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Dreamworks Still Tied to HD DVD's Corpse By Toshiba Contract
Okay, so one big studio actually hasn't made the jump to Blu yet: Dreamworks, which was paid $100 million to join HD DVD back in August. As we had pieced together in our closed-door analysis, they can't break rank until Toshiba lets them. Says Dreamworks chief: "It really is in their court at this point to really declare what the next step will be. We're poised either way to jump..." More »Giz Explainer: Why DVD Is Still the Best Video Format
All this fighting about HD formats makes me wonder if the lot of you have forgotten about DVDs. BitTorrent aside, there are a lot of official ways to get video these days, high def discs and downloads. Even so, it's worth reiterating that DVD is still my favorite way to go and will be for a while. Here's why:
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still drm free
Amazon's MP3s Contain Watermarks, But Not the Privacy-Invading Variety
Amazon.com's new MP3 store watermarks its MP3s, but only with information stating where the songs were purchased, not who did the purchasing, according to the online uberstore. That's the good news. The bad news is that this issue has inspired me to ramble about the stupidity of the whole idea of watermarking tracks with identifying info. More »
still unconfirmed, but close
Amazon Spills Full Details on Canon EOS 40D DSLR
Further information on Canon's hotly anticipated EOS 40D DSLR has appeared on an Amazon pre-order page. They say it'll be released on September 20 with a $1299.99 price tag for the body, $300 less than the Best Buy leak suggested, though that now seems to be for the lens kit. They also spilled the alleged detailed specs, posted in full after the jump. [Update: It looks like Amazon pulled the page.] More »SanDisk Ducati Edition Flash Drives Look Fast, Cool
SanDisk teamed up with high-end Ducati motorcycles to pimp the raw speed of its latest flash memory drives and cards, and today rolled out some way cool-looking $124.99 USB flash drives that look like the gas tank on a Ducati motorcycle. They're also quick, at 20MBps read/ write speeds, have a 4GB capacity and include a lanyard so you can look like a tool wearing a flash drive around your neck as if it were jewelry. The company also rolled out some even faster flash cards, too.
we're still waiting for zipper lights
Button Lights: Chic Country Tech
With the International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF) in full swing, we're seeing some really fun designs floating around the web. These Button Lights are the product of Silvia Campan from the University of Bozen. More »
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TiVo Rolls Out Universal Swivel Search
No sooner had TiVo sent us a pair of TiVo antennae than the company rolls out Universal Swivel Search, a capability that could add considerable search power to the already kick-ass interface. Starting with a program you already like, Swivel Search suggests others you might enjoy. More »
e-paper still coming soon
LG.Philips LCD Teases World With A4 Color Electronic Paper
LG.Philips LCD keeps teasing the world with dream display products that will not reach the mass market until sometime in the next decade. More »
still no games designed for it
Bestilt Xbox Motion Sensing Mod Pics Surface
Here's that Bestilt controller mod, whose motion-sensing tricks we showed you in a video yesterday, and now today they've posed for their first pics. The controller attachments will be available next week from Total Console in your choice of black or white for $37.99. More »
still expensive
Why Jensen Rock-N-Road Costs $800: Optional Backup Camera, Other Tricks
On Tuesday, we said that the $800 price tag on the Jensen NVXM1000 Rock-N-Road seemed expensive. It is, but it's down from the $1,000 it was supposed to cost when announced at CES. Also, further investigation suggests it's got more than most portables. Sure, it lacks the Bluetooth so many of the cool GPS navigators are sporting, but for a handsfree speakerphone, most of those suck anyway. In addition to being XM friendly, and in addition to supporting XM NavTraffic where available, the Rock-N-Road is the first navigator to be compatible with a backup camera. Check it out. More »
T-Shirt Vending Machine Store Eliminates Annoying Salesmen
From the department of awesome overseas ideas is this store, which isn't so much a store but a massive vending machine. This is the UNIQLO store in Tokyo and the products for sale are just T-shirts crammed into tubes. Look at the pictures, insert the money and choose your shirt—easy peasy. Stateside, I think we need back from the high-tech vending machines and create something more practical, like a T-shirt vending machine store. More »Lab Rat: HairMax Laser Comb Final Results
Okay, so technically it's been over a month (6 weeks plus a few days) since I started using the HairMax laser comb. I started back on March 23rd and did my final sweep this past Wed. The results? Well, as you can see there are none. My hair has grown, yes, but only from the sides and that's because I haven't had a haircut in over a month. The bald spot is precisely the same as it was in March. The lonely strands still look lonely and the bald spot looks no smaller. So fellas, take it from me. You're better off stashing your $400 'cause the lasers (no matter how many you use) are gonna do squat. Good luck to our friend, Dan. It's looking bleak, bro. More »
we're still confused
This is Living: The European PS3 Short Film
Remember all those insane This is Living European PS3 ads gradually rolled out over the past few months? Well, the creators have rolled them up all into one big short film (which may have been the original film shot), which supposedly ties up all the weirdness into one cohesive structure. More »
still not quite ready for grandma
Official: Dell to Ship Ubuntu-installed Computers
No press release yet, but wordfrom Fabian Rodriguez (a member of Ubuntu's support staff) is that Dell's going to offically support Ubuntu installations on their machines. And by support, we're assuming they mean install and ship machines with Ubuntu as the main OS. Ubuntu, if you're not familiar, is a very friendly and very easy to use—relative to other installs, that is—flavor of Linux. More »
their food still sucks, though
Philips X200 Hoists Its Screen for the Brits
Philips isn't exactly the first brand that comes to mind when you think of laptops, but their upcoming X200 Ultra Portable actually looks pretty nice. It's got some pretty standard specs, such as a 1.73GHz Core Duo U2500 processor, a 100GB HDD, and 1GB of RAM, but what really makes it stand out is its Flybook-esque screen riser. It hoists the 12.1-inch widescreen LCD up to a bit closer to eye level, which keeps you from hurting your neck while you work. Oh, and it also has a 1.3-megapixel webcam built into the screen. More »Optimus Keyboard Gets Priced: $1564
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