9to5mac.com - 4/29/2009
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Yep, Apple fans, we now have a big old bag of hurt called Blu-ray in our iTunes. iTunes 8.2 now comes with Gracenote support for BluRay according to the About screen.
Compare with iTunes 8.1.1 screen below:
We caution you not to get too excited, DVD wasn't in the previous ...
China Develops Own Blu-Ray Alternative
gearlog.com 4/24/2009 — There's been some talk recently about those forthcoming sub-$100 Chinese Blu-Ray players that are expected flood the US market around the holiday season. All the while, however, the country has been developing a blue laser disc technology of its own.
The technology is called China Blue ...
Oppo BDP-83 Blu-ray/SACD Player —
iTech News Net
Oppo Digital is launching the BDP-83 Blu-ray player with BD-Live support and DVD up-conversion. The BDP-83 features True 24p Video and Full HD 1080p output as well as support for Dolby TrueHD, DTS HD, 7.1-channel output and of course HDMI.
Oppo’s BDP-83, other than Blu-ray, plays ...
Particle Debris (week ending 5/1) Hulu, Blu and Goo —
The Mac Observer
In this week's potpourri of technical debris, John looks at Amazon's eBook savvy, the psychology of reader comments, bimodal American society and Blu-ray, a sneak peek at Microsoft's iPhone killer, why Linux on the desktop failed, a guess about Hulu and Apple TV, Twittermania, and photos of ...
Macs to get Blu-ray? —
CNET News - Apple
Sometimes, information can be gleaned from the most unexpected sources. In the yet-to-be-released iTunes 8.2, Blu-ray was mentioned on the "About iTunes" splash screen.
For those not well-versed in the world of Apple computers, Mac machines currently do not support Blu-ray Discs. Though ...
State of Blu-ray support —
MacFixIt
When Apple announced they were joining or at least supporting the Blu-ray effort, many Macintosh news sites speculated on when the technology would find its way into our favorite operating system. With the format war between Blu-ray and HD DVD the arguments would sway, but after the fall of HD ...
Blu-ray burners at 12x by the end of 2009? —
HardMac.com
LDS, the joint venture of Philips and Lite-On intended for storage revealed its roadmap for the remainder of the year 2009.
In addition to many DVD engravers that will soon be released, they announced that they will launch during the fourth quarter of this year the first Blu-ray burners ...
CHART OF THE DAY: Blu-ray Sales Not Saving Hollywood —
Silicon Alley Insider
Bad news for studios hoping that Blu-ray will turbocharge the ailing disc business: While Blu-ray sales are growing fast, they aren't making up for the huge drop in DVD sales. Digital distribution is helping, though.
U.S. Blu-ray sales grew 105% year-over-year in Q1 to reach $230 million. But ...
Panasonic Strada CY-BB1000D In-Dash Blu-ray Player —
iTech News Net
Panasonic presents the new Strada CY-BB1000D, an in-dash Blu-ray player for your car. The CY-BB1000D supports playback of Blu-ray, DVD as well as AVCREC DVD. This in-dash Blu-ray player can be used with the Strada CN-HX3000D, an in-dash DVD/CD player with 5.1-channel audio. It supports ...
Warner Lets Users Trade HD-DVD Discs for Blu-ray —
Gearlog
Good news for those who have thus far managed to hold off on turning their HD-DVD collection into garden mulch: Warner today introduced Red2Blu, offering to let users "trade up" their Warner Bros. HD-DVD discs for the same Blu-ray titles.
Users can trade in their discs by visiting Warner's ...
Towards Blu-ray Standalone Player for less than 100 USD in 2010? —
HardMac.com
According to recent projections, the cheapest standalone Blu-ray player should cross the psychological barrier of 100 USD during 2010. This could be linked to the production of devices manufactured in China, while current models are coming from Korean and Japanese companies. however, we should ...
$99 Blu-ray Players Coming--Thanks, China! —
Gearlog
You think Blu-ray's been seeing a bump in sales lately? Just wait until players drop below $100. This holiday season will no doubt usher in a boom of new Blu-ray owners with the introduction of new players by Chinese manufacturers.
Last year's holiday season saw players dip below $199. This ...
Do you need Blu-Ray DVD Extras for BlackBerry? —
Phones Review
It was only a matter of time before Blu-ray was brought to the smartphone, and now CrackBerry is reporting that there is now a scheduled date for launch.
The word is BluFocus and NetBlender are to launch a free application that works on the Apple iPhone and Apple iPod Touch, Google Android , ...
NAB: DTS announces Blu-ray audio production tools —
Macsimum News
Posted by Dennis Sellers At this week’s National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) show in Las Vegas, Nevada, DTS has announced g Blu-ray disc audio tools for the professional and prosumer markets, including DTS-HD Master Audio Suite v2.0 and SurCode’s DTS-HD solutions for Apple ...
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