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HD DVD's Animatronic Secret Weapon Not Enough to Defeat Blu-ray
As if 1080p video, full-resolution audio, net connectivity and multi-tuner signal decoding wasn't enough, Toshiba's HD DVD team had even cooked up a system of embedded animatronic control before the format was put out of its misery. In this video left over from CES 2008, this little mechanical jazz band playing the Duke Ellington classic "Take the A Train" is controlled by, that's right, an HD DVD disc. Here's how:More »
5:40 PM on Mon Feb 25 2008
By Benny Goldman
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