To Replace Your DVD Player With Blu-Ray?
Prices are finally reaching that $100 sweet spot, and your DVD player isn't getting any younger. More » -
dealzmodo
A $100 Blu-ray Player Just In Time for Father's Day
In honor of summer and men who procreate everywhere, Meijer is offering a $100 Blu-ray player through July 31st. Of course, it's from the not-so-celebrated Curtis Mathes brand. More » -
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MovieIQ For BD-Live Displays Online Movie Info In Real Time, Encourages Insufferable Film Geekery
From September, all new Sony Pictures Blu-ray discs will support MovieIQ, a service which grabs IMDB-esque data from the Internet to show during playback. How BD-Live hadn't already been used to do something like this, I have no idea. More » -
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vaio
Sony Vaio NW Is A Blu-ray-Toting $880 Notebook
Sony has just trotted out the Vaio NW, their new line of Blu-ray equipped, mid-market notebooks, and at 1.2-inches, they are quite slim too. More » -
crime
Shoplifter Caught Blu-Handed With 33 Discs Down Pants
Oklahoma City police caught this woman shoplifting at a local Target with 33 Blu-ray discs shoved down her pants. I just want to know, where was she hiding the player? More » -
home theater
DRM Group to Kill Analog Blu-ray Output
The AACS Licensing Authority is most renowned as the group behind the DRM found in Blu-ray discs—the same DRM, mind you, that's already been cracked. And they're out to kill analog. More » -
blu-ray
Blu-ray Managed Copy Full-Res Backups Are Only Good in Theory
The idea behind Blu-ray Managed Copy sounds good—it'll let you make one full-res backup copy of a Blu-ray disc, and studios are required to support it beginning next year. But needing brand new hardware is just the start. More » -
dealzmodo
Walmart Drops Blu-ray Player Price to New Low of $128
At what may soon become the norm price for entry-level Blu-ray players, Walmart is selling Magnavox's NB500MGX Blu-ray disc player/DVD upconverter for $128—but not online. More » -
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Harman Kardon Blu-ray Player: Half As Expensive In US as In Europe
We wrote up the Harman Kardon BDP 10 not long ago, shipping in Europe for roughly $940. Good news is, HK's BDP 1—with the same decent specs—is arriving in the US for $500 MSRP. [Harman Kardon] -
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Exclusive Star Trek Blu-ray Movie Collection Clip
In this exclusive clip we have the man inside the Rock Man suit in the Star Trek films talking about how they made him look so damn rocky. Flame thrower from the mouth! But it was cut. [Amazon] -
portable media
Panasonic DMP-B15 Portable Blu-ray Player Shipping This Month For $800
First seen at CES, Panasonic has announced that their DMP-B15 portable Blu-ray player will be shipping this month for $800. More » -
sony
Sony 400-Disc Blu-ray Changer Is Perfect For Compulsive Optical Media Hoarders
Sony is said to be releasing their previously-spied 400-disc ES Series Blu-ray "Ultra Player" soon, meaning that even the most well-heeled home theater enthusiasts will have a big enough changer for their expansive movie collections. More » -
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3D Blu-Ray Camcorder Concept Is the Dream of Every Pornographer
3D video technology is never ever going to take off until they put the cameras in the hands of normal people + Nothing says entertainment like three-dimensional boobs = I want this 3D camera. More » -
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3D Blu-ray Brings Awkward, Headache-Inducing Glasses Home From the Theater
Hollywood execs love to say that 3D is the next big thing in movies, and Blu-ray is hoping to be the way that 3D movies come home from the theaters. More » -
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Blu-ray Is Killing Itself
I love a good high-def movie, and Blu-ray players are sweet. Only they're so feature rich, the discs themselves are an afterthought—DOA or relegated to a niche format reserved for the finest films.
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sony
Sony's First Full-Year Loss in 14 Years Makes Us Look to the Past
Sony's posted a full-year loss for the first time in 14 years—98.9 billion yen ($1 billion)—fulfilling doomy prophecies—which was better than expected. Sony thinks next year will be worse. More » -
blu-ray
The Watchmen Blu-ray Will Sync with Facebook
The Watchmen Blu-ray will feature a normal and director's cut of the film, a splitscreen "Maximum Movie Mode" that shares the screen between Zack Snyder and the film, plus it...connects to Facebook? More » -
lightning review
Logitech Harmony PS3 Remote Adapter Review
The Gadget: An IR to Bluetooth adapter for the PS3, letting you use any Logitech Harmony universal remote to (finally) control your PlayStation 3. More » -
blu-ray
Denon's DBP-2010CI and DBP-1610CI Blu-ray Players: Pay More for Less
Denon's DBP-2010CI and DBP-1610CI Blu-ray players are made with high-end components, but at $700 and $500 respectively, they are missing perks found in much cheaper players. More » -
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Star Trek Season 1 on Blu-ray is the Best Way to Watch
This Blu-ray release of Star Trek: Season 1 is the best way to watch the original Star Trek if you haven't seen any episodes, ever. It's also great even if you have. More » -
blu-ray
Blu-ray Cheaper and More Popular, But Still Confusing To Most People
The gadget-sale tracking NPD says Blu-ray sales were up 72% from a year before, while dollars earned were up just 14% (players are getting cheaper)—yet most people still don't really know what Blu-ray is. More » -
lightning review
Samsung's Sleek BD-P4600 Blu-ray Player Lightning Review
The Gadget: Samsung's startlingly thin BD-P4600 "Touch of Color" connected Blu-ray player—geared to a style-conscious buyer who likes hanging electronics on walls. -
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iTunes 8.2 May Point to Blu-ray on Macs
The new version of iTunes 8.2 (required by the latest iPhone 3.0 Beta) has a mention of Blu-ray in the about screen. This means Blu-ray in Macs come WWDC? More » -
storage
GE Makes Holographic Storage Breakthrough For Cheap(er) 500GB Discs
Sheinhardt WigsGE engineers have announced a breakthrough in the formerly retardedly-expensive field of holographic storage: by making the holograms smaller, they can squeeze 500GB on standard-sized optical discs. More » -
format wars
A New Front Opens In The High-Def Disc Format War: CHINA!
You may have thought stupid format wars were over. You thought wrong! This week brings the first saleable "China Blue" players—a rival to Blu-ray. My guess on the rationale? Players made of heroin. More » -
movies
Warner Offering Up Blu-rays in Exchange for HD-DVDs with Red2Blu Program
Still sitting on a pile of HD-DVDs that grow more and more embarassing by the day? Warner Bros. has just started up a new program that'll let you swap them out for Blu-ray versions. More » -
blu-ray
Battlestar Galactica Jumps to Blu-ray
With the series over, Battlestar Galactica will make its way to Blu-ray for the first time in a massive, 20-disc set that will be released July 28th for an MSRP of $350. I loved the series...even if the controversial ending, in which we discover an autistic child had simply dreamed up a galaxy full of sexy robots, was a bit of a stretch. [thrfeed via engadgethd] -
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Panasonic CY-BB1000D Is the First Blu-ray Player for Cars
You haven't seen a traffic accident until you've seen Blu-ray in your car. More » -
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Chinese Invasion Will Bring $99 Blu-ray Players This Christmas
The Red invasion—which the Blu-ray Disc Association has delayed as long as possible—will bring a wave of cheap Blu to the United States, in the form of $99 Blu-ray players this Christmas. More » -
dealzmodo
Dealzmodo: Amazon's 50% Off Sale On Blu-Ray Classics
Amazon's having a week-long 50% off sale on some of their best-selling Blu-Ray titles, from The Godfather giftset to the Mission: Impossible series to Zodiac, as well as two Eddie Murphy classics, oddly. [Electronic House] -
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Netflix Raising Blu-ray Prices By 20% Starting April 27th
You knew that a $1 premium for Blu-ray titles wasn't going to last forever. Citing an increase in demand, Netflix will be increasing their Blu-ray subscription price by around 20% starting on April 27th. More » -
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Terminator 2 Complete Collector's Set Proves Technology Is Man's Downfall
Terminator 2 is a great film. But the Terminator 2 Complete Collector's Set must be the most obnoxious DVD bundle I've ever seen—the epitome of movie studio greed wrapped in one environmentally devastating package. More » -
watchmen
Lightning Review: Watchmen The Complete Motion Comic Blu-ray
Who watches the Watchmen? I watched Watchmen (The Complete Motion Comic).
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blu-ray
Go Wi-Fi, Stream Audio with Sony's New Blu-ray Lineup
Sony's new lineup of Blu-ray related devices include stand-alone players that connect to BD Live via wi-fi, and home theater systems that are able to stream media back and forth with other Sony S-Air audio gear. More » -
how to
How To: Rip Blu-ray Discs
Included digital copies are still the exception rather than the norm in the Blu-ray world. Lame. You'd like to rip those discs for playback elsewhere, right? But there is something you should know first. More »
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